When I was first asked to write a piece about online marketing for fitness professionals, it seemed easy enough. I mean, that's what I do for a living, right? I consult with personal trainers and others... View More
Going to the health club might seem the simplest of acts: You show up, do your workout whether it's lifting weights, taking a class or playing a game of racquetball and then you're done. But avid gym-goers... View More
On Wednesday July 9, 2008, Nicki Anderson was named the IDEA Health & Fitness Association Personal Trainer of the Year. The award recognizes an IDEA member who is a practicing professional in the... View More
The peer groups teenage girls identify with determine how they decide to control their own figure. So reports a new study by Dr. Eleanor Mackey from the Children's National Medical Center in Washington... View More
A new review of studies from UC shows that a little shove from the workplace may actually be the ticket to dropping weight. According to Michael Benedict, MD, and colleagues at UC, employer-based programs... View More
Reducing the high rate of obesity in the United States requires a comprehensive, population-based strategy, says a new American Heart Association (AHA) scientific statement. The AHA also recommends... View More
Obesity is an epidemic, and lesbians are nearly twice as likely to be overweight than heterosexual women.Sarah Fogel, PhD, RN, associate professor of Nursing at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing,... View More
Aerobic cycle training and strength training do little to improve the ability of stroke patients to walk greater distances or at a faster clip, Australian and US researchers have found. Stroke survivors... View More
ight years after the release of the first edition of Beth Shaw's YogaFit, the woman responsible for the trademark combination of cardiorespiratory exercise and yoga poses brings more detailed instruction... View More
A new program developed by the US government is tackling the obesity epidemic by helping "tween" girls and their parents make small but important changes to build a healthier lifestyle. The Department... View More
"If you get to the point where you feel that you almost can't get up, that's when you know that you're doing it right," certified personal trainer Karianne Dickson called out encouragingly as she led 18... View More
Apple looks set to capitalize on the money making opportunity of tie-ups with the fitness industry, in particular by expanding its existing Nike + iPod system to gym machines. The current Nike +... View More
Obese women (those with a body mass index greater than 30) tend to both give birth to larger babies and to experience longer labors. Both of these factors contribute to an increased likelihood that a Cearean... View More
Newly revised and updated to reflect the latest research and best practices put forth by the American Heart Association and the American Safety and Health Institute, the fourth edition of Sport First Aid... View More
The NSCA Certification Commission hosted a delegation of visitors from South Korea in April 2008. The visitors, comprised of a professor and three of his top students, came to the Commission to discuss... View More
Bally Total Fitness Holding Corporation today announced that it has appointed Michael Sheehan to serve as its Chief Executive Officer, effective July 1. Mr. Sheehan will also serve as a member of Bally's... View More
New government estimates show that nearly 24 million people in the United States have diabetes, an increase of more than three million in two years. This means that nearly eight percent of the US... View More
Obesity rates in the US are driving up costs for employers that provide health insurance to workers, but few companies have introduced programs intended to curb the trend, the New York Times reports. Nationwide... View More
"Directed Thinking" involves asking people to think about information related to a topic that they already know which directs them to action. A study in the Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research shows... View More
24 Hour Fitness, the largest privately-owned US fitness chain and the Official Fitness Center Sponsor of the 2008 US Olympic Team, announced that 21 team members from its more than 425 locations across... View More
