Inclusivity and Accessibility in the Fitness Center

Disability, a topic often deftly sidestepped within the confines of a fitness center, deserves our attention. As personal trainers or gym owners, we have the power to make dramatic changes towards improving the lives of billions of people …one open-minded step at a time. The first step in creating this accepting, accessible environment of fitness […]

High Blood Sugar Lowers Aerobic Fitness

Although exercise is essential for good health, high blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels can undermine or even cancel out the benefits of aerobic exercise. Hyperglycemia and Workout Capacity Individuals with consistently high levels of blood sugar seem to derive less benefit from their workouts than their non-hyperglycemic counterparts, according to a cautionary new study […]

Pandemic Protection: COVID-19 Liability Waivers for Fitness Professionals

As fitness professionals, our training and predilections guide us to place a high value on clients’ overall health. We strive to navigate the safest and healthiest road possible while helping them achieve their fitness goals. In the face of 2020’s viral pandemic, we must proceed with extra caution, not only for health’s sake, but for […]

Circuits, Combos, and Complexes: 3 Cs to Boost Clients’ Progress

Circuits, combos, and complexes, known as “the 3 C’s of metabolic training”, can be easily integrated into clients’ traditional workout programs. Learn more about these challenging moves and prepare for unprecedented results! Short on Time, Long on Results Professional athletes, including bodybuilders, gravitate to the gym and usually look forward to intense personal training sessions […]

Insulin Use and Abuse: Helpful or Lethal?

Insulin, the hormone widely recognized for its role in regulating blood glucose levels in the body, serves as a lifeline for many diabetics. Insulin abuse is the latest deadly trend among elite athletes and bodybuilders seeking to boost muscle growth and endurance. An estimated 25% of steroid abusers also take supplemental insulin. But, is the […]

Can Recreational Drinking Improve Bone Density?

Studies have revealed that alcohol consumption plays a definitive role in the preservation of bone density, similarly to an increase in lean muscle mass. Before suggesting happy hour to your middle-aged clients, learn about this correlation and its interesting potential to delay onset of bone loss. Taking Bone Mass Beyond Calcium Osteoporosis, a degenerative disease […]

Juice Fasts and Exercise: Detox or Dangerous?

After returning from a farmer’s market with an armload of nature’s bounty, placing it all in a blender and creating a week’s worth of liquid meals may be an alluring prospect to some. Prior to embarking upon an uncharted juicing expedition, you may wish to consider just how the body reacts to a week without […]

Injury Prevention: Fundamentals of Assessing Risky Movement Patterns

Physical therapists and sports medicine professionals often use the term “overuse injuries” to describe the unfortunate result of repetitive actions executed with sub-standard technique. Trainers witness this time and time again, as eager exercisers misuse fitness equipment or lack the strength and/or mobility required to properly lift a heavily loaded barbell, for instance. Often not […]

Fitness Trackers and “Techorexia”

Today’s “gym attire” extends well beyond the latest in designer Lycra clothing. Wearable technology encircles the wrists of a number of personal training clients and fitness enthusiasts seeking to improve their health, endurance, muscle mass, or running speed. Accuracy aside, a potentially dangerous pattern may be brought on by these gadgets and deserves our attention. […]

The Epsom Salt Soak: Healing or Hype?

After a particularly strenuous workout, individuals often seek relief in a hot bath infused with Epsom salts. While the effectiveness of such a soak remains largely anecdotal, experts agree that it certainly can’t hurt! So what information can you trust about Epsom salts? Let’s talk about what it is and how it theoretically works for […]