Having trained new moms, golfers, athletes and the average joe for over 7 years has brought me to one conclusion about fitness: Everyone is different and the one size fits all approach does not work.
In school and in workshops fitness instructors are taught anatomy and technique, but what we have to learn: is getting clients results on a long term basis through motivation a creativity.
Designing an exercise program is the easy part, figuring out how to fit it into a busy person's schedule is the tough part. My solution has been to divide large workouts into mini 5 or 10 minutes body blast workouts through out the day. Experts agree that the benefits of exercise are accumulative.(Which means you do not have to dedicate a continuous 60 minutes of your day in order to gets results).
If you do a triset ( 3 different exercises without rest one after the other) for a specific body part until there is muscle failure, than results can be achieved. The key is to cut it up over the day and the week. You also want to allow at least a 48 hour rest period between muscle groups. I have devised hundreds of these type of anywhere no equipment programs and they work.
Although I have seen results from these programs, I would advise any person to set an appointment with their doctors to go through a medical check-up before beginning any exercise program. After which a hunt for the right certified personal trainer should begin.
If you are an experienced fitness enthusiast you will know that this type of exercise program depends on picking 3 different types of exercises that hit the same muscular family. Doing a shoulder, bicep and then triceps exercise will not give you the same type of aesthetic results as 3 shoulder exercises in triset for 3 sets. It is very important to have proper technique and guidance through out the exercise program.
Once you have your program, you can then program your watch or cell phone to give you a reminder to do your 10 minute routine. Some of my clients use Microsoft Outlook at work. Remember to ask your trainer to incorporate things around you like your office chair, water bottle or even things about your work attire. (Doing lunges or squat when you are in a pencil squirt isn't very fun.) Do not be afraid to ask your instructor to explain why they are giving you certain types of stretches and exercises. If this type of fitness plan is to become a habit you must have a good relationship with your trainer because you have to change your workout plan every 8 weeks. Why? The body adapts and results stop. Just like our bodies get used to caffeine and certain chemicals it will adapt to exercise stimuli.
Most of my office clients told me that it is a great way to regroup during the day or even increase your work effectiveness. Stop working every 2 hours and do a mini workout. Just having a reminder about getting up from your desk and moving will encourage a mini workout habit.
I hope people will some day realize that fitness is simply about putting things into perspective and should not dominate your life. Exercise is about health and maintenance, brushing your teeth is a habit and so is showering they booth do not take that long and neither soon exercise.
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Just for people to know it is www.bodyphysix.com
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