Movement
At Practice Wellness 123, we want you to exercise regularly. Therefore we offer a range of membership options to suit each individual's exercise needs.
Book an intake assessment session for determining your physical exercise needs and monthly membership option by using this link "Exercise Membership Intake Session".
Please make sure to wear appropriate clothing and trainers suited for exercise during your intake and assessment session. This is not purely an administrative process, but an opportunity to determine your physical capabilities and future mobility needs.
Resistance Training
"Resistance training (also called strength training or weight training) is the use of resistance to muscular contraction to build strength, anaerobic endurance and size of skeletal muscles.
Resistance training is based on the principle that muscles of the body will work to overcome a resistance force when they are required to do so. When you do resistance training repeatedly and consistently, your muscles become stronger.
A well-rounded fitness program includes strength training to improve joint function, bone density, muscle, tendon and ligament strength, as well as aerobic exercise to improve your heart and lung fitness, flexibility and balance exercises." (Better Health Channel)
Resistance Flexibility and Stretching
"Muscles stretch only when they CONTRACT while lengthening. This is the natural or organic way muscles stretch. Contracting muscles while lengthening them has come to be called Resistance Flexibility and Strength Training (RFST), and offers immediate, cumulative, and permanent increases in flexibility; takes the pain out of stretching, and protects you from injuring yourself by over-stretching. Resisting while stretching is natural. Most people start stretching for physical reasons, but they continue to stretch because they have learned that predictable upgrades in their physiological and psychological health can occur by doing specific stretches." (The Genius of Flexibility)
"When you have depression or anxiety, exercise often seems like the last thing you want to do. But once you get motivated, exercise can make a big difference.
Exercise helps prevent and improve a number of health problems, including high blood pressure, diabetes and arthritis. Research on depression, anxiety and exercise shows that the psychological and physical benefits of exercise can also help improve mood and reduce anxiety.
The links between depression, anxiety and exercise aren't entirely clear — but working out and other forms of physical activity can definitely ease symptoms of depression or anxiety and make you feel better. Exercise may also help keep depression and anxiety from coming back once you're feeling better." (Mayo Clinic)