Ellen Yates, founder of N2Shape, shares how neuromuscular retraining, breathwork, mobility, balance, and postural alignment transformed her approach to personal training, healthy aging, injury recovery, and movement therapy in McLean and Tysons Corner, Virginia.
Bench Jump Overs are a great exercise to develop conditioning, power, speed and coordination. It also builds your legs, calves and core muscles with secondary emphasis on the shoulders which stabilizes the upper body as you jump. I love them as they: Elevate my heart rate which also burns calories. Put less pressure on your
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Following a good diet and getting regular exercise become even more important as you get older. Recent research indicates that a diet including good quality protein, such as whey, can help to reduce age-related muscle wasting. Dr. Alan Hayes, a researcher in exercise metabolism at Victoria University, reports that delaying gradual loss of muscle is
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Changes to November Anyone staying in town for Thanksgiving? If so, there is a class pre-Thanksgiving on Wed, Nov 21 at 6 am and post-Thanksgiving on Fri, Nov 23 at 6 am. Special Classes in November Training Ride – Wed Nov 14 530 am to 7 am – One week before Thanksgiving! The instructor will
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Mon Group Training 10:15 am Leisure Fitness with Michelle & Becky Mirna, Karen, Neil Mon Group Training 6:15 pm Tower with Susan Cris, Maryl, Katie Wed Group Training 10:15 am Leisure Fitness with Ellen & Michelle Dr. Rafey, Neil, Joan, Maryl, Mirna, Karen, Valerie, Fran Wed Group Training 6:15 pm Leisure Fitness with Michelle
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Here is the workout that I promised I would send many of you. This is the Boot Camp workout that I taught on Sat, April 28 at 730 am in Tysons Corner. Equipment Needed: Kettlebell (wgt of your choice), 2-Dumbbells (or cans), timer, mat, Ipod in your ears (recommended but not necessary) First Round 60
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Start out with 10 to 15 reps of the exercises that you can do. Some of these exercises may be too difficult to do so just choose 3 and stick with those. Over time, increase your reps and try another exercise on this page that may offer more of a challenge. You will see that
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Functional Training Workout for the Week If you are training with me on Monday or Tuesday this week, one-on-one or in one of my groups (Mon 10 am & 5:30 pm and Tues 9:15 am), I have planned a Kettlebell & TRX Workout for you. We will have 10 exercises per modality. It is your
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