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title: Health & Fitness Blog - NASM | Laura Quaglio
description: Laura Quaglio has more than 18 years' experience as a writer and editor for magazines, books, and websites, frequently on health, fitness, and nutrition topics. She enjoys researching a wide range of topics to bring readers surprising insights and expert advice. Laura is also a second degree black belt and spends her spare time costuming for high school theatre and attending her two kids' concerts and performances.
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# Laura Quaglio

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Laura Quaglio has more than 18 years' experience as a writer and editor for magazines, books, and websites, frequently on health, fitness, and nutrition topics. She enjoys researching a wide range of topics to bring readers surprising insights and expert advice. Laura is also a second degree black belt and spends her spare time costuming for high school theatre and attending her two kids' concerts and performances.

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## [19 Signs of Overtraining: How to Avoid Excess Fatigue and OTS](http://blog.nasm.org/strategies-for-overcoming-overtraining)

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[Laura Quaglio](http://blog.nasm.org/author/laura-quaglio) |  February 10, 2021

 Are you giving workouts your all but getting less in return—or even backsliding? Does it seem like you’re always battling bronchitis, tendonitis, or another “itis”? Or maybe your usual over-the-top enthusiasm for workouts has faded to “barely there.”

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## [The Making of NASM's Most Revolutionary Personal Trainer Certification Ever](http://blog.nasm.org/the-making-of-nasm-cpt-7)

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[Laura Quaglio](http://blog.nasm.org/author/laura-quaglio) |  February 10, 2021

 Insider Tips from the NEW NASM-CPT—from the Experts who Authored It NASM didn’t just tread water in 2020. We dove into cutting-edge research on fitness (and education), floated new ideas for graphics and digital content, and immersed ourselves in the ...

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## [Moving Forward: A Fitness Pioneer’s Pandemic-Inspired Best Practices](http://blog.nasm.org/moving-forward-a-fitness-pioneers-pandemic-inspired-best-practices)

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[Laura Quaglio](http://blog.nasm.org/author/laura-quaglio) |  November 24, 2020

 “My whole schtick when I opened in 2013 was to provide the fitness industry’s first one-on-one personal training that’s done in a group setting,” says Donny Day, NASM-CPT, owner of Peak Zone Fitness in Lake Highlands, Texas.

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## [The Right Way to Breathe During Exercise](http://blog.nasm.org/the-right-way-to-breathe-during-exercise)

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[Laura Quaglio](http://blog.nasm.org/author/laura-quaglio) |  March 6, 2020

 How The Lungs Work If you are studying for your test, brushing up for your clients, or just plain curious, here's some key information on breathing to consider.

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## [Smart Moves for Strong Shoulders](http://blog.nasm.org/fitness/smart-moves-for-strong-shoulders)

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[Laura Quaglio](http://blog.nasm.org/author/laura-quaglio) |  February 11, 2020

 Originally published in the Winter 2020 issue of American Fitness Magazine. With so much of life happening at the front of the body (driving a car, typing on a computer and even doing many exercises, such as pushup and bench press), a lot of people have ...

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## [Not Sure About Small-Group Training? Here's Why (and How) to Give It a Try](http://blog.nasm.org/fitness-professionals/how-and-why-to-give-small-group-training-a-try)

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[Laura Quaglio](http://blog.nasm.org/author/laura-quaglio) |  February 1, 2020

 Originally published in the Winter 2020 issue of American Fitness Magazine. Some personal trainers are wary of small-group training, says Chris Stevenson, owner of Stevenson Consulting, IHRSA board member and certified master trainer for Technogym®. ...

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## [Muscular Development for Bodybuilders](http://blog.nasm.org/phase-3-opt-model)

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[Laura Quaglio](http://blog.nasm.org/author/laura-quaglio) |  December 9, 2019

 "Most of my training in my adult life has been with the Phase 3 guidelines. I just didn’t know it until I became certified with NASM 15 years ago,” says Aaron Guy, NASM-CPT, CES, PES, FNS, and competitor with the National Physique Committee. “Hypertrophy ...

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## [Fitness Tech: It’s Time to Make It Your Business](http://blog.nasm.org/fitness-professionals/make-fitness-tech-your-business)

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[Laura Quaglio](http://blog.nasm.org/author/laura-quaglio) |  November 12, 2019

 As an early adopter of fitness technology, Ted Vickey, PhD, once conducted a survey of about 200 fitness professionals. “The thing that I found most shocking was that trainers use technology for themselves, but they don’t yet use it for their clients,” ...

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## [Training Edge: Industry News, Insights, and Tools](http://blog.nasm.org/fitness/training-edge-summer2019)

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[Laura Quaglio](http://blog.nasm.org/author/laura-quaglio) |  October 8, 2019

 Build Neck Strength to Lower Concussion Risk In recent news published in the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, researchers who examined previous studies on concussion concluded that increasing neck strength “could substantially reduce ...

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## [Working Through Cancer: Exercise as a Part of Recovery](http://blog.nasm.org/fitness/working-through-cancer-exercise-as-a-part-of-recovery)

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[Laura Quaglio](http://blog.nasm.org/author/laura-quaglio) |  July 23, 2019

 Originally published in the Summer 2019 issue of American Fitness Magazine. Cancer is serious business. It is second only to heart disease as Americans’ leading cause of death, and more than 1.7 million new cases of cancer are expected to be diagnosed ...

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