Fitness Journal
 January-February 2020

Training Happy for Positive Behavioral Change

To keep clients’ New Year’s motivation going strong all year, scientists have a surprising suggestion: don’t focus on getting them to exercise harder. Help them exercise happier. Here’s why—and how.

Here are just some of the tools you’ll take home from the 2020 IDEA® Personal Trainer Institute in Alexandria, Virginia, March 5–8.

Ex Rx: Shoulder the Load: Mechanics and Programming for Shoulders

Understand basic shoulder mechanics and learn how to program a routine that will enhance your clients’ performance and durability.

Research: Resistance Training for Older Adults: New NSCA Position Stand

Evidence-based program design for strong results.

Fun competition increases physical activity.

A client’s history of stagnation meets a dedicated trainer with foresight.

Help your clients know about their genetic disposition and build the programming specifically tailored for them.

Nutrition: FODMAP Gut Check: Test Your Knowledge

For some people, foods generally deemed “healthy” can cause digestive distress bad enough to derail workouts. Here’s what fitness and health coaches need to know.

Fitness instructors share their self-care strategies.

Combine two winning formats into one total-body blast!

Use social media and active engagement at the start of class to get participants in the right mindset.

Wish you could benefit from meditation but believe it’s not possible for your busy mind?

Learn how to use resistance training for weight loss.

Learn more about the microscopic batteries that power your cells.

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