Personal trainers can clearly see how trends in nutrition come and go as swiftly as trends in fashion. A quick internet search or social media…
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Supporting Senior Clients: Cultivating a Sense of Belonging
As fitness professionals, supporting senior clients with the skills and tools at our disposal is an important obligation. It is vital that we help our…
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5 Strategies to Improve Workouts for Our Fitness Clients
Just as we can become bored with our own workout programs, our clients can, too! It’s important to keep things fresh, fun, and innovative –…
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Is Your Client an “Active Couch Potato”?
Through dedicated data collection, research professionals have arrived at distinct categories of “exercisers” within our population. As we might predict, the subtle variations in their…
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3 Chronic Age-Related Conditions Seen in Older Adults
Every year, more and more seniors are starting to exercise regularly. This is a great thing as we know exercise can improve mobility, balance, strength,…
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Added Sugar: Hiding in Plain Sight
Diet culture would have us believe that “sugar is evil” which is not accurate to the degree that diet culture messaging would have us believe.…
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3 Novel Group Fitness Class Ideas to Shake Things Up
If you’re teaching freestyle group fitness classes, it’s easy to always fall back on familiar formats such as circuits, HIIT, and Tabata. These approaches are…
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Youthful Benefits of Exercise-Induced Sweating
Perspiration is a natural human process that serves important purposes, yet so many of us revile its effects in both ourselves and others. Some people…
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Runner’s Knee Isn’t Limited to Runners
Runner’s knee is a broad term used to describe pain felt from various knee problems. Typically, it is used to refer to patellofemoral pain syndrome…
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Tips to Sustain Client Engagement in Online Fitness Challenge Groups
If you are an online trainer or coach utilizing a hybrid model of both in-person and online services, you may struggle to sustain client engagement…
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Is Athleticism Genetic?
Is athleticism genetic? We often use the phrase “natural-born athlete” to describe one who excels in sports. While genetics does play a role, let’s discuss…
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