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## [NASM Supports First Responders and Frontline Workers Battling COVID-19 with a Donation to Direct Relief](http://blog.nasm.org/nasm-supports-first-responders-and-frontline-workers-battling-covid-19-with-a-donation-to-direct-relief)

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[National Academy of Sports Medicine](http://blog.nasm.org/author/national-academy-of-sports-medicine) |  May 1, 2020

 Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, supplies of mission-critical personal protective equipment (PPE) have been in high demand. Through its donation to an organization called Direct Relief, the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) is helping ...

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## [NASM Helps Feed Local Community Impacted by COVID-19 with Donation to the Phoenix Rescue Mission](http://blog.nasm.org/nasm-helps-feed-local-community-impacted-by-covid-19-with-donation-to-the-phoenix-rescue-mission)

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[National Academy of Sports Medicine](http://blog.nasm.org/author/national-academy-of-sports-medicine) |  May 1, 2020

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## [Abbey Griffith's NASM Testimonial - Conquering an Eating Disorder](http://blog.nasm.org/abby-griffith-conquering-eating-disorder)

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[Abbey Griffith](http://blog.nasm.org/author/abbey-griffith) |  April 30, 2020

 Abbey Griffith has an amazing story to tell, and we are overwhelmingly happy that she took the time to write this testimonial for us. We love the fact that Abbey could learn how to overcome her eating disorder and teach others the power of body ...

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## [Stabilization Endurance: NASM's Optimum Performance Training](http://blog.nasm.org/nasm-optimum-performance-training)

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[Stacey Penney](http://blog.nasm.org/author/stacey-penney) |  February 20, 2020

 New clients, or even those that you’ve been working with for some time, can all benefit from focusing some of their training on stabilization work. Without a strong structural base to move from, how can we continue to build upon our foundation or safely ...

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## [What's Your Fitness Niche?](http://blog.nasm.org/certified-personal-trainer/whats-your-fitness-niche)

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[National Academy of Sports Medicine](http://blog.nasm.org/author/national-academy-of-sports-medicine) |  August 25, 2016

 More and more fitness professionals are targeting specific demographic groups - from road warriors to dog lovers to cancer survivors and patients. Does it work? Trainers reveal the rewards—and the challenges.

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## [10 Exercise Workout for Snowboarders and Skiers](http://blog.nasm.org/workout-plans/10-exercise-workout-skiers-snowboarders)

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[National Academy of Sports Medicine](http://blog.nasm.org/author/national-academy-of-sports-medicine) |  November 15, 2014

 Help your clients tackle green circles, blue squares, and black diamonds faster—and more safely—with this OPT™-based snow-sport plan.

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## [Boosting Brain Fitness – Understanding the Brain-Exercise Connection](http://blog.nasm.org/fitness/boosting-brain-fitness-understanding-brain-exercise-connection)

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[Fabio Comana](http://blog.nasm.org/author/fabio-comana) |  September 26, 2014

 Neuroplasticity was a relatively unknown term until the 1970s when scientists began accepting the notion that our brain is a not a physiologically static organ, becoming fixed shortly after birth with approximately 100 billion neurons (nerve cells) (1, ...

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## [Stand Up and Succeed: Stand Up Paddleboard SUP Workout](http://blog.nasm.org/uncategorized/stand-succeed-stand-paddleboard-sup-workout)

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[National Academy of Sports Medicine](http://blog.nasm.org/author/national-academy-of-sports-medicine) |  June 30, 2014

 If you have clients who are interested in stand-up paddleboarding (or just want better balance and strength), this is the workout to try. While it’s true that dry-land training can only get you so far when it comes to stand-up paddleboarding (SUP), the ...

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