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5 Simple Ways To Ease Sore Muscles After A Challenging Workout
Why are Your Muscles Sore After a Workout? When you exercise, you put a strain on your muscles. This strain causes microscopic tears in the muscle fibers, which in turn

Top Ways to Manage Stress Through Exercise and Movement
In this lesson, we will discuss the physical dimensions of stress and some of the ways coaches can be more effective in helping clients manage their stress levels. There are

Proven Client Strategies for Stress Management and Improving Quality of Life
Now it is time to start learning about specific stress management strategies. The more you can learn about stress management techniques the more options you have for plans. In this

Stress Management Portfolio for Coaches
Up to this point you have collected some important information about stress as a Stress Management Coach prior to getting certified. Now you have more knowledge needed to create plans

Developing a Personal Stress Profile of Your Coaching Client
Your client may have tried some stress management techniques before; part of the problem may be that they did not learn the technique in the ways that work for them

The Surprising Connection Between Stress and Self-esteem
Stress and self-esteem are intricately linked in the same way that stress is linked to our physical and mental health. Not only does low self-esteem make us more vulnerable to

Most Dangerous Effects of Stress on The Human Body
What Is Stress Doing to You? We have lots of ways to describe the feelings of stress. Keyed up, wound up, geared up, fired up — all those expressions contain

The Science of Chronic Stress and How to Coach Your Clients
Chronic stress is much different from acute stress, although its long-term effects are much the same. Chronic stress has nothing to do with change. Chronic stress is long-term, constant, unrelenting

How to Manage Episodic Stress
Episodic stress is like a lot of acute stress — in other words, a lot of life changes all at once and over a period. People who suffer from episodic

How Does a Coach Handle Resistance to Change from a Client?
Objectives for this Lesson: Know the skills required to recognize a client’s resistance to change Learn how to recognize ambivalence to change (resistance) Understand how resistance begins or manifests Be

How to Turn a Free Training Session into a Paying Client
What’s the Best Approach to Turn Regular Gym Members into Clients? When it comes to converting gym members into personal training clients, there are a few key strategies and approaches

5 Surprising Reasons Why a Personal Trainer Should Learn Biomechanics
Written by Scott Gaines NESTA Director + Senior Vice President What is Biomechanics? Biomechanics is the study of the mechanical laws that govern the movement or structure of living organisms.