Whether you are an elite athlete trying to take your game to the next level, or a middle-aged man or woman looking to lose some weight, you must be willing to make a commitment to healthy living. Healthy living involves doing the right types of activities, consuming the proper types of foods, getting sufficient, quality sleep on a nightly basis, and dealing well with adversity. Healthy living allo
ws you to enjoy everything that life has to offer and it will decrease your chance of acquiring an illness or disease. The types of activities that are most beneficial to healthy living depend on the goals and fitness level of each client. Programs must be designed specifically based on the goals and needs of the individual. Regardless of the individual, functional, multi-joint movements (squats, deadlifts, etc.) are the foundation of any good training program. The program must be constantly varied. The traditional approach of training a specific group of muscles, for a specific amount of reps, using the same specific movements, for a specific amount of time each week is NOT an effective way to improve health and performance. By constantly varying your program, you are constantly putting new demands on your body forcing it to adapt. There are many ways to vary a program including (but not limited to): varying exercises, varying intensity, varying duration, etc. Your program must have measurable results which can be looked at to determine whether or not you are accomplishing your goals. After every training session you should have a score of some sort. Whether you are timing how long it takes you to complete x number of exercises/reps, or you are trying to complete x number of reps at a specified amount of weight, you need to have a result which you can compare at some point in the future. Training philosophy has been developed over a number of years of personal experiences, years of research, and certifications from Can-Fit-Pro, CrossFit, National Coaching Certification Program and Twist Conditioning.
