Congratulations to all certified personal trainers! After proudly displaying the newly-minted certificate on the gym wall, eager new trainers feel completely prepared to take on…
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Author: Cathleen Kronemer
Posts by Cathleen Kronemer:
Supplement Series: Efficacy of Chromium and Alpha-Lipoic Acid
In this next installment of our series on bodybuilding supplements, we cast a discerning eye on 2 products frequently consumed by dedicated athletes, chromium picolinate…
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Strengthening Nutritional Immunology Across the Lifespan
Dietitians and research scientists share the long-held belief that nutrition can exert a powerful influence on one’s overall health. Poor dietary habits rank as the…
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Blood Clots and Anticoagulants: Training Clients on Blood Thinners
As personal trainers, our training renders us well-versed in the subtleties of tweaking clients’ workouts to accommodate a variety of chronic health issues, of which…
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Myostatin: Medical Breakthrough May Lead Athletes Astray
Any serious athlete knows that good results take time: dedication to training, proper nutrition, adequate rest, all of these things are strong contributors to any successful outcome. Some athletes choose to add a variety of natural supplements to their training regimen; yet even with this boost, there is no single “magic pill“ that can instantly transform the physique. Or is there?
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Protein or Total Calories: What’s More Important for Hypertrophy?
There seem to be conflicting opinions about what’s most important to grow muscles: the intake of protein or total calories. Personal trainers should know that…
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Adenosine and its Role in ATP and Athletic Energy
Adenosine Triphosphate is present in every living cell of the body. It is also available as a dietary supplement. Each year, the supplementation industry spends millions…
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Does Exercise Lower or Raise Cortisol Levels
Are you stressing your personal training clients out by altering cortisol levels during exercise? We all know that there is a sweet spot when it…
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Rhabdomyolysis: The Life-Threatening Effects of Muscle Breakdown
Exertional rhabdomyolysis is a fairly unknown and rare, but dangerous consequence of overtraining that every certified personal trainer should become aware of. Read on to…
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BP Low? You Can Still Get Up and Go!
As trainers, we have many goals for our diverse client base. Most trainees are striving to improve body composition, lose weight, increase endurance, and in…
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Foreshadowing: Can Prehab Prevent Rehab?
The human body was designed to move. We are functioning at our very best when we take advantage of the blessing of mobility, and allow…
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Experience vs. Education: What Do Clients Really Value?
As I was preparing to take my certification exam, a trainer at the gym shared with me a very profound tenet of the industry: “Clients…
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