Exercise

How the body reacts to exercise and what you can expect during your first month:

1^st week:

Body and mind don’t seem to work together.  When lifting, you may feel off-balance or wobbly.  The reason for this is that your stabilizing muscles are weak and unable to support the lifts with control.  You may experience a little stiffness or soreness because of the lack of past exercise.  But this is all good—you are moving forward!

2^nd week:

Body and mind start to come together.  Control of your movements while exercising becomes smoother because your stabilizers are starting to strengthen.  Any soreness from the first week has gone away.  You feel good about the decision you have made and you wonder why you didn’t get started sooner.

3^rd week:

Your energy kicks into high gear.  You feel better, have more energy.  You are able to push out more repetitions with greater ease.  You are ready to start challenging yourself and have fun doing so.

4^th week:

This is when you are ready to learn how to adjust your program--the weight, reps and sets—so if need be, you can become independent from the trainer.  You will have a safe and solid program to follow.  By now you have probably lost several pounds and noticed a trimmer waistline.  If you’re looking to build size, you may have put on a couple of pounds and still have trimmed your waistline.

Exercise is the core component in changing your personal lifestyle and quality of life.  Many of us experience metabolic problems which are alarms warning of more serious health concerns.  These include being overweight, having high blood pressure, high insulin levels or abnormal cholesterol.  Separately, each metabolic problem is a risk factor for other diseases and together they multiply the chances of life-threatening illness.  They often lead to diabetes, heart disease, stroke, kidney disorders, some cancers, and Alzheimer’s disease.

A study by Stephen Holt, M.D., determined that structured exercise and proper diet can reduce the risk of going from a pre-diabetic stage to full-blown diabetes by 60%.  Jay is very experienced with these conditions and has been successful in drastically reducing or eliminating the need for medication and/or insulin for all of his clients.

Chronic joint, cervical, lower extremity, and back pain can be the result of lack of exercise and/or injury.  Jay works as part of a healthcare team that includes orthopedists and chiropractors to eliminate pain and increase overall muscle function through structured exercise and proper diet.