Archive for the ‘Mind/Body’ Category

The Real ‘Low Down’ on Carbs… And the Perfect Meal

by Bill McDonald, Carlsbad, California Personal Training. With all of the questions, descriptive terms and abundance of information in the marketplace — combined with everyone’s desire to locate with the magic pill for weight loss – it is downright difficult to find the right answers This topic could literally take a book by itself to [...]

How to Communicate the Need for Physical Activity to Older Adults

By Brian Danley; Cupertino, California Personal Training. As a fitness training professional, it will undoubtedly be an increasingly challenging task to attract adults who are 50 years of age or older as clients.  This age group is particularly skeptical and oftentimes cynical about fitness and health advertising and services.  So how does a professional personal [...]

Kick-Start a Lifetime of Healthy Habits in Just 7 Days

By: Julia Morrow CPT, SSN During my journey from fitness enthusiast into a personal trainer, I found my passion. I found the more I studied nutrition, the more I enjoyed it. I then went further and got certified as a Specialist in Sports Nutrition, during my studies I did a lot of research on different [...]

Face To Face With Fear

By Gabrielle LeBlanc; Personal Training and Sports Conditioning; New Orleans Personal Trainer. One of life’s toughest lessons is confronting that dark, yet very real, place that if most often ignored, dealing with it, then through it, transforming yourself into a stronger you.  This is something that everyone will go through constantly in life, and until [...]

Unlocking Your Human Potential

John is a certified personal trainer,  serving personal training clients in Schenectady, New York 12303.  For more information, you can contact John by reviewing his Personal Trainer Central profile page. Unlocking Your Human Potential People often mistakenly equate desire with motivation.  But having the desire to reach a goal does not instantaneously provide you with [...]

Tasty Homemade Protein Bars

By Becca Melton; ISSA Certified Personal Trainer; Piedmont, Oklahoma Personal Trainer. Enjoy these great-tasting, easy-to-make protein-rich treats! Ingredients 5 TBLSP Natural peanut butter (crunchy or creamy) 1/2 cup oats 1/2 cup oat flour (if you don’t have oat flour, use another 1/2 cup of oats) 6 scoops chocolate or vanilla whey protein 1 tsp vanilla 2 [...]

To Achieve Your Fitness Goals You Must First Create the Habit

By Robert Moffett; ISSA Certified Personal Trainer; Ocala, Florida Personal Trainer. It’s now the time of year when companies explode with convincing claims of new and improved ways to quickly lose weight and gain muscle.  They range from diet pills to exercise video’s guaranteeing miraculous results. The reality is, we all want to have the [...]

How To Gain Control Of Your Mind To Live A Healthier Life

By Gabrielle LeBlanc; Personal Training and Sports Conditioning; New Orleans Personal Trainer. Most people believe that, as we age, it is inevitable that we become frail and sedentary.  The main reason the majority of people become frail and sedentary as they become older is because they believe they will.  Don’t accept this conditioned mindset of [...]

The Aspirations of Ardour

By Gabrielle LeBlanc; Personal Training and Sports Conditioning; New Orleans Personal Trainer. Have you ever wondered what makes an athlete go through such harsh conditions for rewards that just don’t seem worth it? A marathon runner, for example, on the last mile who falls to the ground simply from muscle fatigue, who lifts her head [...]

The Beauty of Balance & Nutrition

By Gabrielle LeBlanc; Personal Training and Sports Conditioning; New Orleans Personal Trainer. Eating with the flow of the universe. The philosophy of balance is far more complex than we may believe.  In this article, I’d like to introduce to you how I incorporate balance into nutrition and eating for your body and with the flow [...]