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Programming for Fat Loss

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Five Exercise Principles Every Personal Trainer Must Know in 2023

Whether you train clients online or in person, you need to understand energy systems, force vectors, and human behavior, and why they matter

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Four Facts About Weight-Loss Surgery Every Trainer Should Know

In the fitness industry, bariatric surgery is often viewed as a cop-out. One trainer who works with pre- and post-op clients wants to tell you why it’s not.

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How to Explain Weight Fluctuations to Your Clients

When a client freaks out over three pounds she gained overnight, or celebrates five pounds she lost for no obvious reason, use this handy guide to help make sense of it.

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How to Help a Client Who Has Type 2 Diabetes

A doctor explains why you don’t need a medical degree to improve the health and fitness of a client with diabetes … as long as you remember the limits of your expertise.

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In Defense of Counting Calories

The much-maligned weight-loss strategy may be exactly what some of your clients need. Here’s how to know if they’re ready for it, and how to help them if they are.

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The Myth of Fat-Burning Workouts: How the Body Fights Back, and What That Means for Trainers and Clients

It’s time to stop promising instant results and focus on what really matters for long-term success

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Five Ways to Help Your Clients Lose Weight

Did you know the number of flavors in a meal affects how much you eat? If your client is struggling to drop the pounds, and keep them off, try these well-researched but lesser-known strategies.

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Your Client Lost 200 Pounds. Now What About All That Excess Skin?

Extreme weight loss comes with a side effect that can be unpleasant, unwieldy, and even unhealthy for your client. Here’s what you can and, more important, what you can’t do to help.

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Is Your Fitness Programming Good Enough? Read 7 Principles to Stop Getting Laughed at By Clients and Trainers

Here’s what a program is and isn’t, along with seven principles that create the best workout routine and maximize your clients’ results, including the HIDDEN VARIABLE to change in all great programs.

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6-Step Template to Create Programs for Any Personal Training Client

A good training program design template frees up time for you to market your services, build your your business, and work with clients.

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