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Are you training college students on campus, or is your facility offering physical activity programs for college students at a local campus? If yes, does the college require physical activity courses, or are they elective? In view of your experience working with college students, do you support a requirement for physical activity classes in college?
Share your experiences teaching at local colleges. We want to hear from you! Email executive editor Joy Keller, jkeller@ideafit.com.
Adding programming that addresses strength training for women allows you to customize your offering and provide great client support. The key is in understanding muscle physiology and what women, specifically, need to succeed.
Did you know that losing a single night’s sleep may affect the liver’s ability to produce glucose and process insulin, increasing the risk of metabolic diseases such as hepatic steatosis (fatty liver) and type 2 diabetes?
INTERNET MARKETING DATA ANALYST MELPHIN JAMES
A man of many talents and interests, Melphin is something of a contemporary Renaissance guy. It’s not uncommon to find him lost in sketching, drawing or painting; playing hoops with the guys; or immersing himself in complicated data analysis for the IDEA Internet Marketing team—all in the same day.
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Suited Up and Ready for the 2019 Event Lineup!
Do you think the recent body of evidence linking even modest alcohol intake to shorter lifespan will change your drinking habits?
Previously, we reported on a huge international study published in The Lancet that was enough to give us pause the next time we considered enjoying a second glass of wine: Any level of drinking above 100 grams of alcohol (3.75 ounces) per week was found to raise heart disease risk and shorten lifespan, and the safest level of drinking was shown to be “none.”
What is the leading trend in your fitness facility? Are wearables, group fitness and HIIT programs the leading fitness activities among your clients?
Share the top fitness activities in your facility and why you think they are successful.
We want to hear from you! Email executive editor Joy Keller, jkeller@ideafit.com.
TISH ADAMSON • Member Since 2016 • Woods Cross, Utah
The IDEA World Nutrition and Behavior Change Summit was founded on the notion that information is important, but it’s less effective without the ability to help clients adapt it to their lives. Now, in its 4th year, the summit has become one of the most popular segments of IDEA World, with 2 full days of education and experiences featuring some of the top nutrition and behavior change experts.
Salt: Enemy of the heart or wrongly convicted?
For years, health experts have been beating us over the head about the importance of scaling back our salt intake for the sake of our heart health. Based on research findings, the World Health Organization recommends a daily consumption of less than 2,000 milligrams of sodium—one teaspoon of salt—as a preventive measure against cardiovascular disease. The American Heart Association is even stingier with the salt shaker—just 1,500 mg of sodium a day for individuals at risk of heart disease.
As your clients resolve to shed bad habits and holiday pounds, you probably have a few personal goals of your own this year. Maybe you want to better help clients in the new year or advance your career. Maybe you want to start your own business or increase your earning potential.
MAGALI SPARKS, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS
Have you ever met someone whose last name fits them perfectly? Such is the case with IDEA’s educational products director, Magali Sparks, who can ignite an entire room with her warm smile, her kindness and her humility. Indeed, sparks fly when “Mags,” as many of us call her, gets on a creative streak with the impressive line of products she and her team develop and manage.
Did you know that dieting is ineffective at best and counterproductive at worse, with up to two-thirds of dieters regaining more weight than they lose (Mann et al. 2007)? Isn’t there a better way to eat healthfully?
One option is intuitive eating, which forgoes dieting and focuses on driving long-term improvements in your relationship with food. “Intuitive eating is the ability to read, interpret and follow your internal cues regarding the right amount of food for your body,” says Krista Scott-Dixon, PhD, curriculum director at Precision Nutrition.
If you want to know how to become a successful personal trainer and influential leader to your clients, you need to invest in yourself as a professional. How? Seek out resources, people and a personal training business plan that will enhance your career. The good news?
What programs, program features or marketing initiatives are you or your facility using in the new year to attract novice exercisers?
For example, are you introducing any incentives, Move It Monday themes or new technologies such as immersive fitness classes? Share your success stories and why you or your facility chose these strategies.
We want to hear from you! Email executive editor Joy Keller, jkeller@ideafit.com.
SHOSHANA GORDON • Member Since 2015 • Portland, Oregon
No one wants to gain weight during the holidays, but it’s difficult to turn down all that scrumptious food and drink—and you shouldn’t! Forget denial: these six science-based strategies will help you enjoy the season healthfully without packing on the pounds.
INSPIRED SERVICE MANAGER MARCO VELASCO
Why Inspired Service matters, in Marco’s words: “One day I got a call from someone who had just lost her husband and was completely lost in life and looking to venture into a new career in fitness. Within a year she became an IDEA member, got NASM certified and attended the IDEA® World Convention. When I met her at World, she was glowing with happiness. Just seeing how we transformed her outlook on life was amazing!”
Reviewing health and fitness news on the internet can produce a minefield of misinformation. Anybody can open a social media account, build a polished website with DIY templates, and set up shop as a self-appointed health and fitness expert. And people who do this can lend their work an air of authority by mimicking the design and presentation of authoritative health-news sources.
. . . how more doctors are writing park prescriptions or urging
participation in “Park Rx” programs to encourage physical activity and promote outdoor recreation in public lands;
. . . Halotherapy, a form of dry salt therapy that involves sitting clothed in an enclosed room and breathing salt air for detox and recovery;
. . . the rise in biohacking, a session in a cryotherapy chamber (with freezing temperatures), followed by lounging in an infrared sauna.
