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Independent Contractor Versus Employee—Are You Reporting Accordingly?
April 1, 2016
Little information is available for personal trainers in regards to differentiating the requirements and responsibilities of working as an employee or an independent contractor. Personal trainers and gym owners would benefit from understanding professional guidelines, details, and general knowledge of these two options.
Personal trainers Organization and Administration Independent Contractor Personal Training
Effective Functional Exercise Programming for the Older Fitness Client After a Total Knee Replacement
April 1, 2014
This article examines the effects that are commonly experienced by people who have undergone knee replacement surgery as well as the exercises that can help them regain functionality.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design total knee arthroplasty Knee replacement
Understanding Stress and Training
November 10, 2023
This article seeks to help personal trainers understand the physiological effects of stress and helpful ways they can drive positive changes for their clients through exercise.
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Management of Musculoskeletal Injuries—A Review for Fitness Professionals
January 1, 2015
Because a client’s functional abilities will change in each of the tissue healing phases, the fitness professional must understand the time it takes to heal and the science behind each phase in order to prescribe safe exercises for clients in those phases.
Personal trainers Program design Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease musculoskeletal injury recovering from injury overtraining
Foam Rolling for Performance and Recovery
February 2, 2015
Self-myofascial release (SMR) through the use of foam rolling or other implements is a time and cost-efficient method of increasing performance and recovery.
Personal trainers Exercise Technique exercise recovery self-myofascial release SMR Foam rolling
The Millennial Effect and the Rise of the Fitness Studio Industry
April 1, 2016
How are fitness studios with 8,000 – 9,000 sq ft able to survive? One way is to carve out a niche in this competitive and crowded industry.
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Overtraining
May 1, 2017
Understanding how the body adapts to the overload of aerobic exercise is critical to designing effective exercise training programs, monitoring exercise responses and progress, and assessing training outcomes.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Science Testing and Evaluation Overtraining overreaching how to avoid overtraining detraining overtraining syndrome
Tendinopathy and a Preventative Management Strategy for the Strength and Conditioning Professional
April 2, 2014
Tendinopathy is a pathological condition that occurs when a tendon is repeatedly injured and degenerately breaks down. Specific exercise programming may help prevent tendinitis from occurring.
Personal trainers Program design Safety Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition and Disorder or Disease tendinopathy preventing overuse injuries tendon injury Tendinitis
Sample Lumbo-Pelvic Hip Complex Strengthening Program
June 1, 2017
This article provides a sample six-week lumbo-pelvic hip complex strengthening program with the intended goal of improving vertical jumping ability and landing mechanics without the addition of plyometric or jumping/landing drills.
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