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title: Health & Fitness Blog - NASM | CPT (7)
description: CPT | For health and fitness topics, backed by the latest research in the field, browse our blog for industry-leading findings.  (7)
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## [Setting S.M.A.R.T. Fitness Goals to Overcome Mental Hurdles](http://blog.nasm.org/setting-smart-fitness-goals)

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[Cherilyn McLester, PhD](http://blog.nasm.org/author/cherilyn-mclester-phd) |  September 16, 2020

 Exercise is often associated with physical exertion and adaptations such as weight loss, improved athletic performance, and increased strength. However, one thing that these variables all have in common is that they are not mindless.

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## [Q & A with Sal Stowers](http://blog.nasm.org/sal-stowers-q-and-a)

[NASM](http://blog.nasm.org/author/nasm) |  September 11, 2020

 If you’re a fan of daytime television, you probably recognize Sal Stowers. She’s a regular on NBC’s Days of Our Lives, where she plays police detective Lani Price. As you'll see, though, that is just a small part of who she is and what she's passionate ...

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## [How to Price Your Personal Training & Fitness Services](http://blog.nasm.org/how-to-price-personal-training)

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[Katrina Pilkington](http://blog.nasm.org/author/katrina-pilkington) |  September 4, 2020

 As a personal trainer, forming your own fitness business can come with its fair share of challenges. Ensuring your marketing is on par with the vision you have for your business is an important facet of a thriving personal training practice.

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## [Squat Stance: Neutral, Squeeze, and Outward Squat (Article Review)](http://blog.nasm.org/squat-stance-article-review)

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[Nicole Golden](http://blog.nasm.org/author/nicole-golden) |  August 7, 2020

 Squat mechanics are very highly debated amongst fitness professionals and corrective exercise experts. Performing an internet search of “squat form” will turn up a plethora of results including focusing most on squat depth and lifting the most weight ...

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## [Sports Performance: 8 Reasons to Train Athletes](http://blog.nasm.org/sports-performance-training)

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[Alyssa Parten](http://blog.nasm.org/author/alyssa-parten) |  July 27, 2020

 Learning how to coach an athlete through strength and conditioning is far more complicated than training general population clientele and, arguably, more fulfilling. There are many more factors, modalities, thinking, and planning strategies involved with ...

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## [6 Ways to Overcome Burnout from Exercising at Home](http://blog.nasm.org/overcoming-burnout-from-exercising-at-home)

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[Dana Bender](http://blog.nasm.org/author/dana-bender) |  July 17, 2020

 Overcoming burnout is an important aspect of healthy workout recovery. See our hub on workout recovery to learn much more. When fitness centers closed mid-March in response to COVID-19, many regular gym goers were tasked with converting gym routines to ...

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## [NASM-CPT (Q&A) with Erin Calderone](http://blog.nasm.org/nasm-cpt-qa-with-erin-calderone)

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[National Academy of Sports Medicine](http://blog.nasm.org/author/national-academy-of-sports-medicine) |  July 10, 2020

 Each month, we'll shine the spotlight on different NASM Certified Personal Trainers who makes a difference in their community. This month, we spoke spent time talking with Erin Calderone an NASM-CPT and an AFAA-CGFI. She is a Kinesiology professor at ...

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## [NASM-CPT (Q&A) with Tyler Grayson](http://blog.nasm.org/nasm-cpt-qa-with-tyler-grayson)

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[National Academy of Sports Medicine](http://blog.nasm.org/author/national-academy-of-sports-medicine) |  July 2, 2020

 Each month, we'll shine the spotlight on a different NASM Certified Personal Trainer who makes a difference in their community. For July, we spoke with Tyler Grayson an NASM-CPT and CNC. She is a equestrian who battled and overcame a brain tumor and ...

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## [How NBA Guard Langston Galloway is Gaining an Edge with NASM](http://blog.nasm.org/langston-galloway-feature)

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[Greg Esposito](http://blog.nasm.org/author/greg-esposito) |  June 22, 2020

 March 11, 2020. The day sports stood still in America and across the world. While many athletes took the time to decompress when they usually wouldn't be able to, Langston Galloway, a guard for the Detroit Pistons, decided it was time to push himself ...

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## [Q&A With Celebrity Trainer Kit Rich](http://blog.nasm.org/qa-celebrity-trainer-kit-rich)

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[National Academy of Sports Medicine](http://blog.nasm.org/author/national-academy-of-sports-medicine) |  June 19, 2020

 Each month, we'll shine the spotlight on a different NASM Certified Personal Trainer who makes a difference in their community. For June, we spoke with Kit Rich NASM-CPT and MMACS, who used fitness to transform herself physically and mentally before ...

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