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I have several certifications...ACE-GX and Health Coach, NASM- PT and CES, and NETA PT/GX/Yoga/Pilates... I would have to say that the most beneficial to me and my career has been the NASM certifications. If you have the time and $$$ I think they are worth it. Shayne

In my experience when people put you down for your love of exercise it is more about how they feel about themselves than how they feel about you. It is threatening to them if you find a way to consistently work out when they deliver excuse after excuse about how they can't. I know it doesn't...

I wear an 11 in Women's shoes and my foot also tends to be wide. For years I bought New Balance (from New Balance Outlet Shoe Store) and was reasonably satisfied. Recently I started wearing men's shoes in which I wear a 9.5. The shoes aren't cute, but I can get black tennis shoes. Since I...

Thank you so much for this post. I have had hypertonic ab muscles for several years that have really derailed my life. The options I have been presented are botox to the nerve, and to have the nerve cut by a surgeon. Well, with those options I have chosen to live with it as best as I can...

I also have a wrist injury (I am almost 4 weeks into a wrist break). For the first couple of weeks I couldn't really do anything since any movement hurt. Now I have just decided to work on cardio. I really love weight training and that is what I tend to stick to on my own. I just figured...

Last week my right arm was really bothering me and I noticed that even though it is my dominant arm I was having difficulty lifting as heavy of weights that I did with my left. I asked my chiropractor about it and she ended up adjusting my clavicle. OMG!!! The relief was immediate!!!! I kept...

My wonderful husband built me this...

She really, really did. She may have known how to be an athlete, but had no clue how to be a trainer. At least she looked the part ;)

A couple of years ago when Biggest Loser was looking for a replacement for Jillian they were asking for personal trainers that "looked the part". They were not looking for personal trainers that were necessarily good at what they do, they only wanted trainers that fit with the aesthetic that...

I absolutely can't stand when an instructor can't cue properly. Yes, learning to mirror cue takes some practice, but is a completely learnable skill. It also really bugs me when they don't cue the movement before it begins, instead they cue a couple of beats after they have begun a new...

A couple of years ago I had a boot on and had a similar issue of no arch support. I ended up putting inserts with arch support in the boot, and then building them up until they worked well for me. The dr was sort of stunned by what I did, but it worked really well.

Today a friend and I got to go to a local trampoline park using a Groupon I had purchased. zerogravitymn.com OMG, what a hoot. I thought I would be really good at it because of my fitness background and by having a rebounder. Ha!! I hopped onto the first trampoline, right in front of...

I love my Kindle I have two Kindles and for the first year I totally missed the feel of a book in your hands and being able to see how far into the book I am. Recently I have finally come to the conclusion that I really prefer e-books. Mostly for the convenience of having so many books in...

Being a personal trainer you have probably already thought of/done the obvious things like biking and swimming. I am also a personal trainer and had terrible foot issues for years. It really derailed my career, until...I got a great chiropractor. I was going to my chiropractor for other...

Jon Kabat Zinn is my favorite too. Of all of the meditations I have this is what I always go back to.

My chiropractor recommends the tolasystem. Tola™ Neuromuscular Release System - They are painful, but effective.

I had a bad case for a really long time and tried everything I could find out about. I was so frustrated. Then I found a night splint. Wow!!! Within a week I was much better, and by two weeks I pretty much forgot about it. A night splint works becasue we normally sleep with our toes pointed...

I had carpal tunnel and downward dog really irritates my wrists. I usually do dolphin in place of downward dog. I know my shoulders don't straighten as much in dolphin because of the angle of the humerus. Not sure if this substitiution would help you too.

JT, I like the concept of internet free days. I think I should do more of them. When I travel for work I am often off the internet for 48-60 hours and I have to say I really miss checking in on my friends with Facebook, but the rest of it...eh. I really like the idea of stepping away from the...

Clare, thanks for the link. That was a very good review.