CPT Sports Performance stretching

Flexibility Training: Why Stretching and Flexibility is Important

Mike Bracko |
Stretching and flexibility training have undergone dramatic changes in the fitness and sports training realm. Over the last ten to fifteen years more research has been published and subsequently applied to fitness and conditioning programs.
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CPT

Exercise Progressions: Are You Asking the Right Questions?

Kyle Stull
Kyle Stull |
If you’re a physical trainer, and you are using the calendar to progress clients, it’s time to think about digging deeper into the how and why of progressions. Understanding the phases of learning and the neural continuum can help you make ...
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CPT Fitness Personal Trainer Marketing

3 Ways Technology Can Motivate Clients to Exercise More

Amanda Vogel, MA |
As a personal trainer, you’re already skilled at holding clients accountable and pumping up their motivation. But, hey, it doesn't hurt to have a few additional tricks up your sleeve.
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CPT Fitness

The Career Paths of a Personal Trainer

National Academy of Sports Medicine
National Academy of Sports Medicine |
Explore the different career paths and opportunities as a Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)!
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Fitness Nutrition

Healthy Eating Out Options - Dining Out in Good Health

Emily Bailey |
With so many responsibilities and not enough time, sometimes eating out seems like the most reasonable option for fueling up. Unfortunately, restaurant dishes are often loaded with calories, as well as the saturated fat, sodium and sugar that make these ...
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Fitness Personal Trainer Marketing

Pricing, Positioning, and Profits

Sean Greeley
Sean Greeley |
There is ONE MISTAKE we see far too many fitness business owners making that’s incredibly painful to watch. And in many cases their business is going under (they’re currently broke) because…
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Nutrition

Performance Supplements: What You Should Know vs. What You Hear From Your Bro

Geoff Lecovin |
This supplement will make you Bigger, Leaner, Faster and Stronger! Or will it? Nutritional supplements are a multi-million dollar industry, and chances are you, or someone you know, is taking one or more supplements to get that competitive edge.
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Nutrition

Nutrition at Work: Opportunities to Improve Employee Wellness

Stacey Penney
Stacey Penney |
Easy to implement strategies can make the workplace a nutritionally positive experience. Offering healthy food alternatives and involving employees can jump start healthy changes.
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CPT Fitness Sports Performance

Building athletic speed, agility and quickness with the NASM-PES

National Academy of Sports Medicine
National Academy of Sports Medicine |
For fitness professionals who work with athletes, understanding the specific developmental needs of a given athlete is crucial to enhancing their overall athletic capabilities. One of the major components for improving this is the development of speed, ...
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Weight Loss Nutrition

Are High-Protein/Low-Carbohydrate Diets Effective?

National Academy of Sports Medicine
National Academy of Sports Medicine |
Probably more widely debated than any other diet in scientific and consumer literature is the high-protein/low-carbohydrate diet.These plans have been a part of diet lexicon since the mid-1800s, with William Banting’s Letter on Corpulence (2). Billed as ...
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