Fitness Journal
December 2019
Think on Your Feet!
Discover a new standing sequence for foot health and learn how to break it down for your clients—step by step!
Discover a new standing sequence for foot health and learn how to break it down for your clients—step by step!
Flexing the Muscular System
Noteworthy facts to keep your muscular knowledge strong.
Noteworthy facts to keep your muscular knowledge strong.
6 Ways to Grow Your Fitness Classes
Be creative in your grassroots marketing efforts to increase fitness class participation.
Be creative in your grassroots marketing efforts to increase fitness class participation.
Delicious Danger? A Research Update on Artificial Sweeteners

Artificial sweeteners' benefits can be overwhelmed by the potential negatives. When in doubt, a little goes a long way.
Artificial sweeteners' benefits can be overwhelmed by the potential negatives. When in doubt, a little goes a long way.
Nibbling, Fasting and Feasting: Myths About Meal Timing and Frequency

Replace the top five meal frequency and timing myths surrounding small meals and fasting with evidence-based, client-friendly recommendations.
Replace the top five meal frequency and timing myths surrounding small meals and fasting with evidence-based, client-friendly recommendations.
Sample Class: Excellent EMOM
This structured EMOM workout plays with the work-to-rest period.
This structured EMOM workout plays with the work-to-rest period.
Coaching Rotation Using Anti-Rotation

Incorporate transverse-plane core work into your foundational movement training paradigm.
Incorporate transverse-plane core work into your foundational movement training paradigm.
The Weight Debate: Obesity and Health Risks

We summarize competing theories on obesity, including behavioral guidelines for treating clients with obesity.
We summarize competing theories on obesity, including behavioral guidelines for treating clients with obesity.
The Science of Pilates: Research Update

This time-tested method continues to be effective for those seeking core conditioning, coping with chronic ailments or striving for athletic achievement.
This time-tested method continues to be effective for those seeking core conditioning, coping with chronic ailments or striving for athletic achievement.
Analyze Today’s Hot Button Issues in Nutrition

When opinions, beliefs and science collide, emotions can heat up around nutrition debates. Cool down the conversation by balancing opinions with facts.
When opinions, beliefs and science collide, emotions can heat up around nutrition debates. Cool down the conversation by balancing opinions with facts.
Correcting Misconceptions About Fat
A dietitian explores the latest research and clears up some common myths about fat.
A dietitian explores the latest research and clears up some common myths about fat.
Eat Well, Breathe More Easily

Studies suggest that nutrition and dietary changes can improve lung health.
Studies suggest that nutrition and dietary changes can improve lung health.
The Fourth Trimester: Postpartum Exercise

Why you need a big-picture approach to helping women get back on the fitness track after childbirth.
Why you need a big-picture approach to helping women get back on the fitness track after childbirth.
Resistance Training Volume Is the Key to Muscle Size

The overall volume of resistance exercise is more important than the individual variables of sets, reps and load.
The overall volume of resistance exercise is more important than the individual variables of sets, reps and load.
Motivational Interviewing: Talking Their Way to Health

Motivational interviewing can drive sustainable behavior change. Here's how to make it happen.
Motivational interviewing can drive sustainable behavior change. Here's how to make it happen.