The Malibu Pilates Chair
Don’t build your house on sand
You wouldn’t build your house on sand would you? An unstable surface that is unable to support any structure built upon it.Then why do some people insist on training their body hard when their foundation is weak?
Typically overweight and unfit people have:
* Little to no core strength
* Poor structural stability (Shoulder, Hip and Ankle)
* Poor posture
* Lack of flexibility
* Probably an unbalanced diet
Even 10 minutes on the treadmill is going to be to much for them to do safely so what chance do they have with the vast majority of exercise programs available?
The likelihood is they will injure themselves very early on in their training. If they are injured they can’t train effectively and so can’t get the results the desire.
Any training program you use must address this issue and ensure a firm foundation is built before high volume / impact exercises are introduced.
One piece of equipment which would be suitable for the average at home exerciser would be the Malibu Pilates Chair. It can give you a great Cadio and strength training workout in one easy to use piece of equipment. The Pilates chair is als easy to use and safe.
So how, practically, can you build a firm foundation?
* Control your diet by not dieting! Most health experts will agree that when it comes to weight loss, what you eat has the biggest influence on how much weight you lose. You need to eat small-ish portions of nourishing food regularly and ditch the junk. The closer you come to your ideal weight, the safer you are and the harder you can exercise.
* Strengthen core and structural stability, improve posture and flexibility by doing a specialised program designed to do just that, or easier still take Pilates classes. Pilates addresses all the above-mentioned points and then some!
* Ensure any exercise program you undertake whilst you are building your “firm foundation” has been designed to be both safe and effective and takes into account your own limitations.
* You should be able to sustain your exercise program over the long term (for ever!) It should therefore be designed with real people with real jobs and families in mind. We can’t all find 4-6 hours a week to exercise!
As you can see it’s not rocket science, but mainly just common sense. Build a firm foundation, and what you build should last forever.
Remember safety is the most important factor so why not take a look at the Malibu Pilates Chair. It ticks all the right boxes and will give you a great SAFE workout.
Carol J Pearson is a Personal Trainer and Pilates Instructor and has the following to say about The Malibu Pilates Chair. It gives a great cardio and strength training workout in one easy to use piece of equipment.
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