At Essentialibiza we like to think that we go the extra mile to make sure you get the very best information available about Ibiza, keeping you up to date with the clubs, beaches, restaurants, hotels and everything you need to make sure you get the very best from your island experience, no matter what it may be. We understand that many of you like to keep in shape, even when you are on vacation, with that in mind, we have signed up with Tim Gold Fitness, and agreed to undergo some strenuous training on your behalf, to give you an idea of what awaits you with two of the island’s finest personal trainers, Tim and Leon Gold. The next few weeks will see a series of blogs and features, giving you an insight into the true world of personal training. First up, Tim takes us through one of their popular sessions, manual resistance and stretching…
What kind of image do you have when thinking of Personal Training? Do you think it is really ‘personal’ or is it just a human counting device? Well this might be the sad truth with the majority of personal training experiences. Professional trainers worldwide are able to use a sophisticated training technique that makes you independent from gyms and is truly “personal” as well as highly effective. The technique we are talking about is called ‘Manual Resistance’ when it comes to strength building and ‘Active Assisted Stretching’ in case you want to improve flexibility. You simply need a mat, 2 towels and a swiss ball. Sounds hard to believe? Carry on reading…
Every group of muscles can be worked without gym machines. Basically the dynamic resistance workout you need for appropriate strength building comes from the trainer himself. He provides resistance either directly on your limbs or indirectly with towels comparable to a cable system. There are several big advantages, which makes this training superior to other methods.
The resistance can always be adjusted to the subjects need, eg, at the excentric movement by releasing a muscle everyone is able to do 30% more power than at the opposite movement. Thus resistance is altered in different phases to make exercising more intense. Less sets or repetitions lead to better results. It also enables a more direct interaction between trainer and client always ready to push it a little more or to let you stay at your individual handicap. Exercising can be a great playful personal experience like this.
The ‘human gym’ method provides more than 40 exercises targeting the whole body. In addition to that the ‘Active Assisted Stretching’ programme at the end of each training session sees the unpleasant become likable. For most people, stretching or flexibility work is at the end of their fitness list, even though it is very important to prevent all kind of orthopedic issues. To make it easier to connect yourself to stretching, the active method done by the personal trainer is the best choice you could get. Simply lie down and let yourself being stretched – it also hurts slightly sometimes but here you cannot quit. Imbalances can be noticed and sorted out quickly.
That overall very Personal Training experience is available on Ibiza for almost a year now exclusively with us. Tempted now? – Contact us and we can arrange a free trial session to let you feel what distinguishes us from other ‘So-Called-PTs’ – timGold stands for world-class private fitness – always above expectations.
