Get Off The Scale – Know Your Body Composition
So we’ve already talked at least a few times about the diet industries biggest secret which is that the success rates for most commercial diets is absolutely aweful! Less than 5 percent for most of them! This basically means that after the first few years less than 5 percent of the dieters were able to ...
Read MoreMeal Planning: Fail To Plan, Plan To Fail
Meal Planning: Sounds so simple, doesn’t it? Well for about 2 percent of the population that’s actually true, for the rest of us, that’s not quite the case! In response to both the lack of knowledge and the lack of discipline that most of us suffer from many companies have come along to make the ...
Read MoreFree Resource Page
I’ve just uploaded a new page to the XCELFIT web site under the “SERVICES” menu link that includes a ton of great resources! These resources cover a variety of topics including position statements from some of the most respected fitness, sports and medical associations in this country such as the NSCA-the National Strength and Conditioning Association, ...
Read MoreFundamentals of Coaching: Encouragement Is Non-Negotiable
It’s been a while since personal trainers have felt comfortable being labeled as just “personal trainers”! Now we have wellness coaches, performance coaches, corrective exercise specialists, kettlebell masters, fitness coaches, and my favorite, life coaches! Regardless of what you choose to call yourself, there are essential skills to possess and master if you expect to be a successful trainer/coach. ...
Read MoreNutrition Counseling: Scope of Practice
If there is an area where fitness trainers and coaches step outside of their scope of practice on a regular basis it is definitely in the area of nutrition and diet prescriptions! Why is that? Granted that any good trainer or coach should have a certain amount of education in the field of nutrition but very few ...
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