Individual strength & conditioning training is designed bespoke to your individual goals and capabilities. Everybody, can benefit from strength training; young and old, male and female, injured or able-bodied, from athletes to ‘never exercised before’’. Increasing and maintaining strength is especially important as we get older.
Over time you will gain/ increase in the following areas:
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Strength
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Cardiovascular fitness
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Stability
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Mobility
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Ability to perform the six human movement patterns of squat, lunge, hinge, push, pull and carry effectively, which are used in life and in sports.
Each training programme commences with a “Working Assessment” where Ally assesses each of your moving patterns so that she can design your first training programme, to help you achieve your goals.
Strength training also reduces likelihood of injury, thus ‘bulletproofing’ your body.
If you have existing injuries, strength training will reduce the pain and discomfort associated with these. As a PPSC (Pain Free Performance Specialist), Ally does not believe that gym sessions should be painful, and will over time, get you out of existing pain.
Sometimes, she will refer you to another trusted professional, if she feels that you need help to address structural imbalances.
Training takes place in the beautiful Glass House, an airy and light purpose built garden gym in the middle of nature.
As physical training is just one element in holistic health, many clients address the rest of their lifestyle and diet, as well as mental, emotional and even spiritual health. Stress and lack of sleep, can for example increase recovery time and reduce the body’s ability to increase muscle size or strength, or lose fat.
As a Certified Naturopath, Ally can also help you address these elements. If this is of interest to you, please click here.
Ally van de Pol is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, PPSC Pain Free Performance Specialist Coach, Pain-Free Knees Specialist Coach, Senior Exercise Specialist, Health & Wellness Coach. She is an Emergency First Responder; CPR/AED Trained.
