Atlanta Tour de Kids 5K Run/Walk

Tour de Kids 5K Run/Walk,Sunday, April 27, 2008, 08:30 AM
Centennial Olympic Park 265 Park Ave. West N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30313-1591

The Tour de Kids 5K Run/Walk gives participants the unique opportunity to participate in the second largest cycling event in the world - the Tour de Georgia - while giving back to the community. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, a national leader among childhood cancer, hematology and blood marrow transplant programs

Over use injuries related to personal training, working out, and running

My Client Kim was having problems with elbow, shin and Back issues related to both our Tennis instrucion and personal training that she has been doing with me and her League tennis, She has gone to many different physcal therapist for Rehab in the past and she swears by these guys at Atlanta Body Mechanics, 550 Peachtree Street, Suite 1760 Atlanta, Georgia 30308 404.817.0734, her problems were involved with Balance which is commonly overlooked within fitness programs and in both the athletic and general population. The majority of the clients of Body Mechanics and http//www.bodymechanicsatl.com spend their dedicated workout time on cardiovascular and resistance training programs, but balance training plays an integral role in athletic performance and in fall prevention for older adults. A recent article in the NY Times describes the benefits of exercise and how physical therapists can further enhance this training within any population. Please contact our physical therapists at Body Mechanics Physical Therapy to learn how we can best address your specific rehabilitation and fitness needs.
Kim issues were also exasberated by,
Overuse Injuries
The following questions and statements may indicate the potential for or presence of an overuse injury (ie tendinitis, bursitis, IT band syndrome) or activity related injury.

1. Previous Injury to the lower extremity joints including hip, knee, ankle, or low back and pelvis?
2. Recent increase/change in exercise duration, frequency of days/week, terrain (track, pavement, grass), or sporting event?
3. Have you performed the same exercise program or training program for over 6-8 weeks?
4. Inability or decrease in a sport type movement to one side vs. another? For example, a player can defend Left, not Right; longer stride on one side; stronger pedal stroke on one side; or decrease in vertical jump from side to side?
5. Point tenderness over the muscle belly, tendon, ligaments, or bone? Note: Point tenderness over a bone with inability to bear weight must be followed up with a physician to rule out fracture.
6. Swelling or heat within a joint not resolved 1-2 hours after exercise or when compared to the other working joints of the body.
7. Pain in the leg or arm that increases or decreases in severity with exercise?
8. Inability to balance on one leg for the same duration from Right to Left?
9. Tightness or strength differences for the same muscle group from Right to Left?
10. Repeated hamstring or groin pulls or repeated incidents of the same problem without complete recovery? (ie treating the symptoms not the cause)
11. Inability to perform a single leg squat without the knee traveling in toward the center.

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Labels: arm injuries, leg injuries, muscle imbalances, overuse injuries, training errors

Group Fitness, group training, Mini Boot Camps Atlanta

Hello Atlanta, I have group training sessions, fitness sessions, in a boot camp style workouts. These sessions are done in the Buckhead, Midtown to the Vinings, to perimeter mall area and, these sessions are done at Such places as Post Appartments, 1280 West Condos, One Buckhead loop, Gables appartments. I have groups on going and adding more all the time, please contact jeff at http://www.fitnesswithjeff.com 404.451.8872

Atlanta Condo Gyms that the Atlanta personal trainer recommends

Hello Atlanta Fitness group, in this post I will give my picks of the best Condo gyms in Atlanta 30305, These gyms are in no paticular order but ones that I enjoy going to seeing my clients for personal training and group fitness. The Ovation next to the ESPN on Peachtree road has a great large space totalling more then 1000 foot gym with excellent areobic activity and free wieghts, other gyms with similar space and amenenities include the One Buckhead Loop, The Eclipse, The Paramount also 1 tennis court, Paces 325 has a great spaces as well and also has one tennis court. other top flight gyms would include, The Grandview, Terminus and coming in 2009 the Mansion.

Chest exercises and technique and some hints

Hello Atlanta Fitness and personal training group. Here are some of my key
Chest exercises and technique and some hints for there use in your workout.

I like to warmup with some light shoulder exercises and do some wall pushups wall pushups.For more size less reps more weight 8-12 reps more tone more reps less weight
-Incline Dumbbell Press
Dumbbells allow you to work through a greater range of motion and force each side of the body to work independently.
-Decline Barbell Press
Build size and strength and really isolate the chest.
-Cable Crossover
With the heavy pressing movements completed, do some "detailing exercises" that really deliver the pump. With the cable crossover, the focus is on good form and feeling the muscle contract.
-Smith-Machine Incline Press
Use an incline to target your upper pecs
-Flat-Bench Dumbbell Press (posted )
work each side independently,use dumbbells in a variation of the classic bench press.
-Flat-Bench Dumbbell Flye
Add depth and definition to your chest with this flat-bench move
-Smith-Machine Incline-Bench Press (posted )Use this gym staple to lift
more during this classic pec exercise
Incline Dumbbell Flye
Isolate your upper pecs with this variation on the flat-bench flye. I like to do 2/3 sets spread over about 45 minutes 2/4 times per week depending on your level/ fitness

Weight training do's and don'ts

The weight-training can have an exciting time in the gym if they follow certain rules and avoid one or two machines. The machines to avoid in an upper body workout, except perhaps on the day of competition, would be to avoid a military press. A military press machine can often lead to impingement syndrome of the shoulder with pain while trying to do overhead work. Instead of using the military press, because it is important to exercise those muscles, you can get the same results by doing an incline press.
When doing upper-body strengthening, you want to keep your hands in your peripheral vision at all times. If you can't see your hands and fingers, the benefit of that exercise has been shown to be minimal. So if you are grabbing the bar and pulling it down behind your head, you should not go further to the point that you can't see your fingers and rather perhaps you should put it in front of you.
Most of the equipment to exercise your upper body has handles that are placed for a generic 5-foot-8-inch to 5-foot-10-inch man with a certain build. Even though the handles are put at a certain distance it is important to grab the bars at a shoulder-width distance apart. Doing wide grip lifts, except on the day of competition, offer little advantage compared to a narrow grip lift and a narrow lift grip will not injure certain parts of the shoulder.
In the lower body you should try to avoid seated leg-extension exercises. When you do seated leg-extension exercises to strengthen the medialis the patella tendon, often in people too numerous to count, can't tolerate the exercise because of the weight and the stress that's placed at the ankle. Patients come in with either arthritis of the kneecap or patella tendon pain. Simply stopping the exercise, that is, the leg extension, and substituting a one-third knee bend with an elastic cord to offer resistance, can give the same buildup of muscles without the detriment of injury.
Most exercises in the lower body should be done with a short arc eccentric load, because squatting down fully, while exciting to the trainer, offers no advantage for the muscle and only allows for injury to occur