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Fitness Article Library

Welcome to a collection of articles & ideas about health and fitness!


Fitness Basics I  

Calorie Burning & Exercise
Cardiovascular Fitness
The Fitness Triangle
Flexible Fitness
Posture Perfect
Warm-up/Cool-down
Weight Training Basics
Why Weight?

Fitness Basics II  

CROSS TRAINING for Total Fitness
Exercise Safely in Summer Heat
Functional Fitness
Reviewing the Benefits of Personal Training
Selecting Home Exercise Equipment
Vacation Fitness
Water Workouts
What Is Pilates?

Nutrition

Banking 101/Energy & Metabolism
Better Nutrition with the Food Guide Pyramid
L-Carnitine:  The Supplement
Creatine
Foods for Finicky Eaters
Herbs 101 - And Then Some…
How Much Food?
Miracle Weight Loss
Pyruvate: A Good Weight Loss Product?
True or False - A Nutrition Quiz
Weight Loss: Fraud or Fact?

Favorite Recipes and Food Tips

Featured Exercises

Exercises for the Lower Body
Exercises for the Upper Body
Exercises for Abdominal & Low Back
Exercises to Improve Posture
Exercises for Balance Training
Exercises for Function

Mental Fitness

Positively!
Holistic Fitness
Stress Relieving Exercises
Head to Heart
Encourage Your Clients
Healthy Holidays!
Heredity and Your Body Image
Kick the Smoking Habit

Motivation

Mental Moves & Goal Setting for Your Workouts
Stay Motivated!
Change Is Challenging but Beneficial
Motivational Minutes

Wellness

Kick the Habit
Massage: A Complement to Fitness
Too Much Exercise?
Are You Getting Enough Sleep?
Heredity & Body Image

Personal Training

Balancing Act
Clients & Food
Disordered Eating & Exercise
Don't Work - Play!
Fitness Assessment Tips
Growing as a Pro
Health History - Why So Important?
Listen Your Way to Personal Training Success
Measuring Body Composition
Program Ideas
Supporting Lifestyle Change
Teaching with Imagery Cues
Trainer to Trainer

Group/Aerobics Instructors

This section is still under construction - contributions and ideas are welcome!

Teaching Tips
Choreography/Step Aerobics
Choreography/Hi-Low Aerobics
Additional Class Activities
Teacher to Teacher

Special Populations

Brain + Body = Whole Student
Disabled Exercisers & Fitness Training Needs
Exercise and Arthritis
Exercise Recommendations for Hypertension/CHD
Expecting Fitness: Tips for Pregnancy
Heart: Healthy/Unhealthy
Many Diabetics Can Exercise Regularly
Menopause
Osteoporosis Guidelines
Priorities for Men's Health
Women's Specific Exercise Needs

Injury Prevention/Management

Handle Emergency Situations
Recognize Serious Neck Injuries
Relieving and Preventing Sciatic Pain
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears
Managing Shinsplints
Recognizing & Treating Toe Injuries
Recognizing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Beat the Heat
Prevent Hypothermia
Help Clients Cope with Fear

Sport Training

Biking Basics
Bodybuilding
Fighting Fitness
Geared for Golf
Get Ready for Winter!   Skiing & Snowboarding
Gymnastics & Sport Aerobics
Hang Gliding in Arizona
Hiking
Inline Skating:  Recreational & Extreme!
Play Soccer
Running for Pleasure
Try Rock Climbing!
Wakeboarding - Conditioning Program


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