Best Fitness Articles — March 19, 2017

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The Top Article of the Week

We all know that detoxes and cleanses are scams. We know there’s no such a thing as a fat loss tea. We know that toxins have absolutely nothing to do with a $20 bottle of capsules. Yet saying that to your client isn’t enough.

Your success as a personal trainer isn’t dependent on how much you know, it’s dependent on how much your clients know. In other words, you need to get really good at learning the science, curating it into easily digestible pieces, and passing the knowledge on to your clients. Don’t expect your clients to follow your orders “because you said so”. Do explain to your clients why detoxes and cleanses are scams, and help them take ownership over smart lifestyle choices.

General Health

Overcoming a Flawed Mindset – The Choice that Changed Everything — Kyle Barichello

Training Smart Through Pregnancy — Lindsay Mumma, barbellphysio.com

Stop Exercising While Sitting Down — Jon Habeshy, drjohnrusin.com

4 ways mindfulness will boost your results at the gym — Karina Inkster

Should Women Fix their Flaws? — Nia Shanks

Strength Training

Two Kettlebell Exercises To Help You Build Shymmetrical Upper Body Strength — Artemis Scantalides

Getting Started With Indoor Rowing — Elisabeth Akinwale, Girls Gone Strong

Sports Restrictive vs Sport Specific Exercise: How To Avoid Damaging Our Athletes — David Otey via Tony Gentilcore

Five Surprising Ways To Get Strong Fast — Eric Bach

Strengthen And Build Your Quads And Glutes With This Advanced Rear Foot Elevated Split Squat Variation — Meghan Callaway

Fat Loss

Does the Ketogenic Diet Work for Strength Training? — Nick English

What To Know Before You Can Lose Weight — Marc Halpern, Breaking Muscle

Fat Loss Tips for Spring: Part I — Garrett Wood

The Pros And Cons Of Counting Calories: Direct Versus Indirect Dietary Methods — Charles Staley

Women: Forget These Fat Loss Myths — Lauryn Lax, breakingmuscle.com

Career

How To Optimize Your Marketing Calendar — Ryan Ketchum

The Other Side Of Coaching — Shane McLean via Tony Gentilcore

Why Does Health Coaching Matter To Allied Health? — Anthony Wall, American Council on Exercise

The Author Dani Singer is a nationally certified personal trainer and nutrition coach based in Baltimore, Maryland. As CEO & Director of Fit2Go Personal Training, he specializes in helping busy professionals make fitness practical. Dani also serves as a fitness expert for national publications such as Reader's Digest, Muscle & Fitness, and SHAPE Magazine. Keep up with Dani and his team on Facebook and the Fit2Go website.Esther Avant is a certified personal trainer, nutrition coach, mom, and military wife who coaches women online. As the owner of Esther Avant Wellness Coaching and founder of the Gone For Good weight loss program, she specializes in helping do-it-all women lose weight and keep it off by making exercise and nutrition fit their lifestyles, not the other way around. You can find her at www.estheravant.com, on Instagram, and on Facebook.