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Published June 6th, 2008

Stiff at work? Strength training can help.

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Neck pain seems to be the second most common complaint after back pain.

But you can eliminate it by strength training.

Let me explain.

A study by Arthritis Care and Research found women with neck and upper back pain who strength trained those areas three times a week for 10 weeks desreased the pain by about 70%.

How come? Well strong muscles can better withstand stress from repetitive jobs like typing and are less likely to become stiff and cause discomfort.

Part of the Fitness by Phone training system is strength training you can do in the comfort of your own home.

Live your life.

Published April 27th, 2008

Lose Weight Using the Power of Your Mind.

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I was reading the results of a recent study regarding weight loss pubished in New Scientist magazine..

It seems that two groups of people were given a simple task. Whenever they thought about eating a snack, the test group was asked to really think about what they ate during their last meal. The control group didn’t do this.

It was discovered that those who thought about their last meal were less likely to actually eat the snack for up to 3 hours since eating their last meal. The “hunger” disappeared. In fact the time period could be extended if the subject had an active recall.

Food for thought…

Cheers
Rick

Published April 17th, 2008

What do you want…

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Hi.

I was researching baby boomers and what results they expect from a wellness program.
During my research I discovered a survey that asked 25,000 people aged 40 and above (from around the world) what they wanted regarding a program and the professionalism of delivery of that program.

It seems hiring a personal trainer is definitely in fashion.

Here are the survey results in order:

1. Educated and experienced fitness professionals
2. Exercise programs for children to fight childhood and adolescent obesity
3. Personal training
4. Strength training
5. Core training
6. Special fitness programs for older adults
7. Pilates
8. Functional fitness
9. Swiss ball
10. Yoga
11. Exercise and weight loss
12. Spinning (indoor cycling)
13. Sport-specific training
14. Balance training
15. Group personal training
16. Outcome measurements
17. Comprehensive health promotion programming at the worksite
18. Reaching new markets
19. Worker incentive programs
20. Wellness coaching

From the above, and my own experience it seems that a lot of people are willing to get involved in exercise and wellness, but have had some sort of trouble in the past with trainers who are not in tune with their clients needs. You know the type - the young bloke or gal who are fit as a fiddle and have little idea of the sorts of problems us baby boomers can have…

This is one reason why I ask people to get a doctors clearance before they start with me.
And is the reason why we ask about any pre-existing injuries or conditions or things that may have happened in the past (like motor vehicle accidents) that may have left some underlying residual damage that will become evident if a gung ho approach is used.

As an example I went over the top of a vehicle from a motorbike when young, and it has left some shoulder damage which becomes evident only if I do certain exercises with heavy loads. Which then can cripple me for a few days if not careful. You might have something similar lurking in your back ground.

This is why I use a very graduated approach with every client (based on ten years of successful experience and application), and tell you why we are doing things the way we do, so you can understand how your body works, and how it uses fuel and fat.

I believe I can’t educate my clients enough about how a wellness program (or lack of one) affects them.

Stay well and live your life.

Published April 5th, 2008

Fitness by Skype.

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I joined Skype today - you know the free internet phone company. The best feature, apart from free skype to skype calls, is the ability to video call, and text chat too. You get the lot in one free bundle. And calls to landlines all over the world are much cheaper than your local telco.
All you need on your computer is the microphone headset.

Fitness By Phone is expanding it’s reach and ability to communicate with clients all over the world because of technologies like Skype and the internet.

Now you have no excuses

Stay healthy.
Rick

Published March 23rd, 2008

Healthy as a Horse

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Well here I am - another trip to hospital with Atrial Flutter this time. What a pain in the butt.
Still, only a short trip and despite getting prepped for a cardioversion (big zap), my heart went back into sinus rhythm al on it’s own. Still the nurse thought this would make a good snap so here it is.
And the cause? Well I did hill sprints at 104% of max Heart Rate on wednesday, and on the follwing Saturday I did a “cleanse” using a proprietary herbal blend. I felt awful the first couple of times I tried it, but this time was real awful. The flutter started about 2:30 in the afternoon. There are some heart unfriendly ingredients I later found out lol.

So be careful of what you ingest. Never take anything for granted. Have a great day.
Healthy as a Horse