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Fixing Bad Posture at the Office Keeping a balanced posture is a goal for all activities, from playing sports to sitting at the computer. Yet many of today's workstation-based work environments can make it difficult to keep an awareness of one's posture while sitting and focusing on mental tasks.
New Apps Incentivize Going to the Gym Having difficulty keeping clients inspired and motivated to come to the gym for a workout? For those into social networking and smartphones, a new generation of gaming apps aims to make going to the gym extra rewarding.
Your Summer Body Winter is such a time for 'hibernating' that it almost feels acceptable to 'bulk up' over winter. But with summer creeping around, it only becomes harder to hide the truth away.
Getting a Grip: Using Wrist Straps, Pt. 1 While some controversy surrounds the use of wrist straps in weight lifting, as with many pieces of equipment in and around the gym, there is a time and a place for them.

Making Assessments

Every professional service should have a starting point that can be quantified or accurately qualified and include a plan to reach the desired goal. This applies well to the personal training community, particularly when it comes to assessing clients.

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Kick the Sugar Habit!

Sugar is everywhere. It’s an additive to almost every food, most drinks and of course cakes, cookies and pies. Empower yourself with a few simple rules to help deter your craving and find ways to add the sweetness without the worry to your diet.

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"Hidden" Fat

It is not uncommon for some visibly overweight individuals to run circles around ostensbily healthier and leaner individuals. This can sometimes be attributed to"hidden" storage in the form of  intramuscular fat.

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Are You Ready?

Twenty-five percent of the nation's health club members are now over age 55. It's a telling statistic, and one that holds great potential for the health and fitness professions.

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Developing the Energy Producing Center

The Energy Producing Center is also known as the "center of balance", the "core", the "torso" or even the "fulcrum of the body". For the purposes here, EPC refers to the mechanism from which all strength, power and speed are developed in the extremities of the body.

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Don't Skip Aerobics!

Most of the focus in the world of personal training is on resistance training. This is, after all, what most clients pay for. But it's important to realize that aerobic conditioning can complement and enhance resistance training.

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