Age Performance has moved to a new location. The new address is 1300 South 1100 East #202.

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There will be no BOOM! class on Saturday March 10th or 17th, all other classes and training sessions will be unaffected.

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We can’t wait to welcome everyone to our new facility!

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In honor of one of our class member’s 50th birthday, we will do a special workout. See you there!

After several weeks, the mother agreed to give it a try and brought her husband along with her.  Needless to say she has been coming with her husband two times a week working with Eric and seeing many physical and emotional improvements along the way, although she is very reluctant to admit to any positive changes that have occurred. She makes it very clear that she still doesn’t like to exercise (which is probably true for most of us) but she has latched on to some kind of physical/emotional anchor point important enough to continue her two times a week program with Eric.

She and her husband have been wonderful to work with and we are honored to have them as part of our Age Performance family.

Medicine balls were mentioned in the writings of ancient Greek physicians, such as Hippocrates. The balls were used for exercise and to aid in injury recovery, leading some to believe the term originated there.

I was invited to a friends Yoga class a few weeks ago and was quite satisfied with my ability to do the things that were asked of us by the teacher.  I had not done Yoga for fifteen years when I had a pretty good practice going, but because of my recent years of Strength and Conditioning  I did quite well in my friends Yoga class.  In fact, I didn’t even hesitate or have any fear of injuring myself from any of the poses or moves.  I was able to perform “wheel” with out a problem although I did feel tight in the shoulders.

This past summer one of my clients had pretty good success in a long distance running relay and a triatholon.  Now we did not do any training in the long distance arena, running, swimming or biking.  (He signed up for these races on a whim with no planning.)  Our program was pure strength and conditioning.  In his age group in the running race he finished first.  In the triathalon he finished 3rd.  Several of the other participants questioned him about his training program in terms of long distance work per week. They were surprised when they learned that he program was strength training and conditioning work exclusively.    He did run but his longest runs were no longer that 1/4 mile.

A good comprehensive training program should consist of all of the above mentioned, but nothing trumps strength from strength training.

Try this “big bank for your buck” workout:  Front Squat or Goblet Squat with weight 8 rounds of 20 seconds of work and 10 seconds of rest.

1. Self-myofascial release (SMR), or Foam Rolling.
2. Static Stretching.
3. Dynamic and or mobility movement.
4. Vigorous movement, skipping, sprinting, bounding, etc.

We follow this same protocol at Age Performance and have found it to produce excellent results.  Another thing to consider is that the reductions in strength and power are minimal.  The added benefits that come with increased flexibility would out weigh the little reductions in strength and power at the level that most of us engage in any way.  Both flexibility and mobility are very important to us in terms of better movement as we go through life.

Below is a video put together by Gil Hedley, Phd., called the “Fuzz Speech, ” where he describes very well another important reason for stretching and foam rolling as well.

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One way is to approach a vacation as a break from your every day life routines including your exercise routine.  If you have been working out hard and consistently it may be a nice built in break to let your body recover and do nothing. I don’t think this is the case regarding my best friend.

Another way is to take the “Active Rest” approach.  You don’t really schedule or take time to exercise but let the physical activities you do while away be your physical activity.  Take advantage of the swimming, snorkeling, tennis, hiking and even sunset walks along the beach be your exercise routine.

If you are an exercise freak and can’t live with out it then a vacation can give you more time to exercise without time constraints that might be felt at home.  When I used to engage in long distance running, I found that running was a great way to explore, take in the sites near by and meet local people.

I don’t know exactly what my best friend is doing or will do but I will find out upon his return.  Nevertheless, I am proud of his newly found commitment to exercise.