Archive for April 2003
Healthy Cooking Methods
Want to get the most nutritional value out of cooked food? As a rule, rapid cooking techniques are better for retaining nutrients than slower methods. For healthiest results, most experts recommend cooking food thoroughly but rapidly. Try the following methods, described by Catherine Reade, MS, RD, owner of Healthfull Living™ in Littleton, Colorado, to preserve the nutrients you need to stay healthy.
Read MoreConfronting the Obesity Epidemic
Fitness professionals feel a sense of urgency to take action against the dual health care concerns of obesity and inactivity. That is why IDEA put a serious face on the 2003 IDEA Personal Trainer International Summit’s opening session and called on a panel of experts and all convention delegates to talk frankly about one of…
Read MoreA Blizzard of Learning
What a weekend to remember. Apparently, the 1,300 delegates, exhibitors, presenters, IDEA assistants and staff who attended the 2003 IDEA Personal Trainer International Summit® took its theme of “Putting Fitness First–Elevating the Fitness Priority” literally. Considering the snowy circumstances, the turnout might have lacked luster. Instead, PFTs from 14 countries traveled to Washington, D.C., and…
Read MoreMentoring: A Fitness Manager’s Best Friend
As a fitness manager or director, you probably never have enough time. Your to-do list seems endless, and you may have to switch constantly among the many roles that you play. Consequently, you might feel guilty that you don’t have as much time as you want to spend with your staff, especially your new employees.
Read MoreDelegate to Avoid Burnout
The Experience Paradigm
Report Says Probiotics Important Yet Missing From Some Products
Probiotics, microorganisms that actually benefit the body by helping to fight disease and maintain the health of the intestinal tract, have become quite popular as nutritional supplements. Indeed, since January 2002, their sales in natural-products supermarkets have grown by more than 14 percent; more than 3.5 million units have been sold.
Read MoreEnsure That You Insure Wisely
You have to make every penny count but, especially in the
very physical ´¼üeld of personal training, don’t want to skimp on insurance. Quicken.com’s Karen Cheney says that, although rising insurance premiums are practically unavoidable, you can avoid paying more than is absolutely necessary.
Read MoreOnline P.E. Better Than No P.E.
Yoga for Athletes
1. Understand How Yoga Benefits Athletes. The postures, breathing and inner focus of yoga can help balance, strengthen and restore overtaxed muscles, joints and ligaments. In addition to elongating tight, fatigued and shortened muscles, yoga helps calm and clear the mind.
Read MoreExtreme Measures
News Flash!
The most obvious benefit of a newsletter is its marketing power: You can gain exposure by using it to promote your training services, advertise special events and sales, lead clients to your Web site and sell products. A carefully crafted newsletter also plays a key role in building solid relationships with clients.
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