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When people want to lose weight, the first thing they usually do is cut calories and do a lot of cardio. Unfortunately, this will often lead to too much muscle loss, poor changes in body composition, and even increased hunger! Cardio has its place for fat loss, but it may not be in the way you think. When we restrict calories for too long and demand our body to burn even more through long cardio sessions, we down-regulate the hormones necessary to preserve muscle and burn fat. Contrary to conventional wisdom, weight lifting is actually more effective in losing fat when used in conjuction with a proper diet. Depending on your goals, we will review the type, duration, frequency, and intensity of cardio necessary for you.
Mobility is the ability to move our joints through a full, healthy range of motion. Our modern society encourages stiff joints, poor posture, and inhibited mobility by forcing us to sit for long periods of time, stoop over a computer desk, and lounge in poorly designed chairs. Being able to move in a full range of motion allows for proper blood flow to our muscles and tendons, decreased risk of injury, safe form during exercise, and healthier connective tissues. Regardless of age, improving (or at least maintaining) mobility is crucial in reducing the severity of degenerative diseases such as osteoarthritis. Depending on your individual needs, a mobility drill will almost always be performed before training. Mobility drills may take anywhere from five to fifteen minutes, and may also include foam rolling & stretching.
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Nutrition
Dieting never works, because dieting is not sustainable. Even if you had the will power to only eat 1,200 calories of chicken breast & broccoli for months on end, your body would eventually crash from lack of proper fuel and nutrition. A healthy, strong, lean body is a well-fed, well-nourished body. A sustainable way of eating is one that supports and maintains a proper body composition, drives proper hormonal functioning, grants eating flexibility for social events or otherwise, and allows you to fully enjoy your meals. Just because a meal is "healthy" does not mean it is tasteless, bland, or will leave you hungry for more. We will review what the best food choices are for you, meal timing strategies, and even review delicious recipes to help you stay on track.
You don't build muscle while you're at the gym, you build muscle when you're resting and recovering. Adequate sleep, stress management, and rest days are just as important as the training itself. We will identify your sleep habits, your level of stress (and reveal how it affects your gym performance or fat loss goals,) and review what an "active recovery day" looks like. Stress is typically an under-rated factor when it comes to your wellness goals, but it actually has the ability to over-ride many important hormonal messages that help the body build muscle and burn fat. Stress management and proper recovery techniques are an invaluable tool for any fitness goal.
When you decide to embark on an exercise program, there's always going to be a risk involved. You're moving your body in new ways and demanding it to perform at progressively more challenging levels. In a perfect world, exercise-induced injury would never be an issue and nobody would have to even think about going to rehabilitation. However, we all know this isn't the case, which is why occasionally I may refer you out to physical therapy to be evaluated. While I'm licensed as a therapist, it is out of my scope of practice to evaluate clients. In this case, I would need to treat you in a therapeautic setting until we can get back into training. If you are interested in working with me as a therapist, we have three out-patient clinics available in Denver, Centennial, and Thornton. Read more about the clinic, Therahand Wellness Center, by clicking here.
Mobility
Strength
Strength is the foundation of any successful training program. The human body is meant to squat, hinge, push, press, pull, carry, jump, sprint, balance, and move in a variety of dynamic and unique ways. More importantly, the body quickly learns to enjoy these activities because these patterns are ingrained in our DNA to help us be better, faster, and healthier beings. However, some individuals may not be able to perform these movements properly anymore. This may be due to past injuries, poor body mechanics, limited mobility, degenerative changes, or other reasons. Regardless, there are appropriate substitutes for all the aforementioned exercises. We will determine which substitutes will be best suited for your needs, while simultaneously working on improving your ability to perform them within your current state.