21 Feb 12 How Interval Training Works
Interval training “teaches” your body how to work at higher intensities for longer periods of time without fatigue. It’s an effective way to improve your physical fitness because you are challenging your body to do more than it is accustomed to, which causes it to adapt and become more fit. Without such challenges, fitness levels plateau and improvement stagnates. (more…)
Tags: heart rate, muscle pain, psychologically
06 Feb 12 Defining the Roles of the Players
For integrated physical therapy/wellness programs to be a success, a team concept and vision must be developed. This means other health professionals and management personnel must play an important role in the success of integrated programs. To truly create a team concept and vision, “turf” issues must be addressed and put aside to achieve a common goal. (more…)
20 Jan 12 Instructor Choice
The instructor plays a major role in motivating boot camp participants. Correct instructor selection is the most important factor for a successful boot camp and cannot be overemphasized. (more…)
Tags: fashion, instructor, pheromones
13 Jan 12 Fun and Research
When the staff at Cooper Fitness Center decided to create a health promotion program for members, it was no surprise they came up with a program based on cardiovascular fitness. After all, as part of the Cooper Institute for Aerobic Research, the center knows a lot about aerobic exercise. (more…)
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20 Dec 11 Does your Program Offer Variety
Take a look at your class schedule. If 70 percent of it is dominated by step classes, you’re inviting boredom and denying your members the opportunity to grow. Many students are searching for ways to keep their workouts fresh and improve their training. You can help them accomplish their fitness goals by providing them with an aerobics schedule that will meet a variety of training needs and interests. (more…)
07 Oct 11 Introduction
Obesity is gaining on us. Today, more than half of Americans are classified as overweight and experts say this number is on the rise. Information about excess weight and the danger it poses to Americans’ health, social and economic well-being proliferates through news and advertising. (more…)
Tags: pharmacotherapy, weight loss, xenical
23 Sep 11 That First Skydive Post 2
The initial feeling was pure exhilaration as the wind and the air overwhelmed my senses! Unbelievably you don’t get that falling sensation. All this time I was expecting the feeling of a roller coaster dropping. It honestly feels more buoyant or a floating sensation. Liken it to driving 80 miles an hour down the freeway and sticking your arm out of the car window. It’s the same feeling, but all over your body. (more…)
Tags: exhilaration, extreme sports
15 Sep 11 That First Skydive Post 1
What do you think it’s like to jump out of a plane at 13-thousand feet and fall at a rate of 120 miles per hour? Or better yet, why would someone jump out of a perfectly good airplane? The answers to those questions and more are in this article. (more…)
08 Sep 11 Flexibility Training Who Needs It?
My first experience with flexibility, or should I say inflexibility, came early in my childhood. In dance class, I wasn’t able to kick my leg as high as everyone else, and in cheerleading I struggled with my splits. (more…)
Tags: exercises, muscles, temperature
