Fitness Journal
September-October 2020
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Help Clients Return to Training Safely, Smartly
You can’t just pick up where you left off with your clients before a lockdown—apply solid research to ramp up your programming.
Group Fitness and the Stages of Behavior Change
You started teaching to help others get fit and healthy—but how much can you really help?
IDEA World 2020 Fitness Awards
Meet the inspiring fitness professionals who are the heart and soul of our industry.
Headlines
The latest news and research on a variety of health and fitness topics.
Research: Mitochondria: Unpacking Cellular Power
Can resistance training enhance mitochondria? Yes!
Ex Rx: Training Toward Fleet Feet
Barefoot training offers many benefits that transfer up the kinetic chain.
Client Success: A Pregnant Pause
Yoga expertise helped a prenatal client connect with her body and her baby.
Food For Thought
Recent news and research on food and nutrition topics.
Ignite: Innovative Warmups
Be creative from the start!
Skills & Drills: In a Teaching Rut? Be a Participant!
You can gain a lot from attending another instructor’s class.
Health Coaching/Behavior Change: How to Succeed at Online Health Coaching
The secret to virtual coaching success may surprise you.
IDEA Body Lab: Thanking the Thyroid
This small but mighty gland is a master of metabolic control.
Editor's Letter: The Magic of Beginnings
Fitness Handout: Solutions for Age-Related Decline
Use exercise to limit the biological damage created by a loss of function during aging.