Kelly Personal Training Blog

The client was 58 and very fit. She was wearing a pulse meter on her wrist. Ninety seconds into the workout her pulse was 148 which is approaching her maximum for a person her age.

One method of determining one’s maximum heart rate is to subtract one’s age from 220 bpm. Using this method this client’s maximum heart rate would be 162 bpm.

We began the workout with the leg press using a heavy weight and slow initial movements. The leg press involves large muscle groups and can get one’s heart rate up in short order. The slow starts minimize force associated with injury and allow one to warm up safely with the heavier weights. The warm up is in effect incorporated in to the first set using a challenging weight. After a minute she was breathing hard and I told her to move faster. At this point her muscles were warmed up and appreciably weaker. Warmed-up weaker muscles are unlikely to generate enough force to cause injury as long as good form is maintained. Her attempts to move fast did not amount to much at that point in the set, but it did allow her to keep moving and achieve a deeper fatigue.

Ten years ago we opened the doors to New Orleans Ultimate Fitness Training at 4930 Prytania Street. Last month we moved to a new location at 1738 Soniat Street just six blocks away. We also changed the name from Ultimate Fitness to Kelly Personal Training to match the name of our other location in Austin, Texas, Kelly Personal Training in Austin. Nothing else changes. We will have the same management, ownership, employees, procedures, rates, and equipment – just a different setting and name.

Eighty percent close before their tenth anniversary. During bad economic times those percentages are higher. We understand that the clients make our success possible, and as such, we cater to them as best we can. We are always mindful that our doors would not remain open without our clients. We thank all our valued clients for their loyalty that has enabled us to thrive.

[Lief, one of our clients' has gone from five insulin shots a day down to one. He has been training with us for about four years. His testimonial is on this page.]

Researchers suspect that bursts of intensity during workouts elicit stronger contractions and therefore more glucose uptake in the large muscles attached to bones.

Men in a small study who added short, intense bursts of activity to mini workouts seemed better able to metabolize sugars – from this article The Brief Way to Better Blood Sugar:

When the men were given the equivalent of a meal's worth of glucose at the end of the study, their bodies metabolized it better than before the study.

The interval training in this study was performed on exercise bikes. Interval training can also be incorporating into strength training - perform a series of high intensity strength training exercises will little rest between the exercises.

Strength training enables you to engage in other activities more often and longer than had you not strength trained. You'll to enjoy life more and play longer and more often. Additonally, You will suffer less injuries. Engaging in activities longer and more often compounds the benefits derived from strength training creating a virtuous cycle.

Examples:

Carole lived with constant back pain. Her back pain disappeared shortly after she began strength training. Three years later she was still going strong attending dance classes with people half her age. The additional activity of dance classes contributed positively to her health as well.