How to Choose the Right Yoga Teacher Training Program for You

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How to Choose the Right Yoga Teacher Training Program for You

If you’ve made it your goal to become a yoga instructor, it can be difficult to know how to choose the highest quality program that best suits your needs and interests. Before you sign up and commit yourself to 200 or more hours of instruction, read on to learn about what you should consider prior to choosing a program. From knowing your “why” to investigating your options, this article takes you through the step-by-step process to discovering the best program for you.

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How Giving Back Can Serve as the Guiding Force For Your Brand and Business

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How Giving Back Can Serve as the Guiding Force For Your Brand and Business

Cultivating your personal brand as a health and fitness professional is a crucial aspect of establishing, growing and maintaining your presence in the industry. Learn how to identify a cause that profoundly moves you, not only to guide the development of your brand and the future vision of your business, but also to set the foundation for a rewarding career and a life of meaningful service.

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Harness the Power of Podcasts

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Harness the Power of Podcasts

Podcasts have never been more popular, making it possible for health and fitness pros to to inspire and motivate individuals to improved physical health and fitness across the globe. But before you reach for the record button, check out some essential insight offered by well-established podcast hosts that will enable you to personally navigate this new arena with greater clarity and confidence.

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Help Your Clients Increase Their Culinary Literacy

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Help Your Clients Increase Their Culinary Literacy

As a health and fitness professional, you are perfectly positioned to help your clients make the lifestyle changes necessary to achieve greater health and well-being. Learn practical ways you can help your clients increase their nutritional knowledge and culinary literacy—both of which are essential to harnessing the health benefits of sound nutrition—while also staying within your scope of practice as a health and fitness professional.

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Pros Share: Proven Practices for Growing Your Group Fitness Following

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Pros Share: Proven Practices for Growing Your Group Fitness Following

The most successful group fitness instructors know the secrets to keeping participants coming back for more (and telling their friends). To explore what lies at the heart of these memorable and meaningful class experiences, six of the industry’s most seasoned and respected group fitness instructors share the practical strategies and guiding principles they have employed to both grow and retain such faithful followings.

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How Giving Back Can Serve as the Guiding Force For Your Brand and Business

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How Giving Back Can Serve as the Guiding Force For Your Brand and Business

Cultivating your personal brand as a health and fitness professional is a crucial aspect of establishing, growing and maintaining your presence in the industry. Learn how to identify a cause that profoundly moves you, not only to guide the development of your brand and the future vision of your business, but also to set the foundation for a rewarding career and a life of meaningful service.

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What to Consider Before Signing Up for a Yoga Teacher Training Program

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What to Consider Before Signing Up for a Yoga Teacher Training Program

If you’ve made it your goal to become a yoga instructor, it can be a challenge to know how to choose the highest quality program that best suits your needs and interests. Before you commit yourself to 200 or more hours of instruction, learn about what you should consider prior to choosing a program. From knowing your “why” to investigating your options, this article will help you discover the best program for you.

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Why There’s No Such Thing as “The Best” Exercise

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Why There’s No Such Thing as “The Best” Exercise

“What is the best exercise I should be doing?” Every health and fitness professional has been asked this question at one time or another, but if there’s one thing the research has shown over the past several decades it’s that, when it comes to exercise, there is no such thing as one-size-fits-all. ACE Pro Jessica Matthews offers three important factors to consider when explaining to clients and participants why there is no single “best” exercise for everyone.

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Pros Share: Proven Practices for Growing Your Group Fitness Following

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Pros Share: Proven Practices for Growing Your Group Fitness Following

The most successful group fitness instructors know the secrets to keeping participants coming back for more (and telling their friends). To explore what lies at the heart of these memorable and meaningful class experiences, six of the industry’s most seasoned and respected group fitness instructors share the practical strategies and guiding principles they have employed to both grow and retain such faithful followings.

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4 Alternatives to Morning Coffee

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4 Alternatives to Morning Coffee

While forgoing a morning cup of coffee may seem unimaginable, there are some other tasty drink options that can also energize your mind and body first thing in the morning. Whether you’re looking for a warm beverage choice with little or no caffeine, or seeking a little caffeinated variety beyond your traditional cup of joe, consider giving these expert-recommended, non-coffee alternatives a try.

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How Fitness Pros Can Harness the Power of Podcasts

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How Fitness Pros Can Harness the Power of Podcasts

Podcasts have never been more popular, making it possible for health and fitness pros to reach individuals across both communities and continents, and to inspire and motivate individuals to improved physical health and fitness. But before you reach for the record button, check out some essential insight offered by well-established podcast hosts that will enable you to personally navigate this new arena with greater clarity and confidence.

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Getting Down to Business With Starting a Health and Fitness Blog

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Getting Down to Business With Starting a Health and Fitness Blog

If you’re thinking about starting a health and fitness blog—or want to expand the one you have—there’s never been a better time. Learn how some of the top health and fitness bloggers got started—including practical tips on measuring success and monetizing your blog—and what it really takes to create a great health and fitness blog and build your personal brand.

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The Art of Intelligently Sequencing Yoga Classes

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The Art of Intelligently Sequencing Yoga Classes

Regardless of what specific style of yoga you teach, optimally sequencing yoga postures within each class experience is essential to maximizing both benefits and safety. Learn more about the art and science of intelligent sequencing and how to construct inclusive, purposeful yoga classes that leave students feeling balanced and harmonious, both physically and energetically.

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5 Tips for New Yoga Teachers

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5 Tips for New Yoga Teachers

Each individual who graduates from a yoga teacher training is on a different path. Some new graduates head straight into teaching full-time. Some ease their way in slowly or teach one class per week, while others never teach at all, instead using teacher training as a way to deepen their own practices. They’re all wonderful options! But if you’re a newly-minted yoga instructor and you’re ready to jump into the world of teaching, there are some key points to keep in mind.

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Getting Down to Business With Starting a Health and Fitness Blog

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Getting Down to Business With Starting a Health and Fitness Blog

If you’re thinking about starting a health and fitness blog—or want to expand the one you have—there’s never been a better time. Learn how some of the top health and fitness bloggers got started—including practical tips on measuring success and monetizing your blog—and what it really takes to create a great health and fitness blog and build your personal brand.

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Yoga For Active Older Adults: 6 Accessible Poses to Enhance Functional Capacity

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Yoga For Active Older Adults: 6 Accessible Poses to Enhance Functional Capacity

Yoga does a body good at any age. And, with the use of props such as blankets, blocks and chairs, individuals of all ability levels can experience the many physiological and psychological benefits that yoga offers. This six-pose yoga series was designed to enhance overall function and well-being, with a focus on improving balance, increasing flexibility, building strength and promoting relaxation.

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Yoga for Cardio Lovers: 8 Poses to Build Strength

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Yoga for Cardio Lovers: 8 Poses to Build Strength

If your fitness routine largely consists of activities like running, walking or cycling, you might be missing out on the benefits of resistance training. This yoga-focused workout, which uses body weight and the support of props to enhance muscular strength and endurance, is a great way to introduce this essential component to your training regimen.

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From the Experts: How to Become a Master Trainer

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From the Experts: How to Become a Master Trainer

Have you harbored a desire to become a master trainer, but feel overwhelmed or unsure about how to get started? With insight and advice from some of the top master trainers in the fitness industry, from the application process to making the right connections, this is your step-by-step guide to becoming a leading educator of health and fitness professionals.

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