On Wednesday January 20th, I presented ‘Functional Exercise Strategies for the Workplace @ HEABC. This was a follow-up lecture to ‘The 12 Keys to Fat Loss’ which I had presented there two weeks earlier. During that ‘12 Keys to Fat Loss’ lecture, the common frustration and barrier to why people could not get in enough exercise was time. And while ‘The 12 Keys to Fat Loss’ lecture really seemed to motivate the group to get going with their exercise, this follow-up lecture was geared at showing them the strategies on how they could actually create time and fit in some simple exercises while they were at work.
During this lecture, we covered the ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) guidelines for: Fat loss, Cardiovascular Fitness, Muscular Endurance, Muscular Strength, and Muscular Flexibility. I then forced the group to think up some strategies, by giving them a piece of paper with a muscle on it. In groups of 4, each had to figure out how they were going to get a resistance training exercise and a stretch for the muscle that they given while they were in their desk. This exercise really forced them to think and get creative. I then shared some of the Stayfitanywhere strategies for fat loss, postural conditioning, back pain relief, and mental energy & alertness. Overall, I think this group really learned a lot and made them rethink the way we must exercise in the 21st century.
My next lecture will be ‘The 12 Keys to Fat Loss’ at Sunset Community Centre (6810 Main street) on Tuesday, January 26th at 6 pm. This is a very informative, very motivating, and very potent lecture that is sure to get people moving more. All the information of this lecture (and much much more) is available in Ebook version, available as a free download at www.stayfitanywhere.com in PDF format.
If you or your company are interested in having these or any other of my lectures at your office, please don’t hesitate to contact me!
Happy Training…while you’re working… and getting paid for it! 