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| Yoga with Weights >> |
 Looking
for a way to get more out of your yoga workouts? Sherri Baptiste
has added weights to the yoga classes she teaches at various
locations in Marin County, California. "Yoga with weights
is one of the best ways to achieve overall physical fitness
and personal well being physically, mentally and spiritually,"
says Baptiste, author of the recently published book, Yoga
With Weights for Dummies (Wiley 2006)... >> |
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| Training the Novice Triathlete >> |
By
Catherine Logan, MSPT
As the weather gets consistently warmer, some of your clients
may be inspired to participate in one of the 100+ triathlons
offered each month in the summer. But with 50% of triathletes
sustaining an injury in the 6-month preseason period and 37%
sustaining an injury during the competition season, proper
training, especially for the novice athlete, is very important.
To reduce potential complications, personal trainers should
focus on physical preparation and musculoskeletal-injury prevention,
recommends Catherine Logan, MSPT... >> |
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| Music Matters >> |
By
Juliane Arney
When it comes
to music, do you still cling to your cassette tapes and CDs
or are you a technohead? As intimidating as the digital music
revolution can be, it also provides numerous options and opportunities
for fitness instructors to motivate participants and personalize
each class! With hundreds of songs loaded into an iPod, you
can give boredom a boot and quickly deliver a fresh mix of
songs each class... >> |
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you have a supervisor or colleague who could benefit
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Meet Some Outstanding Members!
Bill De Simone
Princeton, New Jersey
Member Since 1997
A focus on biomechanics and a desire to attract the inactive exerciser are what motivate personal trainer Bill De Simone. "Most of what I do professionally, from promotion to pricing to exercise selection, is done with the goal of drawing in the nonexerciser," says Bill. His interest in incorporating biomechanics and... >> |
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If
you don’t believe that a room full of positive people
can pump up your attitude and change your outlook, then
you haven’t been to an IDEA event lately. From April
21-23, attendees of 2006 IDEA Fitness Fusion in Rosemont,
Illinois, were infused with a brand of energy that only
top-flight presenters and a superb education program can
confer... 
