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Surviving a Job Termination

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

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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Beating the Credit Card Blues

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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Want Bigger Classes?

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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Tomato: the Apple of Love

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

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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Yoga Improves Sleep

People who suffer from chronic insomnia tend to feel energized at night, both mentally and physically, so they find it difficult to wind down and fall asleep. A preliminary study published in Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback (2004; [4], 269–78) evaluated the effect of daily yoga practice to determine whether it could lower levels of arousal and make it easier for subjects…

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Training Clients at Home

Legal & Risk Management
By Sean Riley, MS, JD

Training Clients at Home
Smart steps you can take to manage the risks of at-home training. As an entrepreneur, your work environment may vary over the years. At some point in your career, you may choose to set up a small gym in your home to train clients. While this can be a convenient and lucrative approach, you need to be aware of legal risks associ…

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