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pillarPERFORMANCE Personal Training

Golf Conditioning Information and Prices

pillarPERFORMANCE offers one-on-one personal training. Our sessions last one hour and are facilitated by one of our highly-qualified certified professionals. Each workout is designed by our training staff specifically for you and your goals, catered to your body and your individual needs. Whether your goal is to improve muscle strength and definition, body fat loss, injury rehabilitation, or general fitness, we have what you need.

Personal training at pillarPERFORMANCE begins with a comprehensive initial evaluation consisting of a goal evaluation, body composition testing and measurements, and a thorough movement analysis to determine joint and muscle range of motion, strength, and to recognize potential challenging areas. Each hour-long personal training session is structured differently, depending on the goals of the individual. At pillarPERFORMANCE we believe in the importance of developing "functional" strength. The essence of functional strength is strength that can be applied to movements specific to our individual daily lives. This incorporates muscle strength, endurance, balance, and core strength. We also recognize the importance of core movements requiring the use of the entire kinetic chain in multiple planes of motion to achieve a result that most closely resembles basic human movement patterns.

Here's an overview of what a typical personal training session can include:
• Strength training to improve muscle mass and definition as well as bone density
• Core conditioning to improve abdominal and low back strength, posture and stability
• Balance training to improve spatial awareness and decrease injury potential
• Cardiovascular training to improve endurance and cardiac capacity
• Flexibility training to improve functional range of motion of joints and muscles

It is our job to ensure that you leave our facility feeling like you've worked hard. This is accomplished by compounding exercises using similar muscle groups or incorporating cardiovascular work into your strength training session in a circuit-style fashion. Every workout will be different. You will never find yourself doing the same workout two days in a row or even two months in a row. This is because variation is a key to continued improvement and success, and we want you to always improve and succeed in your goals. We strongly believe in the utilization of free-weight and body weight exercises. Therefore, our facility has been stripped down to the essentials, leaving a free and open space that is comfortable to train in without feeling cramped.

We believe that sound nutrition is another key component to any fitness program. Therefore, at pillarPERFORMANCE, we incorporate nutritional education into our personal training sessions, focusing on proven nutritional principles and not relying on the latest trendy diet fads. We also have partnered up with @health (Tamara Renee-Nutritional Life Coach), a business specializing in nutritional education and meal service to ensure that our clients are eating what they need in order to reach their goals.

At pillarPERFORMANCE we incorporate all of these facets into our training sessions. In addition to our expertise in these areas, you will also get a partner in your journey to reach your goals. We will help you every step of the way, providing positive motivation and feedback as you exercise. In addition, we will give you an education on how your individual body works and how you can fine-tune it to work at its optimal potential. It's our mission to provide the highest quality of personal training available, and we are confident that you will agree.

FAQ Personal Training

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What is core conditioning?

Core conditioning refers to training the body's central stabilizing system incorporating muscles of the abdomen, low-back, hips and pelvis. Not only essential for a flat stomach or "six-pack" abs, core conditioning is absolutely essential for maintaining a healthy back and proper posture. All stability and strength starts at the midsection where the body's center of gravity lies, and no personal training program would be complete without a properly administered core-training program. Utilizing exercise equipment from stability balls to balance disks and foam rollers, pillarPERFORMANCE provides an all-encompassing core-training program suited to meet each client's individual needs.

What is strength training?

Strength training improves overall muscle mass and coordination, which leads to increased strength, stamina, and bone density, as well as reduces the risk of potential injury. In adults, strength training has been clinically shown to be the number one reducer of osteoporosis. Strength training also improves metabolism, which when combined with a healthy nutrition program and a well-designed core-based training or pilates program, leads to improved body composition and increased body-fat loss

What is flexibility training?

pillarPERFORMANCE utilizes a combination of dynamic, movement oriented flexibility techniques, as well as static muscle-specific stretches to address each individuals flexibility needs and goals. Improved muscle and joint flexibility reduces an individuals risk of injury and enhances their physical potential.

What do you mean by "functional-strength"?

Traditional strength training done predominantly with machines fails to appropriately mimic natural human movement and often times fails to address key core strength components such as abdominal and low back strength. At pillarPERFORMANCE our strength training involves movement-oriented exercises that enhance core stability, improve balance and coordination, and elevate the heart rate. The functional-strength gains developed in this gym will extend beyond our walls and into your everyday life.

Why the cardiovascular training?

Incorporating cardiovascular exercise into your exercise routine has a number of benefits. Cardiovascular training develops endurance and improved heart efficiency. It also increases calorie expenditure, thereby improving body-fat loss and improved body composition. At pillarPERFORMANCE our trainers utilize many different methods to achieve cardiovascular conditioning, which include but are not limited to, circuit-style training, treadmill and elliptical training, and outdoor running and boot-camp style workouts.

Why such an emphasis on balance & stability?

Webster's Dictionary defines balance as it pertains to the human body as "bodily equilibrium or stability." Extending beyond the idea of "not falling over", balance applies to our ability to maintain proper body position while in movement and while stationary. Alongside core-conditioning, pillarPERFORMANCE acknowledges the importance of improving balance & stability within a well-designed exercise program. One of the negative results of the aging process is a decrease in spatial awareness and stability which can result in serious physical repercussions. By utilizing a variety of exercise techniques which safely promote improved neuromuscular coordination, we can not only slow down this detrimental effect of the aging process, but actually improve balance and stability in clients of all ages.

Are the prices different from personal training sessions to pilates session?

No. pillarPERFORMANCE encourages cross-training of personal training and pilates, therefore, offering both training styles at the same hourly rate. You can use your package for either personal training or pilates sessions.