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Beating the Credit Card Blues

By Mitchell Freedman, CPA/PFS | May 31, 2005 |

Used properly, credit can be a helpful tool for managing your finances. It’s convenient for purchasing fitness products over the phone or online, and it’s an easy way to track your business expenditures for tax purposes. Good credit management habits will mean good credi…

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Surviving a Job Termination

By Kay Cross, MEd | May 31, 2005 |

You never dreamed it would happen to you. You thought you were an outstanding fitness professional. You crunched numbers, worked to create great fitness programs and served your clients well. However, your supervisor thought you were doing an inadequate job, or your company was feel…

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Cooking Healthy Fast Food

By IDEA Authors | May 31, 2005 |

Does your car practically steer itself to the nearest fast-food joint when you’re driving home from work? Are you on a first-name basis with the counter staff at your local hamburger haven? If so, take comfort in the fact that you’re not alone in the fast-food lane. These days, we’re all short on time and suckers for a quick meal.
Know, however, that you don&rsq…

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Tomato: the Apple of Love

By IDEA Authors | May 31, 2005 |

Fruit or veggie? The controversy about the tomato rages on. Botanically, it qualifies as a fruit, because a fruit is the edible part of any plant that contains seeds. But the tomato has long been misunderstood and maligned, dating back to the 18th century, when the British belie…

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Successful Cuing for Pilates

By Rael Isacowitz, MA | May 31, 2005 |

How often have you given a cue and had a client respond, “Oh, now it makes sense!” or “Wow, that feels totally different!” or of course my favorite, “No one has ever told me that!” A well-directed cue that hits the mark can bring about a change immediately. In many cases the client has been taught the move before and has been corrected many times, but h…

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The Ankle Joint

By C. Fiscella | May 31, 2005 |

FINE

ANATOMY
BY CATHERINE FISCELLA, MSPT

The Ankle Joint
Anatomy, common injuries and postrehab strategies.
ANATOMY REVIEW

from the floor surface. Pronation involves abduction, eversion and some dorsiflexion, whereas supination involves adduction, inversion and plantar flexion (Moore 1992).
ANKLE INSTABILITY

The bones involved in ankle articulation include the tibia, fibula and talus. The tibi…

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Want Bigger Classes?

By Kelly Bliss, MEd | May 31, 2005 |

instructor language dos and don’ts
Do talk about the body’s function, strength and flexibility.
Don’t focus on the body’s appearance.
Do choose action-oriented goals in class. Applaud…

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