How to Create a Movement Training Matrix

When we look at the human body, we typically identify three distinct planes of motion: sagittal, frontal and transverse. Many standard, traditional ex...

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How to Change Others’ Lives Without Ruining Your Own

The alarm goes off at 5 a.m—on a Sunday, no less. Time to change a fitness client’s life. Never mind your last client was at 8 p.m. last n...

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Behavior Change Coaching for Weight Loss

At any given time, about one in four men and two in five women are trying to lose weight. While some will succeed without outside assistance, weight l...

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Better Body Language for Health and Fitness Professionals

It’s been said that it takes seven seconds to make a first impression. Body language is a big part of the instant imprint you make with another ...

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5 Nutrition Changes Clients Need to Make to Lose Weight and Keep It Off

A desire to lose weight is top of both mind and wallet for millions of people, responsible for about $60 billion in spending annually. Despite promise...

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Food Combining: Is it a Good Thing?

Food-combining diets do pretty much what you might think: They promote eating different types of foods, including starches, proteins and fats, in spec...

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Getting Your Clients to Make Lasting Behavioral Changes

Change isn’t easy. Making lasting changes to behavior is rarely a simple or swift process. How can we help clients develop healthy changes that ...

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5 Lunge Variations You Need to Try

Strong, toned, powerful legs build a solid foundation for the body. While squats and deadlifts can be used to start a client’s foundation, lunge...

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How to Choose the Right Protein Bar for You

Whether you refer to them as protein bars, energy bars, nutrition bars snack/meal bars or food bars, these food supplements share one important factor...

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What You Need to Know About Nutrient Timing

Your workout is complete and now the real race begins. As you wipe off the least bead of sweat from your forehead, you rush to the locker room to grab...

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3 Ways to Make Your Group Fitness Classes More Effective

Great group fitness instructors are constantly looking for ways to increase the effectiveness of classes to keep members coming back for more. While t...

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Empathy: The Key to Reaching Clients Affected by Overweight and Obesity

If you work with clients who struggle with obesity and/or are desperate to manage their weight, you have likely found yourself feeling frustrated by y...

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