How clean is your facility? This question is one every personal trainer should ask themselves. With the onset of the COVID-19 virus and the presence of other harmful germs (bacteria, viruses, fungus), trainers need to review their disinfecting procedures ...

  Dr. Kaman Hung, DHSc., is a physical education teacher, coach, and an NASM Certified Personal Trainer. His area of expertise in health science is mindfulness. He joins Rick today to discuss mindfulness and acknowledges that the best time to start a ...

Even though your at-home life might seem a little bland right now, you can still count on some healthy, flavorful meals to provide a little spice.  Using the content derived from our free mini course on nutrition, as well as the watchful guidance of our ...

 

Dr. Rachel Goldman joins Rick as a special guest discussing mental health during the times of COVID-19 and how CPTs can support themselves and their clients. What is within our scope of practice and when we should direct someone to a mental health ...

  Originally appeared in the summer 2017 Issue of American Fitness Magazine It all changed with one tragic tackle on April 10, 2005. Brian Nguyen was head athletic trainer (AT) of the Los Angeles Avengers in the Arena Football League. Ambitious, ...

Originally appeared in the spring 2019 issue of the American Fitness Magazine. I was sweating profusely before I trained my first client, and it wasn’t from a workout. I was a nervous wreck, continually second-guessing what I was supposed to do. Would I ...

If you scroll through Instagram, you will undoubtedly see fitness professionals from all over the world, offering up courses, sessions, and packages all delivered online. This also includes many links to cash apps like Venmo and PayPal. The challenge for ...

Objectives Explain COVID-19 and its impact on society and our industry. Describe how to limit and mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Outline options for fitness professionals to advance their skillset and education during this crisis, such as becoming an ...

The spread of COVID-19 has lead to the closing of many gyms around the U.S. and we are all hurting. In this episode, host Rick Richey relates his decision to close all three of his gyms in NYC back to the core values of the business and himself as a ...