by Wayne Clark | Mar 30, 2020 | About Fitness, About General, About Health, About NASM, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By Melissa Weigelt Being a good group exercise instructor means being a master of improvisation. The ability to adjust class plans on the spot is a necessary skill to ensure that all participants have a safe and effective workout. That’s true of equipment, too....
by Wayne Clark | Mar 23, 2020 | About Food, About General, About Health, About NASM, About People, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, About Us, Articles |
By Nancy Clark The following information highlights some of the research on carbohydrates, and how as a nutrition professional, you should educate your clients on their importance. HIGHLIGHTS ON CARBS Louise Burke, PhD, RD, head of sports nutrition at the Australian...
by Wayne Clark | Mar 23, 2020 | About Fitness, About General, About Health, About NASM, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By Laura Quaglio Some personal trainers are wary of small-group training, says Chris Stevenson, owner of Stevenson Consulting, IHRSA board member and certified master trainer for Technogym®. “They feel it will either compromise their craft or cannibalize their client...
by Wayne Clark | Mar 20, 2020 | About Fitness, About General, About Life, About NASM, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By Laura Quaglio Can personal training and group exercise classes coexist peacefully? Yes, says Rick Richey, MS, DHSC, host of The NASM-CPT Podcast. In fact, he asserts that making friends with group ex instructors can really help personal trainers to gain and retain...
by Wayne Clark | Mar 16, 2020 | About Education, About Fitness, About Health, About Injuries, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, About Us, Articles |
By Angie Miller Personal trainers are individuals who inspire, motivate, and guide others to achieve their fitness goals. It is a rewarding, highly-ranked career with immense job satisfaction (CNN Money, 2012). If you are ready to become more involved in the fitness...
by Wayne Clark | Mar 13, 2020 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By Shirley Archer It’s likely that many of your clients spend the majority of their time sitting at a desk, staring at a screen. They then sit in their cars for a long commute. When they arrive at their final destination, they sit down to eat and then watch...
by Wayne Clark | Mar 12, 2020 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By Joanna Cheng WHY IS BUSINESS INSURANCE IMPORTANT FOR YOUR PERSONAL TRAINER BUSINESS? You’ve worked hard to build a personal training business with clientele that trust you. So, you want to make sure your hard work is protected. Despite our best intentions,...
by Wayne Clark | Mar 9, 2020 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Trainers, About Training, About Us, Articles |
By Mogan Shapiro With the start of the New Year, many of us have made resolutions to improve our health and fitness. While having specific health and fitness goals in mind is excellent, people often go to extremes to accomplish these goals. They try the newest fad...
by Wayne Clark | Mar 6, 2020 | About Fitness, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Training, Articles |
By Pete McCall STRATEGIES TO KEEP CLIENTS ENGAGED A common misperception of fitness professionals is that we are merely rep counters, meaning that all we do is shuffle clients from one exercise to the next. Nothing could be further from the truth! The reality is that...
by Wayne Clark | Mar 2, 2020 | About Education, About Fitness, About Food, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About Science, About The Body, About Training, Articles, Uncategorized |
By Kat Barfield I recently visited my optometrist for an annual exam. He has a pleasant bedside manner and happens to be among the 40% of the U.S. adult population who are obese. As I stepped into his office, I noticed he looked different but couldn’t quite pinpoint...
by Wayne Clark | Feb 26, 2020 | About Education, About Fitness, About NASM, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By STACEY PENNEY, MS, NASM-CPT, CES, PES, FNS 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... by Wayne Clark | Feb 21, 2020 | About Fitness, About General, About Injuries, About NASM, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles, Uncategorized |
By Krista Popowych The dawning of true winter—and holiday gifts of down-filled jackets and cozy snow gloves—may have clients eagerly anticipating a day on the slopes. For those who have yet to start schussing down the mountain, circling the ice rink or shredding it on...
by Wayne Clark | Feb 17, 2020 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About NASM, About People, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By Dana Bender Are you planning to renovate the flooring in your group fitness classroom? Or perhaps you need to complete a construction project at your yoga studio in the near future? If so, you may be worried about the impact the work will have on your clients’...
by Wayne Clark | Feb 14, 2020 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About NASM, About Trainers, About Training, About Us, Articles, Uncategorized |
By April Durrett After “James” earned his exercise physiology degree, he was eager to get certified as a personal trainer and begin his career. A college athlete, he had dreams of putting clients through rigorous programs that yielded results, and he envisioned owning...
by Wayne Clark | Feb 10, 2020 | About Children, About Education, About Fitness, About Food, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About The Body, About Training, Articles, Uncategorized |
By Maria Luque Lack of physical activity and an increase in sedentary behaviors are leading an overall upward trend in obesity, but the effects on children and adolescents are especially alarming. Today, obesity-associated disorders previously found only in... by Wayne Clark | Feb 7, 2020 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Health, About Injuries, About NASM, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By Kyle Stull In the last decade, the use of foam rolling has become increasingly popular for athletes and average Joes alike. Foam rolling as a corrective exercise method makes sense – they feel “good,” seem to work well, have an excellent cost to benefit ratio, and...
by Wayne Clark | Feb 3, 2020 | About Education, About General, About Health, About Injuries, About Life, About NASM, About Training, About Us, Articles |
By Morgan Shapiro Rest days. Something all of us gym rats know we need to partake in, but often have a hard time doing. We are regularly exposed to phrases such as “no days off” or “no pain, no gain.” While working hard and pushing ourselves in the gym is excellent,...
by Wayne Clark | Jan 31, 2020 | About Education, About Fitness, About Food, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Training, About Us, Articles |
By Justin Kompf Imagine that you had to think about which hand to pick a phone up with every time it rang, if you had to consciously deliberate on whether or not to brush your teeth in the morning, or put your seatbelt on when you got in the car, or to go when the...
by Wayne Clark | Jan 24, 2020 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Life, About NASM, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By Kyle Stull Effective and efficient rolling means identifying and targeting the muscles that need it – the muscles that are likely the root cause of less than optimal movement. In many cases, muscles become overactive and short, leading to sensations of tightness...
by Wayne Clark | Jan 20, 2020 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About NASM, About Trainers, About Training, About Us, Articles |
By NASM Some personal trainers have an impressive list of credentials but a small client base, while others aren’t as educated but are always booked. What’s the difference between them? In this episode, Rick Richey discusses how to find the balance between these two...
by Wayne Clark | Jan 17, 2020 | About NASM, About Trainers, About Training, Podcast |
By NASM his episode discusses the Stabilization Endurance Training phase of the OPT™ Model. In this session, there is a discussion about all the components leading up to resistance training which include: Flexibility (SMR and static stretching) Core Balance Reactive...
by Wayne Clark | Jan 13, 2020 | About Fitness, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About People, About The Body, About Training, About Us, Articles |
By Dana Bender I love to travel to new destinations and experience new cities, cultures, and cuisines. If you are similar to me and exercise is an ingrained daily habit, the question becomes, “how do I stay active and exercise while still enjoying myself on...
by Wayne Clark | Jan 6, 2020 | About Education, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles, Uncategorized |
By DR. Allison BRAGER The expression “training around the clock” has more scientific merit than many would expect. Typically, it’s used to refer to the daily grind of balancing training with work, meal preparation for training, and finding time to recover. For sleep...
by Wayne Clark | Jan 3, 2020 | About Education, About Fitness, About Food, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, About Us, Articles, Uncategorized |
By Justin Kompf Most personal trainers, at some point, will have a consultation with a client who has a weight loss goal. For a few weeks, I had one of my clients message me everything they ate along with their exercise routine outside of the gym. We’re talking times,...
by Wayne Clark | Dec 30, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Health, About Injuries, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles, Uncategorized |
By Trish Muse Chances are, at some point in your personal training career, you will work with clients who’ve had a knee replacement or are on track to get one. This can be a daunting prospect to consider, but it doesn’t have to be. With a combination of cultivated...
by Wayne Clark | Dec 27, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About Injuries, About Life, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By Kyle Stull When we think of corrective exercise, we often picture the process of trying to correct a less than optimal movement pattern with rolling, lengthening, activation, and integration techniques. Improving movement quality requires an individual to inhibit...
by Wayne Clark | Dec 27, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About NASM, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles, Podcast |
By NASM Periodization and programming are not necessarily the same thing. Periodization is the cycles of training that take place. Often, we talk about macro, meso, and micro cycles. In sports, the periodization may include those concepts, but change based on the...
by Wayne Clark | Dec 9, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Health, About Injuries, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By Adam Annaccone Knee pain is common in physically active males and females. According to a new clinical guideline in the Journal of Sports Physical Therapy examining patellofemoral pain, approximately 25% of individuals will suffer from idiopathic (no specific...
by Wayne Clark | Dec 6, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About NASM, About Science, About Training, Articles |
By Laura Quaglio As an early adopter of fitness technology, Ted Vickey, PhD, once conducted a survey of about 200 fitness professionals. “The thing that I found most shocking was that trainers use technology for themselves, but they don’t yet use it for their...
by Wayne Clark | Dec 2, 2019 | About Education, About General, About NASM, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
Periodization and programming are not necessarily the same thing. Periodization is the cycles of training that take place. Often, we talk about macro, meso, and micro cycles. In sports, the periodization may include those concepts, but change based on the season:...
by Wayne Clark | Nov 25, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By Kyle Stull Getting the most out of each workout requires more than just following a great training program. Consistent performance also requires an optimal balance between training and recovery. Mention the subject to most clients, though, and you’re likely to meet...
by Wayne Clark | Nov 12, 2019 | About Fitness, About General, About NASM, About The Body, About Training, Articles, Uncategorized |
By Brian Sutton 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 arm exercises. ANATOMY REVIEW But...
by Wayne Clark | Nov 8, 2019 | About Education, About General, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By Dana Bender Exercise adherence and commitment vary from individual to individual. Some people have an easy time making exercise a regular habit, while others struggle to stay consistent and need a behavioural change. Some struggle due to barriers in their life...
by Wayne Clark | Nov 1, 2019 | About Fitness, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Training, About Us, Articles |
By Angie Miller MS In the gym, we expect to use our body’s full range of motion. In life, we’re entitled to a full range of emotions, too. Provided we’re able to express and manage our emotions appropriately, this is healthy. But for some people, emotions can affect...
by Wayne Clark | Oct 25, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About NASM, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles, Uncategorized |
By Laura Quaglio BUILD NECK STRENGTH TO LOWER CONCUSSION RISK In recent news published in the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, researchers who examined previous studies on concussion concluded that increasing neck strength “could substantially...
by Wayne Clark | Oct 21, 2019 | About Education, About Food, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Science, About Training, Articles, Uncategorized |
By 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...
by Wayne Clark | Oct 18, 2019 | About Education, About General, About NASM, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By RICH FAHMY, MS, NASM-CPT, CES, PES Where do you even begin to look for a job as a Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)? This is a common question when first starting out as a newly minted CPT. The good news is that there are more employment options available than you...
by Wayne Clark | Oct 14, 2019 | About Education, About Food, About Health, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Training, About Us, Articles, Uncategorized |
By Brad Dieter One of the most important things regarding “healthy eating” is to understand that what we eat is tied into our habits. A habit is defined as: “a settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up.” Think about it for a...
by Wayne Clark | Oct 7, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Life, About NASM, About Science, About The Body, About Training, Articles |
By Tony Nunez This is part 3 of a 3 part Q&A series that answers: What does current research tell us about aerobic fitness and metformin, strength training recovery times, and obesity intervention methods? Part 1: Can metformin have a negative impact on...
by Wayne Clark | Sep 30, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About NASM, About People, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, About Us, Articles |
By Angie Miller I became an NASM Certified Personal Trainer in 2005, after more than a decade of experience teaching group fitness. My inspiration came from my participants, my trusted community of followers, who convinced me that it was time to take my career to the...
by Wayne Clark | Sep 20, 2019 | About Fitness, About General, About Health, About NASM, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By Tony Nunez This is part 1 of a 3 part Q&A series that answers: What does current research tell us about aerobic fitness and metformin, strength training recovery times, and obesity intervention methods? Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), as measured by maximal...
by Wayne Clark | Sep 16, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Science, About Trainers, About Training, Articles, Uncategorized |
By Maria Luque Stephanie is your newest fitness client. She’s 42 years old and works 50 hours a week as a certified public accountant. She would like to quit smoking, give up junk food and get active—all the foundations of a healthy lifestyle. Fast-forward 6 months....
by Wayne Clark | Sep 9, 2019 | About Education, About General, About NASM, About People, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By Pete McCall Here’s a little confession: before becoming a fitness professional, I was a history geek. Seriously, at one point, I thought about becoming a (cool) high school history teacher, which is why it’s fun for me to study the history of the fitness industry;...
by Wayne Clark | Sep 9, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About NASM, About Trainers, About Training, About Us, Articles |
By Pete Mc Call Here’s a little confession: before becoming a fitness professional, I was a history geek. Seriously, at one point, I thought about becoming a (cool) high school history teacher, which is why it’s fun for me to study the history of the fitness industry;...
by Wayne Clark | Aug 26, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About NASM, About Science, About Training, Articles |
By Rick Richey The OPT Model, or Optimum Performance Training Model, is a fitness training system developed by NASM. The OPT Model is based on scientific evidence and principles that progresses an individual through five training phases: stabilization endurance,...
by Wayne Clark | Aug 23, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Injuries, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By Kyle Stull Proper assessment and training of the foot musculature are vital to optimal health. Given that the feet are our foundation and interact with our environment daily, it affects the whole body if they hurt. The American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society...
by Wayne Clark | Aug 16, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Science, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By Dana Bender SELF-TALK IN ATHLETES AND EXERCISERS: 4 STEPS TO REWIRE YOUR THOUGHTS There is a lot to think about during exercise such as maintaining proper body mechanics and posture, controlling effort and force, and breathing properly. These efforts all occur at... by Wayne Clark | Aug 12, 2019 | About Education, About General, About Health, About Injuries, About Life, About NASM, About People, About The Body, About Training, Articles |
By LAURA QUAGLIO , ANDREA LEONARD , ANNA SCHWARTZ Cancer is serious business. It is second only to heart disease as Americans’ leading cause of death, and more than 1.7 million new cases of cancer are expected to be diagnosed this year. Of those new cases, many will...
by Wayne Clark | Aug 9, 2019 | About Food, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By Alexandra Williams After 15 days of supplementation with a combination of peanut husk extract (luteolin) and mango leaf extract (mangiferin), a group of healthy male university students from Spain showed improvements in exercise performance, including increases in...
by Wayne Clark | Aug 5, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By Shirley Archer What do you do when life throws you a curveball? Let’s say your program design doesn’t fit a client’s current mood or your class has participants with wide-ranging ability levels. If you’re Michael Piercy, MS, NASM-CPT, CES, PES, MMACS, SFS, WFS,...
by Wayne Clark | Aug 2, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Trainers, About Training, Articles, Uncategorized |
By RYAN HALVORSON Originally published in the Summer 2019 issue of American Fitness Magazine. When I first became a personal trainer some 14 years ago, I was obsessed with corrective exerciseand movement perfection. Prospective clients watched as I geeked out on...
by Wayne Clark | Jul 29, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About NASM, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles, Uncategorized |
By STACEY PENNEY, MS, NASM-CPT, CES, PES, FNS What muscle fiber types will take an athlete from good to great? Looking to build endurance? What about power? Do dreams of being an all-star hitter or marathon runner need to be dashed if twitch ratios aren’t ideal? Not...
by Wayne Clark | Jul 26, 2019 | About Education, About General, About Injuries, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By DAVID CRUZ, DC, CSCS, FMS, SFMA Cyclist can be prone to ITB Syndrome IT BAND SYNDROME: SYMPTOMS, RISK FACTORS, EXERCISES 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...
by Wayne Clark | Jul 22, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About NASM, About People, About Training, About Us, Articles |
By SARAH SCHRENK As a group fitness instructor or personal trainer, you excel at leading and educating. Have you ever fantasized about taking your expertise beyond the confines of the studio? Take a moment to recall an engaging presenter at the last fitness education...
by Wayne Clark | Jul 10, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
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...
by Wayne Clark | Jun 21, 2019 | About Fitness, About General, About Health, About Injuries, About NASM, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, About Us, Articles, Uncategorized |
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...
by Wayne Clark | Jun 21, 2019 | About General, About Health, About Injuries, About NASM, About The Body, About Training, Articles |
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...
by Wayne Clark | Jun 10, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
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...
by Wayne Clark | May 6, 2019 | About Education, About Food, About General, About Health, About Life, About Precision Nutrition, About Science, About The Body, About Training, Articles |
By James Heathers, Ph.D. Forget heart attacks and skinny jeans. This is why weight loss is important. Avoiding heart disease and looking ‘fab’ aren’t always great reasons to lose weight. However, here are 5 immediate and significant ways your life can change when you...
by Wayne Clark | Apr 23, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About Food, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By Amanda Boyer MS, RDN, CD, NASM-CPT First and foremost, the pursuit of health is an individual choice and will look very different from person to person. Second, nutrition and movement are just two tiny pieces to the big pie. Genetics, sleep hygiene, stress, stigma...
by Wayne Clark | Apr 15, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About NASM, About People, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By CHRIS ECKLUND, MA, NASM-PES, CSCS, USAW, TPI “Train slow, move slow; train fast, move fast.” I still say this to my athletes, staff and students with great frequency. Sometimes we get so caught up in the current trends, metrics, gauges, terminology, etc., that we...
by Wayne Clark | Apr 12, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About Food, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By NASM With fad diets flooding the marketplace, obesity and heart disease numbers rapidly increasing, and more confusing food choices than ever before, Nutrition Coaches are in particularly high demand. This is an exciting, rewarding career for people who love...
by Wayne Clark | Mar 11, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Life, About People, About Training, About Us, Articles |
By Kathy Popplewell As a fitness professional you are in a great position to become a community leader, with the ability to rally people in your area to a common cause while helping them improve their quality of life. in addition to the sense of contribution you will...
by Wayne Clark | Mar 8, 2019 | About Education, About Food, About General, About Health, About Precision Nutrition, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, About Us |
Why wishful thinking won’t get you results, but science might. By Dan Garner Nutrition is often seen as a belief system. In other words, the answer to “What should I eat?” is often based on faith, magical thinking, emotional attachments, and/or what feels...
by Wayne Clark | Mar 4, 2019 | About Education, About Food, About General, About Health, About People, About Precision Nutrition, About Science, About The Body, About Training |
By John Berardi, Ph.D. When it comes to body change, there’s no topic more polarizing than “calories in vs. calories out.” Some argue it’s the be-all and end-all of weight loss. Others say it’s oversimplified and misguided. In this article, we explore every angle of...
by Wayne Clark | Mar 1, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Injuries, About NASM, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By Kyle Stull What is thoracic outlet syndrome? Are there assessments that personal trainers can consider to identify it, and can corrective exercise programming help? Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a condition involving the vessels of the neck, shoulder, and arm....
by Wayne Clark | Feb 25, 2019 | About General, About NASM, About People, About Training, Articles |
By Scott Keppel Whether you’re just starting off in the fitness industry or you’re like me and you’ve been around for decades, we are always striving to build our community and keep our current members. For some of you, this may not be a problem. You may have an...
by Wayne Clark | Feb 22, 2019 | About General, About NASM, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By KEN MILLER, MS, NASM MASTER INSTRUCTOR, NASM-CPT, CES, PES, GFS “You need good form,” or “technique is everything” are just a couple of the staple statements you hear fitness professionals and strength coaches say. This is what personal trainers are known and hired...
by Wayne Clark | Feb 15, 2019 | About Education, About Food, About General, About Health, About Life, About People, About Precision Nutrition, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training |
How to solve the two biggest health and fitness problems most women face. By Krista Scott-Dixon 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 find...
by Wayne Clark | Feb 8, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Health, About Injuries, About NASM, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By Fabio Comana We all speak of it and experience it, but what is stress? It is defined as a non-specific response by the body to any demand (stressor) that overcomes, or threatens to overcome, the body’s ability to maintain homeostasis (that state of equilibrium of...
by Wayne Clark | Feb 1, 2019 | About Education, About General, About Injuries, About NASM, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
B Kyle Stull Personal trainers will likely encounter a client with hip impingement as a training concern. Improve your client’s hip mobility with these stretching and strengthening techniques, plus cueing advice for pelvic positioning. Hip discomfort or pain is common...
by Wayne Clark | Jan 28, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About People, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training |
By AMANDA BOYER, MS, RDN, CD, NASM-CPT Health is so much more than how much a person weighs or their BMI. To further understand this approach to health, Health At Every Size® (HAES®), written by Linda Bacon, explores this growing paradigm shift among health...
by Wayne Clark | Jan 21, 2019 | About ACE, About Education, About General, About Health, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Training, About Us |
BY LANCE C. DALLECK A myth can be defined as an untrue explanation for a natural phenomenon. Unfortunately, numerous myths remain pervasive and well-engrained throughout the fitness industry, in particular as it pertains to various performance and nutritional...
by Wayne Clark | Jan 11, 2019 | About Education, About Food, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Training, Articles |
By Emily Bailey Meet three of today’s superfood darlings: açai berries, beetroot juice, and curcumin. What does the research say regarding their impact on athletic performance, recovery, and overall health? Here’s the delicious news. “Superfood” has been a buzzword...
by Wayne Clark | Jan 8, 2019 | About General, About Health, About Life, About People, About Precision Nutrition, About Science, About The Body, About Training, About Us |
By Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon, Dr. Helen Kollias, Jennifer Broxterman, MSc, RD, and Pamela Ruhland Hot flashes, mood swings, weight gain, brain fog: Menopause can make you wonder if your body is totally cuckoo. But what many women don’t realize is that they do have some...
by Wayne Clark | Jan 7, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About Food, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By STACEY PENNEY, MS, NASM-CPT, CES, PES, FNS Are you motivated by someone telling you what to do or are you more motivated to do something when it is your own idea and choice to do it? You probably agreed with being more motivated by your own ideas and decisions. Do...
by Wayne Clark | Dec 31, 2018 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Injuries, About NASM, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By Kyle Stull Hamstrings are arguably one of the most talked about muscle groups, as well as the most researched, stretched, and injured. While there is a wealth of information about hamstring injury prevention and treatment, hamstring injuries are still widespread...
by Wayne Clark | Dec 28, 2018 | About Education, About Fitness, About NASM, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By KEN MILLER, MS, NASM MASTER INSTRUCTOR, NASM-CPT, CES, PES, GFS You have to be able to start, stop and control the motion – that’s why deceleration training is a vital component of fitness programming. Creating a performance-based conditioning program can be akin...
by Wayne Clark | Dec 24, 2018 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About People, About The Body, About Training, Articles |
By NASM The terrain has changed; leaves have fallen, the weather is colder and for many, snow is covering the ground indicating that winter is really here. For those who enjoy exercising outdoors, your activities may have become somewhat limited with what you can do;...
by Wayne Clark | Dec 17, 2018 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About NASM, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By STACEY PENNEY, MS, NASM-CPT, CES, PES, FNS Exercising in the cold can bring about many unique challenges. Besides overcoming the discomfort of being cold, what are the best strategies to stay safe and prevent some of the potentially life-threatening, or at least...
by Wayne Clark | Dec 14, 2018 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Trainers, About Training, About Us, Articles |
By STACEY PENNEY, MS, NASM-CPT, CES, PES, FNS With Some Simple Planning You Can Be Ready for Success! It’s hard to believe that 2018 is quickly coming to a close as we focus on the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, and the eerie quiet that has replaced the...
by Wayne Clark | Dec 7, 2018 | About Fitness, About General, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Training, About Us, Articles |
By Scott Keppel With the holidays here, time is of the essence. Both figuratively and literally. As a husband, father of 3 and business owner I get that finding time to get workouts in can be a challenge. The following workout is one that can be done no matter your...
by Wayne Clark | Nov 26, 2018 | About Fitness, About General, About Injuries, About Life, About NASM, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By KEN MILLER, MS, NASM MASTER INSTRUCTOR, NASM-CPT, CES, PES, GFS For as many ways as there are to challenge the body in a workout, how many ways do we think about approaching our warm-up routine? How well prepared are our bodies for the stresses of the approaching...
by Wayne Clark | Nov 16, 2018 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Health, About Life, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By Mike Bracko Circadian rhythms are physical, mental, and behavioral changes that follow a 24-hour cycle, responding primarily to light and darkness (National Institute of General Medical Sciences, 2018). They regulate periods of sleepiness and wakefulness through...
by Wayne Clark | Nov 5, 2018 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By Geoff Lecovin Are you looking for that competitive edge? You might consider ways of stimulating your nervous system. The central governor model is based on the premise that the nervous system strives to maintain homeostasis to minimize mental and physical fatigue...
by Wayne Clark | Oct 26, 2018 | About General, About NASM, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
BY MARTY MILLER, ATC, DHSC, NASM-CPT, CES, PES, MASTER INSTRUCTOR The use of motorized treadmills has become commonplace since their origination in the early 1950s. Originally designed to diagnose heart and lung disease, treadmills quickly became a standard in...
by Wayne Clark | Oct 19, 2018 | About Children, About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By JOSH GONZALEZ When it comes to worldwide popularity soccer is at the top of the fan and participant lists. Soccer is a sport that requires all the physical attributes; strength, speed, endurance, agility and mental fortitude. Fitness training for soccer requires...
by Wayne Clark | Oct 18, 2018 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Health, About Injuries, About Life, About Science, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
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...
by Wayne Clark | Oct 12, 2018 | About General, About Health, About Injuries, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
By MARTY MILLER, ATC, DHSC, NASM-CPT, CES, PES, MASTER INSTRUCTOR Human movement is an amazing orchestra of muscle contractions controlled by the central nervous system to create joint actions to accomplish specific tasks. The motor tasks can be as simple as raising a...
by Wayne Clark | Oct 8, 2018 | About Fitness, About General, About Health, About Injuries, About NASM, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, Articles |
RICK RICHEY, MS. When I was young and thought about flexibility, it would conjure up images in my mind of Jean-Claude Van Damme doing center splits between two chairs. I was obsessed with that, so I practiced that version of flexibility until I was able to actually do... 