"I'll start tomorrow; if I am strict enough and hard enough on myself, maybe I'll change; I don't trust myself with food, so I have to keep dieting." If you're like most fitness and wellness professionals,... View More
Blind Mount Everest climber Eric Weihenmayer lost his eye sight at the age of 13 and in his early 30s, voluntarily had his eyes removed and replaced with glass eyes so that eye tissue sensitivity would... View More
Bone-loading exercise and a balanced diet are essential for preventing osteoporosis. To take care of your bones now so they stay strong enough to carry you through a lifetime of health and activity,... View More
The first class of the Fire Service Fitness Specialist Course held at The Cooper Institute addressed the fitness of one of the most physically demanding professionsfirefighters. In 2005, more than 47 U.S.... View More
To help Americas seniors stay on their feet and free of injury, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) have developed a set of simple... View More
What is periodization? Surely you have to know that before you can appreciate what the essence of periodization is! Periodization is described by Tudor Bompa as a "process of structuring training into... View More
Student participation in high school sports in the U.S. has never been higher. In fact according to the National Federation of State High Schools Associations, participation has grown from an estimated... View More
Celebrating Allied Health Professions Week, November 511, 2006 To celebrate Allied Health Professions Week, the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) has prepared a 10-step guide that people... View More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2006 -- With all the modern gadgets such as pod casts, interactive videos and entertainment systems for gyms, would you believe that a 300-year-old Russian device that... View More
With the constant bombardment of statistics related to obesity and physical inactivity, it can become difficult to believe that weight loss is achievable. 40% of the U.S. population participates in no... View More
Fitness Fact: The FDA does not evaluate nor regulate terms that are placed on labels outside of the nutrition facts panel. Many of your well-intentioned clients, athletes and patients are making... View More
It should be no secret to any fitness professional that in addition to regular exercise, the amount, type, and timing of a client's food intake can absolutely make or break their progress. That's right,... View More
Mad Dogg Athletics, Inc., a world leader in fitness education and purveyor of the Spinning® indoor cycling brand, announced today that it will launch FitCore® Pilates in conjunction with Marci... View More
With football pre-season practice gearing up, the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) has just released a new 14-minute video, Heads Up Reducing the Risk of Head Injuries in Football, to help... View More
