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Benefits Of Online Exercise Programs

Thursday, 20 August 2009

Online personal fitness training has become an affordable
convenient alternative to face-to-face personal training. The internet offers the ability to receive instruction from a qualified fitness trainer in the privacy of your home or office and even while traveling. The number of certified fitness trainers working with clients online has increased more than 400% in 2004 compared to 2003 and is predicted to double again in 2005/2006.

This type of training is ideal for someone who doesn’t have the income for a personal trainer or cannot commit to a scheduled session. What makes losing weight in cyberspace so appealing? CONVENIENCE! There are many people who would like to join a health club but do not have access to one due to location or simply the time to get to the gym. This is where online fitness training is a win-win situation because it provides an effective way to receive fitness advice and guidance from a fitness expert.

You will find similar programs offered on the internet for this service. A certified personal trainer will design an online training program specifically for you based on your individual profile. They will consider your age
exercise and medical history
fitness level and goals
available equipment and schedule availability. Workouts are e-mailed to you on a weekly bases and many services offer weekly encouragement e-mails and work-out tips. Each workout should include an animated demonstration and a detailed written instruction
just incase you have no idea how to safely perform a flat-bench dumbbell flye for your chest or a reverse trunk twist for your abs. Some also offer customized diet programs with access to meal plans.

Online training is also becoming very popular with preteens seeking a competitive edge in sports performance. Weather a young athlete is looking to increase his speed and endurance for soccer
needs a stronger arm for their overhand tennis swing or more leg power for football
online training can offer personalized training programs to help them achieve their goal. Parents who are concerned with cutbacks in school physical education classes are also taking an interest in online training to fight against the rising percent of obesity among children.

Online training is an effective
safe and convenient way to lose weight
tone your body and improve your health in the privacy of your own home. If you have trouble staying motivated
knowing what to do or just want a little extra help
this is a viable option available to you. But just like other workout programs
you have to follow the workout schedule and eat nutritious meals to reach your goals. But at least with online training you can train when and where it is convenient for you. In the comfort of your own home!

If you would like to learn more about online training
visit my website www.fitnessinhometraining.com and take the first step towards a heathier you!

Gina is an ISSA certified personal trainer. She works with her clients in their own homes and offers online fitness training. She writes a weekly fitness article for her local newspaper. Her passion is fitness and helping others reach their fitness goals. She participates in dualthons and 5K races all the way to marathons.
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25 Ways Get 10 Mins Of Fitness Exercise-PT 1

Experts recommend working out 45 minutes to an hour a day (30 minutes for beginners) for weight loss and fitness. But if you're like most women
you don't always have a block of 30 to 60 minutes a day to devote exclusively to doing your workouts.

You can still exercise--you just need to sneak in the equivalent in resourceful ways. "The idea is to keep moving
says fitness expert Ann Grandjean, EdD.
Get a cordless phone or put a long cord on your regular phone
and walk when you talk. Find whatever works for you and just move. Park half a mile from the mall and walk. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Those little
itty-bitty things add up."

Every Stolen Moment Adds Up

Lest you think that short bursts of activity have a negligible effect on your fitness program
think again. One study found that women who split their exercise into 10-minute increments were more likely to exercise consistently
and lost more weight after 5 months
than women who exercised for 20 to 40 minutes at a time.

In a landmark study conducted at the University of Virginia
exercise physiologist Glenn Gaesser
PhD
asked men and women to complete 15 10-minute exercise routines a week. After just 21 days
the volunteers' aerobic fitness was equal to that of people 10 to 15 years younger. Their strength
muscular endurance
and flexibility were equal to those of people up to 20 years their junior.

In yet another study
researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore found that for improving health and fitness in inactive adults
many short bursts of activity are as effective as longer
structured workouts. "It would be useful for people to get out of the all-or-nothing mind-set that unless they exercise for 30 minutes
they're wasting their time
says Gaesser.

Breaking exercise into small chunks on your overscheduled days can also keep your confidence up, says Harold Taylor, time management expert and owner of Harold Taylor Time Consultants in Toronto, who has written extensively on the subject.
Skipping exercise altogether is 'de-motivational'--you feel depressed and guilty
Taylor says.
If you skip it
you tend to figure
'What's the use? I can't keep up with it anyway.' Yet as long as you make some effort each day
that motivates you onward. Success breeds success."

Keep in mind
though
that short bursts of exercise are meant to supplement
not replace
your regular fitness routine. Here's a roundup of practical ways to work exercise into your day even when you "don't have time to exercise." (You don't have to do them all in 1 day; select what works for you.)
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