Personal Training for Seniors and Older Adults Program.  Everyday we work hard for the seniors in Alexandria VA to help them move better and live their life without limitations.  Whether your goals are combating arthritis through joint distraction to preventing bone loss through functional strength training, we are going to build an age-appropriate program for you.  We help clients improve aerobic capacity, increase engagement with neuromuscular activation, and build strength through compound movement patterns.

This articles highlights some of our older adult clients and includes their comments on what they had to say about their custom, one-on-one personal training programs.

Personal Training for Older Adults

• Senior’s Biomechanics and Kinetics Program: provides training in basic movement kinetics to help you with everyday tasks (tying your shoe, going up steps, etc.)
• Move Young Program: a weight loss program specifically developed for adults 65 and older.
• Lower Body Symmetry: corrective exercise for hips and knees with a focus on weight loss.
• Upper Body Symmetry: repair shoulder and grip strength with a strength training.
• Comprehensive Movement Screening: Range of Motion, Balance, and Stability Testing

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Personal Training for Seniors and Older Adults Program.  Everyday we work hard for the seniors in Alexandria VA to help them move better and live their life without limitations.  Whether your goals are combating arthritis through joint distraction to preventing bone loss through functional strength training, we are going to build an age-appropriate program for you.  We help clients improve aerobic capacity, increase engagement with neuromuscular activation, and build strength through compound movement patterns.

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We Correct Common Movement Problems

At Sand and Steel Fitness we have trained hundreds of people with different body compositions, injuries, and various occupations.

• Rounded shoulders and upper back – Pushing the shoulders and chest in a tight compromised position causing strain on the thoracic spine.
• Anterior Pelvic Tilt – Tight quadriceps, weak hamstrings, and lack of transverse abdominis strength places the pelvic bone in a forward tilt stressing the lower back.
• Pronation Distortion Syndrome – Feet muscles are unable to hold arch and collapse in causing knees to migrate inward and increase stress on knee joints such as the ACL and MCL
• Lateral Pelvic Shift – Range of motion in the joints on side of the body is reduced causing muscle imbalances on both sides of the body all the way from the ankles to the shoulders.
• Shoulder Impingement Syndrome – Shoulder is in an internally rotated position placing stress on the muscles surrounding the humerus and can lead to pinching of shoulder nerves.

 

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Strength Training For Older Adults

For people over the age of 55, physical activity is generally on a decline.”According to the Center for Disease Control, one in 3 men and one in two women engage in no physical activity.”  Improving muscle synergy by using multiple muscles and joints can have a significant impact on improving physical health.  Seniors deal with the challenge of having reduced muscle mass from decreased hormone levels. Using resistance training in a controlled setting will combat the decrease of bone and tissues by promoting new growth.

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Aerobic Conditioning For Seniors

Older adults who have conditions such as high blood pressure, heart disease, asthma, and diabetes can minimize the impact of these ailments by increasing aerobic capacity of the heart and lungs through personal training.

Our trainers will monitor your level of perceived exertion and heart rate to ensure safety and help your body improve functionality. Through the use sleds, Jacob’s ladder, cycling, rowing and boxing we will build the endurance of the heart and lungs.

“For someone who is over 60, I was careful to research coaches that could take care of my injuries. After researching alternatives, I came across Sand and Steel”, met with Paul, and made the commitment. Needless to say, it was the best decision I’ve made in a long time. Working with Max and Paul has “awakened” muscles far too long neglected. I am getting stronger by the day and enjoying the variation and challenges that await me every time I walk into their place.” Steve. S.

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The Bottom Line is this… you are never too old, you are never too broken, too injured, or too late to start working out at Sand & Steel.  Regardless of where you are starting from, Dawn and I are going to build a custom program to you help move better.  And we’ll be with you every step of the way.