Personal Training Quarterly

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march 2025 | Vol. 12 - Issue 1

Issue 12.1 of the PTQ contains articles on maintaining fitness for new parents, developing a successful mindset for clients, incorporating hospitality for group fitness training, physical and mental benefits of walking, blood biomarkers for overtraining syndrome, and role of exercise professionals withing healthcare.

Table of Contents

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Maintaining Physique and Physical Fitness in Parenthood: A Guide for New Parents by Adam Gonzalez, PhD, CISSN, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT, Andres Ayesta, MS, CSSD, RD, CSCS, and Guillermo Escalante, DSc, MBA, ATC, CSCS,*D, FISSN

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Five Strategies for Developing Your Clients’ Mindset for Success by Amanda Wheeler Gryffin, PhD, CSCS, and Heidi Rigsbee

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Hospitality in Fitness – Part I – Improving Client Satisfaction in Group Fitness Training by Cody McDermott, CSCS

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Walking Your Way to Wellness – The Simple Path to Better Health by Josh McMillian, PhD, CSCS, RSCC*D

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Blood Biomarkers of Overtraining Syndrome by Brandon Lee, MS, RD, CSSD

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Role of the Certified Exercise Professional within the Healthcare Continuum by Dalan Zydel, MS, CSPS, and Mark Young, MS, TSAC-F

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Editor-in-Chief
Nick Tumminello, NSCA-CPT

Assistant Editor
Britt Chandler, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D

Publications Director
Keith Cinea, MA, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D

Managing Editor
Matthew Sandstead, NSCA-CPT,*D

Publications Coordinator
Cody Urban

Editorial Review Panel
Scott Austin, MS, CSCS 
Alexis Batrakoulis, PhD, CSCS,*D, CSPS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D
Scott Cheatham, PhD, DPT, PT, OCS, ATC, CSCS
Kelli Clark, DPT, MS 
Daniel Fosselman 
Chris Kennedy, MPT, CSCS 
Justin Kompf, CSCS, NSCA-CPT 
Bojan Makivic, MS
Teresa Merrick, PhD, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Nate Mosher, DPT, PT, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
Tony Poggiali, CSCS 
Mike Rickett, MS, CSCS
Ronald L. Snarr, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, TSAC-F,*D
Leonardo Vando, MD
Josh West, MA, CSCS

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