--- title: Health & Fitness Blog - NASM | CPT (15) description: CPT | For health and fitness topics, backed by the latest research in the field, browse our blog for industry-leading findings. (15) ---   [![NASM](https://blog.nasm.org/hubfs/Nasm_December2018/images/logo186x62.png)](https://blog.nasm.org) - [NASM.org](https://www.nasm.org) - [Fitness](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/fitness) - [CPT](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/cpt) - [Nutrition](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/nutrition) - [CES](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/ces) - [Sports Performance](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/sports-performance) - [Workout Plans](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/workout-plans) - [Wellness](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/wellness) [![Male trainer assisting male elderly client on dumbbell hammer curls](https://blog.nasm.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/PR-cover-iStock-10695147701.jpg?width=723&name=PR-cover-iStock-10695147701.jpg)](http://blog.nasm.org/fitness/exercise-progressions-and-regressions-how-tos-of-scaling-movement) [CPT](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/cpt) [Workout Plans](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/workout-plans) ## [Exercise Progressions and Regressions: How To's of Scaling Movement](http://blog.nasm.org/fitness/exercise-progressions-and-regressions-how-tos-of-scaling-movement) ![Ken Miller](https://blog.nasm.org/hubfs/afm-author-miller.jpg) [Ken Miller](http://blog.nasm.org/author/ken-miller) | February 14, 2019 “You need good form,” or “technique is everything” are just a couple of the staple statements you hear fitness professionals and strength coaches say. This is what personal trainers are known and hired for, making sure that the client is using good ... [Read More](http://blog.nasm.org/fitness/exercise-progressions-and-regressions-how-tos-of-scaling-movement) [![](https://blog.nasm.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/persona-iStock-177774465.jpg?width=723&name=persona-iStock-177774465.jpg)](http://blog.nasm.org/certified-personal-trainer/creating-a-customer-persona-for-your-fitness-business-reaching-the-avatar) [CPT](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/cpt) [Personal Trainer Marketing](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/personal-trainer-marketing) ## [Creating a Customer Persona for Your Fitness Business: Reaching the Avatar](http://blog.nasm.org/certified-personal-trainer/creating-a-customer-persona-for-your-fitness-business-reaching-the-avatar) ![Josh Elsesser](https://blog.nasm.org/hubfs/Josh-Elsesser_avatar_1491247623-110x110.jpeg) [Josh Elsesser](http://blog.nasm.org/author/josh-elsesser) | February 4, 2019 Running a fitness business is a unique venture. Whether it’s a personal training company, a fitness studio, boot camp or a full-service gym, there are aspects to running a business in the fitness industry that are specific to the fitness industry. Some ... [Read More](http://blog.nasm.org/certified-personal-trainer/creating-a-customer-persona-for-your-fitness-business-reaching-the-avatar) [![](https://blog.nasm.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/New-years-resolutions-iStock-10010015742.jpg?width=723&name=New-years-resolutions-iStock-10010015742.jpg)](http://blog.nasm.org/certified-personal-trainer/new-years-resolutions-if-not-weight-loss-then-what) [CPT](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/cpt) [Fitness](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/fitness) [Weight Loss](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/weight-loss) ## [New Year’s Resolutions: If Not Weight Loss, Then What?](http://blog.nasm.org/certified-personal-trainer/new-years-resolutions-if-not-weight-loss-then-what) [Amanda Boyer, MS, RDN, CD, NASM-CPT](http://blog.nasm.org/author/amanda-boyer-ms-rdn-cd-nasm-cpt) | January 28, 2019 Twenty nineteen is upon us and New Year’s resolutions are on many people’s mind. It is common that goals are oriented around body shape or weight loss, which we have found can sometimes cause more harm than good. If you want to practice from a Health At ... [Read More](http://blog.nasm.org/certified-personal-trainer/new-years-resolutions-if-not-weight-loss-then-what) [![Diagram of hamstring and pelvis](https://blog.nasm.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/HipImpinge-4.jpg?width=723&name=HipImpinge-4.jpg)](http://blog.nasm.org/sports-medicine/hip-impingement-mobilizing-hamstrings-and-pelvis) [CPT](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/cpt) ## [Hip Impingement Unhinged: Mobilizing the Hamstrings and Pelvis](http://blog.nasm.org/sports-medicine/hip-impingement-mobilizing-hamstrings-and-pelvis) ![Kyle Stull](https://blog.nasm.org/hubfs/Kyle-Stull_avatar_1486401534-110x110.jpg) [Kyle Stull](http://blog.nasm.org/author/kyle-stull) | January 22, 2019 Personal trainers will likely encounter a client with hip impingement as a training concern. 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While there is a wealth of information about hamstring injury prevention and treatment, hamstring injuries are still [Read More](http://blog.nasm.org/certified-personal-trainer/the-problem-with-the-hamstring-problem) [![group fitness class holding weighted smash balls](https://blog.nasm.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/deceleration-med-balls-iStock-1067774886.jpg?width=723&name=deceleration-med-balls-iStock-1067774886.jpg)](http://blog.nasm.org/sports-performance/deceleration-training-better-brakes-or-better-engine) [CPT](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/cpt) [Sports Performance](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/sports-performance) ## [Deceleration Training: Better Brakes or Better Engine?](http://blog.nasm.org/sports-performance/deceleration-training-better-brakes-or-better-engine) ![Ken Miller](https://blog.nasm.org/hubfs/afm-author-miller.jpg) [Ken Miller](http://blog.nasm.org/author/ken-miller) | December 17, 2018 You have to be able to start, stop and control the motion - that's why deceleration training is a vital component of fitness programming and any strength and conditioning program. [Read More](http://blog.nasm.org/sports-performance/deceleration-training-better-brakes-or-better-engine) [![A female trainer helping an older woman with a exercise](https://blog.nasm.org/hs-fs/hubfs/BC-Cover-iStock-621724334-750x375.jpg?width=723&name=BC-Cover-iStock-621724334-750x375.jpg)](http://blog.nasm.org/certified-personal-trainer/stronger-post-breast-cancer-exercise) [CPT](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/cpt) ## [Stronger: Post Breast Cancer Exercise](http://blog.nasm.org/certified-personal-trainer/stronger-post-breast-cancer-exercise) [Scott Keppel](http://blog.nasm.org/author/scott-keppel) | October 24, 2018 While we’ve all heard that exercise is an important element of breast cancer prevention, it is also beneficial during and after treatment. Read more to see how this NASM Certified Personal Trainer was touched by a very special client on this family ... [Read More](http://blog.nasm.org/certified-personal-trainer/stronger-post-breast-cancer-exercise) [![Golf-Swing-164586059_1255x837-750x375](https://blog.nasm.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Golf-Swing-164586059_1255x837-750x375.jpeg?width=723&name=Golf-Swing-164586059_1255x837-750x375.jpeg)](http://blog.nasm.org/certified-personal-trainer/mobility-and-stability-joint-functions-when-we-move) [CPT](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/cpt) [Sports Performance](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/sports-performance) [Joint Health](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/joint-health) ## [Mobility and Stability: Joint Functions When We Move](http://blog.nasm.org/certified-personal-trainer/mobility-and-stability-joint-functions-when-we-move) [Marty Miller, ATC, DHSC, NASM-CPT, CES, PES, Master Instructor](http://blog.nasm.org/author/marty-miller-atc-dhsc-nasm-cpt-ces-pes-master-instructor) | September 12, 2018 Human movement is an amazing orchestra of muscle contractions controlled by the central nervous system to create joint actions to accomplish specific tasks. The motor tasks can be as simple as raising a glass of water or as dynamic as an explosive golf ... [Read More](http://blog.nasm.org/certified-personal-trainer/mobility-and-stability-joint-functions-when-we-move) [![Small white blocks spelling out "Mission Statement"](https://blog.nasm.org/hs-fs/hubfs/mission-statement-iStock-482689031-750x375.jpg?width=723&name=mission-statement-iStock-482689031-750x375.jpg)](http://blog.nasm.org/fitness/your-mission-statement-what-is-it-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-create-it) [CPT](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/cpt) [Fitness](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/fitness) ## [Your Mission Statement: What is it, why you need it, and how to create it.](http://blog.nasm.org/fitness/your-mission-statement-what-is-it-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-create-it) ![Josh Elsesser](https://blog.nasm.org/hubfs/Josh-Elsesser_avatar_1491247623-110x110.jpeg) [Josh Elsesser](http://blog.nasm.org/author/josh-elsesser) | August 29, 2018 Why do you do what you do? Who are you trying to help? What specifically are you going to do to help them? These are some of the questions that you’ll need to answer to have a clear [Read More](http://blog.nasm.org/fitness/your-mission-statement-what-is-it-why-you-need-it-and-how-to-create-it) [![Man and Woman Training in the Gym](https://blog.nasm.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Group-effect-cover-iStock-996730732-750x375.jpg?width=723&name=Group-effect-cover-iStock-996730732-750x375.jpg)](http://blog.nasm.org/fitness-professionals/embracing-the-group-effect) [CPT](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/cpt) [Group Fitness](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/group-fitness) [Workout Plans](http://blog.nasm.org/tag/workout-plans) ## [Embracing the Group Effect](http://blog.nasm.org/fitness-professionals/embracing-the-group-effect) [Ingrid Owen](http://blog.nasm.org/author/ingrid-owen) | August 20, 2018 As group fitness instructors (and hybrid trainers), we know that members join our facilities for various reasons, with the primary reason to improve their fitness and health. Clearly the simplicity of that motivation does not mean it's easy to meet or ... 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