Carey for Fitness

Principles for Coaching and Training

I follow the guidelines set by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) in exercise and fitness programming. Each training program is individualized to meet your personal goals based on your risk factors/orthopedic limitations, your level of fitness, your goals and interests.

Principles of programming: progression, variation, periodization, cross training, functionality and injury prevention with a balance in muscular strength & endurance, cardiovascular fitness and flexibility.

In addition to building lean muscle and losing fat, a fitness training program is custom-designed to improve posture, balance opposing muscles, increase flexbility and range of motion by:
- training upper body, lower body and core area for a balanced total-body fitness,
- training both front & back of muscle groups for balance,
- training both left & right sides of muscle groups for balance,
- training large muscle groups first & then small/assisting muscles,
- training with compound exercises first & then isolation exercises,
- priority-training weak, underdeveloped or imbalanced muscle groups,
- priority-training hard-to-see-by-youself muscle groups.

Successful long-term weight management depends on disciplined exercise habit, balanced diet & nutrition, and healthy lifestyle changes - no quick fixes, no gimmicks - only commitment and accountability. Besides physical exercises, I offer my continual wellness and lifestyle coaching and support to keep you on track of your goals.


                   As motivational philosopher Jim Rohn has put it,
          "You can't hire someone else to do your push-ups for you."
      You must do them yourself if you want to get any value of them.

                    To be successful in the game of life, one has to be open and
              willing to do whatever it takes to make a healthy lifestyle change.

                    It is only when someone really wants to make that decision to
                          change that I can do my job as a coach and trainer.

                    I love when a person gets to that place, that kind of level of
                         commitment because I can do so much to help him.

                        I always tell peopl that "You give me 100 percent and
                                    I will give you 110 percent and more."

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