
Individual training (one on one)
- A private session where each individual will be provided a hands-on
approach to address muscular imbalances and ensure proper technique.
This may include individuals who have little previous exercise experience
or prefer a small gym atmosphere. Depending on their initial evaluation,
some table work might be needed to address joint restrictions, joint
pain, muscle weakness or discomfort. Though these sessions are more
expensive, the client gets the necessary attention to address their
individual needs. These may include clients referred from a physician,
chiropractor, or physical therapist.
Semi-private training: (small group of 2-4 people)-
Individuals who would rather not pay for a private session and/or
don't have physical limitations or restrictions that require immediate
attention..
Exercise therapy - This is intended for the senior
or elderly population, depending on their physical limitations.
Exercise Therapy can range from exercises in a bed or a chair using
resistance bands or light weights, to weight bearing exercises for
balance and gait.
Table work - Performed on a massage table, this
type of therapy addresses joint pain or limitations, along with
weak or inflexible muscles. This includes simple massaging of muscles
to treat pain or stiffness and/or manual resistance for weak muscles.
Muscle Activation Technique - Muscle Activation Technique
(MAT) is a therapeutic approach designed to identify and correct
muscular imbalances which contribute to chronic pain, tightness,
and injury. MAT does not directly treat the pain or tightness. These
are only symptoms with a deeper issue that are the result of the
overstressing of an area of the body, due to muscular imbalances.
Typically the pain we experience is due to an accumulation of stress
being placed on the body that the muscles and joints can no longer
handle.

Muscular imbalances are due to muscles becoming inhibited. A weak
muscle, meaning underdeveloped, may have perfect neurological feedback
and therefore be able to be strengthened with conventional exercises.
However, if a muscle is inhibited, it means that the muscle does
not have a proper neurological connection. Therefore it can't be
strengthened through conventional forms of exercise until it has
been activated or "jumpstarted". This is why we call an
inhibited muscle neurologically weak. When a muscle is inhibited,
it means the connection between the brain and the muscle (through
the central nervous systems) is impaired. MAT incorporates specific
isometric exercises that are designed to "jumpstart" or
stimulate the relationship b/t the muscle and the brain. It is like
tightening the battery cables on your car. The goal is to utilize
all of the electrical impulses being sent to the muscle. By "tightening
the cable" or "jumpstarting" the muscle, the end
result is increased contractile capabilities of the muscle.
If you have muscles that have been inhibited due to prolonged stress
or sudden trauma, then moving into a position of vulnerability (meaning
a position that involves the inhibited muscles, particularly an
extreme range of motion) will usually result in compensation ("helper"
muscles taking over for the inhibited muscles). This will lead to
the active muscles getting stronger while the inactive muscles stay
weak.
Though this compensation helps to protect the body from serious
injury, it also forces muscles to perform an activity they were
not designed to do. If you continually do an activity (golf swing,
yoga postures, exercise machines) that emphasize muscles that are
inhibited, then it is likely that the "helper" muscles
will soon become overworked and unable to handle the stresses placed
upon them. This can lead to progressive joint deterioration and
chronic problems such as tendonitis, bursitis, and/or arthritis.
MAT can help prevent this continual downward progression by taking
a corrective course of action.
Group
Seminars/ Workshops - Educating groups on exercise and
the human body so they may gain a better understanding of their
own body and how best to take care of it. Topics range from “Latest
Fitness Trends” to “How to Get the Most out of Your
Workout.”
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