Health and Human Performance e-Newsletter
- Preparation
- Activities
- Active Rest
Preparation
It's April and the 4th month this year that has seen snow. The warmth and beauty of spring is already here in some places and will arrive in other locations. Today, not tomorrow and not next week or next month, is a great time to execute your acceptance of the spring season. That is, grab a bike, grab some walking/running shoes, hit the courts or the track and continue your weekly production. Bikes are definitely a hot commodity right now. Plus, they offer a low impact and low to high intensity workout...Protects your joints...Whether you are preparing for a race, a vacation, or you simply want to workout to tone, lose weight, or strengthen, a bike is a great mode of transportation to use.
Activities
Last Saturday, April 2, 2011 was the very first TEEM Group Outing held at Blue Hills State Park in Milton, MA. Pictures will be coming soon as soon as this computer mishap is solved. On an overcast day just after an early spring snowfall the day before, the hiking trails were a little slippery; but the team managed to scale the slightly steeper incline overlooking the land below. There really is a lot of activity to see, and it may not be as evident as you think.
This Saturday, we jump!
TEEM Group Outings are a great way to meet new people, have fun, be creative, learn, and discover new things. Activities in which you may not ordinarily participate can be scheduled. These outings are open to everyone who receives this e-newsletter regardless of where you live. In the case of distance, specialized group training is included.
Active Rest
A couple of days ago on facebook and twitter, a brief note on active rest was posted. For anyone who goes to a gym or has ever been a member at a gym, you will notice that active rest usually means chatting, staring/day-dreaming, water break, looking at the TV, and people looking at other people. But, true active rest actually helps you burn more calories. It is also something you can do at work or even at home.
Let's take for example a workout set composed of squats, push-ups, and single leg deadlifts. You perform these three exercises one time through. Before getting water, taking a brief rest period, or starting another set immediately, perform an exercise that is light and is different from the ones you have finished. In this case, a set of 20 repetitions of a heel-toe raise would be an effective active rest - you are still moving, but the intensity is less yet beneficial.
At work? Basically, an active rest period is getting up from your desk and either walking around or stretching.
At home? It is possible to get up from the chair or couch during your show or during a commercial break in order to walk around (neighborhood watch from indoors) or stretch. If you have kids, then you know they want your attention at some point.
A few TEEMers (just thought of that name) or TEEM clients have this technique incorporated into their workouts and the energy output increases even with only 6 exercises on the agenda.
Before signing off, you guessed it...active rest is an oxymoron.
Be fit,
Derek
www.teempt.com
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