ISSA Blog Articles

Understanding trauma's impact on exercise experience is becoming essential for fitness professionals. Learn the core principles of trauma-informed coaching to create safer, more effective training environments for all clients.

The physical environment of your fitness space significantly impacts client experience, particularly for those with trauma histories. Learn practical strategies to create physically and emotionally safe training spaces that support optimal performance for all clients.

Step up your baseball game and prioritize injury prevention. Learn the most effective exercises that boost performance, improve skills, and lengthen your baseball career.

Discover how becoming an Exercise Recovery Specialist can improve your client’s fitness. From injury prevention to maximizing performance. Explore all of the benefits a recovery expert offers.

Is it too hot to exercise? Heat and humidity are not just excuses to skip a workout. Exercising in the heat can be dangerous. Learn more about the risks, how to assess your limitations, and how to be safer when exercising in summer heat.

How do you know whether exercise therapy can help a client? The best way to decide is to follow the science. Here’s what research says about the benefits of exercise therapy.

As a personal trainer, you have a responsibility to provide clients with the best advice and guidance. You are also responsible for keeping them as safe as reasonably possible. This means having proper lifesaving training. Here's everything you need to know about CPR training for personal trainers.

Want to better help your personal training clients who are injured or have a chronic illness? You can do this as an exercise therapist. Learn what exercise therapy entails. We also share how it can help clients with both acute and chronic conditions.

Never heard of an Exercise Therapy Specialist? Well, let's take a deeper look at who these people are, why they are so important, and how you can become one of them!

Post-exercise muscle soreness can make working out more difficult. If it’s severe, it may cause clients to stop exercising altogether. Learn exactly what delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is and how to avoid it.

Adequate recovery is essential for making fitness gains, but it’s not a simple matter of taking a rest day. Recovery is complicated, which is why you should consider earning a specialization in exercise recovery. Help your clients reach their goals faster with individualized recovery plans.

Compression gear offers many benefits. Is one of its benefits better workout recovery? Here’s what we know according to research.