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Christmas Contest

Keeping healthy and fit is more than going to the gym or participating in a class.  It has a lot to do with what you do outside of the gym.  Therefore, we are having a contest to find out what …

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Sit-ups can actually be unsafe.

 

The repetitive hip and spinal flexion is dangerous for the following reasons:

  • If you have tight hip flexors it will cause more pull on lower back
  • Overuse ‘wear and tear’
  • Situps could wedge discs between bones in the vertebrae causing
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Postural Analysis

Posture is the position or attitude of the body or bodily parts that requires minimum muscular energy to maintain mechanically efficient function of the joints with musculoskeletal balance.  Good posture is body alignment that prevents injury and meets the demands …

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The Benefits of Personal Training

Personal training encompasses so many facets of health and wellness including:

♦ Losing weight

♦ Improving posture

♦ Gaining muscle mass

♦ Improving flexibility

♦ Nutritional guidance

♦ Relieving stress

Our personal trainers are cognisant that each individual’s fitness goals …

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What is Tabata Bootcamp?

 Tabata bootcamp takes this same philosophy of 20 second high intensity training followed by 10 seconds of rest. Several stations, usually 4-5, are set up with different exercises.  The exercise will be repeated 5 times with 20 seconds of work …

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What is Tabata Interval Training?

Tabata interval training is a type of intensive interval training with 20 second bursts of high intense activity followed by a 10 second rest period, with exercise repeated usually 8-12 times.

This type of work out can be easily done …

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Why Sit-Ups are Bad for You

Sit-ups can actually be unsafe.  The repetative hip and spinal flexion is dangerous for the following reasons:

  • If you have tight hip flexors it will cause more pull on lower back
  • Overuse ‘wear and tear’
  • Situps could wedge discs between
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Did you know ?

1) 1 inch of head protusion equates 30 lbs of pressure on your cervical spine

2) Posture imbalances can be corrected thru specific exercise techniques and strength training exercises

3) Back pain can be corrected through core strengthening

 

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The Benefits of Personal Training

Personal training encompasses so many facets of health and wellness including losing weight, improving posture, gaining muscle mass, improving flexibility, nutritional guidance, and relieving stress.  Our personal trainers are cognisant that each individual’s fitness goals and challenges are different and …

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