Personal Training
Client Motivation Cycles: How Fitness Professionals Can Support Seasonal Highs and Lows
Every fitness professional can predict certain patterns in client engagement: the explosive energy of January, the steadiness of spring, the summer slowdowns, and the late-year unraveling that often arrives in…
Reflective Practices That Strengthen Professional Growth
Fitness professionals spend their days empowering others – guiding clients through challenges, celebrating their wins, teaching new skills, and helping them become stronger and more confident. But while trainers excel…
Question of the Month
How are you integrating the popular interest in longevity with your marketing and education about the benefits of fitness training? And, are you highlighting the specific advantages of training with…
Build Community with Evidence-Based Tips
Researchers examine strategies to boost exercise participation across three club types. Building community and increasing engagement are key to client retention. Norwegian School of Sports Sciences researchers in Oslo, Norway,…
Boost Mood with Resistance Training
Study shows reduced feelings of depression after even one training bout. Fitness pros are familiar with the mood lifting benefits of aerobic training. New research shows that a single session…
Buy or Bye: Chia Seed
Infamously hawked as a novelty product to the tune of Ch-ch-ch-chia!, chia seeds have experienced a renaissance as a functional food. The diminutive seeds of the Salvia hispanica plant, native…
People May Not Be Following the Diets They Say They Are
Research shows that low-carb eating might not be so low-carb after all. If any of your clients tells you they are diligently following a specific diet you are justified in…
Study Finds Adding Heat to Meals May Reduce Food Intake
Hot sauce might be the slimming condiment. Spicy food might make us perspire and flush, but it could also help some people eat more slowly and avoid overeating. This according…
The New Science of Women’s Physiology
Why Women’s Physiology Research Is Entering a New Era For much of modern exercise science history, women’s physiology was treated as an unknown variable. Something too complex, too inconsistent, or…
Lifestyle Practices Like Exercise Can Reduce Dementia Prevalence
Losing cognitive function is not inevitable–exercise matters. Exercise is among the most important lifestyle strategies to help slow or prevent cognitive decline. In the United States, about one in five…
As things get hotter, Americans are consuming more sugar, study finds
Heat waves may be shaping the way we eat, with possible health problems. Climate warming in the United States appears to be amping up our sweet tooth, a study in…
Protein Bars May Not Be Such a Good Source of High-Quality Protein, After All
Research suggests it might not be wise to rely on highly processed packaged foods for our muscle-making macro. Perhaps protein bars and steak aren’t created equal. A recent analysis of…
Resistance Training Improves Sleep
Study compares aerobic, strength and combination training on sleep quality. If you have an older client struggling with sleep issues, consider recommending strength training. A study published in Family Medicine…
The Fitness Professional’s Guide to Whole-Person Mental Wellbeing
Mental wellbeing is essential to living a meaningful, engaged and connected life. It influences how people process stress, maintain relationships, make decisions and participate in their communities. For fitness professionals,…
Lesser Processed Foods May Be More Beneficial for Weight Loss
In a real world study, people lost twice as much weight on a diet with minimally processed foods compared to one high in ultra-processed ones. A real-world, long-term study published…
Walking and Chronic Low Back Pain
Regardless of pace, walking for longer periods helps people fight low back pain. While a quicker pace supports longevity and reduces risks of heart disease, new evidence suggests that longer…
Brisk Walking Adds More Benefits
A faster pace can help walkers live longer. Do you use fast walking in warm-ups or interval training? If so, you’re already helping clients build a skill that boosts longevity….
Meditation Apps Are Mainstreaming Mindfulness
Research review notes more than 300 million downloads. Have you asked your clients whether they are using a meditation app? According to a new review in American Psychologist (2025; doi:…
The Science of Tech, Behavior Change and Program Adherence
Digital tools – from wearables to apps to AI coaching platforms – are reshaping how clients track habits, stay accountable and navigate change. Understanding what the science says about technology’s…
The Emerging Science of Interoception
Interoception – our internal sense of breath, heartbeat, pressure, tension and emotional shifts – has become a major point of interest in mind–body research. For fitness professionals, understanding this system…