Strength & Conditioning at Bodytorque helps athletes and non athletes alike to become, faster, stronger, fitter and generally better at their chosen sport.
Scientists specializing in exercise have identified nine elements that comprise the definition of fitness. The following lists each of the nine elements and an example of how they are used:
• Strength – the extent to
which muscles can exert force by contracting against resistance (holding or
restraining an object or person)• Power – the ability to exert maximum muscular contraction instantly in an explosive burst of movements (jumping or sprint starting)
• Agility – the ability to perform a series of explosive power movements in rapid succession in opposing directions (zigzag running or cutting movements)
• Balance – the ability to control the body’s position, either stationary (e.g. a handstand) or while moving (e.g. a vault or gymnastics stunt)
• Flexibility – the ability to achieve an extended range of motion without being impeded by excess tissue, i.e. fat or muscle (executing a leg split). Flexibility can be further broken down into: static passive, dynamic and static active
• Local Muscle Endurance – a single muscle’s ability to perform sustained work
• Cardiovascular Endurance – the heart’s ability to deliver blood to working muscles and their ability to use it (running long distances)
• Strength Endurance – a muscle’s ability to perform a maximum contracture time after time (continuous explosive rebounding through an entire basketball game)
• Coordination – the ability to integrate the above listed components so that effective movements are achieved.
Conditioning by definition is the bodies ability to work easily and/or with
lessened stress while performing a chosen activity. Example: When you learn to
do something new it can often be difficult and uncomfortable, but the more you
persist at it the easier it becomes, until it is a task that can be carried out
with ease or almost instinctively.
All energy
systems are to all be trained equally for a good rounded level of fitness in
sport. We will go into a little more detail in our next post.
Our
Strength & conditioning class’s at Bodytorque provide perfect training for
all of these catagories and elements of fitness. If you really want to step up
your tempo of training with qualified experienced coaches then why not come and try one of our classes for FREE? Please contact
us at info@bodytorque.org.uk quoting BodytorqueBlogS&C.
Classes are £5 for non members and are on :
Tuesday at 6pm
Friday at 7.30pm
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