Power Systems Inc., a leading marketer of fitness and sports performance equipment, recently donated more than $20,000 to Special Olympics Tennessee, following the success of the companys warehouse sale... View More
IDEA Health & Fitness Association has revealed the results of its annual IDEA Fitness Programs & Equipment Survey. The 13th annual survey revealed a variety of emerging as well as more familiar... View More
The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) is reaching out to its membership of fitness professionals at clubs and industry suppliers to work together in developing an industry... View More
Blogs are the perfect tool for fitness professionals who want to get started making money on the Internet. First, you can start a blog for free, and second, they are easy to use and require no special... View More
With the growing number of personal trainers and gym facilities, establishing your services as superior and more unique than your competitors' is a vital need. This is especially true for the single trainer... View More
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
