Fitness Journal
2026, Issue 2
Heart Health in the Real World
What Fitness Professionals Should and Shouldn't Own
Strength, Balance and Fall Risk
What Fitness Professionals Can Influence
Headlines
The latest news and research on a variety of health and fitness topics.
Features: Heart Health in the Real World
What Fitness Professionals Should and Shouldn't Own
Features: Strength, Balance and Fall Risk
What Fitness Professionals Can Influence
Research: Exercise Intensity, Recovery and Cardiovascular Risk
What the Evidence Actually Shows
The NASM Standards: The 2026 Outlook: Why Science is the Ultimate Trend SPONSORED
Exclusive Data: How the "Vanity to Sanity" Shift is Redefining the Fitness Profession
Trainer Entrepreneur: What’s Covered by Lockton Affinity Fitness Professional Liability Insurance for IDEA Members SPONSORED
Food For Thought
Recent news and research on food and nutrition topics.
Nutrition: What the Updated Food Pyramid Means for Active Adults
Clarifying the Changes
Programming Power: Exercise Programming After Illness, Injury, or Time Off
Treating Cardiovascular Readiness as One Variable, Not the Variable
Inner IDEA: Anxiety, Emotional Regulation and Exercise
Understanding exercise as a tool for emotional awareness and resilience, not a cure for anxiety
EcoFit: Active Design: How Built Environments Shape Movement Habits
Why the spaces people live, work, and move through matter as much as motivation when it comes to physical activity and health.
Hack vs Hype: Hack vs. Hype – GLP-1s as a Fitness Accelerator
Tool or Trap?
Recovery: When Training Stops Helping
