Fitness Newsletter January 2012

January 12, 2012

Welcome to the January 2012 issue of my health and fitness email newsletter. This newsletter is free for everybody and is usually sent out each month at around the 20th to help keep people up to date with what is going on in the world of fitness, health, personal training and nutrition.  Feel free to [...]

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Rhabdomyolysis and Personal Training Facts You Need To Know

December 30, 2011

It’s ironic that most people have never heard of rhabdomyolysis, even though you’ve probably seen it mentioned on TV every day!  Rhabdomyolysis is a condition that results in the death of your muscle cells from a stress (like exercise) that overwhelms the body’s ability to adapt.  Basically the muscle cells rupture and release their cellular [...]

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Overtraining Syndrome: Signs Symptoms and How to Deal With It

December 14, 2011

Personal trainers who work with athletes or those involved in long term intense exercise programs need to be aware of a condition called overtraining syndrome. I feel this condition may be under diagnosed in the fitness industry because of hard core, boot-camp type workouts which have grown in popularity over the past few years. Let [...]

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Personal Training and HIV AIDS

December 12, 2011

One of the more challenging areas that personal trainers may deal with one day is working with somebody infected with HIV – but it doesn’t have to be.  What I’d like to do is cover some issues to be considered when working with somebody who has HIV/AIDS as well as exercise guidelines to help people [...]

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Interview With Personal Trainer Brandon Long

November 4, 2011

Brandon Long is a VERY successful personal trainer in Long Beach California where he has gained quite a reputation, so much so that even local newspapers have been writing stories about him. In fact, that’s how I first heard about Brandon after reading a Long Beach Post article on him that featured the unique way [...]

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Fitness Job Interview Steps To Success

October 26, 2011

So you’re a personal trainer looking for a job.  You have a personal trainer job interview coming up and you don’t know what to expect.  If this is you, you’re not alone, but don’t worry.  I’ve interviewed personal trainers before so let me try to demystify the job interview process so you are better prepared, [...]

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Personal Training Newsletter November 2011

October 25, 2011

Purpose. This newsletter is a public service and emailed around the 20th of each month to help fitness trainers and those interested in health stay informed and educated. This newsletter is free for everybody. Pass this newsletter along to your friends and family. To receive this FREE newsletter each month email me   Follow me [...]

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Who Should Avoid Supplements?

October 13, 2011

Supplement advertisements like to use the words “safe” and “natural” in the same sentence. For example, most of us have heard the phase “a safe, natural alternative” to describe the effects of a variety of supplements. While true, most supplements on the market are indeed safe, it’s incorrect to assume that just because something natural [...]

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What are Dietary Supplements? A Brief History of Supplements

October 13, 2011

Most of use have taken a multi vitamin but in America, dietary supplements refer to a variety of semi-related nutritional compounds such as herbs, minerals , amino acids, enzymes, some hormones and phyto nutrients as well as byproducts of metabolism.  Supplements are really  called supplements because they are meant to supplement or complement a person’s [...]

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