Only about 16% of people in the US participated in sports and exercise activities on an average day in recent years, about a fifth of the number who watch TV on an average day, according a Labor Department... View More
Starting your day with a large meal packed with both carbohydrates and lean protein, and even a small piece of chocolate, can help lessen cravings and hunger the rest of the day, which can lead to significant... View More
The author of this book has 25 years of experience practicing and teaching whole-foods preparation, internal body detoxification, yoga and meditation. As a certified nutritional counselor, natural foods... View More
The placebo effect may contribute to the perceived and actual performance-enhancing effects of growth hormone in athletes, particularly in men, according to research presented today at the Endocrine Society's... View More
Resveratrol, a compound present in grapes and red wine, reduces the number of fat cells and may one day be used to treat or prevent obesity, according to a new study. The results were presented at The... View More
Exercise does not suppress appetite in obese women, as it does in lean women, according to a new study. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco."This... View More
As Americans' collective waistline has continued to expand, so has the prevalence of obesity-related cancer.According to the June issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter, an estimated 14% of cancer deaths in... View More
Each year, more than seven million high school students participate in interscholastic athletics in the US, and approximately 715,000 sport-related and recreation-related injuries occur in school settings.... View More
The only over-the-counter, federally approved weight loss pill in the US isn't exactly flying off shelves, but it's not because Americans are getting any slimmer. Alli's maker estimated that it... View More
Japan, a country not known for its overweight people, has undertaken one of the most ambitious campaigns ever by a nation to slim down its citizenry. A poster at a public health clinic in Japan... View More
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
