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10/29/2019 0 Comments New Gym Location -- Soft OpeningEXCITING NEWS!
My gym has finally moved to its new location (same town, but different side of the road) and this is HUGE! because one it is HUGE, and two, it now will be across the street from one of our competitors (but also, because now people will be able to see it from the road and marketing the gym will be much easier) . For those that did not know, I personal train for Anytime Fitness & have been there for 2 years now and love the people that attend this gym and the motivation behind it with the new ownership. Friday was the "soft opening", I believe sometime in Nov or January we will be doing the "Grand Opening" -- so that will be something to look forward to and something to talk about on the blog. For now, I just wanted to tell you, how happy I was to be there Friday to meet new members / new faces, and to be with my team throughout the day catching up and talking about the future of this gym/ company. This especially means a lot to me because it will hopefully bring more opportunity to my door as a trainer -- which if I plan on developing myself as a trainer and person, I need to stick to working on bettering myself in the field and outside the field as a person. I am nervous with excitement, but looking forward to a positive future with my team.
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10/16/2019 0 Comments Body measurements - CircumferenceIt has been a few days, but in the last post I discussed BMI -- in today's post we will go over another form of body composition measuring; called circumference.
When using this term, it means to measure the body's "girth" using a tape measure. There are many sites that can be measured on the body using a tape measure, but typically you will see the thighs, waist, arms, chest and possibly the hips as well. pending what is important to you at the time, you may decide to measure all of the above or one particular part of the body. Measuring girth / circumference can have its advantages and disadvantages; personally I find that it is easy to use and inexpensive and now a days, you can purchase measuring tape specifically for body fat measuring on Amazon, and they aren't much more than the original. Some disadvantages you will run into with using a a tape measure is, pending the type of clothing you are wearing, what you have recently digested, how tightly you hold the tape around you, and the placement of the tape around the specific body part will determine how accurate your number will be & it is highly recommended you have someone else measure you to make sure you get the best results. Keep in mind that knowing your circumference doesn't mean you will know your body fat % necessarily but it can tell you if you have gained or lost inches, or perhaps it can be used when wanting to fit into something specific -- such as knee sleeves ( I would know because I need knee sleeves for a competition in powerlifting and all of the websites recommended I measure my thighs in order to have the best fit). Utilizing this type of body composition tool can be helpful for starters but eventually you will want something more accurate depending on how serious you want to be about reaching your goals and how serious you are about wanting to know where your body fat and weight is compared to where it was. Learn this type of body measuring to use as a reference in the future, but again don't rely on it heavily because it definitely has its disadvantages. 10/7/2019 0 Comments BMI - Body Mass IndexMeasuring Body Composition
Part one So, I am almost sure most of you have heard of the word "BMI" or body mass index. Most doctors of medicine today still use this as a prescribed way of letting their patients know if they are within a healthy weight class (hints why when you go for appointments, they check your height and weight). As a personal trainer, I have my own reservations when it comes to utilizing BMI with my clients due to the fact it leaves out A LOT of information but at a Dr's office, they only need to know the basics unless for some reason your health brings up some concern -- otherwise don't expect them to look much further than the BMI system. When would I use it?
BMI is important, yes, but not important for everyone -- BMI doesn't take into account our body fat % or how much lean muscle mass we have -- so it leaves out details, and categorizes people by their height and weight which can give false readings. For example, for the general population this would be a beneficial form of measurement because most of these clients are everyday people looking to become healthy and currently live sedentary lifestyles or very low activity lifestyles. Whereas, someone who is bodybuilder or basketball player have a very active lifestyle and probably have more specific needs. The issue is, someone who is a bodybuilder who weighs 190lbs at 5'8 is considered overweight -- which is the same for someone who is inactive at 5'8 and weights 190 lbs is considered overweight as well (regardless of male or female). obviously the bodybuilder isn't overweight - BUT if we base it off only BMI then technically by those terms he or she is (which is unfair and gives people a false perception of themselves) As a personal trainer, whenever I measure someone's BMI, I always explain what it means and how it contributes to the person's well-being -- but for all of my clients, especially athletes there are much better measurement methods to determine a precise read on someone's overall weight/health/and body fat content (which I will speak upon in part two of body composition). The one thing to take away from this, BMI is very vague and doesn't take into account other details besides height and weight -- so with this being said, there are better, more precise methods to take into account before you decide to rely on just this form of body measurement. |
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