We have an awesome new Head Trainer at EPT (don’t worry, Nate’s not going anywhere!) , in the shape of Aussie Paul Beltrame. Read about him here and pop in soon to say hello!”
At EPT, there's no back or front office. It's a studio after all. And a nice one at that! I make sure that everything is in order, (I guess I’m pretty organised!) and I support the trainers and Tarynn in whatever they need to keep the business ticking over and the clients happy. Helping people is what gets me up in the morning and into the studio bright and early every day.
The trouble with our day and age, is that we see food as the enemy. It’s vilified for ‘making us fat’. We feel guilty for wanting the ice cream that is so powerfully marketed to us. There is so much processed food around and let’s be honest, most of us do not have an occupation or lifestyle as active as our ancestors did 100 years ago. Most of us rarely think about nutritional value we think about what tastes good.
You’ve spent the last 5+years putting yourself second, third or even fourth, but now you are mindful that you are getting a little older and you want to build fitness and energy to last into your middle age and beyond. Maybe you have a little more time on your hands now your little ones are in school for at least half a day and you’d like to put it to good use, losing some fat, building some muscle and getting more mobile.
Overweight and obese children generally don't like to exercise as the extra weight they are carrying sometimes means they tire quickly. They may often be too self-conscious too run around or may not to want to keep up with their peers, as they have often failed in the past. Sometimes some exercises may just be plain too difficult for them, because of their extra baggage, like burpees and ab crunches as well as high impact exercises. Strength exercises are perfect for overweight kids, especially as this is the most effective way to improve bone density.
“Ooh kids can’t strength train! It’ll stunt their growth! They’ll get injured!”
Ever heard this? I have. But what’s wrong with teaching children how to squat, lunge, push, pull, press, bend and gait (sprint, run, crawl, walk)? These are all functional movements that even many adults can’t do. Ensuring good functional mobility begins in childhood, and a great age to begin bodyweight strength and conditioning training is seven years old.
One of EPT’s clients, Amy, came to us after she had had enough of her neck and shoulder pain that she’d been suffering with for seven years. She went from one doctor to another, each giving some, but not long lasting, relief. Her sleep was suffering, her husband was suffering. Her nerves were suffering