Posts Tagged ‘functional’
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September
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June
Kids fitness can be fun and functional
Indoor Patch “O” Course makes children’s and youth fitness and exercise fun for kids of all ages. Used by PE teachers, personal trainers, athletic trainers and families nationwide. More info at www.therapyzone.com
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30
May
Precor’s Vision
PRECOR’S MISSION
The goal for Precor is to become the most respected brand in fitness equipment.
PRECOR’S PRODUCTS
High-end fitness equipment for the home and commercial environment:
* Elliptical Fitness Crosstrainers (EFX)
* Treadmills
* Cycles
* Climbers
* Stretch Trainers
* Strength Training Systems
Precor is part of Amer Sports which is the world’s leading sports equipment company with internationally recognized brands including Wilson, Atomic, Suunto, Precor, Mavic and Salomon with its family of brands. All Amer Sports companies develop and manufacture technically advanced products that improve the performance of active sports participants. Amer Sports Corporation is listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchanges.
Duration : 0:5:49
10
May
2009 ACE Fitness Symposium
http://www.acefitness.org/symposium
Join us for the 4th annual ACE Fitness Symposium a uniquely intimate, educational event to advance and inspire fitness professionals of all levels from those just entering the industry, to seasoned veterans seeking innovative approaches. Discover refreshing and creative ideas in exercise programming, sports conditioning, nutrition, and working with special populations. Learn the latest techniques and establish valuable relationships with peers and industry experts.
An experience you wont find elsewhere, be a part of this truly enjoyable event and walk away with a renewed sense of energy, passion and the tools to ignite your career in fitness!
Duration : 0:1:52
28
March
It's HERE!! The Lebert Buddy System! www.lebertfitness.com …18
February
Buddy System Cross Bow and Standing Abdominal Rotation
I totally love this one- the first exercise in this combo had my rear delts and chest in a state of agony for days. I was wondering why it was so hard, I thought my buddy was pulling but all the resistance comes from you. One arm working against the other. The exercise itself gives a really neat feel and you can change the angle and line of pull and as you can see in this video it can be picked up by beginners and experienced lifters. Then we go right into a standing abdominal rotation making sure not to lean into it and just twist, keeping the feet corkscrewed into the ground and offering resistance for your partner. There is no break while doing this one. You are working in both the concentric an eccentric phase. It works so well I had to run to the washroom! See more at www.lebertfitness.com
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16
February
Assisted squats and Bear Crawl with the Buddy System
Here I am offering Roger some resistance on his squats and then he goes right down into his bear crawl (although he looks more like a Badger I think)! Tough combo after a 2 hour boxing class but you get the idea -it would be easy to go right into another set or two. Check out more at www.lebertfitness.com
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14
February
Does your Buddy need a lift? Part 2
Well Roger looks a little spent about now but I wanted to shoot one more. Thanks for sucking it up big guy! If you have partners paired up that are strong enough this is a good way to do some suspension push-ups while the other person is isometrically working their posterior chain and biceps/forearms. Lots more at www.lebertfitness.com
Duration : 0:0:32
31
January
Online Personal Trainer - My Fitness Solution
Online Personal Trainer - My Fitness Solution
http://www.myfitnesssolution.com
Ever Wanted an Online Trainer? Do you need Daily Meal Plans & Workouts? We can customize what you need as well.
Fill out your fitness profile. A workout program and meal plan will be tailored to you. We can customize meal plans and workouts. It’s all about what you want!
Nutrition is the biggest part of working out. You are what you eat. If you fuel yourself with the wrong foods, then your body will respond differently.
Duration : 0:1:39
25
November
Natural Running - Read ‘more info’ to be functionally fit and save money!
Congratulations on finding this information that I believe will contribute towards your functional fitness and save you money!
Many people run on their heels with their leg extended in front of them at the point of impact. This is effectively breaking their momentum and working against gravity, injuring their body with every step and using more internal energy than necessary.
I created this video to help illustrate the natural method of running that has been scientifically proven as THE way to run and is often referred to as the Pose method as researched by Dr. Nicolas Romanov (http://www.posetech.com ). It’s a method proven to reduce knee impact by 50%, used by Olympic National teams (including UK, USA and Russia) and endorsed by natural fitness experts such as Wild Fitness (http://www.wildfitness.com ). Leverage gravity to propel your body forward faster and more efficiently over any distance from 100m sprints to marathons!
So why does everyone not know about this? Consider the sponsorship of running magazines, i.e. shoe manufacturers that rely on selling shoes based on heel cushioning. Running is a key element to how we as humans have evolved - WE DID NOT EVOLVE BY LANDING ON OUR HEELS! There is no benefit to lacing up the latest in technologically cushioned shoes. For a short while you’ll feel better because you are cushioning the impact more but your feet will not be functioning correctly - your body will soon tell you that you’re running wrong.
It’s a bio-mechanical fact that not using your feet properly will inevitably lead to an injury. Your body will also require much longer recovery times between runs.
From a kinesiology perspective running correctly stimulates bone regeneration, improving bone density and quality. Particularly important for post-menopausal women to help prevent and treat osteoporosis.
By understanding a little more about how the muscles in our feet link up through our legs to stablise our whole body you will improve posture, reduce injuries, and become more functionally fit in a way that transfers to any sport from Snowboarding to Golf.
To run is to control your posture dynamically. To do this in the most efficient/functional way possible I recommend combining the POSE method of running together with the ‘SPRINT’ model of Vibram FiveFingers (a stepping stone towards barefooting). I have tried and tested over the last two years ALL Vibram FiveFingers models including the Flow and KSO. In my opinion the ‘Classic’ model digs into your Achilles tendon too much for running.
**** £5 discount code ‘akram552′ may be used during the payment procedure at http://www.fivefingers.co.uk/ (official UK fivefingers distributor) - I’m happy to help answer questions related to five fingers, contact details below ****
TIME Magazine named Vibram FiveFingers one of the Best Inventions of 2007 http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/ for more info.
I’d love to think that together we could reduce injuries and help people have more fun running. Please help spread this message by sharing with friends/family, rating it on you tube and adding a comment. As we head into an economic recession we can help our society by looking after ourselves in a way that will avoid injuries in youth and old age thereby taking a strain off our national health system and in turn reducing the amount of tax each of us needs to pay.
Footage is of Japhet Kipkorir who won the annual KraftProvet race a few weeks ago in my wife’s beautiful hometown, Trollhattan, in Sweden. He’s 10km into the race at this point, still retaining near perfect ‘pose’. If you look carefully you’ll see that he’s landing on the ball of his feet directly under himself keeping his knees bent at all times and using a consistent pose.
I’m training to become a professional running coach. I’ll be offering free running essment and coaching at the Bestival music festival (http://www.bestival.net ) in September 2008. I’ll provide free video feedback to help you better understand your individual challenges to achieving correct technique. Please contact me in advance to arrange an appointment.
+44 (0) 7590 578808 MOBILE
naeem@madbalance.com
Dr. Naeem Akram
“I base my coaching on natural movement that has evolved in time with our bodies and which stands up to scientific analysis.”
http://www.madbalance.com - sharing physical intelligence
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