by Joey Stabile | Oct 17, 2018 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness, Strength Training
Protein Power: It”™s Not Just for Muscles (Part 2 — Appetite Control) By Joan Kent, PhD, and Shawn Bevington Protein is used to make hormones, which are messengers in the body. They”™re produced in one part of the body and then distributed — through blood,...
by Joan Kent | Aug 28, 2018 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness
A previous post covered ways that sugar can increase fat consumption. One way is that fat makes sugary foods taste sweeter. That may mean a sugar/fat combination tastes preferable to a sugar-only food, such as hard candy. Clients have told me that, when they eliminate...
by Matt Wahleithner | Jul 10, 2018 | Best Practices, Engage Your Students, Presentation Skills
Principles to being a successful Group Fitness Professional You have your Mic on, your equipment is all set, you have new killer choreography, and your class is packed! You head over to hit play and start class… What”™s going through your head? For me personally when...
by Joan Kent | Jul 5, 2018 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness
This short post covers 6 relatively unknown — and odd — tips that can help us control how much we eat. Odd Tip #1: Hide Your Breakfast Cereal This first tip comes from Brian Wansink, PhD, who is well known for his work on food psychology and eating behaviors. His...
by Joan Kent | Jun 8, 2018 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness, Strength Training
Frequently, I recommend protein powder to supplement dietary protein, but my clients aren't always sure exactly what to do once they have it. That”™s the topic of this post. Why Protein Is Important Protein has numerous functions in the body, starting with the obvious...
by John | May 31, 2018 | Engage Your Students, Free Podcasts, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Latest News
Georgia Green is a regular participant in Amy and my cycling classes at Life Time Fitness. I'll never forget the first day she walked in > tall, strong, with a great big smile - she looks like a fitness instructor - and came right up to me, with her hand extended;...