Skills/Tools for Personal Trainers Archives - Page 6 of 19

Trainer doing virtual fitness assessments

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.

Two older adults doing physical activity in later life

Physical Activity in Later Life Still Beneficial

Inactive people may have a second chance. Increasing physical activity in later life benefits benefits life expectancy, according to a study.

Person gripping their leg in pain on a run

The Dirty Little Secret in Fitness: Sue’s Story

Aches, pains, strains and stiffness can creep in, seemingly out of nowhere. For some of us, the pain affects the quality of our daily lives, and pinpointing the cause can seem like a wild goose chase. This was the case for the creator of the MELT Method, Sue Hitzmann. Developing MELT’s innovative approach to self-care—after an extensive dive down the rabbit hole of neurofascial research—was her ticket out of pain and many symptoms of aging. Two decades later, thousands of people have joined her on that journey.

August 2021 Question of the Month: Individualized Training

With fitness pros competing with free online programs, the need to provide individualized training and support is more important than ever.

Motivating Older Athletes

How do you motivate older athletes? Researchers conducted a qualitative study to understand what motivates older male and female triathletes.

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.

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.

Three young adults walking and engaging in light physical activity

Light Physical Activity Benefits Health

Optimizing the benefits of exercise may be a matter of using the right training combination that includes plenty of light physical activity.

Training Cancer Patients

New findings suggest that training cancer patients with both high-intensity and low- to moderate-intensity exercise is beneficial.

Fit to Travel: Exercises for Seniors

Programming exercises for seniors is more important than ever, especially now that travel is opening up again, but your clients may not have kept up with their workouts over this last year. Here are some great ways to prepare your active agers for more adventure.

Personal training client Leta during her corrective exercise

Corrective Exercise Success Story

For many, watching a baseball game at home is a simple pleasure, but for retired teacher and baseball fan Leta, sitting on her couch for an extended period often meant debilitating backaches. In 2018, she found corrective exercise and functional-aging specialist Damien Joyner, JD. His patience and skillful training turned out to be a brand-new ballgame.