Fitness and Wellness Class

Encore Presentation: Percussive Therapy—More than Recovery, Powered by Therabody®

Mon, 02 May 2022 12:00:00 -0000

As the world leader in percussive therapy, Therabody is relentlessly committed to providing the latest research and education in this breakthrough modality. In this episode, you will gain a deeper understanding of the science behind percussive therapy and how to integrate percussive therapy into your gym, your training sessions and your everyday life.

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Encore Presentation: How to Fix the 3 Main Movement Compensations in Linear Speed Development

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 12:00:00 -0000

In this encore presentation, let NASM Master Instructor Chris Ecklund help you discover the top 3 common compensations, define and practice the corrective exercise strategies, and the coaching cues that are effective when addressing each compensation.

Encore Presentation: Don’t Eat THAT! How Words Shape the Way We Eat

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 12:00:00 -0000

What if we started our fitness classes by telling participants what they shouldn’t be doing… or, all the things they are doing wrong? Do you think they would be motivated?

As fitness professionals we’re in the business of trying to make people feel good, so let’s focus on the “good” in nutrition!

In this episode, host Melanie Douglass teaches you how to rephrase and optimize your words when it comes to food, diet, and nutrition in order to be a positive, inspirational influence for your clients. We’ll review common nutrition issues and positive ways to tackle those issues.

Encore Presentation: How to Personalize Your Weight Loss Diet

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 12:00:00 -0000

With all the different diets out there, it can be hard to know what works, what doesn’t, and how to put together the best nutrition plan to support your weight loss goals.

In this encore presentation, we’ll talk about the science behind weight loss and explore various popular diets through that lens, getting to the heart of why each diet works or doesn’t work. We’ll then use the principles discussed to teach you how dietitians create the most effective nutrition plan for their unique clients.

Encore Presentation: The Art of Professional Networking: Tips, Tales and Techniques

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:00:00 -0000

Discover employment possibilities, where to find them, how to generate opportunities for career enhancement and growth, and which networking tools are essential for continued professional development.

Please enjoy this encore presentation!

Encore Presentation: Fitness Games for Youth Athletes: Performance and Fun

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 16:00:00 -0000

Kids love to play! So, let's capture their attention by creating fitness games that will motivate them, while providing a fun avenue to improve their fitness and sports performance. As most kids don’t tend to like long, slow distance-type exercise, fitness games that feature short bursts of activity followed by rest are just the ticket!

In this encore presentation, join youth athlete expert Dr. Mike Bracko to get ideas on how to capture the attention of this population with relay races, partner drills, and exercise tag, all while teaching proper exercise technique. This show has it all for trainers who are looking to reenergize their youth programming, or simply wish to learn new techniques for training children and adolescents.

Encore Presentation: CEx – Next Level Integration

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 12:00:00 -0000

Movement is more than muscles working in isolation. When we see faulty movement in our clients, we need to dig a little deeper to find a solution.

So, if you want to get the most from your corrective exercise programming, you must know your slings.

In this encore episode with Master Instructor Andrew Mills, learn about the four major muscle subsystems (slings) and why they are important to consider when selecting the right integration exercise. Subsystem coordination is critical for optimal performance and decreasing injury risk factors.

Ultimately, you’ll see that developing healthy motor patterns (intermuscular coordination) is about more than just avoiding movement compensation.

Encore Presentation: Nutrition Strategies to Support Adaptations to Strength and Conditioning

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 12:00:00 -0000

What dietary practices and nutrition variables are necessary for optimal strength training and overall conditioning? Join Laurent, Bannock, PhD for a discussion on nutritional practices that could influence adaptation to training, the importance of recovery, and practical applications for your active clients.

Gain information on the relevant exercise physiology relating to strength and conditioning, as well as an overview of the evidence as it relates to nutritional influences on the same.

If you work with strength athletes, or die-hard weekend warriors, then you won’t want to miss this important encore lecture presentation!

Encore Presentation: Talk to the Foot, Powered by Vibram®

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 13:00:00 -0000

In this encore presentation, learn why it’s important to train your whole body from head to toe by helping your clients reconnect with their feet.

You’ll walk away (no pun intended) knowing how to customize training programs to improve balance, agility, and functionality.

This is one episode you won’t want to miss (again)!

Encore Presentation: 10 Guerrilla Marketing Ideas that Generate PT Leads

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 12:00:00 -0000

If you want more personal training clients in a very short period of time and don’t have much money to spend on getting new clients, then this episode will blow you away.

In this encore presentation, learn 10 effective strategies to get personal training leads right away from guest host Michael Gelfgot.

Encore Presentation: The Art of Micro Progressions

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 13:00:00 -0000

Are you spending too much valuable time writing the perfect program, just to throw it out because your client’s needs have changed? If so, you are not alone.

In this encore presentation, host Andrew Mills show you how you can save time AND optimize client results without having to write a new program!

In this workshop, you will learn when an exercise should be progressed or regressed, and techniques for applying the appropriate progressions/regressions, along with specific cueing tips that will ensure success.

Encore Presentation: Balance Training - Scientific Principles and Program Design for the Fitness Professional

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 13:00:00 -0000

Do you know the three physiological systems humans use to maintain static and dynamic balance? Do you know how to progress and regress clients of all levels using unstable devices?

In this encore presentation, Dr. Scott Cheatham, DPT, PhD discuss the science of human balance and key strategies to train individuals of all levels using different unstable objects and environments. Other topics include quantifying balance confidence, common observable balance deviations, and musculoskeletal injuries that cause balance issues.

This session is for fitness professionals who desire a more in-depth understanding of this topic.

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Encore Presentation: Eating Disorders in Fitness - What Fitness Professionals Need to Know

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 13:00:00 -0000

As a fitness professional, you have probably met (or seen) individuals who have endured disordered eating at one time or another. This can be a difficult thing to overcome.

We invite you to this “industry focus” podcast, as Abbey Griffith, a survivor and body positive gym owner, breaks down her journey from disordered eating to empowered wellness. She’ll share the warning signs inherent in disordered eating and struggles with body image.

Gain some valuable tools to help guide your clients toward sustainable, flexible, and fun fitness in this special encore presentation!

Encore Presentation: Exercise, Stress, Hormones and Inflammation

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 13:00:00 -0000

Exercise may be a good stress (eustress), but life is filled with harmful stress (distress) that alters hormonal levels, health, and inflammation.

How do exercise and our ‘life stress’ impact these effects?

In this encore presentation, Fabio Comana takes a deep dive into understanding these concepts and applications, and details how to expand your programming for success.

Let Fabio help better keep your life stresses and health in-check.

Encore Presentation: How Much Protein Do You Really Need?

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 13:00:00 -0000

On this encore presentation episode Katie Coles, MS, RD of Avatar Nutrition shares an in-depth discussion all about protein and how to determine your client’s protein needs.

Encore Presentation: Nutrition for Cognitive Optimization!

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 13:00:00 -0000

In this episode, learn the do's and don'ts for peak brain performance each and every day with Michelle Ricker RDN. She defines the ideal foods to eat and basic supplements that can make a huge difference in brain processing for optimal performance, as well as vital information that addresses risk reduction for dementia and Alzheimer’s.

In addition, you will learn the ideal types of exercises that are known to stimulate learning and overall brain health.

Don’t miss this encore presentation to help you the brain power you desire!

Encore Presentation: Set Your Client Up for Success: How to Keep Lost Weight Off!

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 13:00:00 -0000

Join Katie Coles, MS, RD for a discussion on how to help clients keep weight off. Most Americans don’t have a problem losing weight. They have a problem keeping it off!

Upwards of 95% of people who lose more than 10% of their body weight end up putting it back on (and then some). In this encore presentation, we’ll discuss how traditional diets set your body up for weight regain, how metabolism and the human body adapt to make weight regain easier, and how to transition your client out of a diet and back to a normal eating pattern in a way that keeps lost weight off.

Encore Presentation: Dietary Strategies for Cardiovascular Health

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 13:00:00 -0000

Join NASM nutrition expert Dr. Brad Dieter for a discussion on dietary strategies and cardiovascular health. Cardiovascular disease is developed across a lifetime accumulation of risk. Numerous independent and synergistic cardiovascular risk factors can be induced by unhealthy dietary patterns. This lecture will integrate the findings of the last century of nutrition science and provide key principles for dietary frameworks aimed at improving overall cardiovascular health.

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Encore Presentation: How to Keep Lost Weight Off

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 13:00:00 -0000

Most Americans don’t have a problem losing weight. They have a problem keeping it off! Upwards of 95% of people who lose more than 10% of their body weight end up putting it back on (and then some). On this episode, Katie Coles, MS, RD discusses how traditional diets set your body up for weight regain, how metabolism and the human body adapt to make weight regain easier, and how to transition your client out of a diet and back to a normal eating pattern in a way that keeps lost weight off.

Encore Presentation: Recovery – More Than Just a Day Off!

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 13:00:00 -0000

Loading the body with stress through exercise is easy to do. And unloading the body from accumulated stress can be just as easy. In this encore presentation, NASM Master Instructor Ken Miller reviews techniques and program design to unload and destress the body from high intensity and the high volume of training.

Recovery is a vital part of your fitness journey – find out why!

Encore Presentation: Emotions in Motion: Exercise as an Anxiety Intervention

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 13:00:00 -0000

This workshop reviews the research on what types of exercise can mitigate symptoms of anxiety, so you can better understand this complex relationship and what it means for your clients (and you!).

This “Fitness Wellness Class” was so nice, we had to play it twice!

Liberate Your Posture: Creative Techniques to Improve Everyday Function

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:00:00 -0000

This workshop will discuss common daily positions that alter optimal posture. We’ll cover the primary joints, joint actions, and surround musculature, as well as identify common positions that influence posture. Using NASM’s Corrective Exercise Continuum, participants will learn how to apply mobility techniques to areas surrounding the ankle, hip, and shoulder complex to improve posture and function.

TRX® Evolution—Breakthrough Workout

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 13:00:00 -0000

There is no better way to kick off your day than with this TRX® high intensity workout. Experience that “next level HIIT” with innovative programming concepts wrapped in an unforgettable training experience. Come to this workout and walk away with ideas and inspiration for your own workouts.

Smart Strength

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 12:00:00 -0000

Intelligent ideas for strength and conditioning workouts that make sense! In this interactive learning environment participants will review functional training principles and focus on the practical application of program design for group strength classes. Utilizing a step, resistance tubing, and dumbbells, you will learn critical body alignment, precise cueing and movement progressions for three different smart strength workouts.

Tools for Fat Loss: Diet Breaks and Diet Re-feeds

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 12:00:00 -0000

When it comes to fat loss, diet breaks and diet re-feeds are the current hot topics in the field of nutrition and exercise. Research over the last few years has demonstrated that implementing these types of intermittent energy restriction strategies can be effective for fat loss. This session will define the differences between cheat meals, cheat days, diet re-feeds, and diet breaks as well as explain the physiology on how they work. Additionally, the pros and cons of implementing these strategies will be discussed, as well as practical applications on how they can be used.

Performance Focused Nutrition for Competitive Athletes

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:00:00 -0000

What athlete doesn’t want to get stronger, better and faster? Well, you can only get there with the right training program, and yes, nutrition plan! This enlightening session provides an overview of the science of body composition and its relevance to health and performance. In addition, you’ll gather information on how nutrition influences body composition, and examine real-life, practical nutritional solutions to give your client the competitive edge they need in order to compete with the best!

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10 Proven Principles for Success in Business (and Life)

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 12:00:00 -0000

In business and life, ALL problems are leadership problems. If you’re not where you want to be yet, it’s simply because you haven’t yet learned how to lead yourself and others through the obstacles you must overcome in order to achieve your goals. Whether you’re a newly certified personal trainer, career fitness professional, or studio/gym owner, learning how to lead yourself better is the KEY to your success. This session will empower you with timeless principles we’ve shared over the last 14+ years with 45,000+ fitness business owners in 96 countries. Strategies and tactics change, but PRINCIPLES for success never do. Learn how to show up and lead yourself better so you can grow your business, take home more money, and live your dream lifestyle.

Upper Extremity Movement Impairments: Movement Screening and Corrective Exercise Strategies

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 12:00:00 -0000

Proper muscle function and joint alignment reduces stress on the body and helps to enhance performance. However, due to repetitive movement patterns, injury, or a sedentary lifestyle, dysfunction may occur in the upper extremities and trunk. When this happens, muscle balance, muscle recruitment, or joint motion may become altered, leading to changes in structural alignment, neuromuscular control, and optimal movement patterns. This session will introduce the common upper extremity movement impairments that can be identified with a variety of loaded and dynamic movement assessments. We will also address the common causes of the impairments, and strategies to correct the movement patterns.

The Merging of Mental Performance Training in Dietary Practice

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 15:00:00 -0000

Sport and performance psychology seek to optimize athletic performance through a host of mental skill strategies that build confidence, resiliency, motivation, and reframe one’s perception of given circumstances. Across health professionals, many rationally propose that most individuals know enough basics about food to practice a reasonably healthy diet, but it’s not the diet they need help with, rather psychological and emotional strategies that can help one adhere to sound long-term dietary practices. In this presentation Tony will provide mental skill training strategies used to augment athletic performance and propose where they may be coupled for improving long-term dietary practice.

TRX® Beyond the Basics

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 15:00:00 -0000

Redefine what you know about TRX® suspension training in this enlightening workshop. You’ll gain access to the latest and most relevant research, techniques and coaching recommendations. Expand your TRX exercise library with a series of more nuanced, yet highly effective TRX movements and combinations, and learn to coach by utilizing impactful TRX coaching methods.

How to Personalize Your Weight Loss Diet

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 15:00:00 -0000

With all the different diets out there, it can be hard to know what works, what doesn’t, and how to put together the best nutrition plan to support your weight loss goals. In this session, we’ll talk about the science behind weight loss and explore various popular diets through that lens, getting to the heart of why each diet works or doesn’t work. We’ll then use the principles discussed to teach you how dietitians create the most effective nutrition plan for their unique clients.

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Fusion Frenzy: Super Charge Your Classes with Multiple Formats

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 15:00:00 -0000

Group exercise is ever-evolving. Today, more than ever, fusion workouts remain popular! Much of the time, we see instructors combining two or three different formats in one class. Have you ever thought about combining more than five? Well we’ve done it! In this super-charged, interval training session, see how you can create a class that mixes sports drills, martial arts, boxing, yoga, Pilates, barre and more! It’s time to unleash the frenzy in this one-of-a-kind group exercise buffet!

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10 Steps to Creating the Ultimate TRX® Experience

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 15:00:00 -0000

As professionals it is easy to get excited about the science, coaching and efficiency behind a workout. But let’s face it…for most of our participants, it is the EXPERIENCE that keeps them coming back for more! Learn how to deepen and expand your programming process to include multiple layers of training elements that combine to create the optimal experience in every workout you deliver. This unique session focuses on how to systematically apply innovative team tactics to tap into the true power of a group to create a fun, competitive, and cooperative team environment.

Know Your Competition! Then Make Them Sweat!

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 15:34:59 -0000

Many fitness professionals don’t understand the breadth of the competitive landscape facing them. The reality is that competition does not only include people with the same title as them, but also any solution that can help them efficiently and conveniently get to their goal. This session will investigate all the options that should be considered competition, how we analyze them, and then respond by creating appropriate messaging to compete with them.

Eating Disorders in Fitness: What Fitness Professionals Need to Know

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 15:00:00 -0000

As a fitness professional, you have probably met (or seen) individuals who have endured disordered eating at one time or another. This can be a difficult thing to overcome. We invite you to this “industry focus” podcast, as Abbey Griffith, a survivor and body positive gym owner, breaks down her journey from disordered eating to empowered wellness. She’ll share the warning signs inherent in disordered eating and struggles with body image. Gain some valuable tools to help guide your clients toward sustainable, flexible, and fun fitness.

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Talk to the Foot, Powered by Vibram®

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 15:00:00 -0000

In this episode learn why it’s important to train your whole body from head to toe by helping your clients reconnect with their feet. You’ll walk away (no pun intended!) knowing how to customize training programs to improve balance, agility, and functionality.

The Art of Professional Networking: Tips, Tales and Techniques

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 15:00:00 -0000

Networking is not just about making connections. It is all about creating, building and establishing long-term, lasting relationships. On this episode, host Fred Hoffman, MEd and gain valuable tips and resources to help you fine-tune your networking skills so you can broaden your reach in the health and fitness industry no matter where you are in your career. Discover employment possibilities, where to find them, how to generate opportunities for career enhancement and growth, and which networking tools are essential for continued professional development.

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Percussive Therapy—More than Recovery, Powered by Therabody®

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:00:00 -0000

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Don’t Eat THAT! How Words Shape the Way We Eat

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 15:00:00 -0000

What if we started our fitness classes by telling participants what they shouldn’t be doing… or, all the things they are doing wrong? Do you think they would be motivated? As fitness professionals we’re in the business of trying to make people feel good, so let’s focus on the “good” in nutrition! In this episode, host Melanie Douglass teaches you how to rephrase and optimize your words when it comes to food, diet, and nutrition in order to be a positive, inspirational influence for your clients. We’ll review common nutrition issues and positive ways to tackle those issues.

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The Art of Micro Progressions

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 15:00:00 -0000

Are you spending too much valuable time writing the perfect program, just to throw it out because your client’s needs have changed? If so, you are not alone. In this episode let host Andrew Mills show you how you can save time AND optimize client results without having to write a new program! In this workshop, you will learn when an exercise should be progressed or regressed, and techniques for applying the appropriate progressions/regressions, along with specific cueing tips that will ensure success.

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Nutrigenomics for the Fitness Professional, Powered by Quest Nutrition®

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:00:00 -0000

Your clients have heard the same old advice for years — get more protein, load up on healthy whole foods, avoid excess carbs. Isn’t it time to give them a more personalized approach that reaches them on a genetic, not generic, level? This week's host Kristin Kirkpatrick is a dietitian and national expert on the science of nutrigenomics. In this episode she will break down the 45 genes that have an impact on your client’s health and wellness and will reveal which genes are the most important for building muscle, and losing fat.

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Micronutrients and the Immune System, Powered by dotFIT™

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:00:00 -0000

A properly nourished human body is the greatest known pharmacy. No one has been able to duplicate it or we would not need vaccines. In fact, a vaccine is a “product that stimulates a person's immune system to produce immunity to a specific pathogen and related disease, protecting the person from that disease, i.e. the cure is created by the human body." Without proper nutrition, the immune system is poorly equipped to defend the body when exposed to pathogens. For this reason, we must take a “prevention before cure approach” when it comes to immunity support. On this episode, host Kat Barefield, MS, RD will cover the key micronutrients involved in the immune system, which ones many people fall short of, and how to build and support a strong immune system through nutrition.

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Conventional Program Design Made “Unconventional”

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 15:00:00 -0000

Weeks in advance we program with the best of intentions. But the reality is that optimal loading is a daily conundrum between biology and logistics where individual variance reigns. Clients will tolerate and respond differently to the magnitude and frequency of training load, with too much stress leading to breakdown and possible degradation of health. In our quest for optimal adaptive responses, the application of training stress must be in line with our client’s current state of physical readiness. Autoregulatory adjustments in programming are every bit as necessary as system updates are for our smartphone devices.

In this episode, NASM Master Instructor Andy Hanley will expose you to some tools, techniques, and tactics that will facilitate you in guiding your client to better self-govern and adjust for what they are experiencing physically, mentally, and emotionally during the session. In the high-stress playground of the modern-day athlete or weekend warrior, the recipe for success requires a fluid, adaptive process involving both progressive and reactive manipulation of even pre-planned training stimuli.

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CEx: Next Level Integration

Mon, 24 May 2021 15:00:00 -0000

Movement is more than muscles working in isolation. When we see faulty movement in our clients, we need to dig a little deeper to find a solution. So, if you want to get the most from your corrective exercise programming, you must know your slings. In this episode with Master Instructor Andrew Mills, learn about the four major muscle subsystems (slings) and why they are important to consider when selecting the right integration exercise. Subsystem coordination is critical for optimal performance and decreasing injury risk factors. Ultimately, you’ll see that developing healthy motor patterns (intermuscular coordination) is about more than just avoiding movement compensation.

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Make Money Training Clients Online! Powered by NPE

Mon, 17 May 2021 19:00:00 -0000

Many fitness trainers took a serious look at online training during the initial COVID-19 lockdowns. Some made it work and succeeded beyond their expectations. Others have struggled. You may ask yourself, “Is online training right for me? How do I get started? How does it work?” In this session, we’ll help you answer these questions. Join guest host Sean Greeley of NPE as he shows you the powerful opportunities ONLINE training presents, who online training works best for, how online training works, and how you can make money training clients online.

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How to Fix the 3 Main Movement Compensations in Linear Speed Development

Mon, 10 May 2021 15:00:00 -0000

Linear speed is a necessary characteristic for almost all ground-based athletes. And though we can train the strength, speed and power needs that form the foundations for getting fast, movement compensations frequently occur that will lead to energy leaks that diminish the end result. In this episode let NASM Master Instructor Chris Ecklund help you discover the top 3 common compensations, define and practice the corrective exercise strategies, and the coaching cues that are effective when addressing each compensation.

10 Guerrilla Marketing Ideas that Generate PT Leads

Sat, 01 May 2021 15:00:00 -0000

If you want more personal training clients in a very short period of time and don’t have much money to spend on getting new clients, then this episode will blow you away. Learn 10 effective strategies to get personal training leads right away from guest host Michael Gelfgot.

Diabetes—We Are So Close to Preventing It!

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:00:00 -0000

It is estimated by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that by 2030 approximately 50% of American adults will be diagnosed with prediabetes or Type 2 diabetes. These are alarming numbers, and independent of the type of healthcare delivery system we provide, no population can sustain this rate of adult-onset disease. Nevertheless, we are genuinely a few steps from prevention.

On this episode, host Tony Ricci, EdD provides fitness professionals with a general review of the pathophysiology of diabetes and discusses the current research in exercise and nutrition that will help us see just how quickly we can start to reverse Type 2 diabetes in just a few small steps.

Fitness Games for Youth Athletes: Performance and Fun

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 15:00:00 -0000

Join youth athlete expert Dr. Mike Bracko on this episode to get ideas on how to capture the attention of this population with relay races, partner drills, and exercise tag, all while teaching proper exercise technique. This show has it all for trainers who are looking to reenergize their youth programming, or simply wish to learn new techniques for training children and adolescents.

Sleep Science and Swoleness: How to Maximize Sleep for Performance

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 15:00:00 -0000

Sleep is a fascinating and complex topic that has so much inter-individual variability, yet has tremendous impact on life, stress, physiological, and psychological outcomes. It's one of the most important biological states of human and animal existence, yet it’s simply one of those things we all take for granted. Sleep is paramount to both mental and physical performance. Whether you want to get stronger, bigger, or have better body composition, you must get sleep. This presentation examines the science of sleep and performance and extends this science by focusing on practical recommendations for all able-bodied and athletic populations.

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Exercise, Stress, Hormones and Inflammation

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 17:00:00 -0000

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Exercise may be a good stress (eustress), but life is filled with harmful stress (distress) that alters hormonal levels, health and inflammation. How do exercise and our ‘life stress’ impact these effects? On this episode, Fabio Comana takes a deep dive into understanding these concepts and applications, and learn how to expand your programming for success.

Balance Training: Scientific Principles and Program Design for the Fitness Professional

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:00:00 -0000

Do you know the three physiological systems humans use to maintain static and dynamic balance? Do you know how to progress and regress clients of all levels using unstable devices? On this episode Dr. Scott Cheatham, DPT, PhD will discuss the science of human balance and key strategies to train individuals of all levels using different unstable objects and environments. Other topics include quantifying balance confidence, common observable balance deviations, and musculoskeletal injuries that cause balance issues. This session is for fitness professionals who desire a more in-depth understanding of this topic.

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Non-Traditional Ways to Use Cardiovascular Training with Your Clients

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 17:00:00 -0000

All too often cardiovascular training is the forgotten piece of a comprehensive training program. Simply put, cardiovascular training should not be just the part of their exercise program where they focus on burning calories. What if fitness professionals used cardiovascular training for even more? What if they used cardiovascular training to fight neurodegenerative disorders, to improve gait, decrease back pain, and improve overall strength? In this episode, NASM Regional Master Instructor Marty Mill will address all these elements and make you look at cardiovascular training in a whole new light.

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How to Keep Lost Weight Off

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:00:00 -0000

How Much Protein Do You Really Need?

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:00:00 -0000

Protein is a hot topic in the dieting world these days. Protein shakes have been common for decades, but now there are protein chips, pancakes, and even high-protein macaroni and cheese. So why is protein so important, and how much do you really need? The RDA sets protein needs at 0.8 g/kg, yet body builders claim you need nearly three times this amount. On this episode oin Katie Coles, MS, RD of Avatar Nutrition for an in-depth discussion all about protein and how to determine your client’s protein needs.

Nutrition for Cognitive Optimization

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:00:00 -0000

In this episode, learn the do's and don'ts for peak brain performance each and every day with Michelle Ricker RDN. She'll define the ideal foods to eat and basic supplements that can make a huge difference in brain processing for optimal performance, as well as vital information that addresses risk reduction for dementia and Alzheimer’s. In addition, you will learn the ideal types of exercises that are known to stimulate learning and overall brain health.

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Interoception: The Emotional Side to Fascial Fitness

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 16:00:00 -0000

Mind-body awareness is more complex than just kinesthetic and proprioceptive awareness. Research shows that we also have an emotional side to body awareness called interoception. Interoceptors, or the emotional side of fascial fitness, make up 80% of the peripheral nerves found in our fascial system and can be greatly influenced through appropriate movement patterns. This enlightening session will describe the impact of interoceptive perceptions on client recovery, and demonstrate interoceptive cues that can be integrated for enhanced mind-body connections for your client. Join Dr. Emily Splichal for the latest episode as we explore the emotional side to fascial fitness programs and learn how important this information is to all health and movement specialists.

NASM's Updated Optimum Performance Training (OPT) Model - New Guidelines and Protocols

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 16:00:00 -0000

Join in on the discussion as we introduce NASM’s Optimum Performance Training® (OPT™) model and explore new guidelines and protocols. Certified professionals already know that the OPT model uses an integrated approach to program design in which all forms of exercise are combined into one progressive and systematic system. It’s been proven in the laboratory and with real-life clients and athletes to maximize results. In fact, NASM has trained top athletes from the NBA, MLB, NHL, NFL, college, and Olympics using the OPT model, achieving exceptional outcomes. During this episode NASM's Brian Sutton will review the basic premise and programming strategies of the OPT model. Additionally, we’ll explore new updates to the OPT model and how to design exercise and conditioning programs for all types of clients.

Programming Secrets to OPTimize Your Client's Workouts

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 16:00:00 -0000

All too often individuals underestimate their abilities to improve within a proper fitness continuum. High-performance driven fitness enthusiasts also underestimate the value of corrective exercise or stabilization training, as they usually focus primarily on training at the highest levels of intensity.

In this episode let NASM Master Instructor Marty Miller help you understand the entire NASM educational model (CPT, CES, PES) and provide a higher-level understanding of how to train each and every client as an athlete.

Sleep Science and Swoleness: How to Maximize Sleep for Performance

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 16:00:00 -0000

Sleep is a fascinating and complex topic that has so much inter-individual variability, yet has tremendous impact on life, stress, physiological, and psychological outcomes. It's one of the most important biological states of human and animal existence, yet it’s simply one of those things we all take for granted. Sleep is paramount to both mental and physical performance. Whether you want to get stronger, bigger, or have better body composition, you must get sleep. This episode examines the science of sleep and performance and extends this science by focusing on practical recommendations for all able-bodied and athletic populations.

The Future of Work in the Fitness Industry

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 16:00:00 -0000

The future of work in the fitness industry offers unparalleled opportunities, but also significant challenges and uncertainties. And although technological progress and demographic changes are having a huge impact on the world at large, the future looks bright for the industry. In this session, Fred Hoffman will share insights into what the future client will look like, how availability, nature, and quality of jobs will change, and what skills and training will be necessary for fitness professionals to succeed and thrive throughout their working lives.

Fitness and Wellness Class: Know Your Competition! Then Make Them Sweat!

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 23:00:00 -0000

Join Rick Wenner, MBA for Know Your Competition! Then Make Them Sweat! an in-depth look at the fitness business.

Many fitness professionals don’t understand the breadth of the competitive landscape facing them. The reality is that competition does not only include people with the same title as them, but also any solution that can help them efficiently and conveniently get to their goal. This episode will investigate all the options that should be considered competition, how we analyze them, and then respond by creating appropriate messaging to compete with them.

Nutrition Strategies to Support Adaptations to Strength and Conditioning

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 22:30:00 -0000

Gain information on the relevant exercise physiology relating to strength and conditioning, as well as an overview of the evidence as it relates to nutritional influences on the same. If you work with strength athletes, or die-hard weekend warriors, then you won’t want to miss this important lecture.

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Dietary Strategies for Cardiovascular Health

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Join NASM nutrition expert Dr. Brad Dieter for a discussion on dietary strategies and cardio vascular health. Cardiovascular disease is developed across a lifetime accumulation of risk. Numerous independent and synergistic cardiovascular risk factors can be induced by unhealthy dietary patterns. This lecture will integrate the findings of the last century of nutrition science and provide key principles for dietary frameworks aimed at improving overall cardiovascular health.

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Set Your Client Up for Success: How to Keep Lost Weight OFF!

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 22:00:00 -0000

Join Katie Coles, MS, RD for a discussion on how to help clients keep weight off. Most Americans don’t have a problem losing weight. They have a problem keeping it off! Upwards of 95% of people who lose more than 10% of their body weight end up putting it back on (and then some). In this session, we’ll discuss how traditional diets set your body up for weight regain, how metabolism and the human body adapt to make weight regain easier, and how to transition your client out of a diet and back to a normal eating pattern in a way that keeps lost weight off.

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Myofascial Interventions: A Review for the Fitness Professional

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:25:13 -0000

Join Scott Cheatham PhD, DPT for a discussion on Myofascial Interventions.

Emerging myofascial interventions such as mechanical percussion devices, flossing bands, and cupping have become popular among professionals. Fitness professionals need to have a working knowledge of these interventions in order to make appropriate recommendations to their clients’ exercise programs. This session will discuss the science and treatment guidelines behind each of these interventions. Other topics that will be discussed include integration into the NASM CEx model, scope of practice issues, and indications and precautions/contraindications for each intervention. Fitness professionals who desire a more in-depth understanding of emerging myofascial interventions are encouraged to attend.

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Recovery—More Than Just a Day Off!

Mon, 07 Dec 2020 12:10:00 -0000

Loading the body with stress through exercise is easy to do. And, unloading the body from accumulated stress can be just as easy. In this episode, NASM Master Instructor Ken Miller reviews techniques and program design to unload and destress the body from high intensity and the high volume of training.

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The Anterior Pubic Joint: Demystifying Groin Pain in Clients

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 19:49:14 -0000

Join Dr. Splichal, DPM, founder of EBFA Global, creator of the Barefoot Training Specialist® certifications, and founder of Naboso Technology, as she explains the anterior pubic joint.

To date some of the most frustrating and frequently misdiagnosed injuries are those to the groin or the anterior pubic joint. In this workshop, we will define the anterior pubic joint, describe how to assess for common muscle imbalances, and demonstrate exercises to establish anterior pubic joint balance. Come to this session and experience a functional approach to chronic anterior pelvic pain and its association with lumbopelvic hip micro-instability and delayed local stabilization pathways.

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Emotions in Motion: Exercise as an Anxiety Intervention

Mon, 16 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0000

Review the research on what types of exercise can mitigate symptoms of anxiety, so you can better understand this complex relationship and what it means for your clients (and you!).

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Anatomy of a Research Paper: How to Read Beyond the Abstract

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0000

Yes, exercise science literature can be difficult to parse, but there are plenty of reasons to give it a shot. Throughout this podcast, we will explain how to cut through the jargon and find the facts that matter to you and your clients.

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Timing is Everything in Nutrition and Exercise

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0000

Diet and exercise are the primary pillars of a healthy lifestyle plan. But can coordinating eating and workout schedules improve our fitness results? And if so, how should our eating patterns differ before, during, and after activities? In this podcast, learn how careful scheduling of eating and workouts can improve performance and prevent injuries.

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Hydration: Through the Lens of Fitness and Health

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0000

Being a little low on water is a bigger deal than most people think. In this episode of The Fitness and Wellness Masterclass presented by NASM, you'll hear all about the research to prove it, plus a physiology review to explain why even a 2% deficit can affect mental and physical well-being.

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Welcome to the Fitness and Wellness Masterclass Powered by NASM

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 23:51:24 -0000

Want to learn from the best in the fitness and wellness industry? You've come to the right podcast. The Fitness and Wellness Masterclass brings together the best minds from the National Academy of Sports Medicine to provide you information and insight on topics that impact both individuals and professionals.

The best part? Fitness professionals can earn Continued Education Units just by listening!