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Virtual Fitness Assessments: How to Streamline Your Baseline
Assessment is the starting point of any wellness goal. As the industry leans digital, we’re seeing more virtual fitness assessments.
Exercise and Mental Health During the Pandemic
An online survey of people during the pandemic shows a relationship between declining exercise and mental health outcomes.
Best Time to Exercise for Metabolic Health
Fit pros love to debate many topics, the best time to exercise being one of them. Here’s why early-evening training could be prime time.
HIIT Research That Unravels Controversies
While HIIT is popular, there are some controversies surrounding it. This column looks at HIIT research to bring some clarity.
Concussion Recovery in Young Athletes
Research shares important information about mental health and concussion recovery in young athletes using assessments and interventions.
Brain Fitness and Cardio Training
Research identifies brain dopaminergic function as the probable means by which aerobic activity stimulates growth and improves brain fitness.
Exercise and Liver Health
Research supports being active for several health benefits and reasons—including the link between exercise and liver health.
Lower BMI With Sleep, Not Screen Time
Encourage clients to swap out 30 minutes of inactive time for sleep or light- to moderate-intensity exercise to lower BMI.
Recurring Running Injuries
A study found that recreational runners with a prior injury were twice as likely to sustain new running injuries.
Best Time for Swimming Performance
There may be an optimal time for swimming: Olympic swimmers clock faster times at 5 p.m., according to research from Stanford University.
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.
Stretching for Hypertension Improvements
Regular stretching for hypertension may be more effective than brisk walking in those with high-normal blood pressure, according to research.
Testosterone Therapy More Effective With Exercise
If clients ask about the benefits of supplemental testosterone therapy, you can share that circuit training provides more health benefits.
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.
Great Workouts From Around the World
Researchers around the world have mapped out these great workouts and program designs with the most effective results.
How to Develop Compassionate Coaching
Compassionate coaching involves recognizing the needs of another person, feeling empathy for that individual and taking action to help.
Sharing Weight Loss Data With Coaches Helps
According to a recent study, people achieve better results when sharing weight loss data, like weight, eating and exercise, with a coach.
Optimal Health Gains From HIIT and MICT
A recent review study by German researchers found that both HIIT and MICT lead to different health-enhancing outcomes.
Training Cancer Patients
New findings suggest that training cancer patients with both high-intensity and low- to moderate-intensity exercise is beneficial.
Low-Impact Cardio Helps Expectant Moms
New findings show that doing low-impact cardio at least three times per week in the second trimester of pregnancy can help sleep.