Behavior Change
Evoke Your Client’s Intrinsic Motivation
Help your clients discover their intrinsic motivation through “change talk” in motivational interviewing and achieve their health goals.
Update on Prolonged Sitting
Prolonged sitting is linked with earlier death risk from all causes and for major cardiovascular disease, according to a large study.
Grit in Sports Training
Sports participation is linked with developing life skills that may improve success and build resilience, known as “grit” in sports training.
Seasonal Time Changes and Performance
Research provides insight into a potential adverse effect on running performance due to the “spring forward” time changes.
Weight Loss Mindset
Weight loss mindset may be key to client success. Pay close attention to mindset when coaching clients trying to lose weight.
Physical Activity Levels Among Teens Declining
Physical activity levels among American teens are declining. Researchers found that 75% of U.S. high-school students don’t meet daily levels.
Inspiring Attendees to Inclusive and Impactful Careers
Here’s a review of what the 2022 IDEA World Convention had to offer in personal training, exercise science, community-building and, as always, inspiration.
Fitness Social Media Images
How are you using imagery in social media to promote fitness? Research suggests weight-inclusive imagery is more effective.
Using Behavior Change Apps
To understand how apps support behavior change and how well-qualified fitness and wellness professionals may use them to further their clients’ goals, it’s important to embrace the fundamental truth that Pascal observed.
Resilience From Exercise Competency
Research shows that feelings of competence may facilitate an individual’s ability to optimize the resilience gained from physical activity.
Lift Weights for Better Sleep Quality
According to research, resistance training may be superior for sleep quality improvement than aerobic exercise or a combined weight/cardio workout.
Why Being Sedentary Makes Exercise Harder
Being sedentary or inactive may deactivate a protein in the body that plays a critical role in maintaining capillary density.
Why SMART Goals Might Not Be Smart for Exercise
Let’s take a step back and consider whether SMART goals are what we or our clients need. SMART goals are all about, well, setting goals. And goal setting is important…
Sleep Hygiene Is One Key to Health
Sleep hygiene consists of habits and behaviors that help us to get enough good-quality sleep to leave us refreshed, both physically and mentally. These days, improving sleep hygiene is a…
Text Messaging Can Boost Daily Walking
Sending frequent text messaging about walking can increase the recipient’s daily steps, according to a study.
Using Curiosity to Help Clients Get Unstuck
How we can use the power of curiosity to help clients unlock and swing open the door to the behavior change they seek.
Major Life Events Impact Physical Activity
Fit pros can boost clients’ health by coaching them to get more physical activity when they’re going through major life events.
Watching TV and Adult Fitness
Researchers found a clear relationship between watching TV while growing up and cardiorespiratory fitness in adulthood.
Exercise Needed for Children’s Mental Health
Researchers studied whether physical activity and screen time was linked with children’s mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emphasizing Weight-Neutral Fitness
Researchers propose a “weight-neutral” strategy that focuses on physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness, instead of weight loss.
