Overview:
This lesson highlights the importance of offering alternative exercises and progressions in a workout regime to cater for a wide range of fitness levels and to promote muscle strength and growth. It stresses the concept of progressing with workouts by challenging oneself and adding variety. We review basic functional movements including push, pull, hinge, squat, carry, core, and rotation exercises. The module emphasizes how resistance bands can be used as substitutes for weights or machines, and it introduces variations of each movement for different fitness levels.
Topic Summary:
- We review alternative exercises and progressions in a workout program.
- The lesson covers resistance bands as a substitute for gym equipment as a way to provide consistent force through the entire range of movement.
- The patient is advised to be cautious when introducing new exercises or increasing intensity.
- We review the role of a health coach or trainer in ensuring proper form and preventing injury.
- The patient might consider the practice of yoga, Pilates, or Tai chi as alternatives for functional weight training and core exercises.
