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Math at Work Monday: Chappy the fitness coach

Raise your hand if you’re trying to get in shape for swimsuit season or a wedding? (I’m raising my hand!) May is prime time for folks to either get more serious about fitness or fall off the wagon. But fitness

Math at Work Monday: Robert the personal trainer

What does it mean to be an exercise physiologist? I do exercise testing and personal training at a large, new, state-of-the-art fitness center. The two main tests I conduct are a resting metabolic-rate test, which tells you how many calories