NASM-WLS case studies
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The NASM Weight Loss Specialization (WLS) is a specialty credential offered by NASM, the organization behind the NCCA-accredited Certified Personal Trainer certification. NASM has been training and certifying fitness professionals since 1987, and its specializations are positioned as add-on skillsets for people who already hold a trainer or coaching credential and want to work more confidently with clients whose primary goal is fat loss. The NASM-WLS case studies are 5 cases and about 3,678 words.
1Six-Week Plateau in a 42-Year-Old Office Worker: Adherence, Adaptation, or Measurement Noise?
Maya, 42, is a billing specialist who sits for 8 hours a day. At intake she was 165 cm and 78 kg (BMI 28.7).
756 words, about 4 min2Rapid Weight Loss on a GLP-1 Agonist With Declining Strength and Low Intake
Derek, 51, is 178 cm tall and weighed 118 kg (BMI 37.2) eight months ago, when his physician started semaglutide at 1.7 mg weekly; he also takes metformin 500 mg twice daily. He now weighs 100 kg (BMI 31.6).
756 words, about 4 min3Type 2 Diabetes, Uncontrolled Blood Pressure, and a Request for Immediate HIIT
Robert, 58, is 178 cm and 98 kg (BMI 30.9). He has had type 2 diabetes for 6 years and takes metformin 1,000 mg twice daily plus insulin glargine 28 units at bedtime.
727 words, about 4 min4Nightly Binge Episodes and a 10-Week Wedding Deadline
Priya, 29, is 163 cm and 74 kg (BMI 27.9). Three or four evenings a week she eats 1,500–2,500 kcal in one sitting, usually after her children are asleep, with a sense of loss of control and guilt afterward.
752 words, about 4 min5Transitioning a 14 kg Loser to Maintenance Without a Third Regain
Ten months ago he weighed 96 kg (BMI 29.6) and today weighs 82 kg (BMI 25.3); his waist went from 106 to 92 cm. He achieved this by eating 1,900 kcal with 140 g of protein, lifting four times weekly, and averaging 9,000 steps.
687 words, about 3 min