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Becoming a successful personal trainer often requires savvy self-marketing to showcase your skills and the people that you have helped.

Summer vacation season is almost here, which can mean long flights and no access to your favorite workout equipment.

Even if your final destination is fitness-related, you probably want to stay as fit and healthy as possible during your flight. Here are 5 ways to do just that.

Congratulations on preparing for your first marathon or half-marathon! You should be proud of yourself and the commitment you've made.

However, what happens after the marathon can be just as important as your pre-race training -- your recovery. Proper recovery can reduce the likelihood of injury and make sure you're able to run again at your peak level more quickly.

Walk down the sleep aid aisle of your local drugstore and you’ll quickly realize that getting a good night’s rest is an issue for many people.

In fact, a recent study by the National Commission on Sleep Disorders estimates between 30 and 40 percent of Americans have insomnia in any given year. But should we need to take pills to fall asleep? Aren't we naturally programmed to rest?

Let’s face it: working out isn't always easy, especially if all you have to distract you is the sound of your own Darth Vader-ish breathing.

Hopefully by now you’ve worn out our Winter Olympics-inspired workout playlist and are ready for something fresh to match the season.

So how about these 9 jams designed to amp your heart rate, motivate your muscles and get you dreaming of the bright summer months ahead? This slightly schizophrenic list encompasses everything from rap and country to pop and a boy band. Enjoy!

TV characters – they’re just like us! Whether they’re talking, laughing, feuding or fighting, our favorite broadcast entertainers often remind ourselves of, well, ourselves. Consequently, it should come as no surprise that they also engage in the rewarding and challenging human activity of working out.

Below are 6 of our favorite television heroes, villains and everymen who break sweats on a weekly basis. The characters may be fictional – the exercises are not.

You may like your regular workout, but if you’ve been following the same patterns for too long, it’s likely the benefits you’re receiving from all of your efforts have significantly decreased.

We previously told you how Arizona State University was promoting the largest Preva^® networked fitness installation in the world. With the results of ASU's Cardio Challenge in, we've put together this infographic showing how Preva boosted fitness facility traffic.

You’ve just finished a killer workout, and now your stomach is growling uncontrollably. What now? As tempting as it is to eat everything in sight after your workout, deep down you know that doing so would probably cancel out all of the hard work you just did.

If you've been working out regularly for months now, you probably feel pretty great. But maybe all your hard work at the gym isn't reflected in the shape of your body or the size of your clothes.

If you aren't seeing results from working out that you might have been hoping for, one or more of the reasons below could be the issue. And don't fret! With some adjustments it's possible to start seeing the change you want.

One of several big announcements at IHRSA 2014 was our additions to the Discovery™ Series Selectorized Line of strength equipment, including new equipment that features Advanced Movement Design™.

From RFID tokens and accessories to workout messages and facility feeds, check out all the ways you can customize Preva and improve the fitness experience for your exercisers to keep them coming back.

It seems like YouTube can teach you how to do ANYTHING.

But unfortunately, YouTube has so many videos that it can sometimes be difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff. Type in “fitness” and over 9 million results pop up.

After the long and rough winter most of us have had, we’re sure you’re feeling the cabin fever just like we are.

It should come as no surprise that we’re ready to shrug off our winter jackets and start incorporating some outdoor sports and adventures back into our exercise routines. Which led us to wonder, which outdoor activities give the most calorie-burning bang for the buck?

Struggling to find the motivation to get your exercise in? It's happened to the best of us.

Here are 11 of the most common workout excuses in the book, along with the solutions for overcoming them.

1. I just don't have the time.

We're all guilty saying this at some point or another, and understandably so. Between working long hours, taking care of your family, and maintaining a social life, it can be difficult to make time for fitness.

We've all been there. That moment near the end of your workout when your limbs feel like noodles. Or when you gear up for a workout, get started, and then just can’t really find the groove.

How do you even get started when you’d rather be curled up on a couch somewhere? How do you keep going when you just don’t think you have anything else left inside of you? The answer might be simpler than you think: music.

In an age dominated by the internet, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by the amount of information out there.

Even “experts” often reverse course as more data comes in to bolster or destroy certain claims. (Remember when red wine was good for you, then bad for you, then good again?) The resulting confusion renders it difficult to know who to listen to when it comes to our health.

With spring breaks and summer vacations on the horizon and a long cold winter behind us, we can’t help having vacationing on the mind.

Winter is coming (again) as "Game of Thrones" returns to HBO on April 6. ***SPOILER ALERT*** If you are not caught up through season 3, you may not want to read any further. We’ll catch up with our favorite Lannisters, Targaryens, and Starks (well, those who are left) and tune in for another season of swords and secrets. So why not get yourself ready GOT-style in the spirit of the Seven Kingdoms?

All kinds of unusual fitness events are happening this year, and we've put together a list of some of the craziest spring and summer fitness events out there.