It is no surprise that
there are lots of kinds of workouts. I
design mine the way I do on purpose to meet some specific goals.
One of my goals for my
clients is basic cardio fitness. I want
us all to be able to go up stairs without heavy breathing. Some of my clients work out other times than when
they see me, either cardio or weights, but others not so much. At least on days they see me, I want them to
get their aerobic box checked.
Another goal I have is
improving metabolism. The combination of
cardio and weights and the multi-joint exercises I like to choose not only burn
more calories in the moment, but cue the metabolism to burn more the rest of
the time, too.
Functional fitness means
being strong, balanced, and flexible enough to do all the things we want to do
without getting hurt. The core exercises,
the asymmetrical exercises, the ones with the BOSU, and all those squats
contribute to making us all more likely to be independent well into old age.
I also care about strong
muscles, although I find that just doing the work causes that to happen: clients, over time, find that I keep handing
them heavier weights and they handle them just fine. Maintaining and building muscle mass is
important for general health, weight maintenance or loss, and encouraging
strong bones.
How these goals play out
across workouts depends on the client in front of me. If a client has a goal to reduce body fat
percentage, I’m going to be zeroing in on building muscle mass and
metabolism. If someone is recovering
from an injury, we work on corrective exercise, range of motion, and mechanics
for prevention of future injury. The workout
of the week can look sharply different depending on who is doing it and what
those folks want out of the experience.
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