Importance of
Movement
L.E.A.N. Fitness Systems officially opened this week. We are all excited to bring this amazing new
facility to Lewisville, NC to serve the greater Triad area. We are a unique facility in the way that we
serve the general fitness community with men and women simply trying to get in
better shape along with amazing athletes trying to be the best in the
world. So what common bond do these
populations share?
Movement! It’s the
one area most overlooked by gyms around the world. Too many small gyms open up around the
country because somebody wants to own a gym or box. They probably worked out for a year or so,
loved the process and community, and decided that they could do the same thing. Hey look I am excited that there are more opportunities
for people to get in shape. However are
these people qualified? What do they
know about functional human movement?
Yeah highly intense workouts are great for conditioning and
possibly aid in the weight loss category.
However if movement isn’t performed properly, you are probably setting
people up for injury and failure. The
body is like any other machine. If you
run it on high with bad alignment, then breakdown will inevitably occur.
So many people think that weight loss is the one and only
thing that matters in fitness. That’s so
untrue. It’s one piece of a very big
puzzle. At L.E.A.N we make a good
argument that ‘movement’ is more important than weight loss. Here’s the thing. No one wants to workout if it hurts. No one wants to be in a group exercise class
if they can’t do the movement due to limitations.
The older I get, the more I realize that I value playing
with my kids and going on walks with my wife more than anything fitness
related. I want to be able to bend,
squat, lunge, jump, run, throw, and reach without restriction or especially
without pain. All too often adults
nowadays sit at a desk in front of a computer screen all day long. That leads to tight hips, bad posture, and a
restricted thoracic spine. All of this leads
to pain, injuries, and lack of movement.
If you can’t move well, how do you expect to exercise and lose
weight?
Remember how easy it was to exercise and keep the weight off
when we were young? I do for sure. It was because we were moving, playing, and
exercising without pain and restrictions.
Now that we have spent the last several years not moving, the first step
is getting that movement back. That’s
not an overnight process, but you will notice improvements rather quickly with
the right system and process.
This same system applies to our athletes. We teach all of our members optimal
functional movement patterns, which allows them to reach their goals. Optimal movement patterns allows people to
exceed their goals whether it’s:
·
Weight loss
·
Sprinting
·
Conditioning
·
Jumping
·
Strength
·
Cardiovascular fitness
Too many gyms or boxes claim to have the best coaches, which
to us is laughable. What substantiates
their claims? I know if someone asks us
what makes us the best, that’s an easy question to answer. Here are the things to look at when choosing
a gym:
·
Experience
·
Degrees
·
Results from their members
·
Certifications
Two of our owners have been training for over thirty years
and coaching for over twenty years. All
of our coaches have a minimum batchelors degree, three of our coaches have a
Master’s, three of them have the NSCA CSCS Certification, two of them have
their USAW Senior International Coach certification (there’s a handful in the
entire country), and our results are measurable the best in the country whether
athletically, fitness, weight loss, or anti-aging.
Coaches like this take movement seriously. We perfect it, so all of you reach your
ultimate goals. We make no
exceptions. When someone joins our
facility, they are putting their fitness goals in our hands. We take that very seriously. Whether it’s us or not, all of you deserve
coaches that take your goals and fitness levels very seriously.
The main point that I am writing this blog is to give you
guys some insight. I know that most
adults come to a point in their lives where they want to lose weight and get
back in shape. Unfortunately they only
use the scale to monitor progress. The
scale is definitely a measurement that deserves attention, but movement is at
least just as important. If you learn to
move better, everything else will come much easier and much more quickly. Hopefully this insight will make your fitness
journey much more exciting and enjoyable.
If you are in the area, we want to offer a FREE Week to get
you started on your fitness journey.
Email us at: รจ Chris@tfw-WS.com
