Polar, the leader in heart rate monitoring and fitness assessment technology, announced today that its patented OwnCode technology previously only available in Polar heart rate monitors can now be seamlessly... View More
There are three distinct areas of exercise as it relates to health care and reimbursement. Most trainers and fitness professionals are aware of cardiac rehab, which actually began in the US in the 1960s... View More
As fitness professionals, you know more than anyone how important physical fitness is to overall wellness. With the rise of obesity and society's consistent embrace of fast-food indulgencies, the fitness... View More
In 1986, I opened AYC Health & Fitness, the first personal fitness training center in theKansas City area. During the past 22 years, I've built my business by establishing long-term relationships... View More
Silver&Fit, a subsidiary of ASH, is an integrated wellness program for seniors that uses a self-care approach to provide unique fitness, nutrition and health education programs to its members.Beginning... View More
The water is hot this summer, and more and more people are turning to aquatic fitness to achieve their health and fitness goals. With over 6.6 million people training in swimming pools across the United... View More
If you know I like to add a bit of spark to any presentation, so I initiated the Forum at the 2007 IHRSA Conference in San Diego by explaining that I would share personal opinions based on my own experiences,... View More
With everyone from Oprah to infomercials touting how quickly boot camps can whip participants into shape, camps are popping up in Everytown, USA, quicker than fast food restaurants. The opportunity to... View More
If you're a studio or gym owner, chances are you started your career working as a trainer for someone else. You obeyed their rules, until you decided that you could do it better. Then, with starry... View More
Long ago in Italy, it was an unusually hot summer's day. It was so hot, in fact, that it caused all the citizens of Florencegreat suffering, yet there were two men that seemed to suffer more... View More
Espresso, Red Bull, cappuccino, green tea, black tea, chocolate, coffee, mountain dew, colas, Excedrin and other pain relievers, diet pills, many cold remedies… what do they have in common?... View More
The NSCA Certification Commission is excited to announce the newest edition of Exercise Technique Manual for Resistance Training that has been expanded from 38 to 57 exercises. Developed by the NSCA Certification... View More
Star Trac, the fastest growing commercial fitness equipment company, in partnership with Mad Dogg Athletics, the program creators of Spinning, and Sportsgrants, a non-profit event production company, presents... View More
AegisLiving, a premier senior living company, announces it is partnering with Technogym USA to bring the finest fitness equipment to its residents. Under the new partnership Technogym, The Wellness Company... View More
A healthy collection of tasty meals is placed in your hands with this spiral-bound book. From breakfast to dinner in a snap, there are no more excuses for overeating or being defeated by high-calorie,... View More
In our hurry to solve problems, we forget that the key to solving them lies at the root. This is my major lament with the poorly named youth obesity problem. We are not treating the cause. As I have often... View More
In patients with heart failure, one month of moderate exercise significantly improves heart function and aerobic capacity and at least partially ameliorates symptoms of poor heart function, results of... View More
The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) will honor The Cooper Institute of Dallas, Texas, with the Ross Merrick National Recognition Award for the organizations longtime commitment... View More
Elderly individuals who engage in strenuous exercise, such as jogging, are at heightened risk for venous thrombosis compared with their sedentary peers, according to the results of a new study. Still,... View More
