Time-Efficient Fitness Insights
Insights and stories about how to reshape your health and body without spending hours in the gym or obsessing over health habits.
Recent Posts
Virtual Training is Here to Stay: How to Get Started
Virtual Training Is Here To Stay The world around us is beginning to open back up but do you know what’s sticking around? Virtual. Virtual meetings, virtual birthdays, and most definitely, Virtual Personal Training. Chances are you’ve heard about Virtual Personal Training and if you haven’t tried it you might be thinking: Is this for me? Is it worth it? How can it be personal if it’s virtual? Can’t I just do this on my own? Is it as good as in-studio workouts? So, we’re here to answer your questions, beginning with everything you need to know on how to start Virtual Personal Training. Our Virtual Personal Training program begins with a 1-hour introductory session. Every session after that is only 20 minutes. In this 1-hour session with a Personal Trainer we will: Go Over Goals & Health History: We want to make sure we fully understand why you are
The Perfect Workout for Aging Women
The Perfect Workout for aging women I’ve been spending the last 20 years trying to lose the same 10 pounds over and over again. You don’t want to be the person chasing the same quick fixes for weight loss and health your whole life. Especially if you are in your 50s and 60s. We know you want something that works for you and will continue to work for you as you get older. So, what works for aging women? Our client, Frances has been successful at losing weight, gaining strength and aging with confidence in her 60s with a simple solution… slow-motion strength training. Frances Aparicio has been a university professor for 35 years and despite her love for it, it’s taken a toll on her physical health. “It’s a very unhealthy lifestyle because we spend most of our hours sitting on a desk, either reading or writing and the
Depression & Anxiety Reduced in 20 Minutes
Depression & anxiety reduced in 20 minutes If you feel stressed, anxious, or sad during this quarantine/COVID-19 period, you are part of the majority. Fortunately, you have the power to improve and maintain your own mental health. Several activities have been proven to reduce anxiety and improve overall mood. One of these is… a 20-minute strength training session! (Come on…you knew I was going to say that, right?) — The CDC recently reported that the coronavirus period is adding stress manifested in several ways, including difficulty with sleeping and/or concentration, changes in sleep patterns, fear about your own and/or others’ health, and increased alcohol or tobacco use. Here is what we know about how strength training can help your mental health: For people with existing health issues, a strength training program reduces depressive symptoms and improves overall mood (1). Strength training decreases the severity of depression for those with diagnosed
Have the strength to avoid a Debilitating Fall?
One of the biggest fears seniors have is taking a fall that will negatively change the course of their life. A few of John Abel’s friends had experienced falls that left them either disabled in a wheelchair or battling a stroke. Falling became very possible and scarier than ever for John. One day John slipped on black ice, before he knew it his feet were out from beneath him and he found himself on the ground… but he caught himself. The strength he gained throughout his entire body at The Perfect Workout had prevented him from hitting his head, fracturing his hip, or worse. John and his incredible story will show you how he was able to tackle one of his biggest fears and make more health improvements in just 6 months at The Perfect Workout than he ever did during 6 years at his previous gym.
Living Longer Stronger: with Matt Hedman (Part 3)
Patient: “I need something that is going to help me live longer, get stronger, become healthier, remain injury-free and help my brain stay sharp as I get older. Do you have something for that? Doctor: “Yes!” Patient: “Great! What’s this magic pill called?” Doctor: “Slow-Motion Strength Training.” If you have any desire to age with strong bones and muscles, feel healthy and alive, add more enjoyable years to your life… and get smarter along the way… You have to do slow-motion strength training, and here’s why: — Matt Hedman had a relatively severe shoulder problem that caused him a lot of pain prior to starting slow-motion strength training, and his knees were just sensitive. “I was never able to do strength training and work my leg muscles as hard or as effectively as they could have been.” Many of our clients come to us with a pre-existing injury,
Helping Others Improve Their Lives
It’s exciting to anticipate the physical changes that come from exercise- seeing muscle definition, watching inches drop from your waist, becoming strong enough to carry all the groceries from the car and finally fitting into that outfit hanging in the closet… you know the one. ? But what if we told you that many of our clients experience unexpected, life-changing improvements like ditching their canes, eliminating decades-long chronic pain, or fighting off neurological disorder symptoms. We can confidently say that quality of life is improved by using our method and working with our Personal Trainers. Meet one of our talented team members who is helping our clients make that happen every day. — A few years ago, Melissa Martin became an empty nester. Her 4 kids were out of the house and she began to ask herself, “What do I want to do? What do I want to
Learning
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.