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How Exercise Impacts Anxiety and Depression

Exercise is generally considered an activity that primarily benefits our physical health. From improving muscle strength, balance, and oxygen flow, there are dozens of fitness-related reasons to stay active throughout your lifetime. 

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Health Coach Resource: How to Reduce Exposure to 10 Common Environmental Toxins

Environmental toxins, or chemical pollutants, are chemicals that are found in the environment due to natural processes or pollution resulting from manufactured products and processes. Sometimes, they are called environmental chemicals since they are only toxic once they reach certain levels in the body and start affecting normal biological processes. 

7 Steps to Getting Hired as an Online Personal Trainer

In recent years, and especially since the social distancing recommendations and stay-at-home orders made during the COVID-19 pandemic, people have turned to web-based fitness coaching and personal training services to stay on top of their exercise and physical activity routines. 

The Role of Exercise in Managing Diabetes

Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in the US and many parts of the world. Currently, the CDC reports that over 1 in 10 adults in the US have diabetes, and 1 in 3 have prediabetes or early signs of diabetes development.