SUMMER FITNESS CLASSES - GOING STRONG!

Did you know that sitting 6+ hours per day makes you 40% likelier to die within 15 years than someone who sits less than 3?  Even if you exercise?  If you sit a lot, interrupt your sitting time whenever you can.  Your body was meant to move – so it’s time to get outside and be active!!!!

The Spring Fitness Classes at Bannatynne School and Strathmillan School are done until the fall (October 8th & 10th).  I’ve seen some great progress by all of the participants.  Great job everyone!  

SUMMER FITNESS CLASSES

Dynabody Total Fitness Summer Classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays evenings 

6:30 – 7:30 pm.

starting June 18^th and June 20^th and runs through September!

 A positive mental attitude + positive environment + positive support system = RESULTS 

Get those results with DTF - the ultimate in summer fitness.   

I realize summer is a busy time.  Even if you are unsure if you can make it to every class this summer, we are up & running all summer - from June to the end of September!

This 1 hour session is fun and a great challenge for all!  Along with the meat & potatoes - strength training, we will be incorporating TRX Suspension training for core and muscular endurance.  Then ignite your metabolism with Dynabody Finishers – some High Intensity Finales before cooling down after a great workout session.

Email me at dynabody@gmail.com.

And don't forget - visit the St. James School Division Continuing Education website and sign up for the fall classes starting October 8th and 10th, 2013!

Tuesday: Bannatyne School  Thursday: Strathmillan School             6:30 to 8:00 pm

 

NO PAIN NO GAIN

First - Congratulations to both Colleen and Ione for winning the free personal TRX suspension training workout sessions! 

Dynabody Total Fitness classes now incorporate the TRX Suspesnion Trainer which challenges the interconnected chain of muscles in every plane of motion.  Like your typical body weight exercises, the TRX(which stands for Total body Resistance eXercise) works on functional use and incorporates a good portion of your body's muscle mass along with variable resistance that works the corer.  Adding a new a new twist to the most sophisticated fitness machine ever - your body!

NO PAIN NO GAIN

In order to build muscle and increase strength we need to apply the right stimulus and intensity, taking yourself to muscular failure so that you progress.

Discomfort caused by muscle fatigue or lactic acid build up is GOOD.  It means that you are pushing yourself.  Some muscle soreness a day or two after a workout is also GOOD, it means that your muscles are recuperating, repairing and growing.

Discomfort in your bones, joints, tendons, or ligaments or a sharp shooting sensation is BAD.  When this happens you should stop exercising immediately.  Pushing through this sort of discomfort hurts your fitness and may force you to take off more time than necessary.

While resistance training should be intense and discomfort may result PAIN is not a part of a successful workout.  Pain is your body’s warning system that enough is enough.  So listen!!!!

For maximum recovery you should only train each body part twice a week with an optimal high intensity workout.  One of the biggest mistake people make is “wanting it” so bad that they overtrain.  Be aware of the warning signs of overtraining such as lack of motivation, trouble sleeping, poor nutrition, and of course lack of progress.

Whenever you push through that discomfort of hard work and put your goals before your comfort your resolve is strengthened.  Feeling good after a good workout session helps reinforce a behavior that you are more likely to do the next time.  It actually gets better than coasting through a ho-hum workout  - which in time you will quit for lack of progress and mental and physical satisfaction.  You will want to workout and feel good about it.

Remember

INTENSITY = A LITTLE DISCOMFORT = FITNESS GAINS

THE MOST ADVANCED MACHINE EVER CREATED

YOU already HAVE the most advanced fitness machine ever created – Your Body.  It is the only thing that you are never without.

But, do you use it?

 
I could spend a lot of time on my perspective regarding physical fitness, but we already know that you need to exercise and eat nutritiously to remain healthy.  The problem is that there is a huge disconnect between knowledge and action. 

 
Here’s a quote from the greatest martial artist that ever lived – Bruce Lee

 
“Knowing is not enough, we must apply, Willing is not enough we must do”

 
What I try to impress on my Fitness class participants is that life is made up of effective patterns and habits.  You need to commit mentally, emotionally and physically if you are to achieve your individual goals and improve your level of fitness and health.  I can’t do it for them.  I can coach and guide, but it is up to the individual alone to be successful.

 
Your behaviour now directly affects your behaviour in the future.  You need to harness your subconscious mind to help achieve your goals.   Every time you push through discomfort and put your goals first your resolve is strengthened. 

 
So focus on progressing.  Kick it up a notch.  Go from “coasting” to “DOING.”

 
By creating the right balance of body and mind, YOU WILL banish stress, overcome failure, defeat fear  and depression and have a much happier lifestyle.

SIGN UP & WIN A TRX TRAINING SESSION!

A lot of training equipment, systems and fad diets are the result of marketing – not a genuine attempt to help the out-of-shape society reach higher levels of fitness and well-being.  Doing the right exercises will keep safe from chronic injuries, improve joint stability, and build strength - adding functional value in our daily lives. 

The body is an interconnected chain of muscles that need to be challenged in every plane of motion. You need to unplug from machines and train your body in 3D.  Enter the TRX Suspension Trainer.  The TRX provides variable resistance to functional exercises that are the ultimate in core stability and mobility.

I have incorporated TRX in the Total Fitness classes and the “Dynabods” love it!

Sign up for the Spring Session now! As an added bonus I will be offering a free personal TRX training session to one lucky participant.  

DYNABODY TOTAL FITNESS CLASSES START  APRIL 4th & 9th!

Sessions run from  6:30 to 8:00 pm.

Register online at:  St.James School Division Continuing Education http://www.localcourses.com/sjsd/ by clicking on the following link(s):

Dynabody Total Fitness - Thursday April 4th

Dynabody Total Fitness  - Tuesday April 9th

or call: 204-832-9637 and Register by phone

Hurry up - it’s coming quick!   Be one of the 15 percent that work out long enough to produce health-enhancing effects.

Use it or Lose it!

SIT-UP FOR PENNIES A SUCCESS!

After the Tuesday Leg workout and Thursday Upper Body workout participants spent the final part of their Total Fitness Class helping to raise money for the Heart & Stroke Foundation.

Some of the Dynabods stuck with traditional sit-ups, others added in crunches.  For Thursday a 15 minute “Ab Explosion” was included where participants did a different core exercise every minute – from crunches to elbow planks, from Russian twists to the tough “Superman to Banana rolls” to name a few.   

The response was fantastic! 

Here are some of the results;

Shannon          280 sit-ups!

Tara                 350 sit-ups/crunches!

Tim                  375

Colleen            487

Tania               600

I surpassed my goal – I did 1,001!

Sit-Up for Pennies raised over $780!

Thanks to everyone that donated.  Your effort brings us one step closer to “Crunching out Heart Disease & Stroke!