Fun and Fitness: It's beginning to look a lot like fitness!
While some may be waiting to
rejuvenate their routines after the
holiday season, I think it's time to
get started now! Did you know that
December is typically the slowest
month of the year at most gyms?
It's also the time when many are
offering great deals or special promotions
to new or returning members.
Your centre, Fitness 101, has
some great specials for you to consider.
Take advantage if you can!
If the gym isn't your thing or you want to save your pennies for extra special gifts this season, you can still stay fit at home. There are many different exercises you can do using a set of stairs, a coffee table, a chair and a wall. If you have equipment, that's even better. If you need some cheap suggestions to get started try: a stability ball ($15 to $40), a yoga mat ($5 to $40), Resistance tubing or bands ($5 to $50), medicine ball ($20 to $60), and small hand weights ($10 and up for 5lbs, increasing with weight). Try this circuit:
1. Warm up for four to seven minutes with dynamic movements including squats, lateral movements and arm movements that mimic the movements to come later on.
2. The Routine: 40 jumping jacks, 20 side to side shuffle and touch downs, 20 sumo walks onto bottom stair (10 left foot, 10 right foot), 40 mountain climbers on step, 20 push-ups, 30 jumps over rolled up yoga mat, 20 reverse lunges, 40 scissor lunges, 20 side to side lunges, 20 coffee table triceps dips, jog up and down one step for 1 minute, and 20 bicycle crunches. Repeat as many times as you like.
3. Cool down with gradually slower moves and then be sure to stretch. Email me or come and see me at Fitness 101 if you need further explanation!
For those of you who need a little help after the holidays, the Fitness and Health Promotion students are here to rescue you! The second year students have been working on courses in fitness assessment, program planning and exercise instruction for the past year and a half. “The students have the support of a program professor to monitor and guide their activity with the clients they train,” said FHP co-ordinator Scott MacDonald. “What they need are willing participants to enable them to practice applying what they have learned.” The service is free and open to all. MacDonald also indicated that a key benefit to working with a student trainer is the chance to get a personalized program that is created specifically for the individual's current abilities and future goals. If you would like to hire a student trainer, contact smacdonald@fanshawec.ca.
Cheers to a healthy holiday season!
Karen Nixon-Carroll is the Program Manager at Fitness 101, Fanshawe College Professor, YMCA fitness course trainer and examiner, Fanshawe FHP grad and holds many fitness certifications for personal training, group fitness and wellness. Email her at karen.carroll@fanshawec.ca.
If the gym isn't your thing or you want to save your pennies for extra special gifts this season, you can still stay fit at home. There are many different exercises you can do using a set of stairs, a coffee table, a chair and a wall. If you have equipment, that's even better. If you need some cheap suggestions to get started try: a stability ball ($15 to $40), a yoga mat ($5 to $40), Resistance tubing or bands ($5 to $50), medicine ball ($20 to $60), and small hand weights ($10 and up for 5lbs, increasing with weight). Try this circuit:
1. Warm up for four to seven minutes with dynamic movements including squats, lateral movements and arm movements that mimic the movements to come later on.
2. The Routine: 40 jumping jacks, 20 side to side shuffle and touch downs, 20 sumo walks onto bottom stair (10 left foot, 10 right foot), 40 mountain climbers on step, 20 push-ups, 30 jumps over rolled up yoga mat, 20 reverse lunges, 40 scissor lunges, 20 side to side lunges, 20 coffee table triceps dips, jog up and down one step for 1 minute, and 20 bicycle crunches. Repeat as many times as you like.
3. Cool down with gradually slower moves and then be sure to stretch. Email me or come and see me at Fitness 101 if you need further explanation!
For those of you who need a little help after the holidays, the Fitness and Health Promotion students are here to rescue you! The second year students have been working on courses in fitness assessment, program planning and exercise instruction for the past year and a half. “The students have the support of a program professor to monitor and guide their activity with the clients they train,” said FHP co-ordinator Scott MacDonald. “What they need are willing participants to enable them to practice applying what they have learned.” The service is free and open to all. MacDonald also indicated that a key benefit to working with a student trainer is the chance to get a personalized program that is created specifically for the individual's current abilities and future goals. If you would like to hire a student trainer, contact smacdonald@fanshawec.ca.
Cheers to a healthy holiday season!
Karen Nixon-Carroll is the Program Manager at Fitness 101, Fanshawe College Professor, YMCA fitness course trainer and examiner, Fanshawe FHP grad and holds many fitness certifications for personal training, group fitness and wellness. Email her at karen.carroll@fanshawec.ca.
