Strong Over 50

Here's the new website for Strong Over 50-Certified North Hills Fitness. If you're interested in an SO-50 workout, check them out!

Transform Your Health. North Hills Fitness.

From our friends at North Hills Fitness:

If you are contemplating starting an exercise program but haven't started yet and aren't really sure what to do, here are a couple of ideas:

1. Start walking/light jogging or other light cardio like an exercise bike or elliptical trainer. Walk (or pedal slowly) three minutes, jog (or pedal quickly) 30 seconds. If that's too easy, increase to 1 minute. Do this for 20 minutes on day 1, 24 minutes on day 2, 28 minutes, day 3, etc. Gradually increase your time jogging vs walking.

Its best to do cardio on a fairly empty stomach. Remember to drink 8-10 oz of water for every 15 minutes you exercise.

What we're looking to do is to get your cardiovascular system (heart & lungs) used to exercise before going on to tougher activity. Also, we want to increase and then decrease heart rate several times. Your cardiovascular system gets a lot of benefit from doing this vs just running at a high rate. Decreasing your heart rate is called "recovery".

Don't think you can "do it"? You can. When I started exercising I rode my bike about a mile and had to take a break after that. It was really hard! As a matter of fact, I'll never forget lying on the ground next to my bike by Lake Lynn, panting like a dog, and someone came by to ask if I was OK! Fast forward a couple of years and my cardio health is excellent. It just takes time and consistency.

2. Begin working on balance and flexibility. This is the first phase of fitness training. It is key to develop good balance and flexibility not only for exercising but for life. Good balance and flexibility improves posture, joint stability and movement patterns. A lot of lower back and knee problems are caused by poor balance and flexibility.

Here's a good article with more explanation and specific balance and flexibility exercises to do.

http://www.shericolberg.com/exercise-columns8.asp

Exercise Column: Balance & Flexibility Training | Dr. Sheri Colberg-Ochs Do balance and flexibility training to stay younger, exercise columns by Dr. Sheri Colberg-Ochs, PhD, Author

StrongOver40 classes happening in Rockford, IL! Get signed up today!

StrongOver40 Rockford - Small Group Fitness Training Try StrongOver40 Small Group Training in Rockford for fun, safe, results-driven fitness. 30-60 minute sessions, personalized to fit your time frame and your needs. NFPT Certified & Strong Over 50 Certified Master Trainers, Georgi & Cheryl.

Early workout today! Try getting your workout in before the day really gets started! 7 and 8am StrongOver40 classes available MWF.

StrongOver40 Small Group Training featuring the SO-50 - Raleigh, North Carolina Try Strong Over 40 Small Group Training for fun, safe, results-driven fitness. Using the SO-50 Suspension System, you get a proven fitness program, personalized to your needs, with instruction from a certified personal trainer.

Read about what Rachel at FitTriangleMom had to say about using the SO-50 in a small group fitness class this week.

FitTriangleMom: Strong Over 40...It's not about age!

We had a good time and enjoyed showing people the SO-50 and StrongOver40 classes!

Strong Over 50 was featured this morning in Salt Lake City, UT on KTUV's morning show. KUTV's Casey Scott did a long live segment during a Strong Over 50 workout. It was terrific footage. Great user comments at 08:30.

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Meet the StrongOver40 Raleigh team at the race this Saturday downtown! Find out more about our small group training classes.

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Here's some video of Strong Over 40 Small Group Training. It's a really fun and effective way to work out.

http://youtu.be/96peXy3Nwg0

Strong Over 40 Small Group Training The best one-hour workout! Try Strong Over 40 Small Group Training for fun, safe, results-driven fitness. You get a proven fitness program, personalized to y...

Interesting weight loss tips from Everyday Health.

http://www.everydayhealth.com/weight-pictures/12-reasons-youre-not-losing-weight.aspx #/slide-2

12 Reasons Youre Not Losing Weight - Weight Loss Center - Everyday Health Despite your best efforts, its easy to make diet mistakes. Learn reasons for stalled weight loss, from eating too many calories to not getting enough exercise.

Our training company, SO-50 Training, is holding Strong Over 50 group training every day except Sunday.

Strong Over 50 training is safe and effective. We monitor your heart rate to make sure you're maintaining a healthy and safe workout. Monitoring heart rate also helps us ensure your workout is as efficient and effective as it can be.

Do you monitor your heart rate while exercising? Do you know what the target heart rate is for someone your age?

WebMD has a nice, simple heart rate calculator.

http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/healthtool-target-heart-rate-calculator

Target Heart Rate Calculator Interested in maximizing your workout? Learn how fast your heart should beat during exercise.

Hi Everyone - We've been traveling lately and have good news from Tampa, Florida. We have a newly certified facility, Vitality Fitness. You can go there to be a part of the Strong Over 50 program. See you in Florida!

http://vitality-fitness.com

South Tampa Personal Training