Frequently Asked Questions
Why do I need Personal Training?
Why should I get in-home training versus training in a gym?What equipment do I need to do in-home personal training?What if I have no equipment?What is Athletic Therapy?
What is the difference between Athletic Therapy and Physiotherapy?
Why do I need a Personal Trainer??
There are many excuses heard about not achieving your personal fitness goals. With scheduled appointments we will hold you accountable to keeping your session to ensure you're achieve these goals and much more.
With in-home/condo personal training you will receive:
- 80% better results, 3x faster
- a personalized training program
- motivation & support
- guidance and instruction on proper techniques to help prevent injury
- maximize your time
- set realistic and personalized goals
- fun and challenging workouts to keep you interested
All this with no extra gym fees or time spent waiting for equipment!
Why should I get in-home training versus training in a gym?
In-home training gives you all the benefits of working out in the convenience of your own home. There are no obligatory monthly membership fees or hidden costs that gyms normally have. You have maximum efficiency with no traveling costs or time wasted driving to and from a gym.
What equipment do I need to do in-home personal training?
A wide variety of exercises can be completed at home using various combinations of dumbbells, barbells, stability balls and tubing. Developing proper exercise technique is mandatory when using free weights since poor technique increases the risk of injury to your muscles and joints.
If you are unsure of what equipment you require for yourself we will help guide you to find the equipment that is best suited for your fitness level and goals that you and your trainer have already establish.
What if I have no equipment?
As your personal trainer, we can design programs that use no equipment at all, or a very minimal amount of equipment. These programs involve exercises that use your own body weight or your body weight combined with tubing. Bodyweight and tubing exercises are extremely versatile and convenient since they require very little space and can be manipulated to provide resistance exercises for the entire body.
Resistance levels can be adjusted in a multitude of ways, such as changing your hand and foot position, varying the speed of the movement as well as modifying the range of motion of the exercise or movement. You will be surprised by the number of exercise variations found within this type of program.
What is Athletic Therapy?
A Certified Athletic Therapist (AT) applies a hands on approach to healing to ensure a speedy, healthy recovery occurs in the shortest possible. As a patient you will use functional, sport specific exercises to ensure optimum speed, balance, power and strength are achieved upon your return to play. Injuries can be new or old, there is no time restriction on when you can see an AT.
A Certified AT will assess your injury and condition, use contemporary rehabilitative techniques, therapeutic modalities, soft tissue mobilization and physical reconditioning to create an environment encouraging optimal healing within your body. This is done to better prepare your body for a safe return to an active lifestyle. Using postural evaluation, conditioning programs and bracing or supportive taping techniques an AT ensures you are receiving the finest treatment possible.
Visit these websites to learn more about athletic therapy:
www.athletictherapy.org (CATA)
www.athletictherapists.on.ca (OATA)
What is the difference between Athletic Therapy and Physiotherapy?
Athletic Therapy and Physiotherapy differ in their approach to healing injuries. Physiotherapists are educated in helping the general population with injuries they may have sustained in the workplace or home. Athletic Therapists (ATs) are educated to treat athletes of all levels from injuries they’ve sustained during their sport/activity.
ATs use a hands-on approach to healing, versus using machines all the time. Using sport-specific exercises, ATs ensure that their patients return to sport with full strength, power, agility and speed they had prior to their injury. ATs also have training in bracing and taping to ensure maximum safety for the patient during activity and daily functioning.
A large part of training that physiotherapists do not initially recieve is working as part of a team, or sport. ATs are trained to help athletes for pre- and post- game services (such as bracing, taping, massages & assisted stretching) during both practices and games. As well, ATs are certified to respond and act to emergency situtations should the need arise at a sporting event.
