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The term ‘special populations’ refers to: older adults, children and pregnant women. Each of these sets of people have their own unique set of circumstances that a personal trainer, who is training them, needs to take into consideration. In this blog, we delve deeper into what these considerations for the special populations are.

What Are The Best Exercises To Manage Diabetes And Lower Blood Sugar?

Exercise and physical activity are highly beneficial for overall health and wellness. In addition, if you suffer type 1 or type 2 diabetes, or maybe at risk for these conditions, the benefits are even more…

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What Are The Best Vitamins And Minerals To Add In Childhood Nutrition?

We need vitamins and minerals to grow, to see properly, to make bones, muscles and organs, and to battle infections. If we don’t get enough of all the vitamins and minerals, it can lead to…

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What Are the Elements of an Effective Fitness Plan for the Elderly

“Exercise is almost always good for people of any age,” says Chhanda Dutta of the National institute of ageing. Exercise in old age means the retention of functional fitness, increased strength, prevention of bone loss,…

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Can Exercise during Pregnancy cause a Miscarriage?

In the early days of pregnancy, many mothers-to-be worry about miscarriage. These worries range from what they can and cannot eat to whether they can or cannot exercise. However, unless your pregnancy is complicated, exercise…

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Why is dancing a good way for the elderly to maintain physical fitness?

It can be hard to imagine older people hopping and bopping along to the latest pop songs. Aren’t they supposed to be playing bingo or watching soap operas? Though it may look pretty awkward, the…

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What does a Pilates Instructor have to watch out for with Pregnant Women?

Exercising in pregnancy is a fascinating time as all exercises have to constantly change and be adapted to the woman’s dynamically changing body. All these changes create new needs for her. Pilates is a wonderful…

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What exercises can wheelchair-bound elderly people do?

As a person who’s over the age of 65, finding exercises that you are able to do is hard enough. Unfortunately, finding exercises that you’re able to do becomes more difficult when you’re confined to…

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What are some of the Muscle-Strengthening Exercises that Children can do?

Whether you want to promote them getting into shape or are convinced that they have a lucrative sports career in their future, getting up and active is never a bad idea for a child. Muscle…

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How Do You Perform Fitness Testing For The Elderly?

Any person over the age of 35 seeking personal training must be fitness tested before they start, regardless of how able they feel at the time. When it comes to seniors, however, we’re testing their…

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What are the Risks Associated with Exercise for Children?

There’s no doubt that children need to exercise, even if just by getting active in the back yard, from a young age. While pre-pubescent children gain many benefits from exercise, there’s always a risk that…

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What Exercises must I Avoid when I’m Pregnant?

Studies have shown that women who have done high-intensity exercises before pregnancy are conditioned to handle the same exercises during pregnancy. However, it is not recommended that they do this. While exercising during pregnancy does…

How to maintain fitness levels when you’re pregnant

When you’re pregnant, your body becomes more difficult to control. Your bladder, stomach, back and emotions start doing their own thing and you have to clean up whatever comes after. However, you do have control…

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How Would You Design an Exercise Plan for Children?

Child exercise practitioners are people who take it upon themselves to promote physical activity among children. Designing an exercise plan for children is a serious matter, taking into your hands the well-being and fitness of…

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How Do You Promote Physical Activity in Children?

Did you know that only 1 in 3 children are physically active on a daily basis? While a little one might be bouncing off the walls, studies have shown that mere hyperactivity does not equal…

What are the Best Exercises for Children to do?

Children grow at the rate of knots! As we mentioned in a previous article, in their first year of life they can grow as much as 25cm and this doesn’t slow down. Their joints, muscles…

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How do our Metabolic Systems Change as we Get Older?

That old saying – which goes something like: “I’m not as young as I used to be” – has truth attached to it. As we age, our vital organs, bones and joints become older. Medical…

What Foods should Older Adults Eat?

In our article entitled What Should Good Nutrition Mean to You? we looked at the concept of healthy eating and how you can implement these principles. As we get older, our bodies change fundamentally. We…

Why You Would Make a Wonderful Children’s Exercise Coach!

Getting children to exercise more should be everyone’s priority. After all, childhood obesity is arguably one of the biggest threats to kids’ health. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), childhood obesity has…

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