Adapt Workout Goals to Chronic Pain and Injury
There’s no way around it: chronic pain, whether due to an illness, persistent injury, or an acute incident, sucks. There’s no way around it: chronic
Author: Mariah Heller
Mariah Heller is a Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Massage Therapist, chronic pain educator, lecturer, gym co-founder, NPC bikini competitor, and coach for over a decade. Mariah has worked with hundreds of clients throughout her fitness career and now specializes in Pain-Free Fitness,wherein she blends the principles of pain and injury management with overall health and fitness.
Mariah Heller is a Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Massage Therapist, chronic pain educator, lecturer, gym co-founder, NPC bikini competitor, and coach for over a decade. Mariah has worked with hundreds of clients throughout her fitness career and now specializes in Pain-Free Fitness,wherein she blends the principles of pain and injury management with overall health and fitness. Mariah is currently the Executive Program Director at Results Transformation Centers in addition to working with her clientele and is a regular presenter at various health and wellness conferences and the UC Davis Entrepreneurship Academy. IG: @coachmariahpainfreefitness
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Training the Trainer
So, you’ve passed your training certification. Congratulations. Chances are, despite your newfound title (“CERTIFIED”—oh yeah!) and position of authority, you have yet to teach one
The Pain Free Truth
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10 Minutes to a Pain Free Body
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Recovering from Injury
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Fitness and Nutrition for the Busy Professional
Let’s face it: most of us know what we need to do to better our health—whether that be exercising more regularly, cleaning up our diets,
10 Minutes to a Happier Neck
Do you work in an office? If so, chances are you have neck and upper back pain. Do you get massages and shoulder rubs which
The Pain Free Guide to Motivation
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