ICI/PRO Podcast #188 – Master Instructor & Sports Nutritionist Dr. Joan Kent

by John | Feb 3, 2015 | Free Podcasts, Health and Wellness, PRO Podcasts

2/3/2015 UPDATE: ICI/PRO contributor Joan Kenk Ph.D. has published a new book on Sugar Addiction! So to celebrate her success I thought it would be helpful to republish her interview from 2011 - it was previously only for ICI/PRO members. The first thirty seconds of...

Days Off From Workouts and Sugar Addiction (Starring Everyone Else’s Wisdom!)

by Joan Kent | Jan 19, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness, Instructor Training, Master Instructor Blog

“I don”™t stop when I”™m tired. I only stop when I”™m done.” It surprised me to learn that the above quotation came from Marilyn Monroe. How many times have we heard those words in connection with athletics? In the training and weight loss program I taught for 14...

Parkinson’s Cycling Classes are now SilverSneakers Approved!

by John | Jan 16, 2015 | Giving Back To Your Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Your Fitness Business

More great news!!!! Kathy Helmuth and I have just received confirmation that our ACE approved Parkinson's Indoor Cycling Coaching program has been accepted by the SilverSneakers organization! Now, Parkinson's Cycling Coaches will now receive reimbursement directly...

The Sugar Made Me Do It: Is Grazing a Type Of Binge Eating?

by Joan Kent | Jan 5, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness

It”™s New Year”™s resolution time again. For some of your participants, that may mean weight loss goals. Don”™t worry; there”™s no list of weight-loss tips below to pass along to your classes. But I have been thinking about eating behaviors. Grazing is one eating...

Sugar Addiction, Tolerance and Withdrawal

by Joan Kent | Dec 8, 2014 | Health and Wellness

In a previous post, I listed the DSM-5 criteria for addiction and left tolerance and withdrawal for another time because they take a bit more explanation. For the sake of completeness, here they are. I promise to keep this short! Tolerance and withdrawal are linked...

Are you undermining your participants weight loss goals?

by John | Dec 4, 2014 | Best Practices, Health and Wellness, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN

  If there was every a reason for Keeping It FUN in our classes - this could be it. I just read a short article from the latest edition of the IDEA Fitness Journal - Think “Fun” When Exercising To Eat Less Later. If clients could meaningfully impact ingrained...