Author: verobeachfitnesscoach

At the end of a workout, I focus on static stretching for several reasons. First of all, I want to slowly stretch the muscles we just worked out in order to relieve post muscle soreness associated with the workout. Secondly, you need to be able to move and walk around and perform other tasks throughout the day without being hindered by overly tight muscles. Finally, we want to prevent any injury after your workout.

As we age,  our neurological motor function begins to fade, effecting our coordination and ability to physically adjust to the environment. Developing and enhancing your reaction time is fundamentally important to your health and safety. Many people fall because of misjudgments in their depth perception and timing. Working on your hand eye and eye foot coordination is incredibly important. The ability adjust and stabilize your body when you find yourself off balance is necessary for avoiding trips and falls.

Also, enhancing your ability to adjust and alter your movement in real time while staying in control of yourself is truly important to improving your overall level of athleticism at any age.

Core strength is one of the most misunderstood aspects of personal training. Your core is comprised of the trunk of your body (basically cut off your arms and your legs and you have your core). People think doing exercises like crunches and planks are the basis of core work, typically focusing on one plane of motion. However, your core primarily operates in a cross lateral pattern you need to focus on all planes of motion to enhance your abilities, strength, and symmetry in motion. A strong core means less pain, especially when taking about the back as a strong core strengthens posture, helps overcome injuries, and improves biomechanics when it comes to any sport or functional movement pattern.

While having a strong engine is truly important, having the capacity to use it for a prolong period of time is just as important. Activities that you partake in may last for minutes to hours. Having the ability to last the duration is important regardless of what sport or activity you do. I like to combine resistance training with strength training, killing several birds with one stone. I build everyone’s endurance up in a progression from a sedentary  to high level pro-level athlete who wants to take his game to truly the next level. Ultimately burning calories and eating right helps keep the weight off.

Being strong is part of balance, posture, and functional movement. Your muscles have to be strong enough for your body to be able to get up off a chair, bed, floor, or a flower bed. Your strength improves your production of force and speed (golf swing, punch, throw, tennis serve). Being strong aids in balance and in posture. Strengthening primary movers like your chest, back and legs are important, yet more importantly is strengthening your connective tissue to better stabilize your joints to help prevent and aid in injury recovery. Strength training has been proven to strengthen the heart and help reduce a variety of issues. According to findings published in Medicine and Science in Sports Exercise show that lifting weights for less than an hour per week can reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke between 40% and 70%.

There is a vast majority of research that supports that resistance training is an effective way of increasing bone density as we age. This type of training can be done with weights, kettle-bells, suspension training, bands, and by utilizing your own body weight in variety of ways. Strength training also aids in building muscle, giving you a more youthful and fit appearance, while helping you burn more calories , even while you are resting.

Balance in movement and in your kinetic chain creates symmetry and balance in your body.

Your balance is the most important thing you can possess whether it’s getting out of the way of a punch while throwing one, to reaching for a towel when you’re stepping out of a shower. Without knowing it, you are utilizing and involving every segment of your body when it comes to your swing in golf and tennis. Balance is your key to longevity, preventing falls and any injury that is associated with. It is a must. Balance training is essential in any fitness training program.

Proper Warm Up Prior To Exercise is a Necessary to Prevent Injuries and to Get the Body Ready For the Activity you’ll be engaging in.

My warm ups are completely unique in that they prepare the human body for enhanced functional movement patterns. My training is set to assess and build upon your imbalances to help you overcome your injuries and postural weakness, while increasing your range of motion. As you move, you start to warm to prepare it for the task at hand, which helps prevent injuries during the training session and thereafter. This also enhances your ability to balance and move throughout the day, enhancing any movement pattern that you may come across in your day to day activities, sports and hobbies.

I Always Remind You Of Your Posture and Form During and After an Exercise……ALWAYS!

Overcoming postural imbalances and all the issues that are associated with it are endless. Our day to day repetitive activities are slowly decaying our posture, whether it is siting at desk in front of computer, driving all day, or favoring one side of your body when playing a sport. The things that we do repetitively, and for long periods of time have a tendency to create a host of issues including: injuries, nerve pain, poor digestion and so on. Poor posture will limit our strength, recovery, create injuries, effect balance and functional abilities. Corrective exercise and proper stretching are important ways of overcoming any issues associated with it.

Learn more about posture here: http://www.asianefficiency.com/productivity/10-ways-posture-affects-productivity-improve/

Do you ever feel like you’re getting old?

Are you bothered that you don’t look, feel or move like you used to?

Do you have aches and pains you never had before?

If you are like most people over 60, you most likely blame it on old age.

The truth is…

…That’s the kind of thinking that that is going to make you get old – really fast!

Just because you look and feel this way doesn’t necessarily mean its old age.

Your problem could be your maintenance program.

Actress Joan Collins hit it right on the head when she said…

… “The body is like a car: the older you become the more care you have to take care of it.”

It’s a fact that as you age your body is going to change.

Muscle mass and bone density will decrease, your flexibility, mobility and sense of balance can change.

Even though you are not getting younger, you can look and feel younger and dramatically slow the process if you are open to being educated and incorporating new habits into your life instead of giving in to father time.

If you are not willing to make the change, things will only get worse.

Have you ever thought how you would feel to lose your independence and have to rely on your children or loved ones to carry the burden of doing the things you are no longer able to do?

The way to avoid this is to start taking charge now and one of the best ways to do this is to be involved in a proper fitness program.

You could join a group exercise class, but if you are not into a typical gym setting or want individual attention, you should hire a personal trainer.

Partnering with a good personal trainer focuses on you and you alone and addresses your particular needs.

What works for one person may not work for another because everyone has different issues.

The real key is hiring the right trainer who will provide you with the proper road map to achieving your fitness goals regardless or your current state.

A personal trainer should be well-versed in dealing with a variety of clients regardless of their skills and abilities.

A well-rounded trainer knows how to deal with all fitness and skill levels.

Here is What a Good Personal Training Program Should Look Like

Core Strength, Mobility and Balance

These are the skills that you need to train forever, that can improve your overall level of fitness and athleticism.

Resistance/Strength Training Paired with Cardiovascular Training

A good trainer will tax your ability to resist weight and tax your lungs to make you huff and puff…

…Hate it or love it, this is necessary to improve your overall heart and lung health.

Having adequate strength helps you in so many ways from being able to get up off the ground while gardening, increasing torque in your golf swing or increasing the intensity of your serve in tennis.

Flexibility Cultivation

Moving that is free of restrictions creates a better, balanced approach to your overall level fitness and reduces your risk of injury.

Knowledge Base of Various Forms of Assessments

This is a tailored a program to your personal needs, strengths and limitations – much like a doctor who provides a prescription.

A key to proper training is true knowledge of various restrictions that have been placed upon you due to injuries, your current health condition or fitness level.