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Is Evidence Based The Next Fad?
Is Evidence Based The Next Fad?

“From cold plunges to collagen to celery juice, the $1.8 trillion global consumer wellness market is no stranger to fads, which can sometimes surface with limited clinical research or credibility. Today, consumers are no longer simply trying out these wellness trends...

Mortality And SMART Goals
Mortality And SMART Goals

I’ve been thinking much about existential counseling theory and personal training. What, you might ask, could those two things have to do with each other? Existential Psychotherapy Existential counseling theory concerns itself with four major themes: How we feel about...

Arthritis Does Not Always Hurt. Is That Weird?
Arthritis Does Not Always Hurt. Is That Weird?

I have a client with advanced knee arthritis who has seen dramatic improvement in her symptoms after including body weight squats in her routine. She is even considering delaying the knee replacement that she has been planning. What she finds baffling about all of...

How Squats Can Help Dancers With Turnout
How Squats Can Help Dancers With Turnout

Turnout is an important part of dance. It comes from a combination of rotation at the hip, knee, ankle, and foot. Dancers are often adept at recruiting turnout from below the knee, but not so great at maximizing what is available at the hip, and turnout from the hip...