People always ask what separates us from most other fitness places. It seems to be a long list of things that makes our training center unique. Today I will talking about out 5 minutes of Fun in each workout!
At FLO we train many High School Athletes and they always seem to be stressed about school, sports and life in general. The pressure of today's Athletics is 10 fold of what it use to be, not only is it pressure from their coaches but there is also an expectation from the family and community. Most have forgotten how Fun sports are suppose to be. It has become a full time job to play a sport. This blog is not meant to give you an adolescent psychology lesson. We want to tell you how personal trainers can help ease the stress rather then add to it. So we introduced the Five minutes of Fun to our workouts.
Basically what we have done is added a Fun and off the wall exercise to every workout. This helps to relax the Athlete and make them smile. You can literally see the tension released as they attempt one of these exercises. The other aspect that is also cool is that these exercises teach them how to challenge their bodies and use them in ways they haven't before. Essentially we are boosting their confidence while having fun, which directly translates to better sports performance. The best athletes are always the ones that can find a way to keep cool under pressure.
When an athlete has finished one of our workouts they will have accomplished the following: self-myofascial release, corrective exercises, dynamic warm ups, strength/power/speed/agility or metabolic training, proprioceptive exercises, flexibility and FUN! It's like wrapping vegetables in candy. It's good for them and tastes great too.
Next time you train, try this out and you will notice how much smoother some of your session will run. Email us and let us know how it goes.
-FLO
At FLO we train many High School Athletes and they always seem to be stressed about school, sports and life in general. The pressure of today's Athletics is 10 fold of what it use to be, not only is it pressure from their coaches but there is also an expectation from the family and community. Most have forgotten how Fun sports are suppose to be. It has become a full time job to play a sport. This blog is not meant to give you an adolescent psychology lesson. We want to tell you how personal trainers can help ease the stress rather then add to it. So we introduced the Five minutes of Fun to our workouts.
Basically what we have done is added a Fun and off the wall exercise to every workout. This helps to relax the Athlete and make them smile. You can literally see the tension released as they attempt one of these exercises. The other aspect that is also cool is that these exercises teach them how to challenge their bodies and use them in ways they haven't before. Essentially we are boosting their confidence while having fun, which directly translates to better sports performance. The best athletes are always the ones that can find a way to keep cool under pressure.
When an athlete has finished one of our workouts they will have accomplished the following: self-myofascial release, corrective exercises, dynamic warm ups, strength/power/speed/agility or metabolic training, proprioceptive exercises, flexibility and FUN! It's like wrapping vegetables in candy. It's good for them and tastes great too.
Next time you train, try this out and you will notice how much smoother some of your session will run. Email us and let us know how it goes.
-FLO
I'm definitely game for this... I'm going to infuse more fun into my workout with my HS athlete. Thanks C-Nice!!
ReplyDeleteCan you give some examples of your "fun" exercises?
ReplyDeleteHere is a fun exercise to try out. http://youtu.be/31RbFvvKQBk
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