SENIORS HAVE SOME FITNESS TIPS

For You

First I want to apologize to my readers for the rather long hiatus from writing this blog. I began working for LA Fitness in mid April of this year and schedule takes a bit of getting used to. As a result I have not written consistently since then. I apologize the the loyal and faithful and I am committed to posting a minimum of 3 to 4 times per week.


The picture above is from the seniors I teach each week about health and fitness. They are actively seeking out the information to help and improve their health. It is a weekly class where we exercise using weight resistance and spend time discussing their nutrition. They are seniors who want to increase their stamina, stability and improve their quality of life. 

They will be successful for the following reasons.

1. They have a trainer, me, who is providing them with the information they require to perform weight resistance exercises, safely and efficiently. Already I have noticed a change in their range of motion and comfort with increasing the amount of weight they are lifting. Weight resistance training is a major part of staying fit for anyone but especially those over the age of 30 since your body is no longer growing on it's own. So you are losing muscle as you age. As you lose muscle you lose strength, endurance and stability as well as the ability to burn fat.
2. Our class is intense with brief rest between sets. We train hard since we only have an hour and we also cover nutrition there is not a lot of time for rest breaks and to be honest they do not seem to need it despite their advanced age. The youngest participant is 65+  years old and they are serious about working out and feeling better.
3. We eliminate any distractions and since most of them do not have cell phones and if they do texting and other communications are not their priority working out is. As a result there time is focused on what they say the came their to do. Workout to build muscle thereby increasing their stamina, stability and endurance which in turn will improve their quality of life.

So for the rest of you who workout and go the the gym I suggest you take a tip form these older and wiser seniors and do the following.

• Invest in yourself and purchase the services of a trainer who can help you design and implement a program that will propel you towards your goals. If you have been coming the gym for months or years and not much has changed than you are a prime candidate for a Certified Personal Trainer.
• Increase the intensity of your workouts and increase your results. Rest at home after you have finished your workout not after every set. Build in some super sets to increase your endurance, fat burning and maintain a good pump.
• Leave the distractions at home, in the car or in the locker. This includes but is not limited to cell phones (other than music), news papers, books and even friends if they are holding you back with all the Chit Chat.

So I applaud the fact that you may be up and moving already but after weeks of observing what many refer to as a workout I am not surprised that I see little or no progress in most of the people that attend the gym. I hope you will try the steps listed above if you want to achieve better results and build the body you desire.

So Stay Up and Keep Moving because...............

CHIT CHAT WON'T BURN FAT