How to Grow a Family Fitness Program at Your Gym
A family fitness program is a great way to encourage families to live a healthy lifestyle. It can be an excuse to have fun together and nurture a deeper family connection. Children learn from their parents, so it’s safe to say that a child from a family of marathon runners is probably going to lead […]
How the Gut-Brain Connection Affects Mental Health
This article is part of a series on Nutritional Psychology and how what we eat affects our brains and moods. Nutritional Psychology is a relatively new field that emerged in pursuit of taking our time to examine and investigate the connections between what we eat and how we feel. Eating to maintain gut health plays […]
How to Become a Holistic Health Coach
If you want to become a holistic health coach, you’re not alone. Recent statistics show that the numbers of people attaining holistic health certifications are on the rise, and for good reason. According to the Huffington Post, which cited the latest MetLife Annual Employee Benefits Trends study, almost half of employers offer wellness programs, and […]
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How to Strength Train at Home for Optimal Results
As a personal trainer, we all have our favorite way to get and stay in shape, whether it be going for a run, challenging your core in a Pilates class or working up a sweat in the SoulCycle studio. While all of these workouts seem achievable to you in a day or two, what about […]
Multiple Sclerosis: Physical Therapy & Treatment
Multiple sclerosis now affects more than 400,000 people in the U.S. and about 2.5 million people around the globe. MS “is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body,” per the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. While the cause of […]
What Does it Take to Start a Personal-Training Career?
Growing a highly successful business in the personal-training market is achievable with the right personal traits: ambition, dedication, and of course, a savvy drive for the health and fitness industry. And frankly, there is no better time than the present to pursue a business venture such as this, because when it comes down to it, […]
4 Health & Fitness Trends for 2015
A new year brings new resolutions and of course, new health and fitness trends – are you curious about what’s new on the scene this year and what’s here to stay? We have the latest for 2015!
Promoting a Holistic Approach to Health
Spring is finally in the air, and if you haven’t already started looking for ways to detoxify and cleanse every aspect of your life, there’s no better time than the present. Why not use the start of a new season as an opportunity to help your clients embrace a healthy lifestyle change? If you’re not already […]
Get Outside: How to Make Exercise Fun
When you think of exercising, there is a good chance you picture a large gym with wall-to-wall mirrors, grunting powerlifters, and fitness classes featuring trendy exercises you can barely pronounce. The truth is, gyms, fitness studios, and exercise classes can easily overwhelm—or bore—the health-conscious individual.
Guide to Building Your Health and Nutrition Coaching Website
As a health coach, you can do a lot to help countless people improve their health and fitness through exercise, nutrition, and behavior change—but only as long as you actually reach people. And that’s why building a health and nutrition coaching website is one of the most important aspects of your budding business.