Research/News
How Zone 2 Cardio Can Support Fat Loss and Maintenance While Using GLP-1 Medications
If you’re taking GLP-1 medications like semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) or tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) for weight loss or diabetes management, you already know how powerful these drugs can be in helping…
The Easiest Way to Be More Active—Without Exercise
Imagine increasing your daily activity not through the gym or planned workouts, but simply by shifting when you go to bed. According to a recent PNAS‑cited study featured in Real…
What You Need to Know About GLP-1 Medications, Muscle Loss, and Exercise
If you’re using a medication like Ozempic®, Wegovy®, or Mounjaro® to help with weight loss, you’re not alone. These GLP-1 medications have become a popular tool for people trying to…
GLP-1 Medications and Your Clients
With the rise of medications like Ozempic®, Wegovy®, and Mounjaro®, GLP-1 receptor agonists have become a popular—and often highly effective—tool for weight loss. But with fast body composition changes come…
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…
Understanding Zero Drop, Minimalist, and Barefoot Shoes
Footwear has come a long way from simple leather sandals to highly engineered athletic shoes. In recent years, there has been growing interest in alternatives to traditional cushioned shoes, namely…
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…
Exercise and the Menstrual Cycle
Why the Menstrual Cycle Matters in Fitness Understanding how the menstrual cycle affects physical activity—and how exercise, in turn, impacts the menstrual cycle—is essential for anyone who menstruates and seeks…
Biohacking: The Buzzword Behind Health Habits You Already Know
What’s All the Buzz About? If you’ve spent any time online recently, chances are you’ve come across the term “biohacking.” Maybe you heard it on a podcast, saw it in…
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…
Sustainable Fitness, Health, and Wellness
Sustainability is no longer just a fashionable concept or corporate slogan; it has become a call to action that touches nearly every aspect of modern life, including the way we…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Science and Resurgence of Metabolic Training
Metabolic training is enjoying a notable comeback in fitness culture, driven by a blend of evidence-based benefits, consumer demand for efficient workouts, and the evolution of fitness technology. Described by…
