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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.

What is 'Fit'?

Sometimes "being fit" can be a vague term: Beginning training clients, especially, may have definitions of fitness that are synonymous with their own goals -- shedding 20 pounds or being able to walk up a few flights of stairs without feeling winded, for example.

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Focusing on Specificity Training

The personal trainer will encounter athletes of all stripes, from recreationalists to competitive athletes ranging from the marathon runner to the power-lifter. Just as every sport is unique, so is every individual, so such clients require an individually tailored conditioning program.

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Dealing with Stress Fractures

Stress fractures are one of the most common types of injuries among physically active people - and one of the potentially most severe. Knowing the symptoms, causes and treatment plans can help the trainer work effectively with clients who have suffered such injuries.

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Understanding Iliotibial Band Syndrome

Iliotibial Band Syndrome (IBS) is known to be one of the leading causes of lateral knee pain among runners, but it can occur in many other activities that place stress on this crucial band of tissue that runs along the outside of the upper leg.

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Has U.S. Obesity Hit a Plateau?

The nation's level of obesity appears to have hit a plateau, according to data released in January by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, that plateau could be described as uncomfortably high: Over a third of adults and nearly 17 percent of children were obese in 2009-2010.

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Getting a Grip: Using Wrist Straps, Pt. 2

In the first part of this article, we examined the use of training straps and their appropriate applications. This installment will discuss how to wear wrist straps properly as well as what to look for when purchasing them.

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