by webguy | Jun 13, 2018 | Exercise and Training Programs
The benefits of martial arts – whether it is karate, kung fu or tae kwon do – is multi pronged. Of course, the obvious and most important aspect is self defense, the basic reason for which the martial arts has been developed. We all live in a potentially dangerous...
by webguy | Jun 13, 2018 | Exercise and Training Programs
Squatting literally means assuming a crouching position with the knees bent so that the hips will come in the same line with the heels. The advantage of squatting exercises is that it develops a level of functional coordination between the hip joints, knees, and...
by webguy | Jun 13, 2018 | Exercise and Training Programs
If you’re going the distance, you want to make sure that your training is as complete as possible. Distance running can be improved by actually running a good distance, of course, but not everyone has time to run twenty kilometers a day as practice. So what else can...
by webguy | Jun 13, 2018 | Exercise and Training Programs
A jumping rope is perhaps the easiest and most convenient form of exercise imaginable – it can be practiced by virtually anyone, of any age and level of fitness. You don’t need any special or costly equipment or a large area to do it – a decent rope which costs as...
by webguy | Jun 13, 2018 | Exercise and Training Programs
Ever since Jane Fonda got us moving in the ‘80’s to her aerobics videos, workout videos have been a part of most people’s exercise routines at one time or another. The selection of videos available today is so varied that no matter what your choice of exercise, you...
by webguy | Jun 13, 2018 | Exercise and Training Programs
When an astronaut is on a prolonged space mission, he risks muscle atrophy. Without gravity causing our muscles to work constantly to keep them fit, they begin to deteriorate at a quick pace. To keep themselves healthy and able to survive life on Earth when they get...
by webguy | Jun 13, 2018 | Exercise and Training Programs
It makes sense that those who vary their workout have a better chance of continuing to exercise regularly than those who stick with just one form of exercise. Sure, there are exceptions. Everyone knows someone who runs regularly as if their life depended on it. But...
by webguy | Jun 13, 2018 | Exercise and Training Programs
Paul Chek Here at the C.H.E.K Institute, an exercise can only be considered functional if it fulfills the following criteria: Comparable reflex profile (Righting and Equilibrium reflexes) When moving across any object, stable (earth) or unstable (surf board), the body...
by webguy | Jun 13, 2018 | Exercise and Training Programs
By Paul Chek, HHP, NMT Founder, C.H.E.K. Institute Buy a Swiss BAll Although relatively new to the fitness industry, Swiss Balls have been used in rehabilitation for nearly 40 years. These large, inflatable balls are now being used...
by webguy | Jun 13, 2018 | Exercise and Training Programs
There are so many reasons why proper form and posture are important when you are working out. Most exercise professionals won’t even let clients begin an exercise routine without learning about the basic form for each particular exercise. This is a good thing, since...
