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A national consensus guidelines for clients with medical conditions BY RALPH LAFORGE, MS t some point in your fitness career, it is most likely that you will encounter a client with a medical condition, such as hypertension or diabetes. When that happens, whether you are a personal trainer who specializes in chronic disease or a group exercise instructor with one or two special students, you wil...

wellness This I s Yo u r Body on Drugs How caffeine, cold pills and other commonly used medicationscan affect the response to exercise. Roger had a little too much to drink last night, so on his way to the gym, he pops two extrastrength aspirin for his headache and washes them down with a double espresso. Valerie's allergies are acting up, so in the gym parking lot she downs a decongestant with ...

Subject: Connie Aronson Location: Ketchum, Idaho Collaborating With Medical Professionals: For 14 years Aronson has worked with orthopedists and physical therapists. She now trains clients out of Koth Sports Physical Therapy. She pays rent at the clinic and does her own scheduling and billing. The clinic has a weight room she uses in addition to her own equipment, such as balls, bands, core boards and yoga props.

client handout copy a distrib nd ut your c e to lients W h e n D r u g s a n d E x e rc i s e C o l l i d e Y ou probably know that problems can occur when you combine different drugs or use certain drugs in conjunction with certain foods. Yet are you aware that a wide variety of commonly used drugs--including prescription, over-the-counter and herbal products--can affect your response to exer...

client handout Expert tips on maintaining health and fitness Preventing Drug Interactions ombining medications with certain herbs or foods increases the potential for dangerous drug interactions. To help you avoid these interactions, Susan Kundrat, MS, RD, owner of Nutrition on the Move in Champaign, Illinois, provides these guidelines. This material is for general education only; work with a d...

The American Academy of Family Physicians recommends the use of mind-body therapies, in combination with each other or alone, to reduce symptoms of migraine, tension and mixed-type headaches, according to a research review published in the journal American Family Physician (2007; 76 [10]...