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Benefits of Exercise

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It is well documented that activity within society has fallen considerably in the past quarter of a century. This has led to a rise in obesity and therefore many health related problems. However by making positive changes to an inactive lifestyle these problems are reduced. A great deal of research has showed that performing regular exercise improves the status of many health related problems, which include:

  1. Coronary Heart Disease
  2. High Cholesterol
  3. High Blood Pressure
  4. Obesity
  5. Osteoporosis
  6. Stress
  7. Muscular/Skeletal Problems

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This all depends on the individual. Someone who wishes to improve their current health and fitness status would need to gradually increase intensity, frequency or duration of their exercise regime.

ACSM (American College of Sports and Medicine) recommend that an exercise regime should equate to no less than 2 and a half hours and 1000 calories per week. However, individuals who are just starting to exercise should take things slowly. When considering these options it is best to seek advice from a health and fitness professional.

Weight training at the Putney Wharf clinic

Improving blood pressure, cholesterol, obesity, stress and many other health related problems can be achieved using a variety of cardiovascular endurance exercise and resistance training.

However programmes should be unique to the individual depending on their health/fitness status and the availability of exercise tools. With this in mind an effective programme can be developed in order to successfully achieve their goals.

Personal Training Packages

One to One Personal Training

Partner training **NEW**

Referral Offers

Anyone who refers another person for Personal Training will receive one complimentary training session.

The complimentary session is valid from the date the referred person purchases a course of training sessions (not including trial sessions).

Wellness testing

The Wellness Package includes a comprehensive assessment of your health status which is stored on a software program for an unlimited period of time, allowing you to monitor long-term changes, and modify your training program accordingly.

The assessment will include the following measurement tools:

Why Measure Blood Pressure?

Blood pressure is the force of the blood pushing against the walls of the arteries. Each time the heart beats (about 60-70 times a minute when resting); it pumps out blood into the arteries. Your blood pressure is at its highest when the heart beats, pumping the blood. This is called systolic pressure.

When the heart is at rest, between beats, your blood pressure falls. This is the diastolic pressure. High pressure occurs when pressure against the walls of the arteries increases.

Uncontrollable high blood pressure can lead to stroke, heart attack, heart failure or kidney failure.

The American Heart Association (AHA) state that:
“Because there are no symptoms, nearly one-third of people with high blood pressure don't know they have it. In fact, many people have high blood pressure for years without knowing it. This is why high blood pressure is often called the "silent killer." The only way to tell if you have high blood pressure is to have your blood pressure checked”.

Some of the most common causes of high blood pressure are:

By monitoring your Blood Pressure and making the appropriate changes to your exercise and lifestyle regime, the chances of developing these problems are significantly reduced.

Why measure Body Fat?

A person's body is made up of many components. Some of the major components are bone, muscle, organ and fat. The amount or percentage of the fat component is of great interest to most of us. It is what everybody is concerned about when they think about their appearance, health, fitness, longevity.

Unfortunately, people cannot tell by simply weighing themselves and looking at a height-weight chart what their percent body fat is or if they are over fat or under fat. Height-weight charts are based on averages, and only about 50% of the population conforms to the averages on the charts. The charts make no allowances for muscle development, and most people don't really know what their frame size is (There are many individuals who have little fat tissue and are more muscular. These people are obese according to such charts).

The only way to determine the amount of fat on a person's body is by actual measurement of their percent body fat.

Health can be directly affected by increased levels of body fat. According to the House of Commons’ Health committee Report on Obesity in 2004, approximately two-thirds of the population in England is overweight or obese. It was also stated that obesity has grown by a staggering 400% over the last 25 years and will surpass smoking as the greatest cause of premature loss of life. People who are overweight or obese have an increased risk of developing many diseases.

Some are stated below:

By measuring body fat we can assess whether any lifestyle and exercise changes are needed to ensure you reach your goals.

Sports performance is another area affected by the amount of fat carried. If an athlete’s body fat levels are too high this can hinder optimum training levels and therefore sports performance. Speed and efficiency of movement also become hampered which can lead to injury.

Why Measure Circumferences?

Waist Circumference

Together with BMI measuring a person’s waist lends more data when predicting obesity and other associated health risks. The size of a person's waist can help predict risk of certain diseases. A waist size greater than 40 inches for men and 35 inches for women increases the risk for most weight-related illnesses.

Waist circumference is also used to determine a person's body shape. Body shape is based on how a person carries extra weight, and is used as an important predictor of health risk.

“Apple” versus “Pear” Shape

People who carry extra weight around their bellies are considered “apple” shaped. Those who carry it around their hips and buttocks are “pear” shaped. People with “apple” shapes are at risk for developing obesity-related health problems.

Waist- to- Hip Ratio (WHR)

WHR is the ratio of a person's waist circumference to their hip circumference, and is also used to determine risk for weight-related illnesses. This is calculated by dividing the person's waist measurement by their hip measurement. A WHR greater than 1.0 in men or greater than 0.8 in women is considered obese.

Daniel Wellard - Senior Personal Trainer

Daniel Wellard is ACSM Health and Fitness Instuctor Certified and holds a BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science.

Personal trainer Mark at the Physio4Life clinic

From a very early age sport, in particular football, has played an important role in Daniel's life. Although he had never played at an elite level the enjoyment of participating in sports has led him to further his education and develop a career in this field.

Since 1995 Daniel has studied many areas of sport and exercise. This has provided him with excellent working knowledge in many areas including exercise physiology, sports nutrition and health/fitness testing. Since graduating in 1999 Daniel has worked within the health and fitness industry at one of London's well respected health clubs. During this time he has gained excellent experience and furthered his credentials to develop into a highly regarded and dependable Personal Trainer.

The main focus of Daniel's work has centred on developing clients abilities in order to achieve the following goals:

  1. Body fat loss
  2. Strength training and muscle growth
  3. Cardiovascular fitness training
  4. Improving health status (i.e. blood pressure, cholesterol)
  5. Core conditioning
  6. Assisting clients to train for marathons

To achieve success within each and every client, Daniel works with them to assertain their exact needs. From the feedback he recieves he can develop a specialised and progressive exercise programme in order to effeciantly reach the clients goals. The training sessions are focused, enjoyable and extremely motivating.

Throughout this year Daniel is training to develop into an NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) practitioner which can only give Daniel more success with his training. NLP training concentrates on establishing positive beliefs by alterining thought patterns which facilitate bad habits (habits which inhibit clients in achieving their goals).

With the combination of precise exercise prescription, one to one training and NLP coaching less and less people will find it difficult to change their behaviour in order to achieve their goals. This will pave the way for more and more individuals to improve their performance and attain their goals, whether they wish to lose weight and improve their health/fitness or improve elite sports performance.

Testimonials

Over the past year, Daniel has helped me substantially improve my fitness and transform my body shape. I came to him suffering from pain in my lower back and knee. Daniel was able to work with the physios at the clinic to come up with a routine adapted to my injuries.  He knows exactly how far he can push me and that I respond best to gentle encouragement.  Friends now tell me that I have abs to die for!

Samantha Hoe-Richardson

I can assure everybody reading this that I am NOT a natural athlete...my wallet is filled with unused gym membership cards!!
I met Daniel - and told him that I wanted to be coached and encouraged...not disheartened and discouraged. Daniel listened, and has made our sessions challenging and fun!
Daniel appreciates that we are not always at 100%, and instead of me pathetically cancelling a session when I'm tired after a business trip, I can rely on Daniel to take this in account and tailor the session to ensure that I still feel good at the end of it.
Nearly three years later, I still look forward to my sessions with Daniel - something that has become an important, welcome and enjoyable part of my life"

Simon Rooney

It is now nearly two years since severing my achilles tendon and as part of my rehab Daniel was recommended to me to help me get back to full fitness. The fact that I am still using him is testament to the fantastic job he has done in not only restoring but also improving my fitness. He certainly works me hard but has made it fun too and I could not recommend him more highly.

Chris Guinnes

Last year I had reached a plateau in my fitness levels and weight loss. Since starting to workout with Dan, my excess body fat started to drop off again and I felt re-motivated to achieve my fitness goals. Personal training has given me consistent results from my exercise programme.

Jo Norris

Being challenged each week with a variety of exercises keeps my motivation high. My posture has improved dramatically and my balance, which was badly affected by a serious illness some years ago is as good as anyone's. I now enjoy a 10-mile run and can rattle off 15 or so press-ups.

Clare Turner

Dan began training me in January 2000. I was unfit, stressed out and needed to get fit for a skiing holiday. With much encouragement my fitness dramatically improved so much so that not only was my skiing "awesome" last December, but I am running in the London Marathon in April 2001.

Ceri Cornwall

 

Physio4life in Putney, South West London(SW15) offer personal fitness training instructors in the following London areas; Chiswick, Wimbledon, Fulham, Barnes, Putney, Wandsworth, Southfields, Kew, Earlsfield, SW1, SW2, SW3, SW4, SW5, SW6, SW7, SW8, SW9, SW10, SW11, SW12, SW13, SW14, SW15, SW16, SW17, SW18, SW19, SW20

 

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