In the new era of fitness technology, 2016 offers fitness professionals advanced tools to coach and motivate their clients like never before.   With new health applications ( like NASM EDGE) promising to help inspire users towards better nutrition, ...

Plan ahead to avoid holiday overeating and weight gain. The holiday eating frenzy has started! Halloween brought a sugar-packed caloric jump start to the holiday celebrations, and with all that candy still around and more seasonal treats to come, it’s ...

When clients want to change their body composition, such as losing fat or gaining lean mass, how will you determine if they are meeting their goals? You can use a weight loss calculator, skinfold measurements, and more.  There are many assessment ...

By Dominique Adair, MS, RD The prevalence of adults with overweight or obesity represents an alarming public health challenge. Recent figures from the CDC show the majority of American society has become 'obesogenic,' characterized by environments that ...

Months ago, you decided on a change – you established effective goals, used a bodyweight calculator, and were enjoying promising results, when suddenly, just like that, you hit a plateau where all your efforts are no longer producing results. The daily ...

We all know the holidays are a time where we find it hard to resist the temptations of over-indulging, often leading to feelings of guilt, anger and disappointment if we lose the battle of the bulge. So what do many of us do?

Do your nutrient clients eat mindlessly? From our underlying clean plate mentality, to dietary danger zones, to chicken wings, storage containers and taller glasses, help them discover strategies to incorporate mindful tactics to overcome barriers to ...