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1. The Benefits of Weight Training
2. Online Personal Training
Benefits Of Weight Training
By Kirsten Hawkins Weight training isn't just for Arnold Schwarzenegger
and Sylvester Stallone anymore. It's really a system of exercise and health
benefits that are available to everyone. If you go to a local gym and observe,
you can find everyone from teenagers to great-grandmas exercising and strength
training.
Weight training doesn't mean just using barbells - it involves much more
than that and is most often combined with aerobic activity during the "circuit."
The natural benefits of weight training include:
- Slowing down bone loss - Making your bones stronger - Toning and firm
up your body - Increasing your muscle strength
Most people will tell you that strength training and using weights makes
them more energized and happier, along with reducing stress. It's amazing
how much better you'll feel when working out after a hard day at the office!
The endorphins your body creates in response to exercise like this is very
much "addictive," and you'll find that beyond being less-stressed,
you'll actually "crave" your workouts and look forward to them!
One of the benefits I have personally found in strength training is that
it's made my back stronger. Prior to beginning my workout, if I had to lift
a lot of boxes or move heavy things, I really felt it the rest of the day,
and sometimes the rest of the week. However after just a month of weight
training, I found that I didn't need to take an anti-inflammatory medication
every time I moved some boxes around.
Of course, all professionals will tell you to consult a doctor before beginning
your workout habit; you'll want to make sure that there are no impediments
to beginning this new part of your daily routine. Most doctors will tell
you to use caution and listen to the trainers, but nearly none will eliminate
exercise altogether for their patients--there are simply too many benefits
from the exertion.
If you go to a chiropractor, ask him or her how strength training and weight
lifting can help you and what specific exercises would benefit your back
and joints. Again, s/he will probably have some specific suggestions for
your body and spinal 'issues,' but generally, a chiropractor will tell you
that strengthening back and abdominal muscles will benefit you greatly.
If you do find that you 'overdo it' initially, scale it back just a bit
until you're ready to move on. You can use cold and heat to minister to
the aching muscle(s), and take an anti-inflammatory agent to help in the
recovery. But if you do ache a bit, don't take it as your body's way of
saying that you 'shouldn't workout.' What your body is telling you is that
you haven't worked out enough and that it's not used to the exertion!
If you plan your workout well, you will find that weight training machines
can be a great part of your exercise plan and your health will improve greatly
in very short order.
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Kirsten Hawkins is a nutrition and health expert from Nashville, TN. |
Online Personal Training provides alternative to weight loss in 2005
By Kenneth Karnack Louisville, KY, July 28th, 2005 - Personal trainers
are finding new ways to reach out and help even more people, using the power
of the internet. In a down economy, personal trainers from all over the
US are realizing that they can help more people at a reduced rate. Most
online personal training programs are estimated from $9-200 a month and
can range from nutrition programs, walking, and exercise routines. Our program
offers an all inclusive, exercise analysis, nutritional meal plans designed
by registered dietitians, exercise displays, e*mail support and more. The
normal costs of these programs individually can cost over $1000 a month.
The internet offers anyone looking to get in better shape the ability to
receive instruction from a qualified fitness professional in the privacy
of their home or office and even while traveling.
Currently the online personal training industry has grown to a $25 million
a month revenue stream for trainers abroad. It has been reported that about
40% of the people would like to join a health club, but do not have access
to one due to demographics, income and long distances from a gym or fitness
facility. This represents a substantial number of people without access
to proper health and fitness guidance.
"The number of Certified Fitness Trainers working with clients online
has shown an increase of more than 400% in 2004 compared to 2003. Statistics
have shown that the number of clients that will seek online training should
more than double again in 2005," reports Dr. Sal Arria, CEO and Founder
of the International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA), a southern-California
based organization that certifies and provides continuing education to Personal
Fitness Trainers.
"In a competitive market online fitness training is really a win-win
situation because it provides anyone with a convenient yet effective way
to seek out a fitness expert to answer their all their fitness or training
questions." says ISSA certified trainer Karnack.
"Working with clients online helps us keep our clients on track with
their fitness programs the other 23 hrs of the day, with updates, and important
fitness questions that they may be a little shy when speaking in person"
says fitness expert, Karnack. "We have trained clients around the world,
from Switzerland to Florida and even in our own back yard"
The wall street journal has just anounced the effectiveness of online personal
training over traditional methods. Best of all it is priced to suit any
budget. Get the results you deserve, and all the support form expert personal
trainer, Ken Karnack
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