04-03-2008
Maurie measures up
Christian Miranda (left), from Activate Personal Training Solutions, got some help with
his presentation on personal fitness when Maurie Abbott was volunteered to assist.
Bravely, Maurie accepted the challenge - a few in the room looked like they would run
at the suggestion (if they only could). Christian's presentation included the following points:
- I have been training Mike Kenny and John Reilly since November. In that time, they have seen size reductions, and fitness, speed, and endurance improvements.
- I started swimming as a 9 year-old.
- I was doing some before, but when I got injured, I turned to personal training seriously.
- We look after the Picnic Point, Padstow, Revesby, Menai area.
- In the next 2 weeks we will be starting a studio in Menai.
- My client base is in the age range 17 to 60+, and has grown rapidly.
- A lot of people see fitness training as being for fit, young, wealthy, or very overweight people only, but that's not so.
- Most personal trainers have learnt the same things, but it's how the results are delivered that sets them apart.
- I have holistic views, with no strict rules. For instance, you can still have the occasional beers or pizza.
- To provide a balanced approach, we need to look at your training, nutritional, work, and rest requirements.
- I try to stress to my clients that it's no good putting everything into your work if in 10 years time you have no health.
- With Rotary, you have a lot of support inbuilt with a weekly meeting.
- I do group, as well as personal, training. Group training can be a social, fun, and supportive way to do training, and it's cheaper.
- Mike Kenny did great. He lost 15 cms over his body in 6 weeks. And working with me has prompted him to do other things, such as running with his daughter Naomi.
- John Reilly works very hard, but he has got impressive results from training; he now runs a good circuit where before he had difficulty walking it.
- Some clients have lost 7 kilos in 6 weeks.
- The best way to tell how you're doing is how you feel and how your clothes fit. I don't believe in constantly watching the scales or what you eat.
- For a complete check of how you're going, I can check weight, body fat percentage, visceral fat, measurements, and muscle mass.
- To do a program, you should set yourself 6, 12, and 18 weeks goals in exercise and nutrition.
- There are no such things as magic diet pills or potions, it needs hard work and commitment.
- When you commit to training, you should do a 6 week planner to progress from easy to harder. So, for example, you progress from walking to walking and jogging, to jogging, to jogging and running, to running.
- Drinking ice-cold water increases your metabolism, and makes your skin, eyes, body fat, and general health better. The human body should be 53% water.
- Eating 5 to 6 meals a day is better than eating the same amount in 2 to 3 large meals. It keeps your energy up, and speeds up your metabolism.
- Alcohol is a negative. After a night out, you should drink plenty of water the next day.
- Lower back pain that isn't due to injury comes from tight hamstrings and tight glutes.
- To help you stay with an exercise program, you should try to include working with others and exercise variation.
- You should use a food diary to record the time, quantity, and how you felt. From that, you can sometimes see a problem straight away.
- I have different groups for different ages and needs that everyone is welcome to join.
Last changed: 03:21:30 04-10-2008