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5Go-To Exercises For Iliotobial Band Syndrome:

5Go-To Exercises For Iliotobial Band Syndrome:

By DAVID CRUZ, DC, CSCS, FMS, SFMA · Incidence of IT Band Syndrome The warm summer weather is the perfect setting for people to get outdoors and participate in the activities they enjoy. However, too much of a good thing can lead to overuse injuries. Iliotibial band...
Making You Move, Is What I Enjoy.

Making You Move, Is What I Enjoy.

By Wayne David Clark As fitness professionals we sometimes tend to neglect our own bodies in favour of helping others achieve their goals. We become so focussed on the needs of others that our own needs tend to be placed on the back burner. Having said that a lot of...
Psychoneuroimmunology In Sport Injury And Rehabilitation:

Psychoneuroimmunology In Sport Injury And Rehabilitation:

By JONI L. CRAMER ROH, EDD, LAT, ATC The interaction of the psychological, neurological, endocrine and immune function and the influence on health is known as psychoneuroimmunology and has been studied since the mid-1970’s (Langley Fonseca, & Iphofen, 2006)....
MovNat For Obstacle Course Racers

MovNat For Obstacle Course Racers

By: Ryan McGowan L2 MovNat Trainer & owner, Laid-back Fitness Obstacle course races (OCR) have become a staple in the fitness world. Attracting athletes of all ages and abilities, OCR offers an alternative to road races, triathlons, etc. So what’s the best way to...
Everybody Is Foam Rolling But Why Everywhere:?

Everybody Is Foam Rolling But Why Everywhere:?

By Kyle Stull Foam rolling, a form of self-myofascial release (SMR), hit the mainstream almost 15 years ago and is continuing to increase in popularity. While there are several ways to measure these popularity trends, an interesting approach is to look at the...
Ankle Mobility: How It Can Maximize or Limit Client Results:

Ankle Mobility: How It Can Maximize or Limit Client Results:

By Jared Meacham Personal trainers must look at the concept of physical fitness results through many different lenses. What amounts to optimal fitness for one client may not necessarily be the bee’s knees of fitness achievement for another. This blog post is a basic...
Preparing For a Golf Event

Preparing For a Golf Event

By BRIAN SUTTON Today’s typical golfer faces many challenges. Not only are golf courses becoming longer and more difficult, but today’s golfer is actually less prepared to play the game. In today’s automated society of long commutes, computers and television, many...
Conditioning and Training: The Relevance Of Flexibility Training.

Conditioning and Training: The Relevance Of Flexibility Training.

By Mike Bracko Stretching and flexibility training have undergone dramatic changes in the fitness and sports training realm. Over the last ten to fifteen years more research has been published and subsequently applied to fitness and conditioning programs. Previously,...
Powering the Vertical Jump With OPT™ (Model)

Powering the Vertical Jump With OPT™ (Model)

By SEAN CRISTEA A powerful vertical jump is often considered the epitome of athleticism. Many sports, such as basketball, volleyball, and some track and field events, require the athlete to perform at high levels in this movement [1]. However, many athletes find...
Corrective Exercise: Reducing The Risk of Non Contact ACL Injuries.

Corrective Exercise: Reducing The Risk of Non Contact ACL Injuries.

By Andrew Mills As fitness professionals and sports enthusiasts, we know how devastating an ACL injury can be for an athlete, both professional and recreational. Discover how the NASM Corrective Exercise Continuum can be used to help prevent this potentially career...
Tai Chi For Seniors

Tai Chi For Seniors

By KATHY KUENZER While there may be disagreement about how long the Chinese have practiced the martial art of tai chi—2,500 years or 400?—there is little dispute that in its current form, it makes practitioners feel healthier. Tai chi was originally a form of Chinese...
Exercise Tips For Fall Protection.

Exercise Tips For Fall Protection.

By STACEY PENNEY, MS, NASM-CPT, CES, PES, FNS Falling can be a serious and life changing event, especially for older adults. There are some simple interventions that can help reduce the risk of falling, and exercise is one of them. The statistics on falling are...
Squat Form – What Does It Tell Us Part 2

Squat Form – What Does It Tell Us Part 2

By DAVID CRUZ, DC, CSCS, FMS, SFMA · AUGUST 23, 2016 Assessing this full body movement provides a foundation for designing a client’s exercise program. See how to use the results of a squat assessment to incorporate corrective exercise strategies and potentially lower...
Sprinting Through Water for Rehab and Cross-Training

Sprinting Through Water for Rehab and Cross-Training

BY ELLEN NORDBERG Running in deep water reduces impact, adds resistance, increases flexibility and improves circulation. With recent research demonstrating that the effect of training in water can equal the same level of effort on land, it’s no mystery why water...
Help Clients Prevent Lower Back Pain Through Progamming.

Help Clients Prevent Lower Back Pain Through Progamming.

By DAVID CRUZ, DC, CSCS, FMS, SFMA The economic impact of low back pain (LBP) is greater than $100 billion per year and causes more disability globally than any other condition (1,2). It is the most common cause of activity limitation in adults aged 45 and younger and...
Understanding and Preventing Ankle Sprains Through Corrective Exercise

Understanding and Preventing Ankle Sprains Through Corrective Exercise

By DAVID CRUZ, DC, CSCS, FMS, SFMA Ankle sprains are one of the most common injuries among physically active people accounting for an estimated 23,000 sprains — daily –that are attributed to athletic activity. (1) Basketball players suffer the highest incidence rate...
Exercise as medicine: Pre-habilitation for hip surgery patients.

Exercise as medicine: Pre-habilitation for hip surgery patients.

Louise Grant discusses how pre-habilitation can help clients about to undergo hip surgery. As chartered physiotherapist, I have a specific interest in hip patients and prehabilitation generally. Prehabilitation means analysing an individual’s posture, movement...
10 Recovery Moves That Will Make You a Stronger Athlete

10 Recovery Moves That Will Make You a Stronger Athlete

By KYLE STULL Recovery often sounds like a “dirty” word. What are you recovering from? A night out with friends? Surgery? A day in the office? What is recovery, anyway? There are several myths and misunderstandings associated with recovery from exercise. To find out...
Six Steps to a Speedy Marathon Recover

Six Steps to a Speedy Marathon Recover

By Coach Jenny Hadfield | For Active.com SIX STEPS TO SPEEDY MARATHON RECOVERY Congratulations, you’ve finished the marathon! Now what? Complete marathon recovery can take anywhere from several weeks to several months, depending on the intensity of your race...
Piriformis Syndrome: It’s a Pain In the Butt, Hip, and Leg

Piriformis Syndrome: It’s a Pain In the Butt, Hip, and Leg

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SPORTS MEDICINE 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...
Warming Up By Rolling Out

Warming Up By Rolling Out

By: Susane Pata WARMING UP BY ROLLING OUT TRIGGERPOINT NOVEMBER 4, 2015 FOAM ROLLING NO COMMENTS Foam Rolling Isn’t Just recovery- It’s a Warm Up! TriggerPoint is extremely proud to feature one of our Master Trainer’s excellent article on how to warm up by rolling...
5 Exercises to Combat the Negative Effects of Bad Posture

5 Exercises to Combat the Negative Effects of Bad Posture

We all know that our clients are doing good things for their bodies while we are with them, but probably not during the other hours of the week. Especially the prolonged time they potentially spend sitting, now considered detrimental to overall health. We see the...
Foam Rolling- Applying the Technique of Self Myofascial Release

Foam Rolling- Applying the Technique of Self Myofascial Release

Foam rolling is a self-myofascial release (SMR) stretching technique that has been embraced throughout the fitness industry. This effective and simple to do technique delivers positive, feel good results. Foam rollers have become easily accessible, either shared at...
Save Your Client’s Neck

Save Your Client’s Neck

Roughly two-thirds of your clients will experience neck pain at some point in their lifetime. Here’s how two NASM Corrective Exercise Specialists say you can help clients protect that vital segment of the spine. BY LAURA QUAGLIO Your neck is a complex structure that...
5 Exercises to Combat the Negative Effects of Bad Posture

5 Exercises to Combat the Negative Effects of Bad Posture

By DAVID CRUZ, DC, CSCS, FMS, SFMA We all know that our clients are doing good things for their bodies while we are with them, but probably not during the other hours of the week. Especially the prolonged time they potentially spend sitting, now considered detrimental...
Modified Landing error scoring system and noncontact ACL Injury

Modified Landing error scoring system and noncontact ACL Injury

By Brian Sutton MS, MA, NASM-CPT, CES, PES It is estimated nearly 150,000 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries occur annually in the U.S. and approximately 70% of these are noncontact; oftentimes caused by the inability to decelerate, change direction, or land...
The Non-Exercise Components of Corrective Exercise

The Non-Exercise Components of Corrective Exercise

By Justin Price The role of the personal trainer is changing. Traditionally, fitness professionals have helped clients reach their health and fitness goals by designing effective exercise programs, educating them about nutritional choices and motivating them to adhere...
The Swimmers Shoulder: A Corrective Exercise Perspective.

The Swimmers Shoulder: A Corrective Exercise Perspective.

BY: DEWAYNE SMITH DeWayne A. Smith, holds a Master’s of Science in Exercise Science and Health Promotion with an emphasis in Sport Psychology from the California University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelors of Science in Athletic Training and Sports Medicine from...
FOOT PAIN – PART 2 OF 3

FOOT PAIN – PART 2 OF 3

by Neil J Feldman, DPM. As we learned last month, foot pain doesn’t just start in the feet- it’s all about the hips! Neil Feldman, DPM explains how pelvic dysfunction can lead to foot pain, and how establishing proper posture can lead to better movement. What does...
FOOT PAIN – PART 3 OF 3

FOOT PAIN – PART 3 OF 3

by Neil J Feldman, DPM. As we learned last month, foot pain doesn’t just start in the feet- it’s all about the hips! Neil Feldman, DPM explains how pelvic dysfunction can lead to foot pain, and how establishing proper posture can lead to better movement.  ...
What the Science Really Says: The Connection Between Ankle Flexibility and Knee Position

FITNESS WEEK TIPS FROM NASM EXPERTS

Here are the tips of the day from NASM experts for Fitness Week! Enjoy and let us know what your tips are in the comments! Monday’s Tip: Lift more to stay trim. Lifting weights might be the best way to control belly fat as you age. Data from healthy men culled over 12...
FOAM ROLLING TOTAL BODY BENEFITS

FOAM ROLLING TOTAL BODY BENEFITS

Learning the finer points of self-myofascial release could help you train harder and look better while also reducing injury. by Brynne Elliott, MSc   If you are still of a mind that foam rollers are for everyone else, then you are missing out on one of the most...
Kinetic Chain Assessments Streamlined

Kinetic Chain Assessments Streamlined

Geoff Lecovin · May 15, 2015 By Geoff Lecovin, MS, DC, ND, LAc, CSCS, NASM-CPT, CES, PES, WLS, FNS Corrective exercise uses a systematic process that involves identifying neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction, developing a plan of action and integrating a corrective...
Why Shin Splints Happen and How to Never Deal With Them Again

Why Shin Splints Happen and How to Never Deal With Them Again

BY ERIN KELLY There are few things every runner agrees on. The best running shoe, the most accurateGPS watch, and whether KT tape really works are all up for debate in running communities. One thing all runners can all agree? Shin splints (pain along either or both of...
FOAM ROLLING- APPLYING THE TECHNIQUE OF SELF-MYOFASCIAL RELEASE

FOAM ROLLING- APPLYING THE TECHNIQUE OF SELF-MYOFASCIAL RELEASE

By Stacey Penney, MS, NASM-CPT, CES, PES, FNS Foam rolling is a self-myofascial release (SMR) stretching technique that has been embraced throughout the fitness industry. This effective and simple to do technique delivers positive, feel good results. Foam rollers have...
The Workday Boost! Beat a Desk-bound Posture with this Workout!

The Workday Boost! Beat a Desk-bound Posture with this Workout!

The Workday Boost Desk-bound employees can develop a hunched posture that saps energy and strength. Here’s a safe-for-the-office routine that can help. For many people, nine-hour workdays are the minimum—and lunch breaks are short or taken at the desk. Even if the...
FOAM ROLLING- APPLYING THE TECHNIQUE OF SELF-MYOFASCIAL RELEASE

Piriformis Syndrome: It’s a Pain in the Butt, and Hip, and Leg…

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. The piriformis...
Training the Female Client: Key Considerations for Programming

Training the Female Client: Key Considerations for Programming

By Fabio Comana, MA, MS, NASM-CPT, CES, PES; ACE CPT & HC; NSCA CSCS; ACSM HFS, CISSN, Exercise Physiologist and Faculty Instructor – SDSU, UCSD & NASM Apart from the more obvious gender differences like pregnancy and some aging-related conditions (e.g.,...
Elbow position and bench press.

Elbow position and bench press.

NASM If you are like most fitness professionals, reading about exercise technique can be confusing with so many opinions floating around as fact. It is hard to get a grasp on what is right, what is fallacy and what really matters when it comes to exercise...
Knee Biomechanics: What is “screw home” rotation?

Knee Biomechanics: What is “screw home” rotation?

Often we take for granted our body’s ability to move. Movement occurs quickly and often without thought. But take a deeper look beneath the surface and you will understand why simple movements, like bending at the knee, require complex interactions between bones,...
Plantar Fasciitis – “A Function First View Point”

Plantar Fasciitis – “A Function First View Point”

By: Function First, San Diego, CA Foot problems can be a nightmare for anyone who exercises upright. The fact that the foot must interface with the ground consistently can jeopardize your workouts (and therefore your health) when there is a problem there. Plantar...
Do You Really Need to Run?

Do You Really Need to Run?

By Pete Mc Call, MSMcCall has an MS in Exercise Science and Health Promotion. In addition, he is an ACE-certified Personal Trainer (ACE-CPT) and holds additional certifications and advanced specializations through NSCA and NASM. McCall has been featured in the...
Is the GRID the Answer to Body Aches?

Is the GRID the Answer to Body Aches?

By Nilufer Atik – Telegraph Is the Grid X the answer to body aches? Beckham thinks so. Do you suffer from niggling aches and twinges? A new type of ‘trigger’ therapy, already used by David Beckham, may be the answer – and you can do it all by...
Diving Deeper into the Squat : Common Misconceptions

Diving Deeper into the Squat : Common Misconceptions

By Fabio Comana, MA, MS, NASM-CPT, CES, PES, NASM Faculty To this day, we still hear certain squat rules echoed over and over throughout gyms and health clubs by many fitness professionals that often sound contradictory. While some rules emerged through research, the...
Three Misconceptions Behind Corrective Exercise

Three Misconceptions Behind Corrective Exercise

By Kevin Murray – Function First Director of Education Tight and Weak, Stretch and Strengthen. “The biology of pain is never really straightforward, even when it appears to be”. Lorimer Moseley, a renowned neuroscientist and pain researcher succinctly...
Upper Body Rehabilitation Exercises in Tennis

Upper Body Rehabilitation Exercises in Tennis

By Cassiano Costa, Ph.D., Head of Tennis Performance, IMG Academy While watching a tennis match, it is easy to see the large demands that are imposed on the shoulder, elbow and wrist of a player. These joints are highly involved with every action performed during a...
Lower Body Injury Prevention for Soccer

Lower Body Injury Prevention for Soccer

By Jamie Allan, M.S. Soccer is a sport that requires a large demand from the lower body in all planes of motions. It includes many repetitive actions such as kicking, sprinting and changing of direction. The large stress placed on the lower body, along with the...
Possible Consequences of Continuous High-intensity Training

Possible Consequences of Continuous High-intensity Training

Derrick Price : MS in Exercise Science and Health Promotion, Master Trainer for ViPR, Power Plate, Core-Tex and Technogym You’re probably well versed in high-intensity interval training (HIIT), a form of training that utilises interval training of near maximal...
Foam Rolling for Recovery

Foam Rolling for Recovery

Foam Rolling For Recovery “This is how we roll” By Steve Novencido MA, CSCS, USATF II, PES, FMS While working as a Strength & Conditioning Coach at IMG Academy, one of the premier academic and athletic institutions in the world, I have become familiar with the...
TRX for Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS)

TRX for Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS)

By Chris Nentarz Physical Therapy Manager at Athletes’ Performance Physical therapist Chris Nentarz talks on “Iliotibial Band Syndrome” (ITBS) and the ways you can prevent this common running injury. Chris Nentarz is Physical Therapy Manager at Athletes’...
Trigger Point Foam Rolling for Recovery

Trigger Point Foam Rolling for Recovery

By Steve Novencido MA, CSCS, USATF II, PES, FMS While working as a Strength & Conditioning Coach at IMG Academy, one of the premier academic and athletic institutions in the world, I have become familiar with the many recovery and restoration methods. These...
Moving beyond SMR with Myofascial Compression Techniques

Moving beyond SMR with Myofascial Compression Techniques

Brought to you by Trigger Point – By Kyle Stull, MS, LMT, NASM-CPT, PES, CES Senior Manager of Research and Program Design Myofascial Compression Technique (MCT) is defined as building compression in a targeted muscle and moving the distal limb through a range of...
Training guidelines for Arthritic Clients

Training guidelines for Arthritic Clients

By: Joshua J Stone, MA, ATC, NASM-CPT, CES, PES There are more than 100 different conditions that are collectively referred to as arthritis and rheumatism. It is the most common chronic condition in older adults. The two most common forms of arthritis include...
STABILITY FOR PROXIMAL GAIT

STABILITY FOR PROXIMAL GAIT

Rehab Center Stability for Proximal Gait by Elizabeth Larkam George, a 6’4” social entrepreneur, arrives for his Pilates appointment moving cautiously. His right lower back feels vulnerable as if it ‘might go out at any time’. George’s partner, who comes to sessions...
CONCUSSIONS

CONCUSSIONS

What You Should Know: Four things all trainers should know about clients and brain trauma. Concussions are traumatic brain injuries. Know how to handle them. Football players aren’t the only ones at risk for concussions. Your active- sports-oriented clients are too—...
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