The Difference Between Health, Skill and Physical Fitness

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The Difference Between Health, Skill and Physiological Fitness Fitness, in the simplest of definitions, is a multi-dimensional concept that means performing activities with adequate vigor and energy. This term may conjure up various visions of lean, muscular bodies doing exercise classes, biking, running, lifting, etc. This type of visual interpretation may have deleterious consequences on […]

Types of Cardiovascular Activity

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Everyone has an opinion about the best form of cardiovascular exercise. Just like resistance training, there is no one best cardiovascular exercise. Sometimes the best exercise is the one the client will do, as long as the risks or drawbacks do not outweigh the benefits. For this reason, it is important for each individual to […]

Questions To Ask Yourself If You Want to Become a Personal Trainer

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Questions To Ask Yourself If You Want to Become a Personal Trainer This article is originally published in the NESTA Personal Fitness Trainer manual. NESTA and the Spencer Institute have come together to create a system that is designed to maximize your success. The first thing you need to do is start asking yourself a few important […]

What is the Job of a Certified Personal Fitness Trainer?

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What does a professional Certified Personal Fitness Trainer really do? The goal is simple: to help clients reach their goals in the most efficient, effective, and safest way possible. This means designing programs that include exercising without wasted effort. Such programs minimize injury and maximize the benefits of improved performance, whatever the goal may be. […]

The Importance of Being a Personal Fitness Trainer

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What is a Personal Fitness Trainer? By definition, a personal fitness trainer is a fitness professional that provides individualized exercise programming and client instruction. Programming and client instruction has changed dramatically over time and will continue to change for years to come. Your NESTA education and continuing education courses are designed to keep you at […]

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