Tweet Mind-Body-Spirit News: Are you already communicating with clients via cell phone or e-mail? If not, you might want to start. Numerous studies have shown that social support and individualized feedback are powerful tools for helping people make and keep healthy habits. Recent research presented at the American College of Sport Medicine’s 55th Annual Meeting—held… [Continue Reading]

Tweet Mind-Body-Spirit News: Body-mind fitness professionals may gain more clients by promoting the stress-relieving benefits of mindful exercise, rather than focusing on its physical conditioning effects. One-third of all Americans are living with extreme stress, and 48% believe that their stress levels have increased over the last 5 years, according to the 2007 Stress in… [Continue Reading]

Tweet Mind-Body-Spirit News: The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), has created a Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC) within the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. The Center’s mission is “to foster mindful awareness through education and research to promote well-being and a more compassionate society.” Mindful awareness is defined as… [Continue Reading]

Tweet Mind-Body-Spirit News: Scientists have long known that people who suffer from loneliness or social isolation have a higher mortality rate than people who don’t. What has not been known is whether loneliness has a direct biological impact on health or whether the effect is indirect, stemming from the fact that lonely people have fewer… [Continue Reading]

Tweet The Franklin Method®, a form of mind-body movement that relies heavily on the use of imagery, is growing in popularity among a wide variety of health, fitness and bodywork professionals. The Franklin Method focuses on using imagery to increase mental engagement and ease of movement, on experiential anatomy (based on how bones actually move… [Continue Reading]

Tweet Mind-Body-Spirit News: Duke Integrative Medicine Center in Durham, North Carolina, provides a unique model for how medical services can be delivered in a harmonious and integrated healing environment. Located on the Duke University campus, the center operates on the principle that mind, body, spirit and community are powerfully interrelated in both health and disease…. [Continue Reading]

Tweet What to consider when implementing an AED program in your health club. Numerous states now require fitness facilities to have at least one automated external defibrillator (AED) on-site, along with trained staff. As of press time, there are 10 of these states—Arkansas, Calif­ornia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massa­chusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York (for clubs… [Continue Reading]

Tweet Special Report: The questions that need to be asked and answered before you can make an informed decision on this controversial industry issue. Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of Special Reports that will appear in IDEA Health & Fitness Source throughout the year. The goal of these Special Reports is… [Continue Reading]

Tweet Move your personal training services to the pool and open a new underwater world to clients. Personal training has branched into numerous subspecialties, extending its reach to include a wider audience. The diversification is good for the industry, but there are still many paths waiting to be discovered. Personal training in the water is… [Continue Reading]