Recover Week Is right around the corner! It is a wonderful week to help mentally and physically recover and take a break from all the hard work you have been doing.
There are so many great benefits when it comes to a recovery week and Coach Adam explains why!
Side planks. Such a simple exercise (not east), but simple! There are a number of coaching points to be aware of here Let’s dig a little deeper in the picture..
Hips back:
If we had a dowel rod running behind you it should be a straight line on your head, upper back and glutes. If you are looking down at your shoes you are going to throw your body into a “V” (as picture in bottom left picture) Push your hips forward, keep them up high and look straight ahead!
90 degree angle
Arm angle is important on the side plank. Your shoulder needs a sturdy base to hold your bodyweight up. Your shoulder should be directly of your elbow and your forearm should be in line with your elbow creating a 90 degree angle. If you have your forearm flared out to the side you are putting a lot of pressure on the shoulder joint and that hurts! Also, push the ground up and away with your forearm so you are not putting the extra strain on your shoulder. Being passive in the side plank causes extreme discomfort.
Head and eyes straight ahead
We already talked about looking at your shoes…don’t do that! Find a spot straight across the room to focus in on. You don’t want to be looking at the ceiling either, because that does not maintain a neutral spine. We talked about maintaining a straight line from head to toe. This should relieve neck strain as well
Keep making it happen,
Coach Meagan
This week for Why Wednesday Coach Adam continues to talk about forces put on the body and talks about the forward lunge progression!
I am very excited to announce that starting January 16th I will be holding a 6 Week Kettlebell Class from 6am to 7am!
This class will focus on building strong kettlebell skills with basic movements and working on chaining them together to build a kettlebell flow. The point of kettlebell flows are to challenge the body metabolically, as well as working on flexibility, mobility, and body awareness. I believe all of those things are incredibly important for living stronger and healthier lives!
The class will run for 6 weeks to start as a trial and is open to the FIRST 15 PEOPLE that sign up. The class is $99 for the entire 6 weeks of kettlebell fun! If this is something you are interested in please use the link below to sign up and join me for 6 weeks of kettlebell flow!
My brain never stops, I feel like you all realize that by now after reading some of these posts. Randomly stuck in traffic on my way to get coffee the other day I was annoyed at the traffic and the other drivers. On my way to get coffee that I wasn’t really all that stoked about. This is what started my thought process, why am I going to get coffee?
I know from experience that when I kick the coffee completely I actually end up with WAYYYYYY more energy on a consistent basis and I don’t miss the taste one bit. I have always had a pretty high tolerance to caffeine so I don’t see the big uptick in energy that most do anyways. However after not having it for a couple weeks I have a couple nights where I coach mornings, or a quick turn around (coach the night before then again the next morning), or just rack up a couple nights where I don’t sleep well and all the sudden I have 1 coffee and I’m right back on the train. Why though? I just said I don’t miss the taste, I know I have more energy without it, so why?
I realized that its not the actual coffee, just like when you drink its not because you love the taste of vodka shots. It’s about what that time represents, the social aspect even. Maybe your coffee is what gets you out of your chair and out of the building at work for 20 minutes. Maybe it’s something that you and some friends do every day, maybe you just like delaying your ride to work another 5 minutes each day. Maybe you just always have had a coffee while you sit and read the paper in the morning and it just feels weird and less cathartic without it. This doesn’t just apply to coffee, maybe its ice cream in the summer, maybe its cigarettes for any of you that smoke or have smoked before.
You all know, for the most part, what types of things you struggle with daily that are not supporting your goals. I encourage you to not look at the food, action, whatever it is itself, look at your behavior when you have it. What are you doing, how do you feel at the time, who are you with, what sensation is that time creating for you? When in doubt take a step back and look at the entire picture, the first step to breaking a pattern is finding it in the first place.
-Coach Adam
In this weeks Why Wednesday Coach Adam continues to talk about the importance of the landing practice, handling forces, and strength training!
Ski Erg world sprint results are in! Below are results based on age category for Get
Fit NH clients who took part in the yearly tradition. We had some clients set new
personal bests as well! Thank you everyone who participated!
Women 2018:
19-29
-Katie Gigure 156th
40-49:
-Evelyn Gaynor 86th
-Nichole Thomas 106th
-Tania Paivia 115th
-Heather Manning 185th
50-59:
Dierdre Brotherson 94th
Marie Brown 95th
60-69:
Elaine Gigiure 24th
Men 2018:
50-59:
Greg Bergen 111th
Mark Darnell 128th
Fabio 141st
60-69:
Tom Haubrich 2nd
Adam Rosenthal 16th
Fred Symmes 27th
For full results click here!
In this weeks Why Wednesday Coach Adam talks about the importance of landing practice and training our bodies to handle and except force to stay healthy and progress in the fitness journey.
December in upon us and with that comes a busy schedule! Before we know it 2019 will be here so allow us to fill you in on what to expect around here to keep the final stretch of 2018 stress-free!
We are looking forward to spending this holiday season with you,
The Get Fit NH Team
If you haven't noticed we have been learning some new, and difficult, movements and exercises. A lot of these exercises some of you may have never done or seen before which means it's a completely new learning process.
This is my reminder to all of you that learning something new and not being an expert at it right away is ok. You are not a bad person and the world will not explode....I promise!
We spend a lot of time in our adult lives working in a profession we are good at. You took the time to work, study, practice, and be really good at what you do. Now I am sure that when you first started on your path you may not have been an expert right away, but you took the time and did what you needed to become one! I am sure there were struggles, difficult times, and a lot of great moments when you succeeded in that learning!
Think about all those times, ups and downs, when you are learning new exercises or movements and might be frustrated that you haven't masted it the second time doing it. You are all so smart and capable of handling anything we throw your way! Just take the time and remember practice will make perfect!
Keep making it happen!
-Coach Brian
