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Power Skills for Personal Trainers

The “softer side” of coaching refers to the psychological, emotional, and communication skills that coaches and trainers rely on to better...

Posted July 2nd, 2026

by Cathleen

Kronemer

A Focus on Time: Hour-Long Training Sessions or Multiple 30-Minute Workouts?

The gym where I have worked for almost 4 decades recently considered encouraging clients to purchase 30-minute personal training sessions, perhaps...

Posted June 29th, 2026

by Cathleen

Kronemer

How to Read Scientific Disagreement Without Picking Sides

One of the things I enjoy most about teaching at the university level is helping students become more scientifically literate. In...

Posted June 26th, 2026

by Tim

Hanway

Is Muscle-Centric Medicine Wrong? Understanding Why the Science Seems to Disagree

When Good Scientists Reach Different Conclusions In the previous article, we explored one of the biggest misconceptions surrounding skeletal muscle. Rather...

Posted June 22nd, 2026

by Tim

Hanway

Beyond Muscle Mass: Why the Biggest Debate in Exercise Science Is Asking the Wrong Question

The Question We Should Really Be Asking If you’ve spent any time reading exercise science research lately (or even scrolling through...

Posted June 22nd, 2026

by Tim

Hanway

Do Longevity Clinics Offer a Realistic Hope of Healthier, Longer Lives?

Star Trek, the long-running television show that brought the realm of science fiction into our living rooms, starred a character whose...

Posted June 18th, 2026

by Cathleen

Kronemer

Understanding Biomarker Changes: Exercise-Induced or True Cardiac Injury?

Cardiovascular biomarkers, long considered an ideal tool for diagnosing cardiovascular diseases and disorders with precision, speed, and high accuracy, have typically...

Posted June 16th, 2026

by Cathleen

Kronemer

Recovery Lounges Can Propel Clients to Greater Gains

Today’s personal training clients seek more than just well-equipped workout spaces. Recovery has evolved into a nonnegotiable aspect of modern fitness...

Posted June 8th, 2026

by Cathleen

Kronemer

Dance Fitness: The Connection Between Cognition and Movement

Dance-based exercise and, by extension, rehabilitation, can serve as models for learning and memory, visuospatial orientation, mental imagery, and multimodal sensory-motor...

Posted June 5th, 2026

by Cathleen

Kronemer

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