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What is incentive game programming? Let us first begin with a brief discussion on why people do or do not exercise, which will lead us back to this question. It has been argued that lack of motivation is the most important deterrent to regular exercise.2 A person needs some sort of self-motivation in order to come to your club to work out, and this can be for intrinsic or extrinsic reasons. (continue reading…)

Well, I did not exercise this week because I had the flu. I went to the doctor twice and missed a day of work. All in all, it was not a pleasant week. I did try to regulate my caloric intake, but on Sunday I was so ill that I had to order a pizza, since there was nothing to eat in the house and I just couldn’t leave the couch. It was a miserable day.

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Often, merely identifying the source of a potential problem may motivate a client to make changes, Darden says. “We may not be able to get that person’s spouse to join with them, but if a person determines his problem is that he’s not getting support at home, there may be other areas he can think of to foster support,” he says. (continue reading…)

Innovation: “Stages of Readiness Profile” identifies factors that may prevent a new member’s success so individual support can be given.

The success of Cooper Fitness Center, now celebrating its 27th year in business, is bred from simple yet smart philosophies like “when our members succeed, so does our business.” While this is not an official creed of the Cooper organization, it’s a good example of the facility’s approach to doing business: Help members improve their overall health and well-being and the bottom line will improve as well. (continue reading…)

Yoga relaxation techniques can be a powerful tool for coping with back pain. If you’ve ever suffered from an aching back, (and most of us have), you will have noticed that the pain seems to strike at the most inappropriate times – hurrying to an important meeting, racing to meet a business deadline, about to board an airplane for that long overdue vacation. (continue reading…)

Principles of Self-defense

This topic is as broad as the subject of Martial Arts, itself. It seems almost every art has proponents that tout their way as the “only” way, that any other system of self-defense is an exercise in futility. In truth, there are many paths to the same destination. There is no “perfect martial art.” Each has strengths and weaknesses. (continue reading…)

In Martial Arts, we learn by studying and applying various ‘concepts.’ Many times, a concept can appear ambiguous or at best, non-applicable to the self-defense process. Let’s take a look at training concepts and the reasons behind them.

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Did Santa bring your teen-ager another computer or video game? If your teen is typical, he or she probably spends untold hours in front of the computer or television rather than engaged in physical activity. If you are concerned that your teen-age son or daughter is out of shape, take action. There are ways to influence your child even during these rebellious years. (continue reading…)

Aerobic activity doesn’t put enough stress on the muscles to encourage them to grow. Even if more muscle isn’t your objective, a higher muscle-to-fat ratio will allow the body to burn fat more effectively all day long. Hence, more muscle is the key to less fat. Weight training can be used to increase cardiovascular conditioning, burn fat and build muscle.  (continue reading…)

You can improve these hard-to-develop bodyparts, and improve your grip and gait as well.

When you do enough weight training, your attention will eventually come to your calves and forearms—two of the most difficult areas to develop. Your forearms get some work every time you do heavy pulling exercises. In fact, sometimes your forearms and hand grip strength will give out before your lats do. Calves don’t get too much emphasis in most lower body weight training, but they provide much of the propulsion in walking and running.
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