Next Level ADL-Training
Professionals who have taken our Pre/Postnatal Performance Training Specialist Education know that functional training for “ADLs” (Activities of Daily Living) is a key component of our prenatal and...
View ArticleDon’t Make This Prenatal Coaching Mistake
Your long-time client just told you she was pregnant. Do you automatically think to reduce the loads she was lifting? Do you worry about having her use weights at all? This is a natural tendency...
View ArticleAre You Missing This Critical Coaching Tip?
The trainer in the photo above is missing it… When working with prenatal or postpartum clients, perhaps you begin by considering which exercises you’ll include in their programs. However, how they move...
View ArticleDiastasis Recti: A Guide for Fit Pros
As a fit pro working with pregnant or postpartum clients in any capacity — whether you coach them one-on-one or they attend your group fitness classes — Diastasis Recti (abdominal separation) will be...
View ArticleChecking a Client for Diastasis Recti
While assessing postpartum clients for Diastasis Recti is standard practice, the check itself is anything but clear and simple. There are many variables that can influence the results, and even the...
View ArticleHidden in Plain Sight: Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
A story from ProNatal Fitness Director of Education, Carolyn Appel. I hand my 42 year-old client, Anna, the jump rope and tell her we are going to do three, 30-second skipping intervals. “OK, but let...
View ArticleA “Novel” Approach to Program Design
A story from ProNatal Fitness Director of Education, Carolyn Appel Earlier in my career, I dove into my personal training job with all of my energy: working 14-hour days to pull off floor shifts,...
View ArticleHow to Create “Fast Learning” Clients
There may have been times, in your work with clients, that you’ve felt like you’ve hit a wall with their progress, or in their ability to “get” certain movements. It’s probably safe to say that that’s...
View Article“Cues to Use” to Enhance Performance
We hear these cues all the time in the fitness industry: “Squeeze your glutes” “Hinge from your hips” “Pull your shoulders back” These types of cues direct your client’s focus of attention (FoA)...
View ArticleSTOP the Constant “Engage Your Core” Cues
Do any of these cues sound familiar to you? “Engage your core” “Draw your navel in” “Core tight” “Belly in” “Brace your core” If so, how many times do you find yourself using these (or similar cues)...
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