Five Surefire Ways To Conquer A Mud Run

As a child, you grew up being told to keep out of the mud. As an adult, the option is yours: stay out…or jump in. Hmm. Decisions, decisions. Mud runs are all the rage for the fittest of fit. It challenges the mind and the body in a way that’s totally different than being in […]

Diets Don’t Work

Diets don’t work. Millions of people each year diet and come to the conclusion that diets don’t work. Perhaps a new approach is needed. Actually, it is not a new concept, just a different view. With 68% (2012) of all Americans currently overweight, something must not be working. There are many reasons why diets do […]

Using Water to Fight Fat

Water has many very important jobs to do in the body. The first is to help the body perform day to day duties. The human body is composed of approximately 70% water, so it would seem obvious that we need sufficient water intake to keep our bodies running smoothly. Such bodily functions are: expanding and […]

Connect With Your Personal Training Clients Through Marketing

When I was 10 years old the somewhat campy, rather cheesy, yet totally fantastic move “Flash Gordon” came out. I instantly loved it. The style, the humor, the storyline…it all completely captivated me. I’ve already allowed (okay, made) my oldest two kids watch it and you can be sure the others will get their chance […]

Walking Advice for Your Personal Training Clients

During vigorous walking, the heart beats more rapidly, helping to strengthen the heart muscle. A strong muscle can help lower high blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke. Exercise allows the heart to pump blood more efficiently, improving blood circulation. Walking causes greater capacity, easing breathing and improving the entire respiratory […]

Pains of your Running Clients

Chondromalacia Patella, or “Runner’s Knee”, occurs when repeated stress on the knee causes inflammation and a gradual softening of the cartilage under the kneecap (patella). The inflammation of the cartilage prevents the kneecap from gliding smoothly over the end of the thigh bone (femur) therefore causing pain and swelling of the knee. The underside of […]

Exercise is Strong Medicine for your Personal Training Clients

Patterns of modern living have channeled the average senior into an increasingly sedentary existence. Human beings, however, were built for movement and it appears that physiologically they have not adapted well to this reduced level of activity. “Regular exercise” is necessary to develop and maintain not only an optimal level of health, but also more […]

The Importance of Water for your Personal Training Clients

Water is crucial in the functioning and maintenance of the body. Water is everywhere, from the jelly inside the eyeballs to the fluid inside our skulls in which the brain floats. It helps keep muscles expanding and contracting, the lungs moist for breathing, controls internal and external body temperatures, lubricates joints and maintains the functioning […]

Training Overweight Children

Health professionals and others have expressed a concern at the rising rates of obesity in all segments of the population, including adolescent and children. In less than 30 years, the obesity rate of children and teens has doubled. And for children ages 6 to 11, they have tripled. Much has been written about the probably […]

Sleep is Important for your Personal Training Clients

As many ambitious insomniacs have learned, working out in the evening makes most people too alert to sleep well. You need to schedule your workouts to be more in tune with your body’s natural wake and sleep cycles. In fact, doctors say you sleep best when your metabolism is slower, and that you can control […]