Anyone who ever said personal training was an easy profession was never a certified personal trainer. Being a skilled fitness professional requires significant education and…
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The Adapted Fitness Training Model Explained
Adapted fitness is personal training for people with both temporary and permanent disabilities, adapted to the needs of the individual. It can be utilized for…
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Erector Spinae Exercises for Form and Posture
With the continual advancement of technology and its prevalence in our day to day lives, health and fitness professionals are seeing an alarming increase in…
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Can Recreational Drinking Improve Bone Density?
Studies have revealed that alcohol consumption plays a definitive role in the preservation of bone density, similarly to an increase in lean muscle mass. Before…
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Moms-to-Be New to Exercise
First-time pregnancy can be the most exciting time of a woman’s life. And for some, also some of the most physically challenging! For moms-to-be who…
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A Personal Trainer’s Guide to Barbells: Differentiating Between Big Weight Equipment
If you are a personal trainer fortunate enough to work in a facility with a variety of barbells you no doubt have discovered that they…
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Why Would Someone Hire a Trainer?
Personal trainers and clients work together to improve the clients’ fitness level. Sometimes they work together for a few sessions and sometimes they work together…
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Green Tea and Fitness: What Personal Trainers Need to Know
Green tea, like coffee, is one of the most popular drinks in the world — with a whopping 25,000 cups consumed every single second. Its…
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Juice Fasts and Exercise: Detox or Dangerous?
After returning from a farmer’s market with an armload of nature’s bounty, placing it all in a blender and creating a week’s worth of liquid…
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Battling Ropes
There are certain pieces of equipment that have been around for a long time such as ellipticals and treadmills but over the last 10 years,…
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Client Check-Ins: Checking in is Good for Business and Results
Name one tool that improves client’s outcomes, creates a stronger, longer-lasting relationship with clients, and improves overall revenues..? Check-Ins! Go the Extra Mile Creating a…
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Practical Tips for Fitness Professionals in the New “Normal” Post-COVID-19
Before COVID-19 hit the world, the health and fitness industry was experiencing tremendous growth. Streaming workouts, virtual-live workouts, and virtual personal training and health coaching…
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