by Joan Kent | Aug 16, 2025 | Master Instructor Blog
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Joan Kent What does mind/body training mean to you? Which activities count as mind/body training? Yoga and t”™ai chi almost certainly. Weight lifting? Why or why not? Some would submit that almost any activity can be a mind/body workout,...
by Joan Kent | Mar 17, 2025 | Master Instructor Blog
By Joan Kent I”™m often asked for my opinion about raw food diets, so I've done some research on them. Here”™s what I think. On the surface, it seems reasonable that raw foods would be better for us. After all, every process we put our food through, from start to...
by Joan Kent | Apr 15, 2024 | Instructor Training
New Year’s Resolutions are upon us, but that doesn’t mean clear sailing. Things that can waylay resolutions are everywhere. Christmas candy will be on sale till early January, when the Valentine candy goes out and will be on display till February 14. February 15 it...
by Joan Kent | Oct 12, 2023 | Engage Your Students, Master Instructor Blog, Mental Toughness
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Joan Kent Do any of your students struggle with motivation? Have any of them missed classes, perhaps several in a row, because they “just didn”™t feel motivated”? For a number of years, I”™ve been an instructor/nutritionist...
by Joan Kent | Nov 9, 2022 | Engage Your Students
Because I work in different fitness environments, I see different approaches to health and fitness. In one gym, the equipment and the personal trainers focus almost entirely on strength training. Cardio is secondary, and done while watching TV — with that level of...