Nutrition

5 Secrets About High-Fat Diets

Brad Dieter
Brad Dieter |
High-fat diets have surged in popularity over the last several years, and many nutrition coaches have utilized them with clients for weight loss. Despite their recent popularity, they are not new diets. They have been used over the last century in ...
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CPT Nutrition American Fitness Magazine

What Personal Trainers Wish Clients Knew About Nutrition

Andrea Cirignano |
As a physical trainer, your clients hire you to help them reach a goal, and you commit just as much time and effort as (if not more than) they do. However, sometimes even the most dedicated clients are completely clueless when it comes to diet and ...
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Fitness Nutrition

Is Fructose Actually Bad For You? 5 Truths You Need to Know

Brad Dieter
Brad Dieter |
Over the last 10-15 years, there has been a lot of discussion about the role that fructose plays in many of our chronic health issues, including obesity, diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and many others. However, most of these discussions are ...
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Research Study Nutrition American Fitness Magazine

Fall for Fish: Eat to Beat Autumn Asthma

Alexandra Williams, MA
Alexandra Williams, MA |
As a fitness professional, you’re likely familiar with exercise-induced asthma (EIA) or exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB), which can cause symptoms like wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath or a tightness in the chest—particularly in cold, ...
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Nutrition

6 Reasons Why A Nutrition Certification Is Worth the Investment

Sohee Lee
Sohee Lee |
There has been a growing interest in personal fitness over the past few decades, and with high-speed access to information, images, and other people at our fingertips, this comes as no surprise. Since the dawn of the fitness industry in the 1970s, we've ...
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Nutrition

Offering Nutrition Advice: The Dos and Don’ts

Brad Dieter
Brad Dieter |
The role of the nutrition coach and sports nutrition coach in the field of health and fitness is going to expand over the next several decades as the role of nutrition in our society becomes more important. One of the essential pieces to successfully ...
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Nutrition Behavior Change

How to Help Clients Change Their Eating Habits

Brad Dieter
Brad Dieter |
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Fitness Weight Loss Nutrition

3 Simple Rules for Helping Clients with Safe and Healthy Weight Loss

Brad Dieter
Brad Dieter |
In an era of catchy blogs, celebrity diets, weight loss surgeries, and access to all of the world’s information at your fingertips, managing a client's expectations for safe and healthy weight loss can be a challenge. Despite these challenges, the amount ...
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Fitness Nutrition

Playspan – Tapping into the Power of Exercise + Intentional Nutrition

Kat Barefield MS, RDN, NASM-CPT, CES, PES, ACSM-HFS
Kat Barefield MS, RDN, NASM-CPT, CES, PES, ACSM-HFS |
Lifespan, Healthspan and Playspan Humans are living longer than ever before with the help of modern medicine, science, technology, and access to adequate nutrition. Although the human lifespan can now extend past the century mark, healthspan, which is ...
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Nutrition

Help Clients Eat Better on Vacation—in 15 Minutes a Day

Alexandra Williams, MA
Alexandra Williams, MA |
While away from home, it can be harder than ever for nutrition clients to stick to the healthy eating goals of their weight loss program. One way fitness professionals can help people stay on track is to suggest dietary self-monitoring throughout the ...
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