If you don’t use it you lose it!!

Have you heard the expression “if you don’t use it you lose it”..I have felt that on many occasions especially when I haven’t been doing one of my practices. It’s that feeling when you exercise for the first time in a month. You know you need to do it but it’s not fun. That’s the way learning new things is. At first it’s awkward and difficult. But gradually it starts to feel better. You’re glad you’re having a new conversation. Relationships are much the same way. There is always room for a new conversation and an opportunity to learn something new about yourself.

How satisfied are you with the quality of your life , finances, job, health relationships? What can you do to make them better? When’s the last time you have made a new friend? Real communication is an art form that is alway expanding and always full of new possibilities.

Last week was last week this is a new weeek.
Here is a focus for the next week. Think about a person with whom you would want to transform into. How should you be being. What would have to shift? What would you have to do to make it happen? What’s in the way of you doing what you have to do? And yes it usually starts with you. You have to make the first step. Be willing to put yourself out there. Perhaps make that phone call you have been putting off. Or send an email you have been delaying.

Thank you

The Executive Edge would like to congratulate Heidi on a amazing job.

Heidi is a Belly dancing master instructor.
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New Adventure Boot Camp Starts June 11th!

Dust off your Boots (or sneakers in this case) and register quickly for CALGARY ADVENTURE bOOT CAMP first adveture Boot Camp. It starts:
June 11th , Bowness and Downtown
mwf 530 - 630 am and 12 noon

free adventure bootcamp t-shirt

You can call Allan directly @ 246-7386 to reserve your spot,

Boot camp fitness training focuses on getting you back to the basics of exercise and functional fitness. You will enjoy:
· Callisthenics
· Core conditioning
· Short distance Run/Walk
· Circuit training
· Obstacle course
· Hiking
· Weight-training
Gyms are great, but if you are looking for a change in yourself and your environment, then we are what you are looking for! Expected results when you complete our Camp are:
>3-5% reduction in body fat
>Greatly improved posture
> Better relaxation
> 5-12 pounds of weight loss
>1-3 inch decrease in midsection
>25% improvement in endurance
> 25% increase in strength
>100% gain in self-confidence!

4 Fitness Tips

Tip #1

One-sided back pain is almost always related to a lack of hip external rotation and
hip extension range of motion. If your hip doesn't externally sufficiently, you'll compensate by rotating more at your lumbar spine. If you don't have terminal hip extension (thanks to glutes that actually fire), you'll compensate with lumbar hyperextension.

Extension-rotation syndromes are a good 80% of lower back problems. Work on hip
mobility and stabilize the lumbar spine, and you'll be golden. Aggressive soft tissue work with the foam roller and lacrosse ball is useful on the TFL/IT band, quads, adductors, piriformis, and gluteus medius. Go see your Chiropractor.


Tip #2

Make sure your trainer performs a static postural assessment on you. When performing a static postural assessment, you're looking for 90 degree angles and straight lines. When the body starts to deviate from these guidelines, you open yourself up to pain and injury.

This is much akin to the car with poor alignment; if you just drive it around the block at 20 miles per hour chances are you'll be fine. But, the second you want to open it up and go full throttle, things start to go out of whack and next thing you know you need a tune-up.

Get your alignment straightened out and watch your health and performance soar!


Tip #3

Muscle imbalances around the lower leg can lead to a host of issues up the kinetic chain.
Whether it's something closely related like shin splints, or something farther away such as anterior knee pain, muscle imbalances around your lower leg aren't a good thing.

One of the simplest approaches here is to work on loosening up the gastroc-soleus with mobility and soft-tissue techniques, while strengthening the anterior musculature, most notably the tibialis anterior with toe-raise exercises.

It may not be as sexy as a big squat or deadlift, but improving the balance around your lower leg will keep you healthy for a long-time to come!


Tip #4
acromial process - the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade.
Within the population, you'll see three different types of acromion processes: Type I (flat), Type II (hooked), and Type III (beaked). Type III acromions only comprise one-third of the population, but account for the overwhelming majority of shoulder problems. The take-home message is that from structural standpoint, some lifters will "hold up" better to certain potentially harmful shoulder movements (e.g., upright rows, overhead lifting).

Have a truly great day , everything is possible!
Allan Fine / Fitness/ Lifecoach
EXECUTIVE EDGE
executive-edge@shaw.ca
Phone: 403-246-7386
Cell:403-389-3386
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A welcome from Allan Fine -
Fitness Wizard & Life Coach
I am a personal Business and executive Fitness & life coach, based in Calgary/Alberta. I have been coaching individual and corporate clients for 14 years as well as training people on nutrition and wellness. I have participated as an expert Fitness & life coach on television and radio programmes, as well as written pieces for popular magazines, the business and trade press. I have a over 20 certifications and 14 years of experience in individual and organizational change and development.