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Strength Training for the Aging Exerciser - Benefits, Considerations, and Program Design Tips
April 21, 2025
This article dives into the extensive benefits of strength training for aging exercisers, emphasizing its positive effects on muscle mass, bone density, balance, and metabolic health.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Workout Recovery Functional Fitness Balance Exercises Injury Prevention Vitality Sarcopenia Aging Exercisers
Motor Control Training: It’s Not a Rep Counting Thing
July 22, 2019
In this hands-on session from the 2018 NSCA’s Personal Training Conference, Brian Nguyen explains motor control with an emphasis on conscious breathing. Nguyen also demonstrates exercises and cues to improve overall stability, mobility, strength, and kinesthetic awareness for clients.
Personal trainers Coaches Exercise Technique Breathing Motor Control Stability Mobility Posture Coaching Cues
Oxygen Uptake and the Aerobic and Anaerobic Contributions to Exercise
May 22, 2020
This excerpt from NSCA’s Essentials of Personal Training, Second Edition briefly reviews the role of oxygen uptake in exercise.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Oxygen Deficit Energy EPOC Aerobic Anaerobic
Teaching for Skill Acquisition in Fitness – Best Practices for Fitness Pedagogy
April 16, 2021
The purpose of this article is to present pedagogical content knowledge to personal trainers aimed to enhance client performance and satisfaction.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design Professional Development Skill Acquisition Observation Feedback Fitness Pedagogy
Training the Pregnant and Postpartum Client
October 27, 2014
While exercise and weight management can be critical for a healthy pregnancy and recovery, special care should be taken when training pregnant and postpartum clients. In this lecture from the 2014 Personal Trainers Conference, Annette Lang provides an overview of what it means to work with this specific population.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design Postpartum Client Training Pregnant Client Weight Management Special Care Recovery
Implementing Ruck Training (Loaded Walking) with the Aging Adult
May 13, 2022
The following article provides a simple guide to ruck training for the aging population.
Personal trainers Program design Ruck Sarcopenia Osteopenia Bone Density Loaded Carry
Becoming a Special Populations Personal Trainer
June 1, 2017
In this career series article, developing personal training skills to train special populations is discussed; it includes starting out as a novice through the expert level.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Professional Development Career Conference Special Populations CSPS Personal Training healthcare
Personal Trainers Virtual Conference
NSCA's Personal Trainers Conference returns in 2026 after upgrades at NSCA HQ. PTCon 2026 will deliver online personal training for all fitness professionals.
Instability Training—Help or Hype?
January 1, 2014
This article briefly examines the most popular instability training devices and provides examples of how instability training can be incorporated into traditional resistance training programs.
Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design balance boards TRX training suspension trainer balance trainers exercise balls BOSU Instability training
Muscle Extensibility Testing for the Lower Extremity – A Review for the Personal Trainer
June 5, 2020
The purpose of this article is to provide personal trainers with a review of common muscle extensibility tests of the lower extremity.
Personal trainers Client Consultation|Assessment Muscle Extensibility Flexibility Mobility Client Assessment
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