FitBits
October 31, 2004

Exercise ETC's Review of Exercise Related Research.

Compiled by
Jeannie Patton, MS, CSCS

CORRESPONDENCE PROGRAM SALE:
Facilitated Stretching:
Reg $129, now $89.00
Strength Ball Training:
Reg $69, now $49.00

Facilitated Stretching offers easy to understand language and detailed photographs to explain the art and science of "Assisted Stretching." This book will become a staple in your fitness library. Sale price includes soft cover textbook and testing booklet.
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Strength Ball Training is an awesome guide to teach you how to use the medicine ball and the Swiss ball for strength, power and flexibility training. The comprehensive text by Goldenberg and Twist features 69 different exercises and over 140 photographs. Sale price includes soft cover textbook and testing booklet.
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Credits: 0.8 ACE; 5.0 AEA; 8.0 AIFE; 8.0 APAI; 8.0 IFPA; 8.0 ISSA; 0.8 NASM; 8.0 NCSF; 8.0 NDEITA; 0.8 NFPT; 8.0 SCW-EDU; 8.0 SFA; 8.0 WITS.

CSCS Exam Prep Programs Offered This Fall

There is still time to register for our Exam Prep Programs for the CSCS Examination. Our Educational Symposium is designed specifically to prepare you for the exam to become a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist through NSCA, the National Strength & Conditioning Association. This program will be held November 20 & 21 in:

• Detroit
• San Francisco
• Washington, DC

For details, visit our web site at www.exerciseetc.com

We Want You!
Exercise ETC Seeks Fitness Educators

Due to continued rapid growth, Exercise ETC is looking for experienced Fitness Educators to work on a part time (weekends only) basis in 2005. We are looking to expand our faculty in the following cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Detroit and San Francisco. If you enjoy travel, can work one weekend per month and have an advanced degree plus national certification, this may be the opportunity you’ve been looking for. For details and qualifications, click on to: www.exerciseetc.com/career.html

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Stretching Low Back,
Hip Rotators
Alleviates Back Pain
in Golfers

Low back pain is common among golfers, however the exact biomechanical cause remains unknown and is highly debated. The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a relationship between decreased range of motion (ROM) in both the lead hip rotators and the lumbar spine in professional golfers who had a prior history of low back pain.

Forty-two male professional golfers were evaluated; one group had a history of low back pain and one group did not. Internal and external ROM of the hips and lumbar extension ROM were measured for both groups.

The study found a statistically significant relationship between low back pain and decreased lead hip internal rotation and lumbar extension. The study does not establish a cause and effect relationship between decreased ROM at the hip and back but does support the inclusion of specific exercises for golfers with a history of low back pain. Training for these individuals should include flexibility training to increase the ROM in both the hip rotators and the lumbar spine.

Vad. B. B. et al. (2004) Low back pain in professional golfers. The American Journal of Sports Medicine 32:494-497

Older Adults Benefit
From Twice Weekly
Exercise Sessions

Traditional exercise programming guidelines indicate that cardiovascular training must be performed a minimum of 3 days per week and resistance training 2 days per week to achieve an improvement in fitness, but “lack of time” is often given as a reason for not exercising. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of different types of 16-week training program in older men.

The study evaluated 3 different protocols: Thirty-one healthy men age 65-74 were divided into three treatment groups and trained 2 days per week. One group performed only strength training on the 2 training days while another group performed only endurance training on their training days and the third group did strength training on one training day and endurance training on the second training day.

The combination of resistance and endurance training in older men resulted in similar gains in muscle mass, maximal strength, and power of the legs as resistance training alone; similar gains in endurance were also documented. The resistance only group had greater gains in arm strength than the combination group. It is important to note that these gains were achieved with a training frequency of 2 days per week. Fitness Professionals may want to consider the results of this study when programming their older adult clients. Perhaps more older adults would consider exercise, and adherence would increase, if training were reduced to 2 days per week.

Izquierdo, M., J. er al. (2004). Once Weekly Combined Resistance and Cardiovascular Training in Healthy Older Men. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 435-443.

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