How to Set Your Sights on Training Visually Impaired Clients
It would be a fallacious expection to believe you’ll only ever encounter non-disabled clientele in your career in the fitness industry. One possibility is being asked to coach visually impaired clients. As a personal trainer at a large community center, I am fortunate to be able to work with a variety of professionals, each of […]
Failure to Plan is a Plan for Failure
In our home over the past few months, schedules seem to be dictated by football. Even though our favorite season, college basketball time, is already underway, the Super Bowl and of course its commercials were certainly on everyone’s mind. I am actually taking a break from all the professional football team discussions, and am thinking […]
Forward Thinkers Train Backward
As a personal trainer, the skill of aiming a bow and arrow toward a target has never been on my radar… not even in the same zip code!!! However, as is the case with many significant life lessons, I gain the most powerful insights from the most random events. In considering how an arrow is shot […]
Poorly Managed Protein Can Undo Your Goals
If your personal trainer, athletic coach, or dietitian has ever preached to you about the merits of protein in your diet, consider yourself to be in good hands. Most athletes, whether they consider themselves to be recreational, competitive, professional, or even Olympic hopefuls, do have a unique set of requirements when it comes to consuming […]
The Importance of Juxtaposing Mindfulness and Fitness
What’s on your mind when you exercise? We all exercise for different reasons. Sometimes our reasons vary with the workout itself: perhaps we prefer training biceps and triceps instead of quads, simply because we can see progress developing more easily. Clients often report that nothing kicks their endorphins into high gear like a good 3-mile […]
Serve It Up and Have a Ball: The Benefits of Tennis
Spring and summer are the two favorite seasons for many outdoor sports enthusiasts. At this time of year, parks abound with softball leagues for all ages, bicycle riders, joggers, and tennis players. The fun of tennis goes way beyond those cute little white shorts and skirts; as it turns out, this sport offers a considerable […]
Making The Right Connections: Merging PT (Physical Therapy) with PT (Personal Training)
You are unique, the only individual in the world who can be “you”. Even identical twins possess a few unique characteristics. So it is in the world of kinesiology and fitness; the same letter designation is not always indicative of the same title or role. Many active individuals often find themselves in need of some […]
Moving The Body Can Harness The Brain
Clients seek out personal training for a myriad of reasons. For trainers, our job is made infinitely easier when a client comes to us seeking nutritional modifications/weight loss, increased muscle mass, or improved endurance. However, I have a few clients who look forward to their personal training hour for reasons fairly unrelated to the gym. […]
What Comes After The Olympics?
I am a huge fan of the Summer Olympic Games. Whether it is track and field, gymnastics, diving or swimming, I love watching hard-working young athletes reach the pinnacle of their sport. They have trained hard most of their lives, some having embraced and pursued their passion since the age of 5 or 6! By […]
The Post-Workout Fuel Puzzle–Shake It Up…Or Not?
Plenty of articles have been written by experts in the fitness industry stressing the importance of post-workout “fuel” as a complement to rigorous training. We try to pass some of this information on to our clients, feeling remiss in our professionalism should we neglect to address this vital component of a healthy lifestyle. However, the […]