5 Reasons to Maintain Your Professional Certification

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6 Benefits of Using Foam Rollers

Foam rollers are an effective method of reducing tension and increasing muscle length for either a pre-workout warm-up or post-exercise active recover...

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Stop Loading and Start Exploding: Power Training for Powerful Aging

Muscle strength is an important factor for aging well, but it might not be quite as important as you think. Muscle power—the ability to generate...

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4 Ways to Make a Good First Impression as a Group Fitness Instructor

Being a group fitness instructor means you must always be ready to make a good first impression—whether you’re a sub in a roomful of parti...

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Exercise for Optimal Brain Function

With Alzheimer’s disease ranking as the fifth leading cause of death in people over the age of 65 in the United States, it is no wonder it&rsquo...

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Exercise Professionals: The Critical Link Between Clinic and Community

With rising healthcare costs and the subsequent push to return patients to health sooner, a team care model that includes an appropriately-qualified e...

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10-minute Upper-body Workout: Total Arm Burnout

If you’re like most people, you are busier than ever, with little time to yourself. But here’s some good news: You can increase your stren...

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5 Innovative Ways to Use Your Personal Trainer Certification

The most obvious way to use your ACE Personal Trainer Certification is to train clients of course. But there are other possible paths to make the most...

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10 Yoga Poses to Alleviate Low Back Pain

Just a couple of months ago, I pulled a low back muscle while lifting weights. This was not the first time I had injured this muscle, so I knew I need...

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Nutrition and Brain Health

The brain is a remarkable organ. It is responsible for your ability to think, problem solve, process emotions, make memories, your five senses (sight,...

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Let's Grow PHIT Families

Staying healthy and active can be a struggle for many Americans to afford, and those financial struggles can be even greater for parents and families....

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Plyo Play

Time flies when you’re having fun, which is why some workouts feel so long. Where did all the fun go? When something is fun, we usually want to ...

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Cardio Exercises for Active Agers

Working with older adult clients can be hugely rewarding, particularly because regular physical activity can play a crucial role in helping them maint...

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Assessing Functional Fitness in Mature Adults

Improving physical function should be one of the primary objectives of working with your older clients. Because older adults vary widely in their phys...

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How to Improve Mobility in the Hips and Shoulders

In common usage, “mobility training” has come to mean what “flexibility training” once meant for many of our clients. Whatever...

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