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More Exercise Isn’t Better. Better Exercise is Better.
You can either work hard during exercise or you can workout for a long time…
Decreased Risk For Fall: Improving Balance for Seniors
Decreased Risk For Fall: Improving Balance for Seniors How Beth Decreased her Risk For Fall in 6 months A progressive neurological condition that affected Beth Johns’ coordination and balance was slowly increasing her risk for a harmful fall. As she approached her 60s, Beth stopped trying to manage her health and fitness alone and sought out an exercise program at The Perfect Workout. — Beth lives with a condition called Ataxia. What is Ataxia? “Ataxia describes a lack of muscle control or coordination of voluntary movements, such as walking or picking up objects.” (Mayo Clinic) This condition can cause: Poor coordination Balance problems Unsteady walk and a tendency to stumble Difficulty walking in a straight line Difficulty with fine motor tasks, such as eating, writing or buttoning a shirt Change in speech Involuntary back-and-forth eye movements (nystagmus) Difficulty swallowing Beth in particular, would often feel unsteady on her feet and
The Secret to A Successful Workout
The secret to a successful workout is… NOT the equipment. NOT the cold water in between exercises. NOT even the incredible Trainers. 😧 Though all of those things can vastly improve the quality of your workout, the true secret to getting everything you want out of a training session is this- Muscle Success. In this article we discuss the necessity of achieving temporary muscle failure in your workouts and why it’s the ultimate goal of every exercise you ever do. — “Muscle Success” should be your goal every time you workout. By muscle success you might think I mean better tone, firmer muscles, greater strength, or more lean muscle tissue that burns extra calories. Each of those certainly represents a type of success, but I’m referring to something else by the term “muscle success.” So what do I mean by “muscle success”? You’re pushing or pulling as hard as
Strong and Healthy: All the Things She Loves at 67
Strong and Healthy: Doing all the Things She Loves at 67 Being outdoors runs through Linda’s blood. In fact, she met her husband on the ski slopes. Over the years their lives have revolved around activities such as scuba diving, kayaking, water skiing, snow skiing, hiking, and biking. Linda is an avid gardener and their sons are both Eagle Scouts. The entire McChesney family loves being outdoors and has learned many important life lessons in their adventures together. But her outdoor adventurers were quickly halted when Linda broke her knee in a snow skiing accident. Shortly after, she learned that she had low bone density and was facing a battle with osteoporosis. “The experience of being immobilized for months was depressing and gave me a glimpse of a future without the things I loved doing most. Something I took for granted. That revelation and the desire for a full recovery
It is possible for an individual to exercise too much
It’s just as important to ask whether or not it’s possible to exercise too much…
7 EXERCISE MYTHS + (the solution to them all)
7 Exercise Myths: How Slow-Motion Strength Training Is The Solution To Them All You could be sabotaging your workouts with 7 exercise myths. Today we will identify those myths and prove that Slow-Motion Strength Training is the best possible form of exercise you can do to get the results you want. One of the most common things we hear after someone tries our method for the first time is,“I’ve been exercising the wrong way my entire life.” And chances are, you might be too! In this article, we are going to dive deep into the exercise methodology that has helped us provide the perfect workout to over 40,000 people in the last 20 years and all the reasons why you won’t want to exercise any other way. We know there are a million workout options out there to choose from and although we’d love to show you how our method beats
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Reshape Your Health & Body In 20 Minutes, Twice A Week
Private Personal Training with The Perfect Workout® Method is guaranteed to get you results in just Two, 20 Minute Workouts per week.