Strength training actually increases flexibility, but most people believe that is ‘tightens’ you up. This is not the case if you follow proper form and take each exercise through FULL range of motion.

For those who don’t exercise through full range with proper form – this will cause tightening up because the muscles aren’t being taken to the full length.

Muscles shorten to their typical ‘working length’. If you work the muscles into a range of motion that is greater than what you use day-to-day then you will increase flexibility.

That is a long explanation for a simple question – if you follow the guidelines in the Go Sleeveless program, there is no need for any additional stretching.

Send me an email and we can discuss putting together a plan for you.

Hi Rylan – back from holidays and wondered if you had a chance to look at the comment that I left on 28 Jul 2009 regarding putting together a program. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Shelley

July 28, 2009 at 9:45 AM
Hi Rylan,

On my way out the door for holidays, but definitely would like to come up with a plan to continue with your programs. I have learned so much from the detox diet and in changing the way that I eat.

I understand the importance of changing the programs every 6 – 8 weeks and would like to be able to continue with this and would like your assistance to come up with a plan that meets my needs and my budget. I would like to look at a yearly budget and try to see how we could make this fit for both of us. I did like the video exercise program that you made for me – it was a good reference point if one required a refresher. The still shots worked well too! I will be returning from holidays on 09 Aug 2009 and then would really like to connect then.

I appreciate everything that you’ve taught me so far and I know that there is a lot more that I can incorporate into my life.

Hope your summer is going well and I look forward to talking to touching base with you in a couple of weeks!

Shelley

With intensity training, do you walk until the heart rate falls to what rate?

Thank you.

I often recommend that for skipping intervals, your recovery periods are actually done by jogging in place.

Most people can’t actually skip continuously for very long, and they also tend to skip slow, so be sure you take this into account before you choose this for your interval training method.

The key to good intervals is to make sure that you are monitoring your heart rate to ensure that you are getting into a high intensity zone. If not, just speed up your pace, then when your recovery interval hits, jog in place lightly until you are ready to start the next one.

Is skipping okay to do each day for 4 minutes?
Is that classified as bad for you??
Please get back to me!!