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The Consequences of Sleep Deprivation

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This article is brought to you by NASM

We live in a culture that glorifies overworking and under-recovering. This is true in all disciplines; whether you work in an office or hospital, or are an athlete. We are often taught from a young age with very full schedules, that sleep comes second to work and achievement. Magee et al. (2009) conducted an analysis of surveys from over 49,000 middle-aged adults and concluded that insufficient sleep was most highly correlated with long working hours.

How Can AI Be Used in Fitness?

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This article is brought to you by ISSA (International Sports Sciences Association) 

AI has become a part of everyday life. We use it to open our mobile devices via facial recognition. When we do an internet search, AI helps provide more personalized results. So, it comes as no surprise that this technology is also entering the fitness industry.

ACSM reveals worldwide fitness trends for 2022

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For the past 15 years, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)’s Health & Fitness Journal® has circulated an electronic survey to thousands of professionals around the world to determine health and fitness trends for the following year. The results of this worldwide survey for 2022 have just been issued, providing some useful insights. These insights will be invaluable in informing the plans for growth and development of educational training providers and individual fitness professionals across Europe and elsewhere. 
 

“Your Why” makes all the difference – Motivation

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This article is brought to you by EREPS Ambassador Rocco Venizelos

It is our emotions that lead us away from the right path. Unless we exercise some degree of control over them, we will end up victims of our own reality as emotions are an ever-changing variable. It is, therefore, essential to build up our defenses to carry on and persevere until we reach our goal. Our defense IS our motivation.

EREPS collaborates with ACSM to help identify fitness trends in Europe

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Thanks to an important collaboration between the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the European Register of Exercise Professionals (EREPS), a European survey on fitness trends is now a reality. Alexis Batrakoulis, the Professional Standards Committee’s Deputy Director for EREPS, has served as the study’s author.

Will you be talking to a robot in the future?

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The ability to adapt to future changes in the fitness industry provides sectoral leaders with a competitive advantage. Knowledge on the future shape of the fitness market is therefore ubiquitous in the media and provides valuable insider information. Via our parent-organisation EuropeActive, EREPS has joined the movement of foresight activities to provide its members with the information they need to make informed decisions on developing their skills for future challenges.