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Staying in Your Own Lane: Nutritional Tips for Coaching Clients

As fitness professionals, it’s crucial to recognize our limits and responsibilities in providing nutritional advice. Acquiring nutrition coaching certification enhances expertise and ensures safe, effective guidance. Legal considerations and ethical practices must govern our actions, especially since guidelines can vary by state and certifying body. Personal trainers can educate on basic nutrition, offer general meal planning guidance, support behavior changes, and should collaborate with registered dietitians for specialized dietary needs. This maintains client safety and compliance.

Do I Have to Count Calories to Lose Weight?

In January, many people begin adopting healthy behaviors and one of the most popular New Year’s Resolutions is eating better. Likely, this comes as a result of a desire to lose weight. Part of a weight loss program is going to be a healthy diet. But do you really have… Read More

Fall Into Healthy Habits

As we prepare to say goodbye to summer and hello to pumpkin spice flavored fall, now is a great time to practice healthy habits and try out delicious, comforting foods. If you are a pumpkin spice fan, like me, it’s easy to skip the sugar laden drinks and baked goods… Read More

Nothing is more important than your health

When I began my business, my tagline was “Nothing is more important than your health!” I believed that no matter what you had, money, a successful career, a happy family, none of that could supersede being healthy. Now, with over ten years of experience in personal training, being in people’s… Read More

Principle of Progression

One of the general principles of exercise is the principle of progression. I would like to address why this principle is important, especially to those of you who are exercising without guidance from a professional. ACE explains the principle of progression: “as the body adapts to the exercise program you must… Read More

Welcome!

Welcome to The Training Toole’s blog! I decided that I needed to start blogging to share some of the many encounters I have with people trying to change their lives. Every day I train people and try to help them reach their health and fitness goals. It’s a project for… Read More