This book not only provides a variety of indoor and outdoor exercise routines using various modalities, it includes activities for recovery, injury prevention and cross-training and sound nutritional advice... View More

This is a practically written book that addresses and provides solutions to the difficult-to-avoid issues that fitness professionals face in their daily challenges when trying to get results, be productive,... View More

This manual shows how to use relaxation, reorganizing the mind, positive affirmations and visualization to help overcome cravings. Rob also covers overeating at meal times, the emotional discomfort of... View More

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has submitted a citizen petition resulting in a public hearing regarding the Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) policies regarding salt (sodium chloride)... View More

The International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) brings their annual international convention and trade show to San Diego, California on March 5-8, 2008. IHRSA is a not-for-profit... View More

The use of a pedometer and a website that tracked physical activity levels proved to be powerful motivators for people with diabetes who participated in a recent walking study conducted by researchers... View More

It's an unprecedented new health and fitness site that is really going places. Created by hall of fame women's basketball coach Marian E. Washington, TrackandFitness.com is a uniquely designed online social... View More

After five years as Club Manager, you are promoted to Vice President. Your first task is to fill your position and find someone to manage the club. Do you: · Promote... View More

Note to readers: extended content is in teal. A fellow trainer and studio owner recently asked me to review a marketing piece he created that was generating dismal results. The piece was meant... View More

Think of some the most recent personal training ads you've seen. Chances are, they are dense with copy, promising "muscular hypertrophy" and topped with a bicep-flexing photo of the shirtless trainer.... View More

If you're looking to hire a nice, cheery person to neatly put things in boxes and stick shipping labels on packages, you run an ad, conduct a few interviews and hire the best candidate. It's easy. ... View More

Two years ago, as I sat waiting for a doctor's appointment, I did what most people do: I picked up the magazine from the top of the pile and settled in for my typically long wait. I had very little interest... View More

Raw foods, and green foods in particular, have been consumed since the beginning of time. Hunter-gatherer tribes depended as much, if not more, on what staples they could forage in the wild as what they... View More

Well before you became a trainer, you probably noticed people who descended upon the gym in droves every January. By March, they were long gone. Looking back with the knowledge I've gained, I wonder how... View More

It takes passion, knowledge and salesmanship to make it as a personal trainer. Now it's time to use these same competencies to achieve a new personal best in your income, the factor that allows you to... View More

efi Sports Medicine has introduced GRAVITYClubhouse, a new subscription-based membership program that offers ongoing educational DVDs, online training and marketing support for facilities and personal... View More

Sigma Phi Epsilon (SigEp), a national fraternity committed to Building Balanced Leaders for the Worlds Communities, has partnered with SPRI Products as their sole provider of rubberized and core equipment.... View More

MS takes away what your normal life used to be. With Dahn Yoga, I recaptured things I thought I could no longer do," shares Cathy Downie, long-term multiple sclerosis (MS) sufferer, who teaches this gentle... View More

A successful personal training business requires trust and respect between the client and the trainer. Similarly, the relationships between the trainers and the training business employing them must... View More

Now individuals and their families can travel across the United States 'virtually' while maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The Amerathon Club has introduced a new online and interactive total wellness resource... View More