Fitness Journal
January 2019
Fitness JournalFitness Journal - January 2019 
Tending to Tendons
Discover more about the tough fibers that keep your bones and muscles in motion.
Discover more about the tough fibers that keep your bones and muscles in motion.
Set the Pace!
Leverage content, voice and connection to get your ride off to a good start.
Leverage content, voice and connection to get your ride off to a good start.
Sample Class: Sand Bell HIIT
Sand bells add a fun, dynamic challenge to any high-intensity class.
Sand bells add a fun, dynamic challenge to any high-intensity class.
Elevate Your Career and Live Your Passion
Find all the tools and education you need to get ahead at IDEA® Personal Trainer Institute SOUTH in Dallas, March 7-10, and IDEA® Personal Trainer Institute EAST in Alexandria, Virginia, April 4-7.
Find all the tools and education you need to get ahead at IDEA® Personal Trainer Institute SOUTH in Dallas, March 7-10, and IDEA® Personal Trainer Institute EAST in Alexandria, Virginia, April 4-7.
Steamed Lemony Tilapia
Recipe: why steaming meat and fish is a healthy idea.
Recipe: why steaming meat and fish is a healthy idea.
Ask the RD: Are sugar alternatives healthier?
Sweet alternatives to white sugar.
Sweet alternatives to white sugar.
A Hotter Planet Could Make Our Food Less Potent
Extreme changes in weather patterns pose risks for the world's malnourished peoples.
Extreme changes in weather patterns pose risks for the world's malnourished peoples.
Open The Taps
Microplastics in commercial bottled water are another reason to stick with tap water.
Microplastics in commercial bottled water are another reason to stick with tap water.
To Eat Better, Don’t Pump Up the Jams
Loudness leads to lousy food choices.
Loudness leads to lousy food choices.
When Diverse Diets Go Wrong
A varied diet that includes lots of junk food isn't doing much good.
A varied diet that includes lots of junk food isn't doing much good.
Can We All Learn to Love Broccoli?
Study finds food tastes less bitter if you eat more of it. You can thank your saliva for that.
Study finds food tastes less bitter if you eat more of it. You can thank your saliva for that.
Alcohol Pushes Iron Over the Limit
Booze leaves iron in the heart, liver and other organs. It doesn't go well.
Booze leaves iron in the heart, liver and other organs. It doesn't go well.
What A PURE Diet Looks Like
Appropriately portioned dairy and red meat might not be total villains, study shows.
Appropriately portioned dairy and red meat might not be total villains, study shows.
A New Approach to Food Labeling
Can we persuade people to eat better?
Can we persuade people to eat better?
Nutrition Hacks Based on Hard Science
Help clients to improve their nutrient intake without giving up their favorite foods.
Help clients to improve their nutrient intake without giving up their favorite foods.
Yoga for Optimal Performance
Learn how yoga postures can enhance mobility, stability and balance to improve common postural deviations.
Learn how yoga postures can enhance mobility, stability and balance to improve common postural deviations.
Boosting the Brain Health of Older Adults
Research points to the effectiveness of “effortful learning,” which combines mental and physical exercises.
Research points to the effectiveness of “effortful learning,” which combines mental and physical exercises.
Wonder Women
When a courageous client meets an intrepid trainer, superheroes are born.
When a courageous client meets an intrepid trainer, superheroes are born.
IDEA Member Spotlight
Each month this section briefly focuses on a few IDEA members who stand out in the crowd.
Each month this section briefly focuses on a few IDEA members who stand out in the crowd.
Mental Fatigue and Endurance Performance
Should you train to improve your ability to tolerate mental fatigue?
Should you train to improve your ability to tolerate mental fatigue?