Exercise can benefit the epileptic client. Over 2.5 million Americans are currently living with epilepsy and need exercise just like everyone else. Epilepsy is a neurological…
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Addressing The Woes After Bodybuilding Shows
Coming down from the high of competition is a challenge in and of itself. If you or your clients are training for a show,…
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Training Women to Be Strong
Many women, when given the choice, prefer cardio over weightlifting. This past year has been eye-opening for me as I’ve introduced more strength training techniques to…
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Flexibility Training – 5 Benefits Beyond Better ROM
The full benefits of flexibility training transcend positive physiological outcomes and aren’t physiologically or fitness related. Engaging in regular flexibility exercises has been shown to…
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How to Start Your Own Gym
You’ll need to answer some tough questions, visualize the type of business you want to set up, put time into a business plan, consider finances,…
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Breathing New Life Into Clients With COPD
When a client has trouble breathing because of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), it changes the approach to physical fitness. Armed with the physiology of respiratory…
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Six Fitness Affirmations for Personal Training Clients
Affirmations are statements that can influence behavior change and fitness results. They go beyond counting repetitions and cueing form during workouts. Affirmations are an essential…
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Mindful Eating – Being Conscious About Calories
Calorie counting isn’t the most effective method for changing nutritional habits. It’s really just a craze of sorts. Although, it has its place and time.…
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Condition New Clients Before Creating an Exercise Program
Regardless of the type of person, conditioning a new client is essential for assessing their fitness level and potential. Only then can I construct an exercise…
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Strength Training for Endurance Performance
Despite years of research showing the benefits of strength training for endurance performance, it’s challenging to convince a client to take precious training time to…
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Teach Movement as a Form of Hygiene
Do you struggle to get your clients to perform exercise on their own or complete their movement “homework”? Reframing the way we have our clients…
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Muscular Strength and Endurance Programming for Women
Introducing women to the world of strength training in an approachable way has been my mission as of late. Swapping isolated movements for compound movements;…
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