Women's Fitness Core Training

How to Prevent Diastasis Recti (with Crunches)

Tatum Rebelle |
Diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) has become a hot topic as more and more women's fitness professionals advertise programs that promise to prevent or fix the condition. While it is a terrifying thought for most, DRA is a reality for up to 70% of pregnant ...
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Nutrition

Turmeric: Health Benefits Revealed

National Academy of Sports Medicine
National Academy of Sports Medicine |
Turmeric continues to make some impressive health headlines. Best known as the spice behind curry, research is showing how it can potentially play a role in weight loss, along with preventing Alzheimer’s disease, cancer and other conditions.
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HIIT Sports Performance

HIIT, HVIT, or VIIT: Do you Know the Differences?

Fabio Comana
Fabio Comana |
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is all the rage in the fitness world. No doubt you’ve seen various benefits touted just about everywhere, but what is the actual science behind this training design? Would a high-volume interval training (HVIT) ...
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Nutrition

Soy 101: Is It Healthy?

Geoff Lecovin |
Ever wonder if soy is healthy? Read on to find out more plus a peek into the foods and products it's in.
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Fitness stretching

Is Static Stretching Effective for Injury Prevention?

Kathy Zetterberg |
Static stretching is a highly debated and controversial topic within the fitness and sports performance communities, and is focused around the concept that sustained static stretching could impair subsequent performance (Rossi et al. 2010; Shrier 2004; ...
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Senior Fitness Sports Performance

Leveraging Your Training Skills for the Senior Fitness Market

Stacey Penney
Stacey Penney |
Age is more than a number- it’s an opportunity to serve a growing population. Every day we are bombarded with statistics on seniors and baby boomers, and the customer potential they can bring. But what do trainers (or club owners) need to consider before ...
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Women's Fitness

Pelvic Floor Exercises and Pregnancy: Helping Mothers Out!

Tatum Rebelle |
Maintaining a strong pelvic floor is vital during pregnancy, yet it remains a commonly overlooked and misunderstood component of most pre- and postnatal training programs. (It’s also something many of us shy away from talking about.) If you train ...
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CPT

Personal Training for Firefighters

National Academy of Sports Medicine
National Academy of Sports Medicine |
Use these tools to give firefighters a training edge.
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CES CPT

The Places You’ll Go! Taking Personal Training to Amazing Places

National Academy of Sports Medicine
National Academy of Sports Medicine |
Your training can help take your clients to some amazing places. Meet trainers who work with oil-rig workers, elite combat units, and astronauts, and get their advice on building your career beyond the typical gym environment.
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CPT Fitness

Off the Mat Training for Martial Arts

Prentiss Rhodes |
If you, or any of your clients have chosen martial arts training as your hobby- congratulations! This is a very rewarding path, both physically and
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