How Should You Exercise?
You know you need to exercise for longevity and quality of life. You know it’s preventative medicine. You want to get started, but you’re unsure how to do it.
Here are 8 ways we ensure our clients remain healthy, strong and pain-free for life:
Start with a Functional Movement Screen (FMS), Breathing Screen and Postural Control Screen.
Interpret scoring results and select appropriate corrective movement strategy.
Optimize trunk stability through neuro-developmental sequencing and using core exercises that resist extension, flexion and rotation.
Develop the basic functional movement patterns for strength training: hinge, squat, lunge, push, pull, carry.
Get strong in single-leg, ground-to-standing positions (e.g. Turkish Get-Ups), ground-based movements, and kettlebells.
Sprinkle in full-body exercises that transfer force from the lower body to the upper body (e.g. cable lift variations, split-stance rows and presses).
Develop an aerobic energy system baseline (low-intensity steady-state cardio), then maximize the anaerobic energy system (high-intensity short-duration cardio).
Incorporate nutritional and lifestyle interventions to assist with recovery and overall well-being.
Exercise isn’t all that complicated. Get moving, lift some weights. But if you want to do it safely and effectively there’s a little more to it!
Always remember, motion is lotion. We encourage you to Move Well, Live Well™.
Need help with movement or exercise? Contact us to book your free Functional Movement Screen and Personal Training Consultation. We’d be happy to help.