Find Your Specialty Obtaining your Personal Trainer Certification is a huge achievement! After a while you may find yourself thinking, "So what next? How can I further develop my skills and
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Leg Length Discrepancy: Is it Causing Your Pain and Dysfunction?
In order to design effective corrective exercise programs that both alleviate pain and improve function, fitness professionals must understand their clients’ strengths, limitations, and weaknesses.1
Is Scar Tissue Causing Pain and Affecting Your Performance?
Many people have scars as a result of accidents, injuries and surgeries. While scar tissue is extremely helpful at repairing cells quickly to prevent further damage and/or injury, the characteristics
Become a Personal Trainer
Want a Rewarding Career in Health & Fitness? Looking to become a personal trainer but not sure where to begin? NETA has been helping create healthy careers for over 40 years. We offer a wide
Youth Fitness – A Goldilocks Tale
When it comes to physical activity and youth, two extremes commonly occur. One is an increase in screen time and subsequent decrease in physical activity, as is evident by the childhood obesity rate
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How is Wellness Coaching Different than Personal Training?
As many individuals look to improve their overall health and fitness, the demand for certified experts to help them on their quest for better health has increased. If you enjoy fitness and have a
What Health and Exercise Professionals should know about working with clients with Cardiovascular Disease
More than 92 million Americans live with one or more cardiovascular disease –that’s one in every three (Benjamin et al., 2017). As a health and exercise professional, you will at some point encounter
What Personal Trainer Certification Is Best?
What Personal Trainer Certification Is Best For Me? You have made the decision you would like to begin a career as a personal trainer. You know that to be taken seriously and establish credibility as
The New Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans is an essential resource for health and fitness professionals. The original edition includes recommendations for Americans ages 6 years and over -
Poor Posture Part 2: What is Upper Crossed Syndrome and How to Correct It
The use of electronic devices, gaming, driving, and working sedentary desk jobs is associated with a common postural deviation called upper crossed syndrome. It can be identified by rounded shoulders
Why Become a Professional Personal Trainer
Why you should get certified Currently, the demand for professional trainers has skyrocketed. It makes sense with the current stats that highlight the increasing number of overweight people in the
Poor Posture? How to Design a Program For Your Clients to Correct Postural Imbalances
It is a common misconception among the general public that core stability and postural integrity simply involve strength and flexibility of the abdominal wall and low back musculature. In actuality,
On The Health Horizon: Wellness Coaching
Fitness trends may come and go over the years (Jazzercise, anyone?), but one thing never goes out of fashion, and that’s setting health and wellness goals. As many of our clients have already learned,