Resistance Training? What's that, you may be asking. Well to get back to basics resistance training is what they used to call Weight Training; they changed the name in an effort to woo more women into this area of fitness training - and it seems to be paying off. After all, weight training usually conjures up images of big sweaty Bulgarian men straining every sinew to lift fifty times their normal body weight in a Herculean show of strength; and that's not a particularly appealing sight.
But you can forget all about walloping a punch bag in a sweaty gym or slabs of meat Rocky-style in a butcher's ice room. No these workouts are all relatively low key and involve simply your one-on-one personal trainer and you. In fact it is literally one-way one-on-one because they wear the pads and you don the gloves. And that is all you are aiming at, the pads on the trainer's hands. It is the only contact; you're not actually striking the personal trainer anywhere else on his/her body.
It may sound a bit strange, but resistance training causes microscopic damage or tears to the muscle cells which react by quickly initiating an instinctive repair mechanism to get the muscles regenerating. This in turn makes the body grow stronger. Thus rest time in between resistance training sessions is just as important as the workout's themselves. Resistance training is beneficial for many health and fitness reasons, especially when it comes to losing weight. That's because muscle tissue is metabolically active, thus the more muscle you have the more calories you will burn which makes losing weight easier - even when you're simply resting. It also makes maintaining a healthy weight much easier too.
You'll be surprised how many calories you'll burn by throwing a few punches with some boxing gloves on and those who need exercise because of cardiovascular problems will also reap the rewards from boxing. Boxing is the fastest, most effective way to burn the maximum amount of calories in the shortest space of time. It works the entire body to the maximum, toning and sculpting all the muscles and provides fantastic weight loss results. It is also a seriously fun way to shed the pounds. But boxing is just one of the many types of fitness training that personal trainers adopt, and it is this fact that adds to the overall reason why the health-conscious are starting to use personal trainers rather than the gym. For instance, personal trainers can help specifically with weight management, muscle toning and shaping, resistance training for more intense muscle strengthening, training for particular sports events (such as marathons), flexibility and stretching, and abdominal training.
After all, its motivation everyone needs to succeed in any endeavor in life and getting fit is no exception. Finding that motivation on your own can be so hard. But that that is what personal trainers do. Basically, hiring a personal trainer takes away all the "fear of the gym" and instead leaves you comfortable in a one-on-one scenario that is far more conducive to following a regular fitness plan successfully. And they do it very successfully.
But you can forget all about walloping a punch bag in a sweaty gym or slabs of meat Rocky-style in a butcher's ice room. No these workouts are all relatively low key and involve simply your one-on-one personal trainer and you. In fact it is literally one-way one-on-one because they wear the pads and you don the gloves. And that is all you are aiming at, the pads on the trainer's hands. It is the only contact; you're not actually striking the personal trainer anywhere else on his/her body.
It may sound a bit strange, but resistance training causes microscopic damage or tears to the muscle cells which react by quickly initiating an instinctive repair mechanism to get the muscles regenerating. This in turn makes the body grow stronger. Thus rest time in between resistance training sessions is just as important as the workout's themselves. Resistance training is beneficial for many health and fitness reasons, especially when it comes to losing weight. That's because muscle tissue is metabolically active, thus the more muscle you have the more calories you will burn which makes losing weight easier - even when you're simply resting. It also makes maintaining a healthy weight much easier too.
You'll be surprised how many calories you'll burn by throwing a few punches with some boxing gloves on and those who need exercise because of cardiovascular problems will also reap the rewards from boxing. Boxing is the fastest, most effective way to burn the maximum amount of calories in the shortest space of time. It works the entire body to the maximum, toning and sculpting all the muscles and provides fantastic weight loss results. It is also a seriously fun way to shed the pounds. But boxing is just one of the many types of fitness training that personal trainers adopt, and it is this fact that adds to the overall reason why the health-conscious are starting to use personal trainers rather than the gym. For instance, personal trainers can help specifically with weight management, muscle toning and shaping, resistance training for more intense muscle strengthening, training for particular sports events (such as marathons), flexibility and stretching, and abdominal training.
After all, its motivation everyone needs to succeed in any endeavor in life and getting fit is no exception. Finding that motivation on your own can be so hard. But that that is what personal trainers do. Basically, hiring a personal trainer takes away all the "fear of the gym" and instead leaves you comfortable in a one-on-one scenario that is far more conducive to following a regular fitness plan successfully. And they do it very successfully.
About the Author:
Mitch Wicking is a personal trainer with My Home Trainer, a nationwide organization that provides health training in UK.
