It may seem slightly ironic to some that the dangerous sport of boxing is actually one of the best training workouts you can do, nevertheless it is a FACT and one of the main reasons personal trainers use this method when working with their clients. That's because boxing is the fastest, most effective way to burn the maximum amount of calories in the shortest space of time. In effect it works the entire body to the maximum, toning and sculpting all the muscles and provides fantastic weight loss results. It is also a seriously fun way to shed the pounds.
But you can forget all about walloping a punch bag in a sweaty gym or slabs of meat Rocky-style in a butcher's ice room. No these workouts are all relatively low key and involve simply your one-on-one personal trainer and you. In fact it is literally one-way one-on-one because they wear the pads and you don the gloves. And that is all you are aiming at, the pads on the trainer's hands. It is the only contact; you're not actually striking the personal trainer anywhere else on his/her body.
It may sound a bit strange, but resistance training causes microscopic damage or tears to the muscle cells which react by quickly initiating an instinctive repair mechanism to get the muscles regenerating. This in turn makes the body grow stronger. Thus rest time in between resistance training sessions is just as important as the workout's themselves. Resistance training is beneficial for many health and fitness reasons, especially when it comes to losing weight. That's because muscle tissue is metabolically active, thus the more muscle you have the more calories you will burn which makes losing weight easier - even when you're simply resting. It also makes maintaining a healthy weight much easier too.
Increased muscle strength also helps you get a better posture and can assist in delaying the onset of osteoporosis. For those who play sport, resistance training is ideal for improving muscle power which is obviously important for footballers or hockey players, golfers and volleyballers. And of course, weight training has always been a key method for those who simply want to look fantastic and have the famous 6-Pack and toned muscles and in essence achieve the "perfect body".
But the most important aspect personal trainers bring is motivation. The very knowledge that you are going to have a mentor to drive you on and encourage you to push yourself (as well as show you your limits) is a very powerful motivator in itself. In a word, personal training sessions work just as effectively - if not more so - than go it alone gym-based workouts and is the reason they are becoming ever-more popular.
But you can forget all about walloping a punch bag in a sweaty gym or slabs of meat Rocky-style in a butcher's ice room. No these workouts are all relatively low key and involve simply your one-on-one personal trainer and you. In fact it is literally one-way one-on-one because they wear the pads and you don the gloves. And that is all you are aiming at, the pads on the trainer's hands. It is the only contact; you're not actually striking the personal trainer anywhere else on his/her body.
It may sound a bit strange, but resistance training causes microscopic damage or tears to the muscle cells which react by quickly initiating an instinctive repair mechanism to get the muscles regenerating. This in turn makes the body grow stronger. Thus rest time in between resistance training sessions is just as important as the workout's themselves. Resistance training is beneficial for many health and fitness reasons, especially when it comes to losing weight. That's because muscle tissue is metabolically active, thus the more muscle you have the more calories you will burn which makes losing weight easier - even when you're simply resting. It also makes maintaining a healthy weight much easier too.
Increased muscle strength also helps you get a better posture and can assist in delaying the onset of osteoporosis. For those who play sport, resistance training is ideal for improving muscle power which is obviously important for footballers or hockey players, golfers and volleyballers. And of course, weight training has always been a key method for those who simply want to look fantastic and have the famous 6-Pack and toned muscles and in essence achieve the "perfect body".
But the most important aspect personal trainers bring is motivation. The very knowledge that you are going to have a mentor to drive you on and encourage you to push yourself (as well as show you your limits) is a very powerful motivator in itself. In a word, personal training sessions work just as effectively - if not more so - than go it alone gym-based workouts and is the reason they are becoming ever-more popular.
About the Author:
Mitch Wicking is a personal trainer with My Home Trainer, an organization that provides fitness training in UK.
