The Personal Training Industry
The Typical gym members of the 1950s were mainly athletes, and in the 70's those involved in recreational sports. In the 90's we see obesity, heart disease, diabetes in adults as well as adolescents to name a few.
The first fitness professionals were physically fit individuals who did not necessarily have much education in human movement nor did they design programs to meet the specific needs and abilities of their clients.
Today, more people work in offices, have longer work hours, use better technology and automation and are required to move less on a daily basis. This new enviornment produces more inactive and non-functional people which may lead to dysfunctionand increased incidents of injury including: low back pain, knee injuries, chronic diseases in the adult population as well as musculoskeletal injuries.
Working with today's typical client, who is likely to be deconditioned, fitness professionals must take special consideration when designing programs. an integrated and systematic approach must be used to create safe programs that consider functional capacity for each individual person.
These programs must address the following factors:
- appropriate forms of flexibility
- increased function of the core musculature
- increased strength and endurance
- training in multi-planar enviorments
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