Pandemic Pivoting Tips from NFPT’s 2021 Spotlighted Personal Trainers

We’ve all seen the meme by now: “The moment you realize 2022 is really 2020, too”. I prefer to go into this new year with a bit more optimism and appreciation for some of the good things that came out of 2021. Like, getting to know some of our rockstar NFPT trainers and getting insights […]

Matt Veltri–NFPT Personal Trainer Spotlight

Matt Veltri is an NFPT certified personal trainer who was born and raised in Morgantown, W. Va., and now resides in Aventura, Fla., with his family. He’s a husband and a dad to one boy with his second on the way! He holds an MS in Safety Science and maintains both the certified safety professional […]

What is Cellulite and Why Do Women Get It?

As a woman and a fitness professional, I have both “suffered” with and fielded countless questions about cellulite. If you as a personal trainer serve women in your practice, I guarantee this topic will arise and you should be prepared to handle both the scientific explanation of cellulite and also the discontent frequently associated with […]

Do Any Treatments Really Work to Reduce Cellulite?

We recently discussed the potential reasons why cellulite can affect up to 90% of women, including hormonal imbalance, poor diet, excess adipose, and genetic factors. While totally eliminating cellulite is an unfair goal to set for any woman since a definitive “cure” has yet to be identified, there are approaches explored by researchers and reported […]

Stevie-Lauren Pepple–NFPT Personal Trainer Spotlight

Meet NFPT-CPT Stevie-Lauren Pepple, another shining example of how much someone can accomplish before turning 21! She is 20 years old from Angola, Ind., and a full-time student at Purdue University Fort Wayne, slated to graduate in spring 2023. There, she is studying Elementary Education and plans to use her degree to become a Physical […]

How to Do a Standing Cable Pullover

While pull-ups and pull-downs reign supreme when building strength and size (as all compound exercises do) on the lats, sometimes we need to offer variations that can still adequately challenge this muscle—especially when working with clients in a home gym. Every pullover movement is, in fact, full shoulder flexion moving into extension, and will specifically […]

Blake Sama–NFPT Personal Trainer Spotlight

Blake Sama, an NFPT-CPT for 15 years, was born and raised in Arlington, Mass., a suburb of Boston. He moved into the city for school and never left. Blake holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical and biomedical engineering from Northeastern University. He works to use his NFPT certification and educational background to bring […]

Ramon Maisonet–NFPT Personal Trainer Spotlight

Meet Ramon Maisonet, born in NYC and raised in upstate NY and also Puerto Rico where he developed a love for the beach. In his youth, Ramon ran track and played soccer, touch football, and handball. He started “working out” in college, where he majored in Psychology, eventually going on to grad school and practicing […]

How to Perform Olympic Lifts: The Clean

Discovering that Olympic lifting isn’t only for Olympic competitors or elite athletes is important for well-rounded personal trainers. This category of power training can be valuable for all of our fitness clients. Read on to find out how to perform Olympic lifts and properly instruct them to your clients. Breaking Down the Olympic Lifts While […]

Michelle Stein–NFPT Personal Trainer Spotlight

Meet Michelle Stein, an NFPT-CPT born and raised in North Massapequa on Long Island, New York. She attended Roger Williams College in Bristol, RI for a year and then transferred to LIU-CW Post campus. At both schools, she played competitive tennis which she still enjoys today and along with pickleball. After graduating with a bachelor’s […]