Do I need experience to start a training program?
Absolutely not! Your Epic Fitness trainer will assess your current level of
physical fitness, as well as your exercise experience to determine the difficulty
and intensity of your training sessions. If you have no prior experience, you will
ease into your training program rather than getting the crash course you would
receive with a large gym training membership.
How many days a week should I train?
That depends. To maintain or slightly improve your level of physical fitness you
will want to train a minimum of 3 days per week.
If you have participated in a training program in the past, you will most likely
want to train 4-5 days per week. It is recommended that you train no more than
6 days per week to give your body a day of total rest.
I'm a woman, do I need to train with weights? I don't want to "bulk up"...
Yes!
Osteoporosis. Resistance training has been proven to reduce your chance of
getting osteoporosis, by increasing bone density.
Functional strength. Doing day to day activities involves just about every muscle
group on your body. Picking your baby up from the floor works your legs, arms,
shoulders, and back. Not to mention the vital "core" which includes your
abdominals and lower back. In order to strengthen all these muscles, resistance
training is necessary.
Burn fat. The lean muscle you'll obtain through resistance training will not only
tone your body and give you that lean smooth look, you'll also be burning more
calories. Muscle utilizes calories to function, so the more muscle you have, the
more calories you burn!
Don't worry about "bulking up". The female body lacks the testosterone needed
to look like a bodybuilder. Most men can't even achieve the bodybuilder look
without performance enhancing drugs. Your trainer will also stress a rep range
of 12+ per set. This means that your training is shifted into the toning and
muscular endurance phase.
Why work with a personal trainer?
Motivation and Education. People work with a personal trainer for all different
reasons, but most can be divided into either motivation, education, or both.
Motivation. With the Epic Fitness In-Home training program, your trainer will
arrive at your home with all the equipment you'll need for a full body workout. All
you have to do is set aside an hour, and your trainer will make it fun, exciting,
and keep you motivated on achieving your fitness goals. Would you do that on
your own?
Education. With all Epic Fitness trainers being nationally certified and/or
degreed, we have the knowledge and experience to ensure each motion is
correctly performed to give you optimum results from your effort. An incorrectly
performed exercise not only doesn't work the muscle group targeted, but it can
also cause serious injury.
How can I spot reduce my mid-section, especially my love handles?
Sorry, you can't. The only way to reduce belly fat is to reduce your body fat
percentage. You can do crunches until you are blue in the face, but until the
layers of fat covering up your abdominal muscles are burned away all you'll see
is belly fat.
Crunches and abdominal work are necessary for a number of reasons, most
importantly to strengthen the "core" which is the most important muscle group in
your body (lower back and abdominals).
Don't stop working your abs. But you need to also cut body fat so you can see
those abs! That means proper nutrition and exercise. You'll need to be eating
smarter and burning more calories than you are taking in.
If osteoarthritis causes your joints to hurt, why is exercise recommended?
Doesn't this hurt your joints even more?
No. Proper exercise that involves the movement of your joints both strengthens
and improves the muscles that hold that joint. That means that it actually
decreases the pain of osteoarthritis.
I am already thin. Why should I work out?
A training program, including resistance, cardiovascular and flexibility training is
not just for people who wish to lose weight.
Physical fitness is for your health not just your looks. Just because your thin
doesn't always mean healthy. People who are thin and unfit can have heart
disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc. just like people who are
overweight.
Can exercise reduce the amount of stress in my life?
Yes! The reason that most athletes never stop training is because of the
incredible mood enhancing effects of a good workout. Research has shown that
exercise has positive effects on depression and stress. You've heard about the
"runner's high", which is the feeling an endurance athlete gets upon completion
of an event. This is the extreme of the feeling you'll get when participating in an
exercise program.
Absolutely not! Your Epic Fitness trainer will assess your current level of
physical fitness, as well as your exercise experience to determine the difficulty
and intensity of your training sessions. If you have no prior experience, you will
ease into your training program rather than getting the crash course you would
receive with a large gym training membership.
How many days a week should I train?
That depends. To maintain or slightly improve your level of physical fitness you
will want to train a minimum of 3 days per week.
If you have participated in a training program in the past, you will most likely
want to train 4-5 days per week. It is recommended that you train no more than
6 days per week to give your body a day of total rest.
I'm a woman, do I need to train with weights? I don't want to "bulk up"...
Yes!
Osteoporosis. Resistance training has been proven to reduce your chance of
getting osteoporosis, by increasing bone density.
Functional strength. Doing day to day activities involves just about every muscle
group on your body. Picking your baby up from the floor works your legs, arms,
shoulders, and back. Not to mention the vital "core" which includes your
abdominals and lower back. In order to strengthen all these muscles, resistance
training is necessary.
Burn fat. The lean muscle you'll obtain through resistance training will not only
tone your body and give you that lean smooth look, you'll also be burning more
calories. Muscle utilizes calories to function, so the more muscle you have, the
more calories you burn!
Don't worry about "bulking up". The female body lacks the testosterone needed
to look like a bodybuilder. Most men can't even achieve the bodybuilder look
without performance enhancing drugs. Your trainer will also stress a rep range
of 12+ per set. This means that your training is shifted into the toning and
muscular endurance phase.
Why work with a personal trainer?
Motivation and Education. People work with a personal trainer for all different
reasons, but most can be divided into either motivation, education, or both.
Motivation. With the Epic Fitness In-Home training program, your trainer will
arrive at your home with all the equipment you'll need for a full body workout. All
you have to do is set aside an hour, and your trainer will make it fun, exciting,
and keep you motivated on achieving your fitness goals. Would you do that on
your own?
Education. With all Epic Fitness trainers being nationally certified and/or
degreed, we have the knowledge and experience to ensure each motion is
correctly performed to give you optimum results from your effort. An incorrectly
performed exercise not only doesn't work the muscle group targeted, but it can
also cause serious injury.
How can I spot reduce my mid-section, especially my love handles?
Sorry, you can't. The only way to reduce belly fat is to reduce your body fat
percentage. You can do crunches until you are blue in the face, but until the
layers of fat covering up your abdominal muscles are burned away all you'll see
is belly fat.
Crunches and abdominal work are necessary for a number of reasons, most
importantly to strengthen the "core" which is the most important muscle group in
your body (lower back and abdominals).
Don't stop working your abs. But you need to also cut body fat so you can see
those abs! That means proper nutrition and exercise. You'll need to be eating
smarter and burning more calories than you are taking in.
If osteoarthritis causes your joints to hurt, why is exercise recommended?
Doesn't this hurt your joints even more?
No. Proper exercise that involves the movement of your joints both strengthens
and improves the muscles that hold that joint. That means that it actually
decreases the pain of osteoarthritis.
I am already thin. Why should I work out?
A training program, including resistance, cardiovascular and flexibility training is
not just for people who wish to lose weight.
Physical fitness is for your health not just your looks. Just because your thin
doesn't always mean healthy. People who are thin and unfit can have heart
disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc. just like people who are
overweight.
Can exercise reduce the amount of stress in my life?
Yes! The reason that most athletes never stop training is because of the
incredible mood enhancing effects of a good workout. Research has shown that
exercise has positive effects on depression and stress. You've heard about the
"runner's high", which is the feeling an endurance athlete gets upon completion
of an event. This is the extreme of the feeling you'll get when participating in an
exercise program.
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