Fitness professionals are poised to benefit from employers’ battles against surging healthcare costs.

A roundup of genetic research reveals how variability and lifestyle intervention make exercise programming much more complex than “One size fits all.”

Take a look back at how fitness transformed the world in its first three decades—and a look forward to how you will transform your clients in the decades ahead.

Continuing education quizzes: Get up to 5 CECs quickly with quizzes from this issue.

Client Success Story: The foundation of a strong corporate fitness program is built from the top down.

Fitness Entrepreneur: How to use mystery shoppers to improve your fitness business.

ExRx: What video games teach us about motivating clients.

The latest in nutrition news and science.

Nutrition: How to turn flexibility, social interaction and wellness vision into a winning fitness strategy.

Group Ex Skills & Drills: Learn how to navigate professional challenges specific to group fitness instructors.

Ebb: Incorporate these four stretches into your cool-downs to keep participants looking and feeling younger.

Class Take-Out: Combine kickboxing drills with HIIT and standing Pilates moves for a complete class experience.

Buzz: Get new ideas for a wider population from this cross-section of classes.

Wellness news and research from around the world.

Inner IDEA: Avoid burnout with self-care techniques that are simple and fun.

Fitness Forum: “Although the protocols for [FAI] rehab recommended crutches for 3 weeks, the surgeons I consulted with recommended weight bearing as soon as possible.” —John Platero

IDEA FitnessConnect: Use one simple bundle of resources to reach clients—and potential clients.

Research: Italian study weighs the value of breakfast before exercise.