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For Seniors
Our Slow, Controlled Method Brings Quick
Results to Seniors
As we age, our fitness needs change…Joints
may become achy and less flexible, strength decreases
and bones become
more fragile. The 21 Minute Convenience Fitness program
is on target with the requirements of Seniors.
A recent study in The Journal of Gerontology reported
that…
“ Elderly men
can not only tolerate very high weight training workloads,
but will exhibit
muscular changes similar to
their younger counterparts. Even the gains for previously
sedentary older folks can be dramatic.”
Our
Personal Coaches Ensure Efficiency & Safety
The no sweat workout, done in your street clothes,
with a coach supervising the entire workout ensures maximum
efficiency and safety. Our medical grade
equipment (not typically found in most
health clubs) was specifically designed for a “slow”,
high resistant training program that is easy on the joints
and ligaments.
Seniors have unique exercise requirements (especially those
who may have led a more sedentary lifestyle), and our equipment
and weight training regimen do not involve any explosive
or fast movements, which can lead to injury. In fact, landmark
university studies have proven the effectiveness and safety
of the slow, controlled strength training method on Seniors!
Why Begin a Strength Training Fitness
Program?
- In 2003, the Surgeon General
stated for the first time that strength training
should be at the core of any exercise program.
- The American Council on Exercise (ACE)
says there is a rising need for strength training for
older adults to help fight osteoporosis, reduce the
risk of injury and maintain independence
- By 2020, the US Department of Health & Human
Services predicts one in two Americans over 50 will
be at risk for fractures from low bone mass
- Approximately 18% of Seniors are diagnosed
with Diabetes and this increase is linked to 2 factors:
increase in fat and decrease in muscle
The
Benefits of Strength Training for Seniors Are Now Scientific
Fact…
A generation ago it was thought that Seniors could not
grow lean muscle tissue.
Research has proven that weight training has helped people
in their seventies, eighties and even nineties significantly
improve the quality of their lives by increasing their
muscle mass and strength. The impact on the functions of
everyday living, such as climbing stairs, carrying packages
and maintaining independence and health cannot be overlooked. Reuters
News Service reported on April 21, 2004 that…
“ Weight
training (simple workouts, done consistently)
can help women lose weight and keep it off, and can
also help
older men and women strengthen their immune systems,
according to research presented at The Experimental
Biology 2004
conference in Washington this week.”
I feel really
good about my 21 Minute exercise regime…I can
already see a difference in the way I walk up stairs
and how fast I can walk.
The 21 Minute coaches are really the reason I can see
great results and push myself to the limit.
—Janet
F., Retired Senior
I didn’t start exercising seriously until my early
fifties and my research led me to the slow-momentum weight
training program, which I did at home on my own. When
I heard about 21 Minute Convenience Fitness, I knew it
was exactly the program I had been looking for. I come
to the studio wearing my dress pants, shirt and tie,
leave the tie at the door and get to work. I really like
the convenience, the extra stretching and I’m
out of there in 30 minutes, instead of at least the
hour
it took at the gym.
—Steve S.,
Commercial Real Estate Broker
Several other benefits of weight training have been noted
by many recent studies:
- ACE also
says there is a rising need for strength training
for older adults to help fight osteoporosis, reduce
the risk
of injury and maintain independence
- By 2020, the
US Department of Health and Human Services predicts
one in two Americans over 50 will be at
risk for fractures from low bone mass
- Approximately
18% of Seniors are diagnosed with Diabetes and this
increase is linked to 2 factors:
increase in fat and decrease in muscle
Articles for Seniors
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