New research may help solve the problem of why many people who increase their activity fail to lose weight. Although exercise burns calories...
Balance, which is essential for integrated movement, declines as we age. However, you can teach group fitness students how to maintain balan...
QUESTION: What are lectins, and why are people saying they are so harmful to health? Should I really give up eating beans?
In October 2018, the U.S. Army began field testing a new gender- and age-neutral Army Combat Fitness Test that it plans to put into effect O...
Could a cure for depression be found in the weight room? Data from a study published in JAMA Psychiatry (2018; 75 [6], 566–76) points ...
The ketogenic diet, a fat-forward meal plan that limits followers to about 20 grams of daily carbs, may help some people shed a little weigh...
Keep reminding clients to drink plenty of fluids. New research shows that cognitive abilities—attention, coordination, complex problem...
Want to outwalk the grim reaper? Pick up the pace, say researchers. A new study from the United Kingdom suggests that quicker walking may ad...
When the body’s systems are running smoothly, we’re a walking, talking cellular symphony. When something goes “off note,&r...
Here’s another good reason for people to reduce their Buddha-bellies: improving their vitamin D status. According to data presented at...
dietary apps or food trackers to your clients? Please share what apps you’re working with, whether you prefer one app or device to ...
With 28% of employers offering workplace fitness competitions and challenges, according to the Society for Human Resource Management’s...
Here’s more motivation to stay on top of your functional strength training program. Researchers from China and Indiana University anal...
Encouraging clients to increase body awareness and pay attention to their surroundings when being physically active may reduce stress.
