Personal Training is a great way to achieve results in the quickest way possible. Following a postural assessment we can ensure that your body is training the correct way for your desired results.

Today we are consuming less calories, yet “today, approximately two thirds of adults are considered overweight and one third (33 percent) of adults are estimated to be obese. This carries over to the adolescent population, with 15 percent of teenagers considered obese”. [1] So it is clear that activity levels have dropped. “People are less active and are no longer spending as much of their free time engaged in physical activity. Physical education and after-school sport programs are being cut from school budgets, further decreasing the amount of physical activity in Children’s lives. This new environment is producing more inactive and non-functional people.” [2,4]

“According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (1983 vs. 1998), more people today are spending time in office-related jobs and more hours at work”. [2] This lends itself to more daily sitting, less work-related activity and less daily activity in general.

Along with these decreased activity levels comes muscular dysfunction and, ultimately injury. These include lower back pain, knee injuries, chronic diseases (in the adult population) and musculoskeletal injuries.

Current training often causes injuries “In the initial six weeks of a study that physically trained sedentary adults, there was a 50-90% injury rate”. [3] So the more inactive you become the more likely you are to receive an injury from physical activity.

So the correct way to train to avoid the risk of injury and get you to your goals the quickest way possible is to take advantage of the postural and fitness assessments, to ensure that we have a full understanding of the way your body moves. Then apply this to the “Optimum Performance Training Model” (OPT). The OPT has three phases:

1) Stabilisation – Aiming to stabilise the spine, specifically working on core
Stability.

2) Strength – Improving strength in order to increase lean body mass and improve the body’s fat burning ability.

3) Power – Moving at real world speed in order to prepare the body for daily activities.

Along with improving all of the above, the programs will be individualised, taking you to your goals and providing the following benefits:

Physiological Benefits
■ Improves cardio respiratory efficiency
■ Increases metabolic efficiency
■ Increases tissue tensile strength (to prevent injuries)
■ Increases bone density

Physical Benefits
■ Decreases body fat
■ Increases lean body mass (muscle)

Performance Benefits
■ Strength
■ Power
■ Endurance
■ Flexibility
■ Speed
■ Agility
■ Balance

So, why not try one of our personal trainers and see how we can help you look after yourself!

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