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Exercise equipment for Parkinson's disease clients.

Parkinson’s Disease and Exercise

Is there a positive relationship between Parkinson’s disease and exercise? Yes! And personal trainers can make a real difference.

An older woman power training for muscle strength

Power Training for Older Clients

Power training for your active agers can be a vital part of programming. By helping your clients maintain speed, you will do them the service of training them for the sport of life.

October 2021 Question of the Month: Post-Pandemic Training Trends

What programs or fitness equipment are you finding most popular with participants as they begin to return to in-person training?

Person using self-care massage and self-massage tools for recovery

Using Self-Massage Tools at Home

Have you tried self-massage tools? Here, Paul Kleiman, president of MassageU and U-Selfcare.com, explains various kinds of tools.

Moving More Every Day

As you help your clients understand the benefits of moving more, it’s important to remind them that all movement doesn’t need to be done in the gym.

Fall prevention training helps seniors stay active.

Fall Prevention for Older Adults

Fall prevention is a vital part of functional training for your aging clients. Changes in communication between the nervous and muscular systems as age we are likely to result in a loss of balance, which is a risk factor in the older population. Kyle Stull, DHSc, a content development manager at NASM and an instructor for the Department of Health and Human Performance at Concordia University, offers some practical advice in training clients for fall prevention.

Virtual Training Assessments

Virtual personal training isn’t new, but the business aspect is growing, thanks to increased demand and improved technology across the board.

Posture Correction for Static Damage

The word posture tends to evoke the image of a schoolgirl standing perfectly erect with a book on her head. More accurately, static posture refers to the way in which a person holds his or her body or assumes certain positions, such as sitting, standing or sleeping. The cumulative effect of the time spent in certain positions can lead to prolonged static-posture damage to both the musculoskeletal and myofascial systems of the body.

Woman doing battle rope HIIT workouts outside

Battle Rope HIIT Workouts Improve Fitness

Battle rope HIIT workouts offer a great reason to get back into the gym: they can improve muscle and aerobic performance in just 3 weeks.

An older woman doing resistance band training

Resistance Band Training for Older Women

Older women who did resistance band training showed significant improvements in functional fitness and in glucose, according to a study.

New Council Offers Louder Voice for California Fitness Professionals

“Health is essential.” This was one of many key remarks made during a press conference to announce the re-opening of California fitness facilities.

A woman exercising with time under tension resistance bands

Portable Time Under Tension

Time Under Tension (TUT) describes the amount of time a muscle is held under strain, which resistance bands optimize, according to research.

Fitness tracking app for smart fitness clothes

Are You Ready For Smart Workout Clothes?

A research breakthrough increases the likelihood that sensors in smart workout clothes will soon provide valuable performance data.

Vibration Training Improves Strength in Stroke Survivors

Fitness professionals who incorporate vibration training into their programs may have value for those coping with stroke.

Person tracking a runner with a stop watch

InsideTracker: So Much More Than A Blood Test

If you’re a coach or trainer, getting your clients’ blood tested with the personalized performance platform, InsideTracker, is a no-brainer.

Wearable tracker measures metabolite levels

New Wearables Can Measure Body Chemistry

A new wearable tracker can measure—in almost real time—multiple metabolic markers and metabolite levels, formerly measurable only in a lab.

New Era of Wearable Technologies

Innovations in soft and wearable electronics will soon make personal fitness monitoring possible in all types of conditions.

Stretching and vibration foam rolling for badminton

Dynamic Stretching and Vibration Foam Rolling Team Up

Using dynamic stretching and vibration foam rolling can lead to improvements in range of motion, agility, muscle stiffness and more for badminton athletes.