The Best and Worst Fourth of July Foods and Drinks

Although we tend to see fewer clients in the summer as most head out on summer vacations, things always seem to get busy the week before Independence ...



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How To Select the Right Intensity and Repetitions

Are you familiar with the movie Groundhog Day? In the movie the main character, played by Bill Murray, has to relive the same day over and over and ...



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How to Select the Right Exercises for Your Clients

Working out, exercising, getting fit, being physically active…whatever you call it we all know that it plays an integral part of an active an...



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Summer Boot Camp: Core Workout

Summer Boot Camp finishes up with the final workout of this three-part series: core conditioning. A toned and tight tummy can make you appear taller a...



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5 Great Post-workout Snacks

Health-conscious individuals can spend a lot of time planning and scheduling their workouts to get the greatest possible benefit. But an intense wor...



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The Problem With Lifting Too Little

A recent television commercial advertised the wonders of a new type of cat litter. The scenes transition from a woman in a parking lot loading her c...



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How to Help Your Clients Develop a Positive Self-Image

Ahhh, summer is almost here. Newspapers and magazines, in fact the entire media, seems to have found a seasonally sensational way to fill space&hell...



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Summer Boot Camp: Legs Workout

The Summer Boot Camp series continues with workout number two—a leg workout that is going to test your strength, balance, speed and power. Maint...



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6 Great Pre-workout Snacks

Eating regularly throughout the day is essential for providing your body with appropriate fuel. But individual nutritional requirements can be quite d...



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Customer Retention Tips for Personal Trainers and Fitness Studios

Current estimates throughout the business world, including the fitness industry, suggest that attracting a new customer is five times the cost of re...



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Bikini Boot Camp: Arms Workout

Summer is just right around the corner and that means it’s time to start strengthening and toning up for the season. In this three-part workout ...



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Metabolic Conditioning Wedding Workout

In this third and final installment of this series, I provide a metabolic conditioning workout that you can share with your clients who want to shape ...



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Body Type Workouts: How to Train Clients With an Android Body Type

In part 1 of this blog, we learned about the gynoid body type and a few workouts that may benefit clients who have greater fat distribution in the low...



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Body Type Workouts: How to Train Clients With a Gynoid Body Type

In today’s society, we are inundated with incredibly lean, tall, thin bodies all over the Internet and magazine covers. We know that not all of ...



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Why Fitness Pros Should Focus on Helping Each Other Instead of Competing with Each Other

Did you hear about the fitness professional who said he was banned from attending future classes at a SoulCycle studio. The reason? SoulCycle cited ...



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3 Foods for Healthy Skin

Fresh, younger-looking skin is something everyone can appreciate. And with summer around the corner, many of us are turning our attention to what we p...



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