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NASM OPT™ MODEL. ITS A GAME CHANGER
Before you help your clients achieve their goals, you have to establish what their starting point is. NASM's Optimum Performance Training Model - or OPT™ -does exactly that. The OPT™ model. It's one of the fitness industry's first training systems based on evidence...
Conquer your cravings: Break the sinister cycle that makes you overeat:
By Julia Malacoff and Jennifer Nickle From ruining your progress to making you feel like a failure, food cravings aren’t your friend (no matter what they say). In this article, we break down the real reasons you can’t stop over-snacking, and explain how to combine...
Stressed and out of shape:
By John Berardi, Ph.D. Work stressing you out? Life in general? Having trouble staying consistent with your exercise and nutrition plan? If so, this article is for you. Why do most guys tend to get weaker, fatter, and less healthy when they get into their 30s, 40s,...
WHAT IS THE KETOGENIC DIET? (+FOODS, BENEFITS, RISKS):
By Geoff Lecovin KETOGENIC DIET: SHOULD YOU JOIN THE KETO KRAZE? In this article you will learn: What constitutes a ketogenic diet? Ketogenic diet foods/sample meal plan Potential health benefits of the ketogenic diet Potential adverse health effects of the ketogenic...
3 crucial (and counterintuitive) strategies for getting loved ones to support your healthy lifestyle:
By Alex Picot-Annand Effective ways to deal with negative peer pressure and sabotage. Changing your eating and exercise habits is hard enough. Getting loved ones to support your healthy lifestyle changes? Prepare to grit your teeth. The company you keep does affect...
Overstressed and overeating:
By Krista Scott-Dixon, Ph.D. How to solve the two biggest health and fitness problems most women face. Feeling overworked and under-appreciated? Having trouble staying consistent with nutrition and fitness because of life’s demands? Wondering if you’ll ever be able to...
The real (and surprising) reasons healthy movement matters:
By Krista Scott-Dixon, Ph.D. It's not about busting your butt to get a gym body. It's about being capable, confident, and free. To most people, healthy movement = exercise. As in cardio, crunches, and fitness models. But moving your body is about so much more, like...
The 30-day eating challenge that can blow your mind—and transform your body:
By Krista Scott-Dixon, Ph.D. Diet challenges are usually all about what you can’t eat. But what if you could see huge results from a self-experiment that doesn’t make any foods off-limits? Instead of focusing on what you eat, our 30-day eating challenge emphasizes how...
PIRIFORMIS STRETCHES TO RELIEVE PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME:
By NASM Discomfort from too much sitting? Inactive glutes? Buttock and leg pain? Though small in size, the piriformis could have a big impact on keeping the human movement system moving smoothly. Addressing an overactive piriformis may be part of the solution. WHAT IS...
9 ARM EXERCISES FOR DEFINITION & STRENGTH:
By BRIAN SUTTON, MA, MS, CSCS, NASM-CPT, CNC, CES, PES THE MOST SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE ARM EXERCISES Are you looking for stronger, more defined arms — the type of arms you can show off? If toned and sculpted arms are what you’re looking for, try these strength training...
6 TIPS THAT EVERY PUBLICITY-SEEKING PERSONAL TRAINER SHOULD KNOW:
By Amanda Vogel MA Ever wonder how some fitness professional get the opportunity to be featured and quoted as experts in magazine articles, on TV and on popular blogs? Developing relationships with journalists and producers to gain publicity is easier than you might...
BODY TYPES: HOW TO TRAIN & DIET FOR YOUR BODY TYPE:
By Andrew Payne Do you have trouble losing body fat, yet seem to gain it after even the smallest slip up with your diet? Or does it feel like you can eat for days without gaining an ounce? It could have something to do with your current body type. But is it really...