If you're a man with type 2 diabetes, how long you live may be determined more by how physically fit you are than by how much you weigh. A new study expected to be presented in San Francisco this... View More
Two-thirds of Irish children are not getting the recommended amount of daily physical activity, according to new research published today. The research, undertaken by the Health Service Executive,... View More
The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (PCPFS) and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) are proud to announce that AOSSM will serve as a Science Partner to the PCPFS.... View More
As a pudgy high schooler in the 70s, fitness was not very important to me. We didn't really consider anyone "heavy" or "skinny" back then. Upon starting college, weight became more of an issue. The gym... View More
The NSCA Certification Commission recently conducted a national job analysis survey (JAS) of strength and conditioning and personal training professionals to revalidate the Certified Strength and Conditioning... View More
Personal trainers are experts in developing workouts that work, but creating ads is a whole different skill set that most trainers learn by trial and error and at a high cost of time and dollars. Are you... View More
Since your training session is the actual product you're selling as a personal trainer, paying attention to how it's designed is one of your most important tasks. The goal of any trainer that wants to... View More
Our clients cooperate with what we ask of them. Keeping regularly scheduled appointments, showing up on time for their appointments and giving 24-hour notice if they must cancel all make us happy. But... View More
It's one thing to whip up workout after workout for your clients. It's another to own and operate a fitness business. Creating the vision, raising money, finding the location, building out the space, branding,... View More
There's plain sight, and then there are the most powerful thoughts that can steer and redirect the course of a business: insights! Hindsight is valuable. It's the reassessment of the relationship when... View More
It's a litigious society. We've all heard the saying. In a field like personal training where there is tremendous one-on-one interaction in both a physical and psychological manner, the opportunities for... View More
Hundreds of fitness professionals already depend on Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning for trusted information in the field of strength training. Now the renowned National Strength and Conditioning... View More
The California and New York state legislatures are moving toward requiring restaurants to post calorie counts on their menu items, joining a movement that until now has gained traction mostly in cities... View More
A research abstract presented on Tuesday at SLEEP 2008, the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), finds an increased prevalence of sleep problems among school-aged... View More
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have discovered a gene that may provide a clue as to why obesity rates increase with age. The research was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy... View More
One out of every four obese school-aged children (six to 12 years old) develops an illness typically associated with adults that are nearly 40 years old, metabolic syndrome, due to one clear reason: child... View More
The standard weapons in the fight against cancer surgery, chemotherapy and radiation may soon be joined by something far simpler: exercise. New research shows that regular physical activity helps reduce... View More
Sure, exercise is good for your waistline, your heart, your bones but might it also help prevent addiction to drugs or alcohol? There are some tantalizing clues that physical activity might spur changes... View More
The NSCA Certification Commission is again making CEU Quiz Packets available to its certified individuals. The CEU Quiz Packets are a quick and easy way for CSCS and NSCA-CPT certified individuals to earn... View More
