CPT spotlight

The Importance of CPR/AED Training in the Fitness Professional Community

Kinsey Mahaffey
Kinsey Mahaffey |
CPR, or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, is a life-saving skill you hope you never have to use, but it could save someone’s life if you do. Each year, the first week of June is National CPR and AED Awareness Week – a week dedicated to educating the public ...
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Nutrition spotlight

Simple Ways to Improve your Nutrition During the Summer

Nicole Golden
Nicole Golden |
For those looking to embark on a new season of health and wellness, summer tends to be the ultimate goal, like having a "perfect body” that’s ready for a beach vacation. But lifestyle modification attempts, such as weight loss trends, manage to reach a ...
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CPT spotlight

Top 5 Reasons to Become a Personal Trainer

Kinsey Mahaffey
Kinsey Mahaffey |
Passion and purpose collide when a fitness enthusiast makes the decision to become a Certified Personal Trainer. How would you like to get paid to do what you love? If fitness is your passion and you have a desire to help others on their personal health ...
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wellness Nutrition spotlight

Comparing NASM's Three Nutrition Programs: CNC, CWC, & CSNC

Jacqueline Kaminski
Jacqueline Kaminski |
Have you always wanted to gain more knowledge and coaching-specific skills when it comes to nutrition? Well, luckily for you, NASM offers three courses to help you get a very thorough education and certify you to use your newly gained knowledge to coach ...
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CPT spotlight

A Q&A with Fitness Leader and NASM Global Ambassador Louise Hazel

Jacqueline Kaminski
Jacqueline Kaminski |
From an Olympic athlete to becoming a successful entrepreneur and CEO, London-born Louise Hazel has been “slaying” the game of life. Louise is an English track and field athlete from the United Kingdom who’s competed in four major international ...
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CPT spotlight

Personal Training FAQs

Kinsey Mahaffey
Kinsey Mahaffey |
Whether you’ve been working out for years or worked out a day in your life, hiring a certified personal trainer (CPT) could be exactly what you need to help you reach your goals and take your fitness to the next level. To help you better understand the ...
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wellness

How the Global Wellness Institute is Bringing Food, Fitness, and Wellness Together

Brad Dieter
Brad Dieter |
Heart disease and diabetes are among the leading causes of death and decreased quality of life, and they account for most healthcare-related costs around the world. As such, it is reasonable to say that such diseases are arguably the largest health ...
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wellness

Wellness Coach vs Health Coach: What is the Difference?

Darlene Marshall
Darlene Marshall |
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CPT

Back to Basics: Personal Trainer FAQs

Nicole Golden
Nicole Golden |
While many believe the only function of a Certified Personal Trainer is to help clients lose weight and get six-pack abs, the true job of a trainer is to fix movement dysfunction and help your client adopt healthy behaviors that improve overall health.
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wellness

Happy vs. Well: Considering Emotions in Our Wellness Journeys

Dana Bender
Dana Bender |
There are a wide variety of emotions that we can feel moment to moment based on what is happening around us. For example, happy, sad, excited, and angry are all emotional states that we can feel in any given passing moment or even all at the same time ...
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