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Seniors age 55 and older represent the fastest-growing sector of the population and – like many other segments of society – are increasingly drawn to yoga. When dealing with this specific demographic, it's essential to for yoga instructors to learn how to best serve older students.
When teaching active seniors, one must always remember that age in and of itself it by no means an illness or condition. Age is a state of mind, and measured, according to many a yoga guru, by the flexibility of the spine.
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By Julz Arney, Schwinn® Cycling Lead Master Instructor
Class after class, week after week, you’ve got to get on that bike at the front of the room and deliver a fresh, motivating cardio workout where the calories burn and the time flies by. That’s no small task, but approach your rides like an athletic coach does training workouts and you’ll save time and create loyal followers willing to line up to be sure they get to ride with YOU. Here are some tips to get started:
- Choose the intensity plan for your ride before you choose your music. Like any cardio workout, consider who your participants are and their fitness goals. Sketch out approximately how much time will be allotted to easy, moderate, hard and anaerobic work during the ride, incorporating intervals and steady state work as appropriate...
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Michigan Powerhouse Receives Outstanding Group Ex Award and Attributes it to Les Mills Programming
Powerhouse International recently named their Ypsilanti, Michigan location #1 in the nation in Group Ex, and the team there attributes it to the Les Mills programming.
Sharon Books, Powerhouse and Les Mills Certified Instructor took the time to share their excitement with us, and tell us how the Les Mills classes gained them this recognition.
“It’s BODYPUMP®, RPM®, BODYATTACK® and BODYVIVE® that give us the edge in Group Ex” says Sharon. “We have people walk in off the street all the time and ask if we have Les Mills programming – it’s what sets us apart from competition, what gets new members in the door, and what stimulates member retention for us. It’s that simple.”
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By Joil Bergeron, MS, CPS, CSCS*D, ACSM HFS, USATF L2
-Director of Education, Dynamax™ Inc.
-NH State Director, National Strength
& Conditioning Association
-Council Member, New Hampshire Governor’s Council on Physical Activity and Health
The Dynamax™ medicine ball allows trainers to supercharge workouts by utilizing training methods once only available to elite coaches in professional sports. Strength and conditioning coaches around the world have been training athletes using the Dynamax™ method to promote performance enhancement and rapid skill acquisition for years. Now both group fitness and personal trainers can take advantage of this revolutionary training tool.
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As we get into the third and fourth months of the New Year, we see all those New Year’s Resolutions to get healthy and lose weight start to wane.
We all know that the average American gains seven pounds from Thanksgiving through New Years. We’ve even hopelessly coined the phrase, “The Seasonal Seven”. So we make a resolution January 1 to take off the weight, but most of us don’t keep it.
What is it that keeps us on this vicious cycle of gaining and losing? This perpetual existence of over indulging and then severely inhibiting our lifestyles is more than unhealthy; it's damaging. Why can’t the resolution stick and be a permanent change of health as opposed to an everlasting, never-ending restriction of food and choices, which consistently are sabotaged by the beginning of February?
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