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Grant Hill’s basketball timeline was filled with incredible personal and team accomplishments, but also several severe injuries during his storied career. The two-time NCAA National Champion and seven-time National Basketball Association All-Star joined hosts, Wendy Batts and Ken Miller, for a transparent discussion on overcoming those career-threatening setbacks, how the NASM training model enabl...

Making changes in the body means making changes in your workout routine. On this “Random Fit,” hosts, and NASM Master Instructors, Wendy Batts, and Ken Miller, deep dive into the How’s and Why's of the "Overload Principle," as well as what makes physical change happen.   Listen to their experience of how to make simple changes in your workouts to ensure safe and efficient progress! Did you hear? T...

Dumbbells, cables, and selectorized machines are common in most workouts. They can all be effective improving strength but what about power? Exercisers will incorporate stability and strength, but rarely will you see someone moving with speed and power.  On this episode of Random Fit, hosts Wendy Batts, and Ken Miller, explore and unpack the why's and how's of adding power to your workouts. Did yo...

It's been said a million times over that "Exercise is Medicine." What can that mean for someone when it comes to preventing, decreasing, or overcoming disease?  On this episode of “Random Fit,” hosts, and NASM Master Instructors, Wendy Batts, and Ken Miller, explore the use of exercise and its effects on the body which can, at times, have the same, if not better, effects than medicine.   Did you h...

Fitness comes in many different forms. When it comes to defining what it is to be “physically fit,” we may experience trouble coming up with a definition.  Well, this episode of “Random Fit” clears up any possible confusion. Hosts, and NASM Regional Master Instructors, Wendy Batts, and Ken Miller, review the five basic components of physical fitness. With this overview, you'll want to take a secon...

For as long as the field of personal training has been around the question, "Should I work out my abs every day?" rings in every fitness professional's ear.  On this “Random Fit,” hosts, and NASM Regional Master Instructors, Wendy Batts, and Ken Miller, deep dive into this topic and share their insights on how to approach the "abs" in not just frequency, but intensity and exercise selection.   Thi...

Earlier this year ACSM's Health and Fitness Journal posted the results of the Top 20 Worldwide trends of 2023.  On this episode of “Random Fit,” Wendy Batts and Ken Miller detail their experiences and thoughts regarding the trends and how they might affect you in your personal fitness journal in 2023. Did you hear? The most trusted name in fitness is now expanding into the physique and bodybuildin...

Ultimately, change isn’t always for the better – especially when it comes to your diet. On this episode of “Random Fit,” hosts Wendy Batts and Ken Miller welcome back featured guest, Kat Barefield RD, to explore juicing, cleansing, and detoxing. Health and wellness are top of mind for most people when they think of how nutrition can affect their well-being. Kat will share her knowledge and backgro...

Scoliosis is defined as an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine. On this “Random Fit,” hosts, and NASM Master Instructors, Wendy Batts, and Ken Miller, detail ways fitness professionals can help train clients who face certain physical restrictions or limitations. This episode discusses the three different types of scoliosis, training professional athletes with scoliosis, ways to keep stress and...

On this “Random Fit,” hosts Wendy Batts, and Ken Miller, discuss the various reasons why people get sore after a workout and what your body is trying to tell you if this happens. Is it a good or bad sign? Could this have been avoided? Join us as they walk through some ideas to help prevent soreness and proper steps to relieve soreness if this frequently occurs. There will be no sore losers after c...

To end 2022, “Random Fit” co-host, and NASM Master Instructor, Ken Miller headed East for a unique opportunity to work with National Academy of Sports Medicine partners in the Philippines.  Fitness education is proliferating worldwide as workout facilities of all types are growing. Don’t miss this episode as Ken, and co-host Wendy Batts, detail Ken's excursion and the growth of fitness education w...

On this episode of “Random Fit,” hosts Wendy Batts, and Ken Miller, unpack the importance of recovery during the Under Armour, All America (UA NEXT) event which highlighted the top 100 football and 23 volleyball youth athletes. They discuss the modalities used and how responsive these athletes were with the heavy schedule they endured throughout the week. Wendy and Ken also cover the importance of...

Setting New Year’s goals are common as we often strive to make improvements to our physical health. On this episode of “Random Fit,” hosts, and NASM Master Instructors, Wendy Batts, and Ken Miller, are joined by featured guest, Kat Barefield, RD. The trio will deep dive into the most effective way to create that optimal environment to foster growth and better eating habits. They will not only deta...

Have you noticed a change in your sleep pattern as you age? Ever wonder why you were able to stay up late in high school and college and now struggle to stay awake after an early dinner? In this “Random Fit,” hosts Wendy Batts and Ken Miller explore Dr. Allison Brager’s article (https://blog.nasm.org/chronotypes) which highlights these exacts points and reasons why our internal body clocks may cha...

Every day the world gets smaller and smaller. This is especially true in the world of fitness education. In October 2022 hosts, Wendy Batts, and Ken Miller, traveled halfway around the world to speak at the MEFIT Summit in Dubai.  In this episode of “Random Fit,” the NASM Master Instructors share their experiences, and discuss travel, conference presentations, and the trainers they had a chance to...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) approximately 1.7 billion people have musculoskeletal conditions worldwide making it the leading contributor to disability. And in the U.S. alone one out of every two people are affected by a musculoskeletal injury, leading to annual healthcare costs of $600 billion, which is nearly double that of heart disease and diabetes. How we move can signific...

“Random Fit” continues to span the globe, this time in Serbia.  Hosts Wendy Batts and Ken Miller recently traveled east to present at the NASM’s first OPTima International Conference in Belgrade, Serbia. At the conference personal trainers and strength coaches had access to 48 sessions, presented by 34 speakers, speaking on topics from nutrition to performance training using the NASM’s Optimum Per...

Diet self-control is important, especially at this time of year with various opportunities to consume food and drink, often in large amounts. On this episode of “Random Fit,” hosts, Wendy Batts, and Ken Miller, along with featured guest, NASM Master Instructor and registered dietician, Kat Barefield RD, once again joins Wendy Batts unpack eating during the holidays. They’ll discuss real life situa...

Since the start of the COVID pandemic, it's likely that as an exerciser you've got back on the saddle and resumed your fitness routine as many others have.  In this episode of “Random Fit,” hosts, and NASM Master Instructors, Wendy Batts and Ken Miller, are joined by featured guest, NASM CES & PES, Dr. Scott Cheatham, on a myriad of different situations when returning to fitness post-COVID. Did yo...

Without the heart there is no circulation of blood throughout the body. Did you know that there are two pumps that help with circulation? The calf complex is a bigger influence than people realize in helping the heart do its job.  In this episode of “Random Fit,” hosts, and NASM Master Instructors, Wendy Batts, and Ken Miller, explore the calf's role in keeping the blood moving.   Did you hear? Th...

The Transtheoretical Model, as described by NASM, is based on empirical evidence suggesting that people go through five stages of readiness to change In this “Random Fit,’ hosts, and NASM Master Instructors, Wendy Batts and Ken Miller, unpack the model, including training, and educating, athletes with certain deficiencies. They also explore the six steps of behavior change to help your clients rea...

80% of Americans have had or are currently experiencing some form of low back pain and discomfort. Socrates said, "If you would seek health, first look to the spine." In this episode of “Random Fit,’ hosts, and NASM Master Instructors, Wendy Batts and Ken Miller, will take a closer look at what it takes to "seek health" with the spine in mind.   Did you hear? The most trusted name in fitness is no...

Heart Rate Variability: Another way to look at measuring heart rate. You might be one of the millions of exercisers that has a measuring device that has an "HRV" reading on your watch display or in your phone app. Have you ever asked, "What is HRV?" or "What am I supposed to do with that info?".  In this episode of “Random Fit,” hosts Wendy Batts and Ken Miller, and their featured guest, gym owner...

On this episode of “Random Fit,” hosts, Wendy Batts and Ken Miller, are joined by featured guest, Dr. Scott Stevenson, an applied exercise physiologist with nearly three decades of experience as a personal trainer, online coach, consultant, and speaker. Scott has been weight training for more than 40 years, and competing for 25, winning several NPC competitions, and placing Top 5 at the national l...

In a recent episode, “Random Fit” detailed America’s fittest cities so it got us thinking, how does the United States shape up against the rest of the world. Hosts, and NASM Master Instructors, Wendy Batts, and Ken Miller, unpack and explain researched findings on this topic, why other countries appear healthier because their stress levels are lower than here in the States, how the digital world i...