Weight Loss Nutrition

Which Way to The Beach... Body? Evidence-Based Weight Loss Strategies

Geoff Lecovin |
It's been said that Americans have more food than any other country in the world and more diets to keep them from it. Diet and fitness trends come and go. Currently we are in a low-carb/high-fat craze, yet for many years it was high-carb/low-fat.
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Weight Loss Youth Fitness

Understanding Childhood Obesity

Brian Sutton, MA, MS, CSCS, NASM-CPT, CNC, CES, PES
Brian Sutton, MA, MS, CSCS, NASM-CPT, CNC, CES, PES |
A growing epidemic facing the next generation of Americans is childhood obesity. This epidemic will have lasting effects on health, wellbeing, and rising healthcare costs. In fact, childhood obesity has roughly tripled over the past 30 years (1). Experts ...
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Group Fitness

How to Attract More Men to Group Exercise

Amanda Vogel, MA |
As stereotypes go, you could say group fitness is the domain of women. Men are of course welcome. It’s just that, at many facilities, they seem to overlook group fitness classes as a viable workout option. But why? One good guess is the way group ...
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CPT Fitness Weight Loss Workout Plans Nutrition

The Dad Bod Workout: Going From Dad Bod to Buff Dad

Geoff Lecovin |
The "Dad Bod" is a male body type that is described as "softly round." The theory around the “Dad Bod” is that once a man has found a mate and had kids, he doesn't need to worry about maintaining his physique.
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Fitness Sports Performance Weight Loss Nutrition

Cherries: Benefits for Health and Performance

Geoff Lecovin |
Besides being a tasty snack and versatile ingredient for a range of dishes, cherries bring a host of health and performance benefits. Grab a handful of fresh cherries as you take a quick read about this nutritious food and get ready to try the recipes at ...
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CES Fitness Senior Fitness

Posture Exercises for Seniors: Improving The Health of Your Older Clients

David Cruz, DC, CSCS, FMS, SFMA |
We can all relate to our mothers telling us to “sit up” and “don’t slouch” when we were kids but never really took it to heart. Now research is indicating that mom actually did know best about posture.
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CPT stretching

How to Increase Hamstring Flexibility With Core Stability Exercises!

Christine Romani-Ruby |
Range of motion is an important part of any conditioning program. Increasing flexibility through training improves joint motion, while a decrease in flexibility results in less motion at the joint. Enhanced flexibility can provide many benefits, including
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Fitness HIIT Training Benefits Weight Loss Cardio

Metabolic Conditioning: Moving Beyond Cardio

Josh Elsesser
Josh Elsesser |
Metabolic conditioning is more than just cardiorespiratory exercise. As a fitness professional, you need to be able to design a conditioning program for your clients that effectively addresses their unique physiology, as well as providing them the ...
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Fitness Weight Loss

Program Design for Weight Loss

Josh Elsesser
Josh Elsesser |
If you want to specialize in helping clients lose weight - our program will give you the necessary credentials for the job. Check it out here! A quick Google search for the topic of program design for weight loss provides well over 2 million results. ...
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CES

Research in Review: Does foam rolling in the warm-up improve performance?

Kyle Stull
Kyle Stull |
See how foam rolling plus a dynamic warm-up affected performance testing results in college athletes.
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