Quality of Life!
WHY? When we are young, we expect it, even take it for granted. Yet, as we age, we find it elusive. Quality of life, as we age, is not a given, quite the contrary – it must be earned. Just what is this “breakthrough”, the secret to long years of fun filled activity, to be experienced far into the twilight years?
WHERE? Exercise, it seems, is on everyone’s mind these days, and with good reason. Consider the Strength Training Programme offered at Pilates Works® on Medex equipment under personal supervision.
As sedentary individuals become older, they will lose 10 to 12 percent of their muscle mass, 20 percent of their muscular strength, and 20 percent and 30 percent of their cortical bone thickness for males and females, respectively. The loss of muscle and increase of body fat can occur with no appreciable change in absolute body weight. Still the act of regular exercise is “avoided like the plague” by many.
To the 22 percent of the North American population that exercises regularly, including young and old, exercise and the potential benefits it stimulates is becoming more and more something to be reckoned with, to be taken seriously.
WHEN? The solution is quite obviously exercise through Strength Training, under supervision. Make no mistake, what we are discussing is serious business, not “fun” fitness. If fun is what you are looking for, enjoying your favourite sport or activity long into your life, that is your reward, and you will have earned it! However, it is your commitment to your workouts that get you strong and allow you to enjoy life.
If you decide after seeing this web site that maybe a structured exercise program is for you, then you are taking an appropriate step in enriching your later years leading to a more productive, active lifestyle. What is amazing is that these benefits can be realized in as little as 30 minutes per session.
Contact us at 905-845-5914 for an assessment.
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