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The Importance of Microassessing Your Personal Training Clients
Strategies for Microassessing Your Clients Exercise instruction, when done properly, requires that trainers microassess movements, as an ongoing best practice. From the onset, trainers have to know all of the

Running a Successful Functional Training Business
Success comes in many forms. As a Certified Functional Training Specialist, success means greater business and income for the trainer and results for the client, with a sense of satisfaction

Phasing Out Plastics in Your Kitchen
Phasing Out Plastics in Your Kitchen While going green in the kitchen can save money on energy costs, eco-friendly products have a reputation for being expensive and either less available
Linear vs Non-Linear (Undulating) Periodization | Fitness Program Design Considerations
What are the Phases of Exercise Periodization? American scientists modified the preparatory period creating three phases for more refined differences in training intensity and volume. The preparatory phase consists of

Winter Running Tips
When it comes to winter running, many runners need a little help. So, here are my top winter running tips. These are extremely useful for runners whose first winter is

How to Consume Fats Responsibly
How to Consume Fats Responsibly As health professionals, we tend to witness a lot of misunderstandings when we start talking about fat as a macronutrient. It has been like carbohydrates in

Factors That Influence Energy Expenditure
There are a few different factors that influence energy expense in humans, all equally important to understand. Resting Metabolic Rate This is the body’s largest user of energy. This term

What Does NUTRITION Actually Mean?
What Does NUTRITION Actually Mean? Have you ever stopped to wonder what the term NUTRITION means? Most people think of one thing: food. Nutrition is so much more than that!

The Mental and Emotional Aspects of Fitness and Physical Activity
The psychology of exercise includes the scientific lessons of the psychological issues which are connected with involvement and presentation in sport, exercise or any other types of physical activity. The

Functional Assessments of Dysfunction
Functional Assessments of Dysfunction Assessments typically either receive high accolades or are soundly denounced as unworthy of our professional time. The difficulty can be that the information gathered is often

Functional Training: Top 10 Common Questions
Question 1: What is functional training? Functional training is the utilization of exercises that involve complex, multi-joint movements of the upper body, core and lower body in each exercise. These

How to Make 15% More Money as A Coach
Yes, 15% MORE . THIS is How You Do It… This is not “pie in the sky” thinking. This is not some crazy idea. This is a list of 5 simple things you