Effective communication goes beyond talking and listening. It takes into account the situation and the specific person you are in conversation with. Personalized communication can…
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Align Yourself With The Best Option: The Loaded Carry
If I had a dime for every client who has ever told me she doesn’t want to “bulk up”, I would probably be writing this…
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NFPT Live: How Does Caffeine Impact Your Personal Training Clients? – Ep 19
Caffeine can be good or bad depending on the person, the situation and the goal. Update your knowledge about this drug of choice and how…
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Personal Trainers and National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
As a certified personal trainer, maybe you know someone with Alzheimer’s disease. If not, it’s probable that several of your clients do and that they…
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5 Tips to Keep Personal Training Clients on Track During the Holidays
How do you limit the overindulgence associated with the holidays without being the Grinch that steals all of the fun out of the holidays? The…
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3 Unique Fitness Assessments
You probably check in on client goals, progress, and results regularly. Getting and proving results is one way you retain more personal training clients and keep your…
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Ankle Anatomy – Fibularis and Peroneus Muscles
The words peroneus and fibularis are used interchangeably in anatomy. But, who needs an extra word to learn when you’re already trying to remember 600…
READ MORE NFPT Live: Portion Control On and Off the Plate – Ep 20
Portion control is a hot topic around the holidays. It’s one way to get through the season without over-doing it. Portion control applies to both…
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Travel the World As a Personal Trainer
The word on everybody’s lips is “travel”. As a young fitness professional, I am excited to see more travel incorporated in fitness business. With fitness…
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Using the CRAAP Test to Evaluate Fitness Web Resources
The number of times a student or client has shared an article with me and asked “is this true?” is far beyond my ability to…
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The Stability Ball Crunch
What is a Stability Ball Crunch? The stability ball crunch is an abdominal exercise which predominantly targets the abdominal muscles. It’s a progression from doing…
READ MORE NFPT Live: Making Connections Between Exercise Cortisol and Stress – Ep 21
In this episode we talked about: What is cortisol? Why we need cortisol. Why too much cortisol isn’t good. What elevates cortisol. Some…
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