Postpartum Fitness: Exercising After Pregnancy
The postpartum recovery period comes with its own set of physical changes.
6 Marketing Dos and Don’ts for Health and Wellness Entrepreneurs
Health and wellness entrepreneurs often have mixed feelings about marketing.
Coach Resource: Prevention and Treatment of Pregnancy-Induced Diastasis Recti
A woman’s abdomen expands significantly over the course of the 40 weeks of pregnancy—it stretches and widens to make space for a growing baby, the placenta, and the fluids that will nourish and carry the baby to term.
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How Exercise Impacts Anxiety and Depression
Exercise is generally considered an activity that primarily benefits our physical health. From improving muscle strength, balance, and oxygen flow, there are dozens of fitness-related reasons to stay active throughout your lifetime.
Plant-Based Diets + Type 2 Diabetes: What the Research Says
Few chronic diseases are studied more than type 2 diabetes.
Health Coach Resource: How to Reduce Exposure to 10 Common Environmental Toxins
Environmental toxins, or chemical pollutants, are chemicals that are found in the environment due to natural processes or pollution resulting from manufactured products and processes. Sometimes, they are called environmental chemicals since they are only toxic once they reach certain levels in the body and start affecting normal biological processes.
AFPA Graduate of the Month: Parminder Saini, Holistic Health Coach
During the last 30+ years, we’ve certified over 130,000 health, nutrition, and fitness professionals. Each month, we recognize one of our distinguished graduates who use what they have learned to inspire others and make a difference.
Protect Yourself & Your Clients: 5 Essential Legal Considerations for Health and Wellness Professionals
Are you ready to hit the ground running with your health, nutrition, or fitness coaching certification?
7 Steps to Getting Hired as an Online Personal Trainer
In recent years, and especially since the social distancing recommendations and stay-at-home orders made during the COVID-19 pandemic, people have turned to web-based fitness coaching and personal training services to stay on top of their exercise and physical activity routines.
9 Nutrient-Packed Beans, Legumes, and Pulses That Will Add Variety to Your Meals
Are you looking for some inspiration to add a little variety to your plant-based meals? Canned black beans are a convenient go-to plant-based source of protein that is relatively easy to find in most grocery stores. However, there are dozens of different types of beans and legumes you can add to your personal ingredient rotation […]