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An interview with professor William Mitchell is presented. When asked about how he got involved in both visual and digital worlds, he refers to his experience in digital media as related to design and architecture. He talks about his background in architecture and computer technology and how it affected the way people view things. He comments on the interaction between the creative personality and the computer and the benefits of computer technology.

An interview with artist Martha Wilson is presented. When asked about the time when she had a revelation, she narrates that during her relocation to New York in 1974, she noticed there were no institutions interested in the booklets she and her friends were making. She began to catalog these art pieces which will later be called as artists' book. Wilson believes that digital technology should be utilized to preserve the works of the artists. She comments that by making information accessible, it may become part of the history.

An interview with installation artists Jack Massing and Michael Galbreth is presented. When asked how they got together, Massing says they met in graduate school at the University of Houston, under the tutelage of sculpture teacher James Surls. Galbreth explains their work manifest itself in different ways, as art is something other than just the result. Massing shares they enjoy displaying and presenting other artists.

An interview with performance artists George Coates is presented. He relates that he used to make shows with people outside of traditional theater situations during the early days. According to him, the multimedia production "The Box Conspiracy" is the result of 17 or 18 years of collecting tool and trying to figure out how to utilize them in a live performance environment. Coates says that they have a group called Science Meets the Arts (SMARTS) wherein they encourage technology professionals to bring their products to their theater.

An interview with American artist Chris Burden is presented. When asked about the concept of his Three Ghost Ships artwork, Burden states that it is inspired by an artwork done by artist Phil Bolger. He talks about the sculptures he made in the 1980s featuring model boats. He also expresses his views on travelling.

When athletes injure their ankles, many doctors prescribe medical braces and/or athletic tape to support the weakened limbs. According to a new study, however, using braces or tape on healthy [...]

When a client pays a fee for personal training services in a fitness facility, what happens to the income? In the United States, the majority of businesses 'split' the payment [...]

Do your senior clients have concerns about overexertion during their workouts? You might want to pass along some key information from a new study on elderly hearts. Researchers from the [...]

Videotapes of sessions presented at IDEA Personal Training Summit West 2000 enable you to bring the conference into your home. Sessions available for purchase include: Small Group Strength Training With [...]

Personal trainers and their weight-training clients have a new weapon to use in the fight against damaged muscles: vitamin E. It is already known that the antioxidant assists in the [...]

Good news for clients with the blues. Exercise might help clinically depressed individuals reduce or eliminate their symptoms to the same degree as--or better than--prescription drugs, according to a new [...]

Subject: Angela Hancock Madeiros Location: Hamilton, Bermuda Company: Lifestyle Solutions Ltd. Experience: Tenth year as trainer; first year as co-owner Maverick Strategy: 'My business partner, Alison Hirschi, and I worked [...]

Whether your client shoots hoops on weekends or trains for basketball's big leagues, you may want to advise him to exercise a little caution. Basketball tops the American Academy of [...]

What makes a suit so great that a man will cross an ocean for it? Quality is what it is all about: the difference between perfection and anything less. Since […]

EQUIPMENT The Balance Board Package from Perform Better comes with five interchangeable fulcrums so you can increase the difficulty, plane and angle (up to 360 degrees). The balance board design [...]

RESEARCH The so-called 'weaker sex' just moved mountains in a new study comparing muscle endurance among the genders. Although men are stronger muscle-wise, researchers at the University of Colorado in [...]

TECHNOLOGY Clients can now learn more about stretching at home, thanks to the SportStretch CD-ROM from Harbinger. The 'show me' interactive CD teaches sports-specific stretching for golf, tennis, running and [...]

BOOK The important link between physical activity (or inactivity) and obesity is addressed in the 400-page book, Physical Activity and Obesity (Chicago, IL: Human Kinetics Publishing). Experts in the health [...]

EXERCISE What's the most injured body part for exercisers who weight train? The hand, according to a recent study at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, which examined weight training [...]

EQUIPMENT The Nordic Track Teton Trekker is a new hiking simulator that features a 50 percent incline and a minus 5 percent decline. What does that mean to a client [...]

SUPPLEMENTS Many over-the-counter calcium supplements contain small but detectable levels of lead, needlessly boosting consumers exposure to the toxic heavy metal, according to a University of Florida study published in [...]

INDUSTRY When is personal training not 'personal' anymore? Over the past few years, the concept of trainers working with more than one client has moved from an emerging trend to [...]

NUTRITION By now you know the much-touted health benefits of antioxidants (if not, check out the September 2000 issue of IDEA Personal Trainer, which features articles on nutritional training). But [...]

NUTRITION In one corner is the popular high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet plan created by cardiologist Robert Atkins. In the other corner is the equally popular ultralow-fat, low protein diet served up [...]

HEALTH How young is too young to train for one specific sport? As the demands of sports competition increase, many of today's athletes are not only spending more time and [...]

BUSINESS Looking for ways to boost awareness about your training business without inflating your overall costs? There are several proven methods for making the most of low-cost promotional opportunities, according [...]

STUDY Can consuming air-laden foods help people lose weight? According to one recent study, yes. Men who drank shakes containing more air ate less food afterward than when they drank [...]