Kippington Fitness Club

k. The best piece of equipment you have is your body. The most powerful tool is your brain. Exercise is evolving past, 'Set your goals and don’t let anything get in your way,’ to getting to the root cause of why you’re unhealthy, why you’re unmotivated to eat right or get fit.. Your body believes what your mind tells it. “

“ Individuals from 35 years old onwards tend not to move or recover like their younger versions. This is in part due to a combination of the various stresses of family and worklife. The Kippington Fitness Club incorporates a lifestyle fitness approach to help individuals with their specific goals in a fun and result driven environment. We are here to help the over 35’s accomplish just that. ” Marcel Mendez and Jamie Gordon, Co-Founders, and Register of Fitness Professional Advanced Personal Fitness Coaches. The programs have been created in partnership with the Freedom PT Training, the elite academy which provides internationally recognised accreditation courses for fitness professionals at the Tonbridge School Sports Centre, a world class facility which recently hosted the Australian Athletics team. Kippington Centre, Kippington Road, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 2LL. Sessions run every week thereafter. For more information please contact [email protected] . Kippington Fitness Club: Improving performance with SMR / Foam rolling techniques – Tuesdays 09:00-09:30am. Cost £5

As mentioned at the last session, we would like to add an important area to your program covering how you can use foam rolling techniques to help your body improve and recover better. Why? foam rolling is an efficient way to increase blood flow and prepare your muscles for exercise (and it can also be used post exercise or at any time). Foam rolling eases aches, pains and tension. The primary use of foam roller exercises is myofascial release, but rollers can also be used to train core strength and stability. What is Self Myofascial Release or “SMR” ? The superficial fascia is a soft connective tissue located just below the skin. It interconnects the muscles, bones, nerves and blood vessels of your body. Self Myofascial Release is stretching the fascia and releasing the tension that lies between the fascia, the muscle and the bone. The manipulation of the fascia, whether directly or indirectly, permits the connective tissue fibres to reorganise for increased flexibility and function. For example, muscle tightness restricts the range of motion that a joint may be moved. In a nutshell, there a multiple benefits of Self Myofascial Release, these include;
•Relieves and decreases muscle soreness
•Relief of stress on the joints
•Correction of muscle imbalances
•Reduced inflammation (especially good for runners)
•Flexibility - promote and maintain functional muscular length
•Improvement in balance
•Increased body awareness

At each session you will learn how to use the roller and come away with practical simple techniques to help your body become the best it can be. Which foam roller should I get? We would like to recommend that you choose a long 90 cm / 36 inch medium foam roller rather than the shorter version as it will allow you to roll with it perpendicular to your back, without fear of falling off the ends. It can also be used to create proper alignment by laying on it with the roller parallel to your spine. We’ve selected this one which is fit for purpose and reasonably priced http://www.amazon.co.uk/PhysioRoom-Elite-Blue-Foam-Roller/dp/B0057EQHU6/ref=sr_1_5/280-9073178-8695713?ie=UTF8&qid=1384334519&sr=8-5&keywords=reebok+foam+roller



If you prefer the Rolls Royce of the foam rollers – this is the one we would recommend however both work well. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Trigger-Point-Performance-Massage-Roller/dp/B006GUCAFG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1384966430&sr=8-2&keywords=the+grid+2.0+foam+roller