Nutrition
Feeding Your Second Brain
Your digestive tract is home to trillions of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi and other microbes collectively known as the gut microbiome. These microbes don’t just help you digest food—they influence…
Powering Up with a Plant-Based Protein Diet
Understanding Plant-Based Protein For decades, protein has been associated with animal sources like meat, eggs and dairy. But as more people shift toward vegetarian, vegan or flexitarian diets, plant-based protein…
The Power of a Fiber-Rich Diet
Why Fiber Matters More Than You Think Fiber is one of the most essential and under-consumed nutrients in the modern diet. Found in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and…
Top Fitness Trend in 2025?
In 2025, wearable fitness technology has officially taken center stage. Topping global fitness-related search trends, the topic now dominates not just consumer curiosity, but industry conversations, innovation pipelines, and user…
Fueling for the Finish Line
Why In-Race Nutrition Matters For anyone participating in long-distance endurance activities like marathons, triathlons, or extended cycling events, fueling during the event—commonly referred to as in-race or intra-workout nutrition—is critical…
Exercising in the Heat
The Heat Doesn’t Have to Halt Your Fitness When summer temperatures soar, exercising outdoors can become challenging—or even dangerous—if you’re not prepared. Heat and humidity place extra stress on the…
How Much Exercise Do You REALLY Need to Stay Healthy?
Clearing Up the Confusion Between social media fitness trends and ever-evolving health advice, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed about how much exercise is truly necessary to stay healthy. Do you…
Taking Care of Ourselves and the Planet
A New Way to Think About Wellness Sustainability isn’t just about recycling or using less plastic anymore. It’s become a way of thinking about all the choices we make—including how…
What is the PHIT Act and How does it Affect You?
The Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act represents a significant policy initiative aimed at making physical activity more accessible and affordable for Americans. By allowing individuals to use pre-tax medical…
Exercise for Older Women with Polypharmacy
For fitness pros who work with older adults, new research shows that exercise training can address the impact of polypharmacy (5 or more medications) that is linked with poorer functional…
An Electric Tongue Could be the Future of Food Safety
A team at Penn State University has developed an “electronic tongue” that combines atom-thin sensors with artificial intelligence to detect food spoilage, contamination, and potential fraud minutes. The scientists used…
Muscle Strength and Lower Risks of Type 2 Diabetes
Motivate your strength training participants by sharing that higher levels of muscular strength may reduce type 2 diabetes, risks, regardless of genetics. University of Hong Kong researchers evaluated data from…
PHIT Legislation Reintroduced in Congress
In a move that can benefit fitness professionals, a bipartisan group of Senators and Representatives reintroduced the PHIT (Personal Health Investment Today) Act in Congress. The legislation allows Americans to…
What Do You Think?
Plant-based cheeses have existed for a number of years now, but have struggled to gain traction because they lack the creamy texture of the real thing. Now, scientists from the…
Calorie-free sweeteners can disrupt the brain’s appetite signals
A significant number of Americans regularly consume sugar substitutes, usually as a way to reduce calories or sugar intake. But their impact on appetite might be surprising to some. Compared…
Stronger at Every Stage
Men’s health has long been overshadowed by outdated ideas about toughness and self-reliance. But in2025, the landscape is shifting. Today, modern men are redefining what it means to be healthy—physically,…
Colon Cancer Survivors and Exercise
Consistent exercise, like walking at a moderate pace for one hour a day, six days a week, is linked with improving the longevity of people who have survived colon cancer…
Time-Restricted Eating and Exercise are a Power Couple for Fat Loss
Time-restricted eating, where people limit their eating to a pre-determined time during the day, is included in the umbrella term intermittent fasting. Increasingly, it’s being touted as a way to…
Question of the Month
How do you educate your clientele about the abundant health benefits of exercise? For example, are you including research bits in a newsletter? Do you maintain a resource board or…
People Are Talking About . . .
IBISWORLD data projects steady growth for Personal Training (est $12.9 billion in 2024) based on a compound annual growth rate of 3.3% over the past five years; … The growing…