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Why Should Runners Add Strength Training?

Kinsey Mahaffey
Kinsey Mahaffey |
Whether you're a competitive runner, or you simply run for enjoyment and exercise, your training plan is likely centered around one activity: running. But what if I told you that adding strength training to your routine could help you improve your ...
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Top 5 Posture Tips to Keep in Mind this winter

Dana Bender
Dana Bender |
When poor posture is talked about, often the image that appears in people’s minds is misalignment while in an office work environment—a person slumped in their chair and chin jutting forward while working at a computer. However, good postural alignment ...
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Corrective Exercises for Better Strength and Performance

Kinsey Mahaffey
Kinsey Mahaffey |
Corrective exercise isn’t just about coming back from an injury, although it certainly can help. Corrective exercise could be the missing element in your client’s program that could take their performance and results from good to great. Through movement ...
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Exercising With Chronic Pain: How to Alleviate Stress on the Body

Nicole Golden
Nicole Golden |
Chronic pain is defined as any pain from an injury or condition lasting more than 12 weeks. Many potential clients seeking a certified personal trainer, yoga class, or corrective exercise specialist do so in hopes of using exercise to mitigate chronic ...
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10 Effective Shoulder Pain Exercises: Correct Your Shoulder Today!

Nicole Golden
Nicole Golden |
Shoulder pain, prior injury, or overall dysfunction is a very common problem in both the athletic and general populations in a personal training practice. A complaint of shoulder pain occurs in 16 to 26 percent of adults and is the third most common ...
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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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The 7 Best Exercises to Alleviate Lower Back Pain

Kinsey Mahaffey
Kinsey Mahaffey |
If you’ve ever suffered from lower back pain, you know that it can be, well, a pain! The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services conducted a National Health Interview survey of 31,997 adults in 2019. Their reports showed that 39% of respondents ...
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The Muscles Used in Squats - Squat Biomechanics Explained

Brian Sutton, MA, MS, CSCS, NASM-CPT, CNC, CES, PES
Brian Sutton, MA, MS, CSCS, NASM-CPT, CNC, CES, PES |
The squat is arguably the most popular exercise used by athletes and fitness enthusiasts alike, and for good reason. There is ample evidence describing its use for improving lower body muscular endurance, strength, muscle size, and power. 
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Foam Rolling: Applying the Technique of Self-Myofascial Release

Stacey Penney
Stacey Penney |
Try out our free foam rolling course today and learn the importance of foam rolling! Foam rolling is a self-myofascial release (SMR) stretching technique that has been embraced throughout the fitness industry. This effective and simple to do technique ...
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External Hip Rotatation Exercises for Injury Prevention

Pete Holman |
There are many strategies that Injury Prevention Specialists (like an NASM-CES)  can use for training the hip, among them are: deadlifts, squats, power cleans, lunges, KB swings, hip thrusts, etc. These movements have proven to be an effective way to ...
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