Exercise
Written by NFPT Staff Writer
Interval training burns fat and improves fitness more quickly than constant but moderately intensive physical activity, according to research by a University of Guelph researcher.
The study by Jason Talanian, a PhD student in the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, was published in the Journal of Applied Physiology. It found that after interval training, the amount of fat burned in an hour of continuous moderate cycling increased by 36 percent and cardiovascular fitness increased by 13 percent.
Written by Frank DiMeo
Traditional weight training – machine circuits and free weights – presents two big problems for fitness professionals. First, you eventually bore your clients and cause them to quit, costing you business. Second, while you may help them develop “beach muscles,” you aren’t showing them the best way to develop true strength.
Written by Tony Spain
I see it almost every time I walk into a gym: A fitness professional is doing some boxing fitness routines with a client, and unknowingly puts the client at risk for injury. The client is punching with too much arm, putting the shoulder, elbow, and back at risk – while not getting any core workout.
Written by Bob Bovee
Almost everyone has heard by now that exercise is an essential part of any weight control program. Exercise helps you shed pounds, keep them off and look and feel better. But what kind of exercise is best?
Written by NFPT Staff Writer
One thing most active people have some experience with is pain. Pain is often part of the workout or something to be expected after a tough day in the gym or the weight room. However not everything we assume we know about pain is correct.
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