Heart Health

With Valentine’s day around the corner the trainers at Vintage Fitness, an in home personal training company for the 50+ thought we would design a 15 minute cardio program. There is no equipment needed for the program so it can be done anywhere.

In honour of fathers day on Sunday this blog is all about the best exercises for Dad. At Vintage Fitness we have been training men over 50 for the last 11 years. Some of the trends that we see are: Poor posture, Weak hamstrings, Beer belly and loss of strength.

Heart disease is the #1 killer of older men and women. Being physically active is the best thing you can do for your heart health. Exercise will lower your heart resting heart rate, lower your blood pressure and improve your fitness.

The Vintage Fitness in home personal training team specializes in energizing the lives of people over 50 understand and empathize with clients who are scared or unmotivated to start to exercise. We work slowly focusing on a goal that is important to the client. Vintage Fitness is a team of personal trainers who work across the GTA including Mississauga, Oakville, Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough, Ajax, Oshawa, Pickering and Downtown.

The focus today is burning some of the calories that are all a part of the holidays. If you need modified exercises because of an injury or you haven’t exercised in a while drop me a note erin@vintagefitness.ca and I will send different exercises through. If you want an even more personalized program for your needs consider in home personal training. We have a special in December 2015 and January 2016 of a trial couple of sessions for a discounted rate Click here for our Special Gift Offer

This week I use interval training, alternating between cardiovascular exercise which should get your heart rate up with strength training using your body weight as resistance. You will get a great workout in no time.

With the holidays fast approaching life can start to feel busy as well as very social with holiday dinners and drinks. A few Vintage Fitness personal training clients here in Toronto have asked me to create a series of 15 minute full body holiday workouts that they can do even on busy days. This is the first of six workouts which will take you right until Christmas Day.

This is the eighth week of a ten week blog series filled with exercise pictures and tips. The focus this week is on cardiovascular exercises that are great for the heart, balance and can be done at home on days that it is too cold or rainy to get out for your walk. . These exercises are all low impact buy some of them involve getting down on the floor.

Nordic Pole Walking is a highly effective low-impact exercise that takes walking to a new level of fitness. Using special light weight walking poles, Nordic Pole Walking (NPW) combines the ease of walking with the benefits of strength training into one fun, enjoyable and social activity.

Vintage Fitness personal trainers work in hundreds of different condo buildings every year coaching clients to better health. In many of the condos we see similar pieces of equipment that are often being used incorrectly or not to their full potential. If you live in a condo or have a small home gym here are a few things that you should keep in mind.