December, 2010

Tapping into Group Profitability

By taking a cue from personal trainers’ success with boot camps and small-group training, group fitness instructors can create their own special niche.

You Want Me to Eat When?

Why meal timing and frequency are important to helping your clients successfully lose weight.

Beyond Energy Imbalance

A review of weight management research reveals how people lose weight—and keep it off.

Exercise Program Order Does Matter!

Research supports a specific exercise program sequence for older-adult clients.

Sample Class: Intervals Stepped Up

Switch things up with athletic movements on (and around) the step.

Promoting a Fitness Bucket List

Help clients achieve meaningful goals and stay loyal to your business.

Wordless Warm-Down

Use this silent ending in your next water fitness class.

Cycling, Soccer, Zumba® Popular in the Netherlands

Yoga-Pilates Fusion: The State of the Union

Experts discuss what works and what doesn’t when fusing these two mind-body disciplines.

Pilates: Aid for Low-Back Pain

How to Really Teach to Beginners

A strategy to help you connect authentically with people unfamiliar with movement.

Core Stability for Enhanced Daily Function

Instruct clients to perform this core warm-up program each morning for optimal results in—and out of—the gym.

Small Changes and the Obesity Epidemic

Can obesity be decreased in incremental steps?

Mind-Body Research Update

Summaries of key studies on yoga, Pilates, qigong and other mind-body topics.

Paving the Way for a Healthy Pelvic Floor

Turn on the Pelvic Core Neuromuscular System with triplanar movement and functional education.