Monday, May 20, 2013
Video Analysis
I recently found a great new way to teach clients using immediate feedback on exercise execution. It uses a program called Dartfish. I record an exercise on my i-Phone or i-Pad, then immediately replay the clip for the client to see. It isn't uncommon for the client to "feel" something different that what they are actually doing. Here are a few clips for you to see: http://www.dartfish.tv/Presenter.aspx?CR=p96460c64704#!AQECAAECAAEBAQAAAAEBARRwOTY0NjBjNjQ3MDRtMTUzMjg5MwAAAA%3d%3d
Monday, March 11, 2013
Progressions
We just added an hour of daylight to the end of the day and with the additional time you maybe getting in fitness activities that you normally haven't been able to. If I had to make a recommendation on how to proceed it would be take it slow and add activity in a progressive manner. This concept refers to the principal of "progression". It basically says that you should add volume and intensity to exercise slowly and methodically.
Here is a simple example. You may want to run a half-marathon in the middle of the summer. Of course you wouldn't start out by running 10 miles your first Saturday run if you haven't been running for the last 5 months. Instead use the principal of progression to add a mile or two to each distance run over time. Your Saturday runs may look like week one 3 miles walk/run, week two 3 mile run, week three 4 mile run, week four 5 mile run.
This fundamental principal of exercise applies to everyone including professional athletes to people with physical disabilities and, applies to all forms of exercise including strength training, cardiovascular training and developing sport skill development.
Here is a simple example. You may want to run a half-marathon in the middle of the summer. Of course you wouldn't start out by running 10 miles your first Saturday run if you haven't been running for the last 5 months. Instead use the principal of progression to add a mile or two to each distance run over time. Your Saturday runs may look like week one 3 miles walk/run, week two 3 mile run, week three 4 mile run, week four 5 mile run.
This fundamental principal of exercise applies to everyone including professional athletes to people with physical disabilities and, applies to all forms of exercise including strength training, cardiovascular training and developing sport skill development.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Thank You
Thank you for visiting my blog. On a time to time basis I will post fitness related information that hopefully informs, inspires and educates you to improve your performance or fitness goals.
The athletes and clients that I have trained that have got the best results share common behaviors. One of those behaviors is goal setting. I use a simple approach to goal setting and that is termed as SMART goal setting. SMART is an acronym for:
Specific
Measureable
Attainable
Realistic
Time Sensitive
If you aspire to reach a personal fitness goal use SMART goals as a starting point. I would write them down and share it with people who would support you during the process.
The athletes and clients that I have trained that have got the best results share common behaviors. One of those behaviors is goal setting. I use a simple approach to goal setting and that is termed as SMART goal setting. SMART is an acronym for:
Specific
Measureable
Attainable
Realistic
Time Sensitive
If you aspire to reach a personal fitness goal use SMART goals as a starting point. I would write them down and share it with people who would support you during the process.
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