Health &Amp; Fitness Centre

Health & Fitness Centre

by

Joe Swails

In this article:

What does a personal trainer do?

Tell me about dieticians?

How could a life coach help me?

Could I really install my own state-of-the-art gym at home?

I have a demanding, high-powered job and often feel stressed. Are there any alternative therapies I could try to help with this?

Tell me about spas, private health clubs, and retreats

As well as adopting a healthier lifestyle, what else can I do to relieve stress?

How can I help others?

Summary & Suggestions for further learning through this website

What does a personal trainer do?

There are many reasons to hire a personal trainer.

A personal trainer:

Will take responsibility for the formulation of your fitness plan.

Will learn to recognise when you are becoming bored with your current fitness routine, and will vary it accordingly to keep it fresh and interesting for you.

Will know when to push you a little harder, and when to advise you to pull back a little (i.e. decrease the number of reps for a session or two) or even to have a few days break from exercising.

Will be someone that you are accountable to. This will help to keep you on track with your fitness plan, and stop you from letting things slip when it comes to maintaining your exercise routine (as well as your weight-loss programme).

Will be experienced in advising and guiding people back to fitness after illness or an operation. Having them there as a support could also be invaluable as, post-illness or operation, many people develop mood disorders, such as anxiety or depression. A personal trainer could help you to mentally get back on your feet again , as well as giving you a tailored exercise plan to work to each week.

Will be a great help when it comes to offering advice and guidance as you prepare for a sporting event, such as a marathon, for example. It will give your preparation structure. Also when the big day finally comes around, you will feel that you have an ally supporting you someone who knows what you have been through to get to that point, and will be there with you, encouraging you every step of the way.

Also, if due to demands on your time you are unable to get to a gym, a personal trainer can come to your home and put you through your paces there, and at a time to suit you.

Note: When choosing a personal trainer, ensure that they are fully trained, qualified and certified through a recognised organisation.

The best place to look for one is at your local gym.

Tell me about dieticians?

Put simply, a dietician is an expert in food and nutrition.

A dietician will:

Assess your current diet and seek to change unhealthy eating habits you may have.

Set a correct weight target for you to work towards.

Create meal plans for you (and your family, if requested). They will also take into account any health issues you may have which could influence the type of diet they could recommend for you (i.e. by perhaps suggesting an increased amount of certain vitamins, to address a particular health problem).

Seek to improve your overall nutritional knowledge. The thinking here is that the more you know about nutrition, food and how to maintain a balanced diet, the more empowered you will feel overall. This can help you to maintain your diet when the going gets tough , because you will know why you are eating the particular foods your dietician has recommended for you, and so any feelings of resentment won t breed!

Show you useful weight-monitoring techniques. For example, rather than weighing yourself every day (in the hope that the scales will have good news for you) your dietician may recommend that you weigh yourself on a weekly, bi-weekly, or even a monthly basis.

Be experienced in recommending a diet for people who have certain dietary restrictions (i.e. due to having an allergy or food intolerance of some kind). In fact, a half-an-hour consultation with a knowledgeable and experienced dietician can save someone with a certain dietary restriction years of painful trial and error.

Patiently listen to you as you explain your weight-loss goals and concerns. They will then put into place an actionable plan designed to help you lose weight and address any other health issues you may have, in a sensible, measured way.

Note: When choosing a dietician, ensure that they are fully trained, qualified and certified through a recognised organisation.

The best place to look for a dietician is to ask at your local medical practise or to carry out an online search. There is sure to be a good dietician in your local area.

How could a life coach help me?

In short, a life coach works with you to improve and enhance your overall quality of life.

By forming a kind of partnership with you, a life coach:

Will patiently listen to you, be responsive to your opinions and needs, and strive to help you address any issues you have in your life which are preventing you from taking your life forward in the way you would like to.

Help you to develop greater self-confidence and self-esteem.

Help you to develop a stronger sense of purpose in life overall.

Work with you to help you set (achievable, realistic) goals. By working with a life coach, you can reach your goals much quicker than if you tried to do so alone. There will be a sense of team effort which will help to spur you on when the going gets tough. This will be particularly helpful in the realm of health & fitness staying motivated, feeling emotionally supported, having a clear and definite understanding of why you are working towards your particular goals…

Be a support and a great sounding board when it comes to problem-solving.

Many people who employ the services of a qualified and experienced life coach say how much better they are then able to achieve a healthy work/life balance.

Note: When choosing a life coach, ensure that they are fully trained, qualified and certified through a recognised organisation.

The best place to look for a life coach is online. There is sure to be a good one in your local area.

Could I really install my own state-of-the-art gym at home?

Yes. If you have the room, there are several companies across the UK who can install a personal gym in your home (designed to your specific requirements!).

The best place to look for a home gym designer is online. It is also a good idea to shop around and compare quotes before committing.

I have a demanding, high-powered job and often feel stressed. Are there any alternative therapies I could try to help with this?

Yes. Alternative therapies for stress relief include:

Aromatherapy with the source of aromas used in aromatherapy being plants, flowers, incense pastes and sticks, aromatherapy is all about relieving stress through the use of scent or fragrance. These help to relieve mental and physical stress, and to hasten healing.

Yoga therapy by closing your eyes and concentrating upon your breathing, you can start to feel less stressed. The rhythm of inhalation and exhalation can help to bring about a sense of peace inside you. If you are feeling agitated, yoga therapy can make you feel calm and in tune with yourself and the world around you.

Massage therapy your body s pressure points are stimulated using herbal oils and lotions. This helps to alleviate stress. As your body slowly relaxes, your mind does also. The release of tension as you close your eyes and enjoy your massage will come as a relief and you will emerge from your massage refreshed, revitalised, rejuvenated, and most importantly: in a calm frame of mind any anxieties, issues or problems you were struggling to cope with prior to your massage no longer seeming so worrisome.

Meditation this is recognised as one of the most natural ways to relieve stress through balancing your physical, emotional and mental states. Meditation involves attempting to concentrate your mind by focusing on an object or an idea to the exclusion of all others from your mind. Through doing this, a feeling of peace and calm develops which helps to relieve stress.

Tell me about health spas, spa resorts/retreats, health farms, etc.

A health spa can be an oasis of peace, calm and tranquillity. For this reason, people with a high income who long to get away from the strains, stresses and responsibilities of their high-powered jobs book themselves into a health spa for a few days, and enjoy a whole range of treatments.

Health spa treatments include:

Massage

Manicures & pedicures

Facial therapies

Body exfoliation

Body wraps and flotation

Hot stones massage

And more

Generally speaking, a spa resort/retreat differs from a health spa, as such, because it is residential. Clients usually stay for a weekend or even longer and enjoy a whole range of health spa treatments.

There are several spa resorts across the UK. Search online for a spa resort near you.

You may even want to completely get away from it all and go further afield than your local area (or even abroad) to find a spa resort when you can relieve stress and be pampered for a few days, so that you can return to your usual everyday life feeling refreshed and raring to go again.

Health farms used to be unfairly categorised as simply being weight-loss farms special places people could go to try to lose weight through drastic dieting and exercise over the course of, say, a week, a month, or even longer. These days, however, health farms offer so much more than weight-loss orientated treatments.

At a health farm, you can enjoy a whole range of treatments which are intended to relieve stress and promote a greater sense of wellbeing. The way in which a health farm may differ from a health spa or health spa retreat is by perhaps having a more fitness orientated approach. Visitors to a health farm can expect a more disciplined atmosphere, with things such as goal-setting and monitoring of progress being put in place from Day One.

As well as adopting a healthier lifestyle, what else can I do to relieve stress and feel better overall?

As well adopting good time management, powerful ways to relieve stress quickly include:

Deep breathing this does not have to be in a health & fitness environment. Deep breathing can be done just about anywhere. Whatever you are doing, try taking deep breaths and exhaling slowing and in a measured way. Straighten your back and really fill your lungs. Then breathe out slowly. This will not only help to relieve stress, but it will also give you a sense of having greater control over whatever you are doing, your day, even your life overall

If you can, stop what you are doing and go for a walk. Even if going for a walk means leaving one room at home for another (!), do it. This will help to relieve stress. If you can get out into the fresh air and the sunshine for a while, that s even better.

Do some gardening. For people of all ages, this is proven as being therapeutic and a good way to relieve stress.

Listen to some music, dance, sing, smile All this will help to relieve stress and make you feel better overall (about your day, about life in general )

Laugh. It s true, worldwide research has shown that laughter is one of the best stress relievers of them all. Why not keep a joke book on your desk or in your bag? Go to your local library or video shop and rent a comedy film on DVD every once in a while. Meet up with friends and strive to keep the conversation light-hearted Smiling and laughter actually releases feel good chemicals in the body and brain which can boost morale and impact positively on your overall outlook.

How can I help others?

Share your knowledge. Through doing so you could really help another person who is looking for high-end health & fitness options.

Also, tell them about the Chemist Online Health & Fitness Centre! The wealth of useful and up-to-the-minute information available here is changing people s lives every day for the better.

Let s summarise now and then look at some suggestions for further learning through this website.

Summary

Through reading this article in Zone 2 of the Centre you have learnt about the roles of personal trainers, dieticians and life coaches, and how they can help you to get the most from your health & fitness journey. You also gained a deeper understanding into how to manage stress. And you have found out all about health spas, health spa resorts and health farms luxury, stress-busting environments which offer sanctuary miles from the hustle and bustle of a thriving office or a tension-filled boardroom.

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