Written by NFPT Staff Writer Saturday, 18 May 2013 00:00
Chest pain is always something to be taken seriously. But how can you tell if what someone is experiencing is a heart attack, or something else, like heartburn?
Celebrate National Physical Fitness & Sports Month!
May is a time when many people begin spending more time outdoors. It's also National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, and it's a great time to celebrate the benefits of becoming and staying active all year round.
Lifestyle Coaching: The Ultimate Tool for Fitness Professionals
The ultimate challenge for health and fitness professionals is filling the gap between clients’ intentions and their actions.
Strength Training for Everyday Living
A popular misconception is that strength training will cause a person to "bulk up", or show a pronounced increase in muscle mass. In fact, strength training for general fitness aims for a balanced physique that allows a person to perform the activities of daily life without undue strain or stress.
Upgrade Your Relationship Skills
Do you remember the great line from the film "Field of Dreams" - "If you build it, they will come"? Well, that is exactly what we are going to do in this two-part series. We are going to help you build great relationship skills.
Latest Exercise News
Written by NFPT Staff Writer Tuesday, 21 May 2013 00:00
Working up a sweat is one indicator that the body is reacting to exercise. Sweating is the body's way of cooling off, but when the system breaks down, serious injuries can be the result.
Written by NFPT Staff Writer Sunday, 12 May 2013 00:00
Spring has sprung across North America, and that means more opportunities for exercising outdoors, as well as more chances to come into contact with sometimes disease carrying parasites such as ticks.
Written by NFPT Staff Writer Thursday, 09 May 2013 01:26
Aerobic exercise, resistance training, and some isometric exercises could represent alternative therapies to lower blood pressure and could be incorporated into a comprehensive plan to lower blood pressure, according to a new statement by the American Heart Association (AHA).
Read more: Cardio, Resistance Exercise Could Help Lower Blood Pressure, Study Finds
Written by Susan Cantwell Monday, 06 May 2013 00:00
While many fitness professionals think they already coach their clients, lifestyle coaching has specific core competencies and skills which, once mastered, enable a fitness professional to fully engage with a client so that results are reached and maintained for a lifetime.
Read more: Lifestyle Coaching: The Ultimate Tool for Fitness Professionals, Pt. 2
Written by NFPT Staff Writer Saturday, 27 April 2013 00:00
Many weight loss and health maintenance programs involve changes in a person's diet and activity level, but does it make a difference if both changes are made at the same time? The results of a newly published study suggest that it does.
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