Here’s a question I get all the time: I noticed from your testimonials that you’ve trained a broad spectrum of people like elite pro athletes from the WNBA, high school PE students and even seniors. My question is do they all follow the same exercises and routines.

First let me start off with the fact that everyone no matter what age or ability can only really squat, lunge, push, pull, rotate or combination of. With that being said everyone is going to have these types of movements in their exercise routines because that is what is required of daily living no matter who you are. The only difference is that actual weight used or speed of movement will be different.

In the field of exercise science these movements are broken into categories and called things like: primal patterns or the 4 pillars of human movement. To learn more about this you can read Movement that Matters by Paul Chek or Breaking the Bonds of Traditionalism by Juan Carlos Santana. Basically what they are all saying is that any exercise you do will fall into a category of pushing, pulling, rotating, squatting, lunging or a combination of.

So if you see the exercise records of my elite pro clients and my senior clients you will see many of the same exercises. The main difference is that a Shelly (a 75 year old male) will use squats with only his body weight or light dumbbells and Frank Rodriquez
(a 32 year old pro baseball player) may be using 300-400 pounds in his squatting routine.

Ultimately everyone should learn all the primal patters and do them properly with at least their bodyweight and then you can go from there. Many times you’ll find that just using body weight exercises will be more than enough to keep you fit. You can even use these bodyweight exercises for high end conditioning and performance like many wrestlers and combat athletes do.

For over 12 years Virgil has helped numerous people from all walks of life reach their strength & health related goals. His career highlights include working as a strength & conditioning/baseball coach for the New York Mets Instructional Baseball Academy, serving as an assistant with the WNBA New York Liberty’s strength & conditioning staff and creating the Ultimate Stair Exercises DVD set http://www.StairExercises.com which has sold in 6 countries.

Currently Virgil continues to teach, train clients and is releasing a new DVD series entitled GetFit Anywhere http://www.GetFitAnywhere.net

Subscribe to his free health & fitness journal at: http://www.GivStrength.com

With increased availability of food and modern mechanisms, our bodies have got used to a comfortable lifestyle. However with this comfort, our bodies have become less fit than they used to be. Thus it’s become essential, that we exercise to keep our bodies fit. Thus fitness rowers are a great way to cut the flab and keep the calories burning. There are innumerable fitness rowers, which are available in the market. Fitness rowers can be used at home as well as in the gym. A word of caution, before you start any form of exercise, it’s important to ask the advice of the doctor.

There are many options, which are available in the market. The difference between the cheaper and the more expensive models are the range of functions that they offer. Thus when you are looking at buying, its important that fitness rowers reviews and functions are noted. For this you can visit several websites as well as physical stores, where the range is on display. Purchase a fitness rower after doing a thorough market research dependent upon whether you want it for home use or professional use, the price and your personal budget, the functions and the material used in the fitness rower.

Fitness rowers provide a great cardio vascular workout. Since at the same time, one works out the arm as well as the calf muscles, it’s a complete workout for the whole body as say compared to a treadmill. As with swimming, it gives a complete body workout, therefore its essential that fitness rowers be incorporated. for those who want to shed their calories. Fitness rowers are also known by other names such as stamina air rower or simply air rower. The more compact air rowers can even be folded away, thus making the space usage optimum.

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Here’s a question I get all the time: I noticed from your testimonials that you’ve trained a broad spectrum of people like elite pro athletes from the WNBA, high school PE students and even seniors. My question is do they all follow the same exercises and routines.

First let me start off with the fact that everyone no matter what age or ability can only really squat, lunge, push, pull, rotate or combination of. With that being said everyone is going to have these types of movements in their exercise routines because that is what is required of daily living no matter who you are. The only difference is that actual weight used or speed of movement will be different.

In the field of exercise science these movements are broken into categories and called things like: primal patterns or the 4 pillars of human movement. To learn more about this you can read Movement that Matters by Paul Chek or Breaking the Bonds of Traditionalism by Juan Carlos Santana. Basically what they are all saying is that any exercise you do will fall into a category of pushing, pulling, rotating, squatting, lunging or a combination of.

So if you see the exercise records of my elite pro clients and my senior clients you will see many of the same exercises. The main difference is that a Shelly (a 75 year old male) will use squats with only his body weight or light dumbbells and Frank Rodriquez
(a 32 year old pro baseball player) may be using 300-400 pounds in his squatting routine.

Ultimately everyone should learn all the primal patters and do them properly with at least their bodyweight and then you can go from there. Many times you’ll find that just using body weight exercises will be more than enough to keep you fit. You can even use these bodyweight exercises for high end conditioning and performance like many wrestlers and combat athletes do.

For over 12 years Virgil has helped numerous people from all walks of life reach their strength & health related goals. His career highlights include working as a strength & conditioning/baseball coach for the New York Mets Instructional Baseball Academy, serving as an assistant with the WNBA New York Liberty’s strength & conditioning staff and creating the Ultimate Stair Exercises DVD set http://www.StairExercises.com which has sold in 6 countries.

Currently Virgil continues to teach, train clients and is releasing a new DVD series entitled GetFit Anywhere http://www.GetFitAnywhere.net

Subscribe to his free health & fitness journal at: http://www.GivStrength.com

Are you ready to get in shape and get back your health?

Lots of people these days are having a hard time staying shape and as a result their health is suffering too. All of this at a time when health care costs have risen dramatically and put a strain on many family budgets that is hard to bear.

So just how difficult is it to get in shape and stay there?

Actually the evidence seems to indicate that extreme fitness regimes and programs are not nearly as effective as you may think, especially when you factor in the additional health concerns involved due to injuries from such rigorous activities.

The truth is that for the average man and woman who just wants to lose a few pounds and feel better all around, just stepping up the activity in one’s life on a regular basis can make a huge difference. If you want to take up a sport, that’s fine. But it’s not necessary in order to live a healthy life.

It’s also not necessary to buy expensive gym equipment and fitness machines either. If you have them and like using them, then go right ahead as long as you start off carefully and consult your doctor before using them to be sure what is the best exercise schedule for you personally. Actually, if you are out of shape it’s a good idea to always stay in good contact with your personal physician when beginning a new exercise program of any kind.

That said, the most basic of solutions can often do wonders where your health is concerned. One health stealer in today’s society is television viewing. It’s OK if kept in moderation. But if you find yourself spending hours at a time wathcing tv, you are doing your health a serious disservice.

Plan ahead to get active instead. Walking is great healthy activity and can have positive effects on mood and attitude as well. It’s also a low impact activity on your joints, as long as you aren’t involved in power and extreme walking.

Riding a bike can be another great exercise activity that has solid rewards both for weight control and health. Just start out slow and gradually build up your ride endurance and length as your doctor recommends.

The point is that health and exercise need not be a physical burden. It can be as simple as just staying active and eliminating as much of the sedentary lifestyle as possible.

Jim Johnson writes on many health related topics. You can find more information on defibrillators, long term care, meditation, nursing, air purifiers, dehumidifiers, low carb foods, alternative medicines and more at The Health News Blog

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Physical fitness through exercise is an essential element of life for all people. Medical and health experts have concluded that most people have a very low level of physical fitness that, unless they perform the daily movements they have conditioned themselves to do, such as getting out of bed, walking to work, performing physical activities during work and at home, will loose the little physical fitness they already have.

Like any living person, every living part of our body will waste away if we do not use it. Like the saying goes, …use it or lose it…, the human body must be used or it will eventually waste away. It is like when you are laid up in a hospital bed with a broken leg and cannot use it for a number of weeks. What happens when the cast comes off? You have to spend a considerable amount of time to return that limb to normal use as it has undergone muscular atrophy.

This is why it is so important to consider physical activity as a means of life. What is life if you cannot enjoy the leisurely activities with family and friends. How will you function at work if your back has locked up due to inadequate support from weak muscles. Do you always feel tired and lethargic?

If these reasons are not hitting home yet, then it is only a matter of time before these words come back and haunt you. I see friends and family who are suffering from illness day in, day out. You do not want to get to this point in your life before deciding that enough is enough. Why be reactive and wait till something happens in your life before making a change in your lifestyle, a change that should have already been a form of normal living activity.

Think about what it will take before you start paying attention to the body that is so busy doing things that are robbing you of total physical freedom.

Did you ever think that you could perform some simple core strength training routines whilst doing the things that keep you busy? Well you can, and it is easy.

Years ago I remember a personal trainer of mine who introduced me to short intense training techniques that transformed my body from a slob to a heart throb, well to my wife that is.
Simple mid section braces that strengthen your abs and lower back, give better mid waist support that can alleviate chronic back pains and also tighten up your midsection. I do these in the car whilst I drive, sit behind my PC typing and sit down watching a DVD.

If you have 5 minutes or so to spare, then you CAN make a difference, even if you feel unmotivated. This is a simple exercise whereby you cave in that mid section that causes you all the pain and anguish and hold it there whilst maintaining normal breathing. Holding it there for 30 seconds and resting for 20 seconds, and again for 5 times over. At first it may burn a little, but that is perfectly OK and means that you are working a muscle group that has not worked in a while.

As you get better at it, you can push the holds for a minute or more and repeat 5 to 10 times over. I know through my experience that this works and rids of those chronic bad back pains.

Fitness and exercise is a life activity that should be conditioned as normal part of living, just as sitting in front of a TV is, and just like sitting in the bar drinking with friends is.

You see, not only will fitness and exercise help you feel better about yourself, it will prolong your life, allow you to do things you never thought possible, give you more energy during the day, motivate you to do more in the tight schedule you have, but also give you more time.

Think about it for a minute, if you are feeling more energised to do more, then you will work more efficiently with your time and free up time to do the things you always complained not having time to do.

As the Nike branding says so well…Just Do It…

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