The more obese friends you have, the more likely you are to become obese, a new study suggests. This confirms previous research that gaining weight may be socially contagious. The research also... View More

If you want to reduce the frequency and severity of symptoms of colds you should do exercise at least five times a week and remain physically fit, US researchers report in the British Journal of Sports... View More

Obesity alone may no longer be linked to a high risk of death in women, according to research published in the Nov. 2010 Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, the official journal of the American College... View More

People who engage in regular physical activity - however intense - are less likely to have symptoms of depression, according to new research published in the November issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry.... View More

Look around and it is clear what time of year it is! The cobwebs,plastic skeletons and orange everywhere you look indicate that it's time forHalloween. This weekend, cute little kids in their little costumes... View More

Looking for the hottest fitness trends? Try sweating through a boot-camp workout class. Or lifting weights. Or doing exercises to strengthen your stomach and back. These are among the top fitness trends... View More

In a continuation of his BOSU Balance Trainer series Brian demonstrates an exercise to increase shoulder and core strength and stability, a great exercise for overhead athletes. See 'Related Resources'... View More

I'm going toaddress a subject that I've covered more than a few times: the subject ofcompensation. More specifically, I want to address how personal trainers arecompensated in relation to the financial... View More

What if every time you trained a client, they walked away not only having had a great workout, but also with a tidbit of information or inspiration to carry with them through the rest of the day? Imagine... View More

The incidence of diabetes, mostly diabetes Type 2, is expected to rise from 8 newly diagnosed cases per thousand in 2008 to approximately 15 by the year 2050, researchers from the CDC (Centers for Disease... View More

After "hitting the wall" in the New York Marathon, Benjamin Rapoport, an MD/PhD student in the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, decided to take a rigorous approach to calculating... View More

A new obesity measurement for the 21st Century, which can help identify individuals at risk of illness such as heart disease, strokes and diabetes, has been officially launched. The Body Volume Index (BVI),... View More

Compared to a standard carbohydrate supplement, a low-carbohydrate beverage with added protein leads to longer endurance times in cyclists, reports the October issue of the The Journal of Strength and... View More

t's official: Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation died today. The American Heart Association (AHA) today issued new guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, better known as CPR, making rapid chest compressions... View More

I'm sure you've heard it a million times: "Don’t give away your services. It devalues you as a professional. Doctors don't give away their time." As a professional, you should charge your normal... View More

Talk might be cheap, but public speaking is good for the bottom line. Premier voices in our industry are now recognized worldwide: JC Santana, Paul Chek, Bob Esquerre and so many others. Have you heard... View More

The battling ropes are a tool once used only for training MMA fighters and hard-core athletes. I went back and forth about whether I wanted to invest in one for my clients and for my own use, and I finally... View More

I want to talk to you about a topic that's pretty elusive to most health club operators and trainers: converting members into personal training clients. In fact, most health clubs undervalue the benefits... View More

Many women have trouble finding time to exercise in their busy lifestyles. That's especially true for pregnant women who live in northern climates such as Canada, where the weather can limit outdoor activity... View More

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a debilitating condition affecting 11-15 million individuals in the US alone. FM carries an annual direct cost for care of more than $20 billion and drug therapies are generally only... View More