Injury Rehabilitation

If you've ever sustained an injury than you know how long and hard of a process it is to get your body back to it's optimal level of health. The reason for this is because injuries cause weakness and tightness in different muscles, joints, and ligaments which over time can cause impingements on various nerves leading to further injuries. It's a brutal chain of events, but with the proper conditioning (mainly by use of bands, light dumbbells, and different variations of foam objects) and me as your personal trainer in San Diego, the chain will be broken and the body can be restored to it's highest levels.

Weight Loss

With over 50% of Americans being overweight, it becomes very important that the proper exercise routine and diet be implemented into all of our daily lives. By balancing a higher paced work-out with a diet that puts you in a caloric deficient (burning more calories than you consume), weight loss becomes a walk in the park. Cardiovascular activity alone won't make the weight drop off, but once there is a combination of structured weight training, a proper diet, and the appropriate level cardiovascular activity, the results will inevitable.

Core Strengthening

One of the most neglected areas of our bodies is the core. When I mention the core, the center of our bodies, primarily our abdominals (stomach muscles). When these muscles become weak and underdeveloped many different issues can arise with the most common being lower back injuries. You might have heard of the term "functional fitness", essentially this means doing exercises that will help our daily activities, and the core is the biggest factor of it all.

Elderly Training

As we become older in age our bodies begin to change and the way that we need to train them becomes entirely different. Slower movements with an emphasis on proprioception (balance) takes precedence as well as strengthening the muscles that surround the hips.

Muscle Gain and Toning

In the world of fitness people are always wanting to either tone (slim down and define) or build their muscles. In each of these cases certain things must be manipulated, such as sets, repetitions, rest periods, and overall volume of the work-out. With proper guidance it's all possible.

Pregnancy Training

At this critical time in a women's life it is very important that the correct exercises are implemented into a work-out routine. There are many people out there who are blind to the fact that things must change not only in our physical activity, but in our diets as well. Iron and calcium become very important and it is essential that no exercise be done in the supine position (lying on your back). Whether it be during the pregnancy or after the pregnancy, this is a critical time to do everything correctly.

Postural Corrections

We see it everyday, people walk around in many different ways. Some arch their backs, some roll their shoulders forward, but whatever imbalance that you have in you posture, it can be corrected by exercise. Strengthening certain muscles while losing others will help pull your body back into its natural anatomical position.

Stress Management

Stress, we experience it everyday in some form or another and it can cause many negative things to happen to our bodies. Blood pressure becomes elevated, muscles tighten, heart rate quickens, and much more. Studies have shown that through exercise stress can be greatly reduced which in turn will make us all happier with our lives.

Integrated Flexibility

There are not many people out there who are where they should be flexibility wise and this can turn into a major issue. By incorporating exercises into a work-out program that require flexibility to be used, over time our muscles will start to loosen up. On top of flexibility exercises, there are certain types of stretches and forms of release that will speed up the process and help us prevent injury.

Nutritional Guidance

As mentioned in the nutrition section of this website you can see that there are a lot of different aspects to nutrition that must be manipulated differently for each individual person. In order to get the results you want nutrition must play a very important role. Calories must be controlled based upon your goals and the proper foods must be consumed. A good diet makes up for over 50% of the results!

Contact me now, Dan Melita personal trainer in San Diego, to learn how you can benefit from my specialties!