by Wayne Clark | Mar 15, 2019 | About Fitness, About General, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Us, Articles |
By Amanda Vogel You’ve likely heard of social media influencers: people who post frequently and have audiences in the hundreds of thousands or millions. These folks often garner a lot of attention and can command large paychecks to promote brands and products. Social...
by Wayne Clark | Mar 11, 2019 | About Education, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About The Body, About Us, Articles |
By NASM 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 person goes...
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...
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by Wayne Clark | Feb 11, 2019 | About Food, About General, About Health, About Life, About Precision Nutrition, About Science, About The Body, About Us |
Let’s get to the bottom of this never-ending debate. By Brian St. Pierre, MS, RD, CSCS Sweet potatoes vs. potatoes: A nutritional debate fueled by misinformation, baseless ‘superfood’ obsessions, and carbohydrate phobias. Here’s how these tubers compare — and...
by Wayne Clark | Jan 29, 2019 | About Fitness, About Food, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Us, Articles |
By Amanda Boyer MS, RDN, CD, NASM-CPT Twenty nineteen is upon us and New Year’s resolutions are on many people’s mind. It is common that goals are oriented around body shape or weight loss, which we have found can sometimes cause more harm than good. If you want to...
by Wayne Clark | Jan 25, 2019 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Gray Institute, About Health, About Injuries, About Life, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Us |
by Dr. David Tiberio Kerrigan DC, Todd MK, Della Croce U, Lipsitz LA, Collins JJ. Biomechanical gait alterations independent of speed in healthy elderly: evidence for specific limiting impairments. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 199879:317-322. The purpose of this study was to...
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 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 4, 2019 | About Education, About General, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Us, Articles |
By Scott Keppel Just like a fitness training program, planning and a committed focus are key to achieving your personal success. In today’s fitness world (or the world of social media), you can’t go anywhere without hearing something along the lines of “Own the day,...
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 | Dec 3, 2018 | About Education, About Fitness, About Food, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Us, Articles |
By KANDI STULL Advertisers market their products to fight that 2:30 crash. Coffee chains promote their afternoon caffeinated happy hours to help get you through the day. Some cultures even have an after-lunch siesta to combat fatigue. What if there was a different way...
by Wayne Clark | Dec 1, 2018 | About Education, About Food, About General, About Health, About Life, About People, About Precision Nutrition, About Science, About The Body, About Us |
By Jennifer Broxterman, MSc, RD Forgetting things, feeling incapable, grappling with loneliness, and maybe not enjoying daily life? Aging is inevitable, but these symptoms don’t have to be. Whether you’re noticing them in yourself, or coaching someone who is, here’s...
by Wayne Clark | Nov 29, 2018 | About Education, About General, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Us, Articles |
By Sean GAGNON If you’re reading this article, congratulations. You either have a team or are looking to grow one. As many will tell you, one of the key things you can do to move from operator to owner is to grow a team. You simply can’t do it alone. In fact, no one...
by Wayne Clark | Nov 23, 2018 | About General, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Us, Articles |
BY STACEY PENNEY, MS, NASM-CPT, CES, PES, FNS Bringing your pet dog to work, or anywhere for that matter, seems to have become the norm. But what about the fitness realm? Have you thought about bringing your dog to the gym or to a workout with you? Some locals have...
by Wayne Clark | Oct 22, 2018 | About Food, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About Science, About The Body, About Us, Articles |
By AMANDA BOYER, MS, RDN, CD, NASM-CPT You may have heard the phrase “intuitive eating” thrown around in the health and fitness realm as it’s gaining attention and a bit of popularity. As a non-diet dietitian, I couldn’t be happier that it is becoming more well-known...
by Wayne Clark | Oct 1, 2018 | About Education, About Food, About General, About Health, About Science, About The Body, About Us, Articles |
By Ellen Vora, M.D.Holistic Psychiatrist As a holistic psychiatrist practicing in busy New York City, there are two traits nearly all of my patients have in common: anxiety and caffeine consumption. And for the record, in general, I think that caffeine is safe,...
by Wayne Clark | Sep 28, 2018 | About General, About Life, About People, About Precision Nutrition, About Trainers, About Us, Articles |
By John Berardi, Ph.D. Everyone in health and fitness eventually hits the same wall: Time. Specifically, they run out of it. They start feeling like there aren’t enough hours to coach clients, manage their businesses, and keep an eye on growth. How do top coaches save...
by Wayne Clark | Sep 14, 2018 | About General, About People, About Precision Nutrition, About Trainers, About Us, Articles |
By Krista Scott-Dixon and Ryan Andrews When first starting out with a client or patient, things can feel a little uncertain. Especially if you’ve had this experience before: The client shows up, you work hard on them, they disappear (no closer to their goals), you...
by Wayne Clark | Sep 10, 2018 | About Education, About Fitness, About Food, About General, About Health, About People, About Precision Nutrition, About Science, About The Body, About Us, Articles |
Is it really worth the trade-off? By Ryan Andrews & Brian St. Pierre Six-pack abs. Tight butts. Lean, vibrant, flawless health. That’s the image the fitness industry is selling. But have you ever wondered what it costs to achieve that “look”? What you have to do...
by Wayne Clark | Sep 4, 2018 | About Education, About General, About NASM, About People, About Trainers, About Training, About Us, Articles |
By JOSH ELSESSER Why do you do what you do? Who are you trying to help? What specifically are you going to do to help them? These are some of the questions that you’ll need to answer to have a clear vision for yourself and your business. These are the backbones for...
by Wayne Clark | Aug 20, 2018 | About Education, About Food, About General, About Health, About Life, About People, About Precision Nutrition, About Science, About The Body, About Us, Articles |
By Brian St. Pierre How brain signaling drives what you eat. (And what to do about it). It’s no secret that obesity rates have been rising in the U.S. (and other industrialized nations) for the past 30 years. It’s also no secret that Americans eat more than they used...
by Wayne Clark | Aug 7, 2018 | About Education, About Fitness, About Food, About General, About Health, About Life, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Us, Articles |
By Frank Lipman, M.D.Pioneer in Functional Medicine Are you interested in optimizing your health? Are you overwhelmed by the amount of information and guidance out there? In his new book, How to Be Well, Dr. Frank Lipman organizes your health into six essential...
by Wayne Clark | Jul 31, 2018 | About Life, About NASM, About People, About Trainers, About Training, About Us, Articles |
By JOSH ELSESSER As a personal trainer or fitness business owner, the need to continually bring in new clients or members is a constant. Ask any business coach, and you will hear a number of tried-and-true methods: “Focus on branding.” “Have a good website.” “Create...
by Wayne Clark | Jun 30, 2018 | About Food, About General, About Health, About Life, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Us, Articles |
By Liz Moody Summer is officially here! And here at mbg we’re all about traveling light and creating space for real transformation. Whether you’re jetting off to faraway lands this year or just exploring new pockets of your neighborhood, these next few months are...
by Wayne Clark | Jun 19, 2018 | About General, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Us, Articles |
By Amanda Vogel Going to a fitness conference not only elevates your education and keeps you up to date on exciting trends, it’s a lot of fun! And being able to collect multiple CEUs all in one place is convenient, cost-effective and time-efficient. However, attending...
by Wayne Clark | Jun 15, 2018 | About Education, About Food, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About Science, About The Body, About Us, Articles |
By NASM Turmeric continues to make some impressive health headlines. Best known as the spice behind curry, research is showing how it can potentially play a role in weight loss, along with preventing Alzheimer’s disease, cancer and other conditions. Introduction Most...
by Wayne Clark | Jun 11, 2018 | About Food, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About People, About The Body, About Us, Articles |
By GEOFF LECOVIN Ever wonder if soy is healthy? Read on to find out more plus a peek into the foods and products it’s in. WHAT IS SOY? Soybeans are a type of legume native to East Asia. They are an excellent source of high-quality protein, along with being low in...
by Wayne Clark | Jun 8, 2018 | About Children, About Education, About Food, About General, About Health, About Precision Nutrition, About Science, About The Body, About Us, Articles |
By Ryan Andrews & Brian St. Pierre Exploring the pros and cons of this controversial food group. We’re often asked whether dairy is good or bad. Short answer: It depends. In this article, we’ll help you make sense of the research — and the wildly different...
by Wayne Clark | Apr 30, 2018 | About Education, About Food, About General, About Health, About Life, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Us, Articles, Uncategorized |
Vincent M. Pedre, M.D.Gut Health Specialist & Best-Selling Author The mbg Collective is a curated group of our most trusted wellness advisers. Since 2009, we’ve had the brightest, most passionate, and mission-driven leaders in wellness share their intimate...
by Wayne Clark | Jan 12, 2018 | About General, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Us, Articles |
By By Rick Richey, MS, LMT, NASM-CPT, CES, PES My years of corporate education in the fitness industry have proven over and over again, to me, that people are afraid of the word “SALES.” Many people wanting to become trainers have called foul on this ominous word and...
by Wayne Clark | Jan 1, 2018 | About Food, About General, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Us, Articles |
By FABIO COMANA Baking soda? Check out this kitchen cupboard staple’s role in exercise performance. Interestingly, December 30th is Bicarbonate of Soda Day – odd to think that we dedicate a day to commemorate a compound when so many exist. Historically, sodium...
by Wayne Clark | Dec 27, 2017 | About Food, About General, About Health, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Us, Articles |
By Kimberly SnyderNutritionist & Best-Selling Author We all want great skin because it’s one of the first things people see! And while we rely on skin care products and makeup to some degree, I’m a firm believer in building beauty from the inside out—skin,...
by Wayne Clark | Dec 18, 2017 | About Health, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Us, Articles |
By Amanda Vogel MA If you’re still ignoring social media as a marketing/communication tool for your fitness business in 2018, you need to catch up. With few exceptions, strategically using social media is now part of most people’s business life. There’s no need to...
by Wayne Clark | Nov 24, 2017 | About General, About Life, About NASM, About People, About Us, Articles |
AMANDA VOGEL, MA These shortcuts make everything from using apps to creating graphics or videos more time efficient and less finicky. Preparing a constant stream of social-media posts that are interesting to your followers can be annoyingly time-consuming. Luckily,...
by Wayne Clark | Oct 30, 2017 | About Food, About General, About Health, About NASM, About Us, Articles |
by BRIAN KENT, NASM-CPT, CES, PES Before you grab a Halloween fun size candy out of the cauldron, here’s the creepy calorie count that will have you haunting the gym. October is known for homecoming, pumpkins and pumpkin-flavored everything, postseason baseball, the...
by Wayne Clark | Aug 22, 2017 | About General, About Injuries, About NASM, About Science, About The Body, About Us, Articles |
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)....
by Wayne Clark | Sep 13, 2016 | About Fitness, About Food, About General, About Health, About Science, About The Body, About Us, Articles |
By Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE Ketogenic diets have become incredibly popular. Early research suggests this high-fat, very low-carb diet may benefit several health conditions. Although some of the evidence is from case studies and animal research, results from human...
by Wayne Clark | Aug 25, 2016 | About Fitness, About General, About Injuries, About NASM, About People, About The Body, About Trainers, About Training, About Us, Articles |
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...
by Wayne Clark | May 1, 2016 | About General, About Health, About Life, About People, About The Body, About Us, Articles |
by Dr. Kellyann Petrucci Kellyann Petrucci, ND, a leading naturopathic physician and nutritionist, is a weight-loss and natural anti-aging expert. This week, we’re sharing Dr. Petrucci’s expertise in a series on fighting inflammation for optimal health. To...
by Wayne Clark | Apr 28, 2016 | About Fitness, About General, About People, About The Body, About Trigger Point™, About Us, Articles |
By KYLE STULL In Part 1 of Key Steps to Muscle Care, we discussed some of the many stresses of holiday travel. Now that you’re going to plan ahead, bring your own snacks, water bottle, and have packed your foam roller, let’s take a look at the upper body. Part 1...
by Wayne Clark | Apr 5, 2016 | About Food, About General, About Health, About The Body, About Us, Articles |
By Divya Gugnami Research shows certain foods suddenly become healthier when eaten in combination. From spinach and beets to red wine and apples, here are 10 pairings that boost each other’s benefits. Why does orange juice taste so good with oatmeal? And what is it...
by Wayne Clark | Mar 4, 2016 | About Fitness, About General, About Health, About NASM, About Science, About The Body, About Us, Articles |
By Fabio Comana. A fundamental attribute of fitness has always been our relentless pursuit of new ideas when it comes to programming. Whether evolutionary or incremental in nature; trend or fad, we appear to thrive on challenging the status quo in our quest for...
by Wayne Clark | Feb 11, 2016 | About Fitness, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About Science, About Us, Articles |
By Josh Trent With a surge of new fitness apps, wearable devices, and wellness technologies, trainers are beginning to enter the next level of smart coaching with the potential to garner more money from clients that are getting better results. This January, at the...
by Wayne Clark | Feb 2, 2016 | About Education, About Fitness, About General, About Health, About Life, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Us, Articles |
By National Academy of Sports Medicine Increase your heart smarts with info on how exercise impacts your heart, how to measure fitness via heart rate, and top cardio concerns fitness pros should know. How it Works Your heart weighs only about 10 ounces and is roughly...
by Wayne Clark | Dec 8, 2015 | About General, About Health, About Injuries, About NASM, About Science, About The Body, About Training, About Us, Articles |
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...
by Wayne Clark | Nov 17, 2015 | About Fitness, About General, About Health, About Life, About NASM, About People, About The Body, About Us, Articles |
By Emily Bailey “Well, there it is again… another disappointing number. I just don’t understand. I trained hard at the gym all this week and I know I ate healthy too. I was feeling great until I saw the number on the scale that indicated I haven’t lost a pound this...
by Wayne Clark | Apr 28, 2015 | About Education, About General, About Health, About Life, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Us, Articles |
By Claudia Friedlander, DMus, NASM-CPT As a voice teacher, I was drawn to fitness to develop a sports-specific training protocol for singers. Corrective exercise techniques are often just as important as vocalises for helping my students to become the best singers...
by Wayne Clark | Feb 24, 2015 | About Food, About General, About Health, About Life, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Us, Articles |
Have we fallen in love with convenient, processed foods? With busy schedules, fast-food restaurants on every corner, and an abundance of comfort foods available (even at the local Starbucks), it’s no wonder we opt for all those fatty, salty and sweet foods. It just...
by Wayne Clark | Oct 29, 2014 | About Education, About General, About Health, About People, About Science, About The Body, About Us, Articles |
By Fabio Comana, MA, MS, NASM-CPT, CES, PES, NASM Faculty Instructor Neuroplascity was a relatively unknown term until the 1970s when scientists began accepting the notion that our brain is a not a physiologically static organ, becoming fixed shortly after birth with... 