Want more muscle? Resistance training is any exercise that causes the muscles to contract against an external resistance with the expectation of increases in strength, tone, mass, and/or endurance. The external resistance can be dumbbells, rubber exercise tubing, your own body weight, bricks, bottles of water, or any other object that causes the muscles to contract.
Any exercise that increases your heart rate. Your heart is a muscle and needs to be exercised to get stronger just like any other muscle. A stronger cardio-vascular system means more capillaries delivering more oxygen to cells in your muscles and more waste removed. This enables your cells to burn more fat during both exercise and inactivity. Heart Rate monitoring and zone target training is consistently used during our cardiovascular training.
Strong Core is the body’s cornerstone or building block for the rest of the body. The core is a collection of muscles which stabilize and move the spine. 360 degree strength around your midsection allows you to function easier in any capacity and breathe better. Strength in this area allows the body to work harder without injury to become even stronger. Any athlete’s performance in any sport or field will improve with our core strengthening exercises.
Wellness is generally used to mean a healthy balance of the mind, body and spirit that results in an overall feeling of well-being. Living in a clean environment, eating healthy food, regular physical exercise, balance in career; family; and relationships, and spiritual awareness are all parts of Wellness. Wellness coaching is an important part in finding one’s Verve.
Very rarely do you see a boxer that is not fit. Learn how to box and punch correctly. Standard punch and kick techniques are taught to help strengthen the core and cardiovascular system. In addition, it is a great stress reliever and fun exercise to add to weekly training programs.
Cycling is a great way to build strength and endurance in your core and legs on top of your cardiovascular enhancement. Standing periods and added resistance makes these periods of training adequately difficult. Having no impact on joints is one major benefit to cycling but it also allows for individuals of any fitness level to get their necessary heart rate acquired without struggling with advanced plyometrics.
Athletes involved in any sport or activity get a custom program which allows them a significant advantage on or off of the field. If hiking is a goal, specific exercises will be added to enhance climbing strength and endurance. IE… If Soccer is your sport, conditioning, control and dribbling drills will be added to the cardio and resistance training.
Defined as an exercise involving repeated rapid stretching and contracting of muscles (as by jumping and rebounding) to increase muscle power. Burpees, tuck jumps, 180 jumps, sumo jumps, butt kicker, karaoke, hurdles, heel clicks, mtn climbers are just a few exercises used in the Plyometric training. Ask about them and learn new exercises to add to your workout routine.
Yoga provides improved strength, flexibility, mood, balance, posture, libido, and reduces anxiety, tension, and stress. Reducing stress lowers levels of cortisol which is a hormone that is released in stressful situations and it triggers the body to store fat. Increasing mood and libido is related to brain chemicals released like Gaba (low levels are linked to depression). Enhance your brain even more by bringing meditation into your life. Ask about how to incorporate this into your daily routine.
