Christmas and Hannukah are here, and we may wonder whether or not we should exercice during the holidays season. In the past years people have told us that they feel guilty about the wonderful pleasure they have had with friends and familly; that they should have eaten less and be more active. Most of the time our motivation to stay fit will pump us up to remain physically active, but sometimes we lose our stamina and keep making excuses for what we really know is important: Like staying healthy all year long. But we can't blaim ourself for this either; Christmas and Hannukah are about joy and pleasure after all..
Nowadays, with the recent apparition of Yoga - Meditation- Qi gong- Pilates as new forms of "soft" fitness training methods, our options are multiples to stay fit and healthy. These body mind methods are a wonderful way to be active around Christmas and Hannukah.
We don't always have to work out hard to be fit, and Zenergie team agrees that we all need to slow down periodically to help our body and our mind to recover. That is why, Yoga and Qi gong, for instance, offer great alternatives to keep our body flexible, functional, and mobile for the holidays season.
Knowing that we have many options available to remain in shape during the Christmas vacation, takes away the guilt of not exercising at all.
If you need some help with your training program , we will gladly spend some time with you to give you free advices to go through the festivities of the holidays.
Best Wishes,
Christian Heno, Owner
Zenergie Holistic Health and Fitness Studio
Zenergie is a private fitness studio owned and operated by Christian Heno, BCRPA-Certified Personal Trainer, martial arts instructor, and practictioner of Tui-na, traditional Chinese massage. Zenergie's professional staff specialize in working with both the body and mind to enhance health, improve fitness, and restore capacity in our clients.
Thursday, 30 December 2010
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More About Overtraining
Today's tip of the week is about overtraining.
The improvements in our fitness is not happening during the workout. It is happening during the rest time. During the workouts we create muscle damage (the muscle soreness we sometimes feel). and fatigue. When we rest, our body repairs this damage, and clears the lactic acid. If we don't allow enough recovery time, over time a state of overtraining will set in. It manifests itself as an elevated resting heart rate, constant fatigue, difficulties sleeping, lack of motivation to train, irritability...To avoid overtraining we must allow for a rest time and proper nutrition. A good nutritious meal (carbs and protein)should be consumed no longer then an hour after the workout when our body is the most receptive to absorbing the nutrients. Two consecutive rest days are always better then one. A light workout (active recovery) between hard training days is also fine. This could be easy swimming, going for a walk...
Christian Heno, Owner
Zenergie Holistic Health and Fitness Studio
The improvements in our fitness is not happening during the workout. It is happening during the rest time. During the workouts we create muscle damage (the muscle soreness we sometimes feel). and fatigue. When we rest, our body repairs this damage, and clears the lactic acid. If we don't allow enough recovery time, over time a state of overtraining will set in. It manifests itself as an elevated resting heart rate, constant fatigue, difficulties sleeping, lack of motivation to train, irritability...To avoid overtraining we must allow for a rest time and proper nutrition. A good nutritious meal (carbs and protein)should be consumed no longer then an hour after the workout when our body is the most receptive to absorbing the nutrients. Two consecutive rest days are always better then one. A light workout (active recovery) between hard training days is also fine. This could be easy swimming, going for a walk...
Christian Heno, Owner
Zenergie Holistic Health and Fitness Studio
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