A Fresh Approach to Total Body Conditioning
Posted: Sunday, March 02, 2008
by Karen Goeller CSCS
Gymnastics Stuff
Swing Set Fitness is comprehensive training utilizing a swing set as the gym equipment. It is a fresh approach to total body conditioning that is fun, convenient, and lets you to spend time outdoors. This form of exercise is a very enjoyable way to lose weight, tone, and build lean body mass. It is an exciting and unique workout experience for adults and children.
Exercise with a swing makes informal workouts accessible to all. This form of resistance training is for those individuals who are interested in increasing their strength, losing weight, or just maintaining a healthy lifestyle. It can even be enjoyed by children and adults as a family activity!
After your first swing workout, you will wonder why anyone would ever join a regular gym. As you can imagine, outdoor exercise with a swing is highly successful in warm climates, but even in climates where it is cold, this new form of exercise is going strong. For many people, using a swing set to exercise is the perfect addition to their fitness program.
Swing Set Fitness programs are not your typical exercise programs. This exercise method blends the joy of being outdoors with traditional exercises and techniques. Playground equipment, more specifically a swing, adds to the variety of exercise available for those who enjoy the outdoors. It encourages adults to use playground equipment, in particular the swings, as exercise stations.
Swing exercise can be adjusted to suit your current fitness level. Increasing activity for all people must be encouraged and swing exercise may be the first step some people take in starting an exercise program.
Swing Set Fitness is a terrific way to encourage children and adults to exercise because there is the added element of play that naturally occurs outdoors. It is an escape that will keep you coming back, again and again. Get out there and enjoy a workout on a swing, you will be glad you did!
Not sure how to start? No problem! All three swing set fitness books are loaded with photos and explanations. You will be guided through exercises and workouts that will be both time efficient and useful. These books are perfect for beginners through advanced because there are workouts that help the beginner start slowly and the advanced readers can be challenged by performing the more difficult workouts. You will find that these books are extremely useful and you will reach your fitness goals!
Karen Goeller has 30 years of experience training athletes and an education that includes training in emergency medicine, physical therapy, and nutrition. She has held certifications that include Fitness Trainer, EMT-D, Nutritional Analysis, and many Gymnastics Certifications among others. Goeller has tremendous experience with training in a variety of settings. Karen Goeller is the author of the Swing Set Fitness books, the Gymnastics Drills and Conditioning books, and many additional products. She has written more gymnastics books than anyone in the USA. Her books are used by fitness experts, sports coaches, teachers, and athletes worldwide. Karen Goeller has worked for world's most famous gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi, owned a gymnastics club for ten years, and has been featured in several newspapers and on television many times. Karen Goeller offers sports performance training in NJ and through the web. For information on her products and services visit www.KarenGoeller.com, www.SwingSetFitness.com, and www.GymnasticsDrills.com.