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TIPS FOR HIP MOBILITY: EXERCISES FOR FLEXIBILITY & PERFORMANCE

Are you prioritizing mobility enhancement in your current fitness and performance goals? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FocHnUW_vuU Pressed for time? Listen to Rick Richey explain the importance of hip flexor strengthening on the NASM-CPT Podcast. WHY IS HIP MOBILITY IMPORTANT? Maintaining good hip mobility allows for efficient movement patterns, reduces the risk of imbalances...

SPORTS PERFORMANCE TRAINING: HOW CAN IT GROW YOUR BUSINESS

Learning how to coach an athlete through strength and conditioning is far more complicated than training general population clientele and, arguably, more fulfilling. There are many more factors, modalities, thinking, and planning strategies involved with coaching an athlete of any magnitude – young, adult, novice, or elite. Here are the 8 reasons...

Top 5 Reasons to Become a Personal Trainer

Passion and purpose collide when a fitness enthusiast makes the decision to become a Certified Personal Trainer. How would you like to get paid to do what you love? If fitness is your passion and you have a desire to help others on their personal health and fitness journey, then...

How does Social Media affect the modern athlete?

This is a hot topic is today’s modern environment, and many sportsmen and women, who are role models, are affected by this in a deeper manner than we realise. I am going to be looking into research that has been conducted into this topic, and also touching on gaming, as...

Wellness vs Fitness: What is the difference?

There is a big movement at the moment in the global Health and Fitness industry towards wellness. The Health and Fitness industry can be very confusing at times, especially when it comes to fads and new movements. So, what is "wellness" and what does it mean to be a "Wellness...

REDUCING STRESS AND IMPROVING MINDFULNESS FOR ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE

Mental health is a hot topic these days, and for good reason! According to the American Institute of Stress, about 33 percent of people report feeling extreme stress; 77 percent of people experience stress that affects their physical health and 73 percent of people have stress that impacts their mental...