Fit Facts: Health Club Demographics Infographic at ELIVATE

Updated: This post was originally published on August 20, 2014 and has been refreshed as of March 17, 2020. Health club membership demographics and motivators are changing. By understanding the market and your audience, you can successfully develop programs and retail products that sell. Your facility’s livelihood depends on how you transform the statistics into personalized marketing strategies that work. …

What Supplement Makes the Most Sense for a Trainer or Gym?

One Solution Would Be A Patented & Natural COX-2 Inhibitor! Relief FIRST Musculoskeletal Injury Support Protocol As a former owner of four busy clinics that dealt exclusively with musculoskeletal injuries and a current formulator of nutritional products, I’m often asked by trainers if they should offer a nutritional supplement in their gym. My answer is if the supplement can effectively …

Dr. Donald L. Hayes

DC and President of Wellness Watchers Global, LLC, Ceautamed Worldwide, LLC & GreensFirst.com

Why Acute Injuries Turn Chronic and What You Can Do About It!

EndFlame Musculoskeletal Injury Support Protocol If there’s one condition healthcare professionals want to master, it’s how to prevent acute musculoskeletal injuries from turning chronic. Dr. Dixit, a professor at Yale University School of Medicine who does research on musculoskeletal inflammation, states the number one cause of chronic inflammation is the incorrect treatment of acute inflammation in musculoskeletal cases. As a …

Dr. Donald L. Hayes

DC and President of Wellness Watchers Global, LLC, Ceautamed Worldwide, LLC & GreensFirst.com

Before There Were Antibiotics, There Was Silver

Clinical Applications of Bioactive Forms of Silver Hydrosol A review of the safety, efficacy, and practice implications for healthcare professionals Authors:        Tina Kaczor, ND, FABNO Karolyn A. Gazella Before there were antibiotics, there was silver The antimicrobial and wound healing effects of silver have been embraced for more than 2,000 years. Silver has a rich history of being used by …

Before there were antibiotics, there was Silver:WEBINAR

Silver has a rich history of being used by ancient civilizations, on the Civil War and World War I battlefields and even by NASA. Just as with the early use of herbal medicines, silver was used in various medical applications. Colloidal silver in particular has a 125+ year history of use in North America. Silver has come a long way …

7 Studies Showing Green Tea Will Help Your Clients Burn Fat

7 Studies Showing Green Tea Will Help Your Patients Burn Fat Want to know more about how green tea could improve your patients’ health and help burn fat? Check out these 7 studies to see how. Caffeine Caffeine is a phosphodiesterase inhibitor; a phosphodiesterase inhibitor prevents the inactivation of the intracellular second messengers cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP). cAMP activates hormone …

Thomas DeLauer

Nutrition and Business Performance Coach

Revolutionary High-Speed Vibration Device Created by a Doctor

“Bottom line is I want to help people live a better, fuller life. And without question, the Rapid Release Pro2 is uniquely qualified to help deliver that.” —   Dr. Stanley Stanbridge, Inventor, President A practicing Chiropractor since 1978, Dr. Stanbridge has focused on pain and relieving suffering in a non-surgical, holistic way. In 2000, Dr. Stanbridge introduced the use of powerful LED …

Dr. Stanley Stanbridge

Inventor, President of Rapid Release Technologies

Inflammation: Important Conversations You Should Be Having with Your Clients

Inflammation – Definition and Explanation Inflammation is, in essence, the body’s first-line response to injury. Think of it as your body’s emergency flare—inflammation is a way for your body to protect itself from further injury and to recruit recovery materials to an injury sight. Swelling widens the pathways to speed the process up and causes short-term discomfort to limit the …

Matt Kraft

Matt Kraft

Nutritional Consultation Specialist for ELIVATE

Understanding TRP Receptors and Musculoskeletal Pain

There are few things as important to your success as a trainer, as being able to effectively communicate to your clients why you’ve chosen a specific product, exercise, or therapy; how we think it works; and what they should expect. Their buy-in and belief is key to your ability to achieve a desired outcome. Below is some great info on …

Rachel Ford

Content Writer, Health & Wellness Enthusiast

The Terpene Menthol, the TRPM8 Receptor and Pain

Why the Terpene Menthol works on the TRPM8 Receptor to help reduce pain Menthol might be the most medically researched, commonly known plant terpene to date. Most of the studies conducted are based on improving human health. Thanks to positive results in that area, menthol appears in many over-the-counter products, in addition to being used in topical analgesics and essential …

Rachel Ford

Content Writer, Health & Wellness Enthusiast