Flexibility and Stretching Brandon Partin - NASM CPT, VCS Proper flexibility exercises help increase blood flow to muscles and prepare them for physical activity. This reduces the risk of injury by improving the elasticity of muscles and tendons, making them less susceptible to strains and tears. Flexibility workouts enhance the range of motion in your joints, allowing you to perform exercises with better form and efficiency. This can lead to improved performance in various activities, whether it's weightlifting, running, or sports. Stretching and mobility exercises wake up dormant muscles and activate them for the upcoming workout.  Activating these muscles can improve muscle coordination and balance, optimizing your overall performance. As you stretch and warm up, blood flow to your muscles increases, delivering more oxygen and nutrients. This not only aids in performance but also helps with muscle recovery post-workout. Flexibility workouts can serve as a mental preparation for ...

Brandon Partin NASM - CPT, VC Behavior Change Techniques BCT’s or Behavior Change Techniques are known as active elements for intervention strategies that affect the determinants of behavior. For example, looking at self efficacy which is defined as one’s belief that they can complete a task, goal, or performance in simple terms is known as having self confidence or having confidence in one’s self. What are some of the most common behavior change techniques? There are various techniques as it relates to behavior change, here a view of them broken down. Set specific tasks is defined as breaking down a specific goal into easier to achieve tasks and for example when performing exercises having the intensity increased into more challenging ones Practice for mastery and continue doing tasks even if they may be challenging when starting out Have the proper and correct information which is basically focusing on foundational and scientific evidence based practice to workouts Three Elements o...

  Brandon Partin NASM - CPT, VC Significance of Obesity ___ Introduction In this article/guide I will discuss the significant risk that comes from obesity and how it has become such a major health problem today in our modern world. The Health Risk of Today Obesity is a complex disease that describes an individual who has an excessive amount of body fat. Obesity alone is not the only issue in that it can be linked to other conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and certain types of cancers. Reasoning behind Obesity There are various reasons why certain people may find it an issue to lose weight. According to the Mayo Clinic obesity can be influenced by various factors whether they be hereditary, physiological or environmental as well as the combination of diet and physical activity and exercise choices. Small steps matter If you are an individual who has been considered obese there are many steps that you take regardless if they are small steps to improve ...

  Brandon Partin NASM - CPT, VCS Training Integrations Movement Patterns Mastery of certain movement patterns is key to minimizing injury risk, most exercises will involve various movement patterns such as Squatting, Hip Hinging, Pulling, Pushing Motions, Vertical Pressing. Each exercise can be categorized according to these movement patterns and are a great way to identify a specific exercise that needs to be performed in your workout plan. One thing to keep in mind as it relates to resistance training are primarily focused on the isolation of body parts according to their identification, however when it comes to focusing on hypertrophy are identified workouts based on movement patterns. Training for Optimal Posture Posture is known as the relative disposition of the body parts in relation to its physical point whether it be standing, lying down, or sitting. The reasoning for being aware of posture is to correct it in a way which reduces the risk of injury. This focus on posture ...