Brian Tabor

Too much sitting has left many people with a kyphotic posture, which may contribute to shoulder pain. This article features four exercises that can help your clients improve their thoracic posture and potentially avoid or reduce shoulder issues associated with increased kyphosis and decreases in mobility of the thoracic spine.

You don’t need extreme workouts or crash diets to be healthier. Focusing on process goals instead of outcomes will lead to the results you seek to achieve.

Many clients come to you for guidance on how to make positive changes to their diet. Rather than simply identify foods to eliminate from their diet, learn how to help your clients look for habits or skills related to eating, organization and preparation that can help to shape their choices.

Too much time spent sitting can wreak havoc on your body. Stretches can be helpful, but exercises that strengthen the muscles weakened by chronic sitting will do more to create a lasting improvement in your posture. These isometric exercises can help you strengthen the muscles of the backside and core so that your posture improves at both the hips and shoulders.

If achieving and maintaining a healthy weight is your goal, incorporate these five behavior changes into your routine. These simple changes can help you improve your nutrition without the stress of math or constant deprivation.

You may think strongman exercises are just about extreme heavy lifting, but movements such as deadlifting various objects and carrying them over a distance, pushing and pulling various items, and pressing things overhead. These activities can be both fun and effective for the average fitness client as well. Learn how you can modify these movements and add a strongman twist to your clients’ exercise programs to keep them engaged and getting stronger.