wellness spotlight

Breaking Down Chronotypes and Their Benefits to Understand Sleep Types

Dr. Allison Brager
Dr. Allison Brager |
Remember those days of staying up well past midnight in college? Weekend or weekdays, hanging with friends or no friends, we all may think in our thirties and forties, how did we do that? The answer lies in tiny molecular clocks present in every tissue ...
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Nutrition spotlight

L-Arginine Supplement Benefits: Should You Supplement?

Jacqueline Kaminski
Jacqueline Kaminski |
So, you want to make gains? Well, when we are strolling the aisles of any supplement shop, the whole point is to find a magic powder or pill that will give us an extra leg up on our performance right?
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Sports Performance OPT Model

Plyometrics: Developing Power With Plyometric Exercises

Chris Ecklund, MA, NASM-PES, CSCS, USAW, TPI |
Power is the ability to produce large amounts of force quickly. Are there any athletes that would not want to improve their ability to generate power? Or who want to increase their explosive strength?
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Weight Loss Nutrition

Understanding Set Point Theory in a Nutrition and Weight Loss Context

Brad Dieter
Brad Dieter |
There is a phenomenon most of us experience in life. We maintain very similar body weight and body shape for years on end and then suddenly it feels like our body’s changed overnight and then we have a new body that we were not expecting.
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CES

Overuse Injuries and How to Correct Them

Nicole Golden
Nicole Golden |
Do you or your clients complain of bothersome pain in the shoulder, knee, hip, foot? Perhaps you or your client do not remember any sudden injury leading to the pain? It may be described as a pain that moves around and waxes and wanes.
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wellness spotlight

Incorporating Mindfulness into a Wellness Coaching Practice

Dana Bender
Dana Bender |
In recent years the wellness coaching field has evolved. In fact, you can now become certified in wellness with the National Academy of Sports Medicine. The professional appetite for self-care is increasingly available for all fitness professionals. 
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wellness

How to Clear Your Mind for Sleep: Reasons Why You Can't Get to Bed

Dr. Allison Brager
Dr. Allison Brager |
According to the Center for Disease Control, the National Sleep Foundation, and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, our nation’s sleep debt is an increasingly pervasive problem. 
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wellness spotlight

Using Self-Efficacy to Increase Your Wellness Mindset

Dr. Allison Brager
Dr. Allison Brager |
In writing this blog about self-efficacy, I am presently undergoing my own experience with bettering my self-efficacy. Every few years, the military makes its officers advance their professional development and personal growth on the glide path to being ...
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Nutrition spotlight

Vitamin C Overview: Sources, Benefits, & Do You Need to Supplement?

Jacqueline Kaminski
Jacqueline Kaminski |
We are always told to drink orange juice when we are sick, but why? To increase our levels of Vitamin C of course! But what role does vitamin C play in our health?
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Nutrition

Pre-Workout: What Does it Do & Do You Need It?

Jacqueline Kaminski
Jacqueline Kaminski |
Many of us are probably far too familiar with that sluggish feeling that sometimes dawns upon us when it's nearing time to hit the gym. In those cases, we are also probably searching for convenient ways to get a quick energy boost to increase our ...
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