Why Core Training?
Simply put, "core muscles are a girdle for the torso." They are also the spines primary stabilizer. This combination of muscles provides stability and support of your spine in every activity. When your exercise or tone your body, you want to build a strong body from the inside out. Build a foundation (your body's core) before you build definition in isolated muscles.
Since 2000, core training is the focus in the fitness industry. The 90's fitness world was high-impact, step aerobics and cardio mania based on military training. Before core training, fitness was all about workouts based on aerobics and weight training. Now focus is on low impact core training such as Pilates and Mastermoves.
What Are The Benefits Of Core Training?
One of the most important benefits from core training is injury prevention from daily activities and sports, as well as stronger foundations for the practice of sports and body building. Fitness experts learned from the past that burning off the fat with little concern for the joins, small muscles and ligaments is one of the main reasons for back and neck injuries.
When you don't have core strength, the risk for injuries is high. When standing unsupported, you are limited by your body's weakest link. This weak link is the strength of your core muscles to stabilize your whole body and not be pulled off balance.
In the process of training your core muscles with programs like Mastermoves, your body goes through a sequence of movements from the inside out. Basically, you learn to exercise your body from your core. At the core, the rest of your body's natural links (the pelvic and shoulder girdles) transfer the movements and forces to the extremities, allowing you to move with efficiency and safety.
What Is The Ideal Training For You?
It's hard to tell the difference between who's trying to make a quick buck with inflated claims and fabricated testimonials and the legitimate life-changing programs.
And even if you do find a program that works, how will you know if it's right for you and your body type? That's right - not every program is right for every body. You must know how to choose the right plan that will work for you and your lifestyle.
But I have some good news for you...
There is a way to know the difference between what's finally going to help you achieve the body you desire - and what might drive you to once again, throw in the towel on your weight loss battle.
First, you need to start by asking yourself the following four questions:
What Should I Eat To Stay Healthy?
Educate yourself on healthy eating (not dieting) and find an eating plan that you can enjoy and that is balanced. It may take some trial and error but you can find healthy foods that you enjoy and once you learn how to portion control and not feel deprived it becomes your lifestyle and NOT A DIET!
What Type of Exercise Are Important?
A winning exercise plan will ALWAYS include: cardiovascular exercise, resistance training and flexibility training. Let me start by first defining these three types of exercise:
Aerobic exercise is any physical activity done for an extended period of time that forces your cardiovascular system (heart, lunges and blood vessels) to increase the amount of oxygen and blood circulating through your body so you're benefiting even when you are at rest.
Resistance exercise is anaerobic exercise. Or, exercise done in short, intense bursts that works your body without requiring much oxygen. Basically, you are working the muscle against some form of resistance in order to break it down and rebuild it stronger and leaner.
Flexibility exercise is required to increase or maintain an adequate range of motion in the body's many joints (shoulders, back of the legs (hamstrings), hips, back and spine, etc.) so as to better perform tasks of daily life, including recreational activities, with comfort and safety.
Any exercise program you choose should contain all of these types of exercise.
If you want to work on your core why not try our Monday Core Session at 6.45am here at Richard Taylor Personal Training Club!
When you don't have core strength, the risk for injuries is high. When standing unsupported, you are limited by your body's weakest link. This weak link is the strength of your core muscles to stabilize your whole body and not be pulled off balance.
In the process of training your core muscles with programs like Mastermoves, your body goes through a sequence of movements from the inside out. Basically, you learn to exercise your body from your core. At the core, the rest of your body's natural links (the pelvic and shoulder girdles) transfer the movements and forces to the extremities, allowing you to move with efficiency and safety.
What Is The Ideal Training For You?
It's hard to tell the difference between who's trying to make a quick buck with inflated claims and fabricated testimonials and the legitimate life-changing programs.
And even if you do find a program that works, how will you know if it's right for you and your body type? That's right - not every program is right for every body. You must know how to choose the right plan that will work for you and your lifestyle.
But I have some good news for you...
There is a way to know the difference between what's finally going to help you achieve the body you desire - and what might drive you to once again, throw in the towel on your weight loss battle.
First, you need to start by asking yourself the following four questions:
What Should I Eat To Stay Healthy?
Educate yourself on healthy eating (not dieting) and find an eating plan that you can enjoy and that is balanced. It may take some trial and error but you can find healthy foods that you enjoy and once you learn how to portion control and not feel deprived it becomes your lifestyle and NOT A DIET!
What Type of Exercise Are Important?
A winning exercise plan will ALWAYS include: cardiovascular exercise, resistance training and flexibility training. Let me start by first defining these three types of exercise:
Aerobic exercise is any physical activity done for an extended period of time that forces your cardiovascular system (heart, lunges and blood vessels) to increase the amount of oxygen and blood circulating through your body so you're benefiting even when you are at rest.
Resistance exercise is anaerobic exercise. Or, exercise done in short, intense bursts that works your body without requiring much oxygen. Basically, you are working the muscle against some form of resistance in order to break it down and rebuild it stronger and leaner.
Flexibility exercise is required to increase or maintain an adequate range of motion in the body's many joints (shoulders, back of the legs (hamstrings), hips, back and spine, etc.) so as to better perform tasks of daily life, including recreational activities, with comfort and safety.
Any exercise program you choose should contain all of these types of exercise.
What is The KEY to Any Successful Program?
Instead of thinking of individual muscles, think of body movements initiated from your core muscles when doing any type of exercise hold your abs and lower back firm to give your entire body support and stability. This technique allows the smaller joints to absorb less stress, allowing the body to work holistically in mass movement patterns and all ranges of motion.
By increasing your cardiovascular fitness level, you are increasing the rate in which your body burns calories. Examples of cardiovascular exercise are walking, jogging, running, biking, stair-climbing, dancing and swimming.
Resistance training can be performed using hand weights, machines, body weight, weighted balls and bars, rubber tubing or resist-a-bands.
No mystery here, you need to stay flexible in order to perform better during cardiovascular and resistance training sessions and prevent injury. It is a highly overlooked part of most fitness programs but incredibly important in the big picture.
There are many products (especially on late night infomercials) that claim, "if you do this machine for 15 minutes a day you too can lose all the weight you want". We all know deep down that this is simply not true.
Weight loss and body toning take effort and just like diet, it takes balance. No one exercise will give you everything you need to maintain good health but Core Training.
Instead of thinking of individual muscles, think of body movements initiated from your core muscles when doing any type of exercise hold your abs and lower back firm to give your entire body support and stability. This technique allows the smaller joints to absorb less stress, allowing the body to work holistically in mass movement patterns and all ranges of motion.
By increasing your cardiovascular fitness level, you are increasing the rate in which your body burns calories. Examples of cardiovascular exercise are walking, jogging, running, biking, stair-climbing, dancing and swimming.
Resistance training can be performed using hand weights, machines, body weight, weighted balls and bars, rubber tubing or resist-a-bands.
No mystery here, you need to stay flexible in order to perform better during cardiovascular and resistance training sessions and prevent injury. It is a highly overlooked part of most fitness programs but incredibly important in the big picture.
There are many products (especially on late night infomercials) that claim, "if you do this machine for 15 minutes a day you too can lose all the weight you want". We all know deep down that this is simply not true.
Weight loss and body toning take effort and just like diet, it takes balance. No one exercise will give you everything you need to maintain good health but Core Training.
If you want to work on your core why not try our Monday Core Session at 6.45am here at Richard Taylor Personal Training Club!
