Some fitness goals cannot be achieved without paying attention to the diet, and you don't have to be a dietitian to teach someone how to read a food label. Why not educate your clients on how to read the... View More
There are three different ways to strengthen the posterior rotator cuff. According to EMG studies, the most effective ways to isolate maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVC) are: Side-lying external... View More
There are three different ways to strengthen the posterior rotator cuff. According to EMG studies, the most effective ways to isolate maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVC) are: Side-lying external... View More
Low-back pain continues to impose a huge burden on industrialized societies, in terms of symptoms, medical costs, productivity, and work absence. Annual costs related to back pain in the United States... View More
Overweight women who exercised one to two hours a week lost several pounds in six months without dieting, a study shows. But those who exercised the most — about three hours a week — didn't... View More
This Functionally Fit feature is third in a series of exercises you can use to maximize shoulder functionality and health. Visit our archives and continue to check out our E-News to view the entire series... View More
A team of Yale University researchers has found that school-based programs for obesity prevention and reversal are generally effective and are an important component in battling what many regard as a national... View More
This Functionally Fit feature is third in a series of exercises you can use to maximize shoulder functionality and health. Visit our archives and continue to check out our E-News to view the entire series... View More
A systematic review of exercise-induced hyperthermia treatment options, based on a review of seven studies, was published this month in the Journal of Athletic Training (JAT), the National Athletic Trainers’... View More
It's the month after (you made all those New Year's resolutions) and the morning after (you broke most of them while sitting on a couch consuming thousands of calories while watching other people play... View More
Family-based lifestyle interventions that not only modify diet and physical activity but also include behavior therapy programs can help obese children lose weight and maintain that loss for at least six... View More
This particular Functionally Fit feature is second in a series of exercises you can use to maximize shoulder functionality and health. Visit our archives and continue to check out our E-News to view the... View More
This particular Functionally Fit feature is a first in a series of exercises you can use to maximize shoulder functionality and health. Visit our archives and continue to check out our E-News to view the... View More
Throughout the news in television and online, obesity seems like an unstoppable monster. Kids are being diagnosed with adult diabetes, nations are spending billions of dollars combating their weight problems,... View More
IDEA Health & Fitness Association offers common-sense tips for implementing a successful weight loss strategy to ring in the New Year. At a time when New Year's resolutions are swirling about, there is... View More
Throughout the news in television and online, obesity seems like an unstoppable monster. Kids are being diagnosed with adult diabetes, nations are spending billions of dollars combating their weight problems,... View More
While some emerging technologies can create environments that require very little physical effort, one Kansas State University researcher thinks games like Nintendo's Wii Fit can help promote physical... View More
Most of us have our private ways of assessing how fat we are. We feel our pants getting snug — or loose, if we’re lucky. But there are more objective ways to answer the question. The January... View More
As a fitness professional, you have an enormous amount of influence in the gym. Your clients hold what you say in high regard, and chances are they work hard outside of the gym so that you aren't disappointed... View More
This particular Functionally Fit feature is a first in a series of exercises you can use to maximize shoulder functionality and health. Visit our archives and continue to check out our E-News to view the... View More
