We can all agree: “Fitness and strength have no side effects.” Or, more simply put, if you want to live, you have to move, and if you want to move with purpose and aim, you have to be fit and strong!
The fact remains, regardless of how active - or inactive - your are, or what type of lifestyle you live, your age or gender, how you make your living and what you do in your spare time, remaining active keeps you healthy and alive.
A strong, functional body is more capable, healthier, more resistant to illness and injury, better at doing the things we need and want it to do safely and effectively, and just all-round more useful and beneficial.
FITCOREX
FIT & STRONG FROM THE INSIDE OUT
In these classes, we combine all Components of Fitness with core exercises for a total body workout.
All the exercises work your body in a functional way, using muscles in synergy with each other. This is the way that the body is designed to be used. It focuses on postural, spinal and pelvic alignment, which helps one to develop a strong core. All movements stem from the core, therefore, by firming it up, this will transpire into other areas of the body and the movement sequences performed can prepare you for the physical challenges of everyday life.
For total beginners or total addicts! Get a complete workout in one challenging session that blends strength, cardio and core training. Next-level your fitness, no matter where you start.
IS FITCOREX FOR ME?
If you answer yes to all of these questions, then YES, FitCoreX is definitely for you!
- Are you between 16 yrs and 68 yrs old?
- Do you want to be strong - but not bulky?
- Do you want to be fit enough that your daily and recreational activities are easy and fun?
- Do you want a beautifully strong posture that inevitably prevents aches and pains?
- And lastly, do you like to exercise with like-minded people that also take care of the body that takes them through life?
Our classes age range from 16 yrs to 65 yrs. And everybody is getting a workout.
WHAT WILL IT BE LIKE?
Get fit from the core out. Using your body to create resistance or adding weights, balls and bands, this mat-based workout combines Pilates inspired moves with progressive "functional" conditioning exercises. By doing lots of repetitions this help develop a strong core, improve balance and flexibility and ultimately tone and shape your body without adding bulky muscles. A total body workout perfect for every fitness level.
Within a FitCoreX session, 10 Minutes are set aside for a blast of interval cardio. It works on the 2 minutes light/moderate intensity - 20 seconds high intensity principle. If you prefer not to do the high intensity workout sections, you are more than welcome to rest for those 20 seconds intervals.
Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned exerciser, we will provide the suitable variations to challenge your whole body optimally. However, your own body will be your guide. No single exercise is required and modifications are available for every exercise letting you determine when you are ready for more challenging exercises. This is ideal to burn those excess calories.
INTENSITY LEVEL: low to high
IMPACT LEVEL: low to high
You choose how hard you want to exercise... however, if we see that you are capable to do more... we will give you that extra bit of encouragement.
BENEFITS & RESULTS
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INCREASED STRENGTH AND FITNESS
Muscle strength is crucial for making it easier to do the things we need to do on a day-to-day basis – whether that’s a weekly game of rugby or lifting a sleeping toddler out of a car seat.
And as we naturally tend to lose muscle mass by up to 5% a year from the age of 30 or so, maintaining it is an essential part of a healthy active lifestyle.
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IMPROVED BODY COMPOSITION & WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
Strength and Conditioning will help you build lean muscle, and because increased muscle also increases your resting metabolism, you’ll burn more calories per day (even when you’re not exercising), helping reduce body fat.
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STRONGER BONES
Bone mass and density tends to decrease with age. But numerous studies have shown that strength training doesn’t just increase muscle strength.
It can also play a role in slowing bone loss, helping prevent osteoporosis and bone fractures. It can even make bones stronger and denser - essential for anyone looking to remain strong, healthy and more active for longer.
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INJURY PREVENTION & RECOVERY
A properly-designed strength and conditioning programme will strengthen muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints. It will also improve mobility, flexibility, proprioception and balance, all helping make the body more resilient and resistant to injury.
It will also improve posture, not only benefitting many of the body’s functions, including the respiratory system and circulation, but it also helps counter the effects of today’s sedentary lifestyles, reducing the risk of musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction that affects over 80% of UK adults.
However, no matter how well prepared we are, injury is sometime unavoidable. Again, evidence shows that by keeping the body strong overall, recovery is frequently better and faster.
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BETTER GENERAL HEALTH
The concept of exercise and medicine is becoming ever more widely understood and accepted.
The combination of strength training, HIIT training, plyometrics and cardio conditioning that characterise strength and conditioning programmes increases cardiovascular function as well as muscular, skeletal and mental health.
It has also been shown to help manage the symptoms of many chronic diseases, including diabetes and arthritis amongst others. And by generating endorphins – nature’s ‘happiness hormone’ - it also improves mood and helps raise self-esteem.