Most of the older clients I train in health and fitness lessons, do so because they wish to remain healthy, independent and fit in their later years. However more importantly they wish to stay as mobile and flexible for as long as they can. They like to make sure they are doing the exerices correctly.
It is important to them that they remain independent, in their own home as long as possible and are able to still stretch up to the cupboards and tie their shoe laces.
You can only do that if you do not lose your mobility and flexibility.
Remaining active in older age helps to keep you moving, mobile, independent and socially interactive and more importantly confident.
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Exercise for older people
Guidelines for Exercising on Prescribed Medication.
Guidelines for Training with medication.
- Make sure your trainer is qualified
- Ensure you are happy with your environment and time of day you are training
- Inform your trainer of your medication, normally taken care of in your consultation/assessment
- You may be asked to sign a disclaimer from
- You may be referred to your G.P. before commencing an exercise programme.
- Once you have engaged in the service at any point you are not feeling well, stop, inform your trainer, refer back to G.P.
- Listen to the trainer’s guidance and listen to your G.P.
There is no reason why you should not exercise if on prescribed medication unless a medical expert has advised differently.
Poor digestion?
As a personal trainer and always on the go, I have always had to keep a keen eye on the types of foods I eat on the run, in order to maintain a healthy digestive system. If my digestion is not in great working order I am grumpy. I don’t like feeling bloated or emotionally out of sorts. A sluggish digestion will do that, for sure.
Eating foods my body can digest easily and fill me up are foods such as Bannana’s, soft non acidic fruits but more importantly eating every 1 1/2 – 2 hours help me to work out others the best I can.
Fluid and movement are also a major contributory factor. Further ways to improve digestion to follow later.
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Tagged Digestion, digestive problems, healthy gut, movement, soft fruits, water
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Menopause- A Simple Tip
Over heating?
A very simple technique for reducing body heat.
Soak your feet in a bowl of warm water at the end of the day for about 5-10minutes.
The massage them and the area above the inside of the ankles up along the inside of the lower leg towards the heart. Most people are very tender there as there is hardly any fat in this area and the bone is high to the skin. This area is stubborn for holding stagnant chi energy, often shown to us as swollen ankles and .
We need good Chi to function at our best. Heat applied will help balance the heat in the body, one balances out the other, therefore encouraging less heat and a better quality of sleep.
Try it for a week
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Core Strength Test – The Plank
This image below is what is termed the plank. It is an exercise which activates many muscles of the body around what is known as the core muscles.
Is it over yet?
Core muscles sit between the hub of the shoulder to the hip area on our bodies.
This position is also the one position which switches these muscles and works the abdominal muscle that are positioned close to the spine. It’s the position against gravity which brings about the most effect to the body.
However if a lady is top heavy, in my experience it would prove too uncomfortable for her, so would it be appropriate in the early stages?
That remains the decision of the trainer.
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Buddy Training-
Mums & Daughters
Having a training buddy can be really supportive to the success of your fitness goals.
Every now and agin we can feel like throwing in the towel as we lose our motivation to continue and reach for the cream cake or two or three .
Training with a friend can be fun as there are lots of ways that team/ duo exerices can keep you motivated and on track. Toning those all important areas such at tums, bums, hip and thigh don’t have to feel like hard work.
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Food Labels
Here are a few tips on food labelling.
Most food state the contents of the pack based on 100grammes.
Fat gives food taste.
The “No fat option” has to obtain it’s taste from somewhere. look at the sugar content. You should be shocked.
Sugar is addictive and makes us fat when over consumed.
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Confidence
Confidence is one of the major reasons why we believe in personal training on a one to one basis. We can lose our confidence in so many ways,the list can be endless.
Using personal training can help you realise that if you exercise with the right personal trainer who understands you or has any level of understanding in relation to what you are or have experienced just may hold the key to help you become more confident. A little encouragement goes along way.
Here at Virtual Health we believe that most people, can do some form of activity or another and the key for us is to find what they enjoy. Some individuals should have been working out along time ago but for one reason or another believed they could not do it. That was until they trained with us.
Personal Training for Mental Health
Using Personal Training as a tool to help individuals with Mental Health problems has shown me Jane Cooper , that it’s the key to encouraging them to take better care of themselves and helps balance their energy.
Personal Training for Mental Health especially in todays climate is an essential tool to Pshycological well being. Any one can develope a mental health problem. It may arise from a marriage breakdown, depression, alzheimers disease, abuse or emotional turmoil. None of us are immune and some of the strongest individuals fall the hardest.
Exercise and stroke recovery
Exercises for stroke are usually prescribed by the Occupational Therapists at the hospital. The first 3 months are paramount to your recovery. Once you have regained your physical abilities its important that you regain your confidence.
Most individuals have a confidence melt down after a stroke and having your blood pressure taken regulary is a stroke preventative measure we can all do, in order for each of us to stay healthy. Normal blood pressure range 120/80. Know your numbers.