'Body by Science' Type Workouts Available at Western Hills Location
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Special Training Offer

Read the book, or at least study the videos below. If you'd like totry the type of brief, high-intensity, once-per-week workout it advocates, we offer a 15-minute slot, $15-$20 per workout (depending on time of day). Call or email for full details. But you must read the book, or study the videos to be eligible.

1 - Erroneous Thinking About Health & Fitness

In this excerpt Dr. McGuff speaks about failed fitness attempts and common thinking errors we all make in assessing authority in exercise.

2 - What are "Health" & "Fitness?"

The concepts of "health" and "fitness" are defined and found not to necessarily be intrinsically linked to each other.

3 - "Cardio"

Doug McGuff, MD, explains his concept of Global Metabolic Conditioning as presented in Chapter Two of "Body By Science." In addition, he examines what cardiovascular health actually is and how proper strength training is the best way to train the cardiovascular system and, indeed, all aspects of human metabolism.

4 -The Dose-Response Relationship of Exercise
Exercise is likened to medicine with both requiring an adequate concentration, an adequate dose and an optimal (not excessive) dosing frequency.

5A - The Science Of Fat Loss (Part 1)
Doug McGuff, MD, describes the actual science underlying how the human body loses body fat, providing a summary of the key points of Chapter 9 of "Body By Science."

5B - The Science Of Fat Loss -- (Part 2)
Doug McGuff, MD, discusses the facts underlying an effective fat loss program and the role of high-intensity strength training in making the process more effective. This is the conclusion of a two-part video based on the content of Chapter 9 of "Body By Science."

6 - Considerations for Athletes and Seniors
Dr. Doug McGuff, co-author with John Little of the book "Body By Science" explains the importance of proper resistance training for athletes and contrasts it with skill training for specific sports. He then relates the supreme importance of strength training for seniors for restoring health and (often amazingly) functional ability.

7 - The "Big 5" Workout
Covered in this brief talk are exercise selection, the importance of force issues in exercise, the importance of intensity, why multiple sets of a given exercise are not necessary and the importance of full recovery in between workouts.

8 - Dealing With Special Needs
Doug McGuff, MD, co-author with John Little of the book "Body By Science" explains how a proper strength training workout can be performed with minor equipment adjustments to accommodate people with range-of-motion issues such as arthritis.

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Contact: Email -- Ph: 513-288-2235 - Skype: DandyBoy454 (video possible)

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