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…
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NFPT Blog
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Gathering Fitness Client Feedback
Client progress, whether it’s physical or mental, is feedback that informs program design, changes, and direction. However, clients have a story to tell, a narrative…
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The Perfect ‘Boxing for Fitness’ Class Structure
I’m a huge fan of including boxing for fitness-type classes as there are so many fitness benefits to boxing! Plus, it’s a lot of fun…
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and Recovery for Athletes
Personal trainers should be well-versed in all cutting-edge treatments related to recovery and general health, especially when such treatments can be utilized by athletes or…
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Blood Sugar and Metabolism: Why Calories aren’t King
Wouldn’t our jobs as personal trainers be much easier if all there was to healthy weight maintenance and optimal well-being was striking a balance between…
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The Three Best Exercises For Ankle Joint Mobility
You may have to realize that your clients, or even yourself, have some significant ankle joint mobility limitations. Hopefully, you’ve also come to realize how…
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7 Fitness Business Essentials
Owning a business is a huge undertaking, even if the business is small. It is important to make sure you cover your bases and ensure…
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VO2 Max for Healthspan
Regardless of what a client’s focus is for fitness, personal trainers can and should stress the importance of sustaining and building cardiorespiratory and cardiovascular capacity.…
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Understanding Tempo: Can Specific Eccentric Cadence Can Boost Hypertrophy and Strength?
Understanding lifting tempo is complicated enough for trainers, and most likely completely escaping your clients’ attention. Science reveals different outcomes for how we apply such…
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Four Sleep Travel Tips
Vacation and sleep seem to be a perfect pair. Except when noisy hotels and time zone changes get in the way of rest and relaxation.…
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Online Training Options
It’s no surprise that training clients online has seen a rapid increase over the past few years! Every year ACSM releases the top 20 fitness…
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5 Rules For Shooting “Gym Videos”
Working in the fitness industry, it is not uncommon for our news feeds on social media to be full of various gym videos. We may…
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