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Continuing Education Credit courses for you!
There’s no debating the importance of continual learning and staying abreast on recent health and fitness research. Additionally, nationally accredited fitness certifications require continuing education in order to renew certifications. IDEA’s educational database provides the courses needed to meet renewal requirements as well as specialized courses to further your career. Two popular courses, detailing the science behind weight loss, are showcased below. Check them out and deepen your services as a fitness professional. Each offers up to 2 CEC credits.
The Physiology of Fat Loss
Join Len Kravitz, PhD in one of the most comprehensive lectures ever to explain the detailed physiological and metabolic aspects of fat metabolism, caloric expenditure and fat loss. Participants will learn, from a cellular perspective, the newest research on the hormonal regulation of lipolysis during exercise, the effect of exercise on lipolysis, the effect of exercise on fat oxidation, effective exercise intensities for fat loss, and strategies to enhance caloric expenditure with exercise. You’ll also receive 10 groundbreaking exercise programs that maximize caloric expenditure and fat metabolism.
The Psychology of Weight Loss: Ditch the Diet for Long-Term Success
Losing weight and successfully maintaining it over the long term is less about what you put in your stomach and more about what happens in the brain. In this innovative session, you will get a deep understanding of the diet mentality, why it’s harmful and how to help your clients ditch it. You’ll take home proven strategies to get them off the diet rollercoaster and achieve and maintain a healthy weight and relationship with food for good.
