Avoid Unnecessary Injuries #1

Foundation Exercises for the Feet

Toe Articulation Warm

Caring for your feet it the first step in creating a healthy, balanced, and functional body.

Devoting as much time to your feet as you do to your workouts helps minimize the risk of injury.

Many running-related injuries, such as shin splints, plantar fasciitis, and calf-strain, can be avoided by performing these exercises on a regular basis.

If you are considering transitioning to a minimal or barefoot running style, these exercises are especially important to add to your regularly scheduled fitness routine.

The following, informal video, shows Personal Trainer and USA Track and Field (USATF) Certified Level 1 Coach, Melissa Adylia Calasanz of Controlled Burn Fitness, performing the first few foundation exercises for the feet from a Controlled Burn Fitness Class.

Apologies for the abrupt ending due to the late realization that the feet were out of the shot during the last exercise

Your Feet are Your Foundation

To learn more, about the important of working on conditioning your feet to endure intense, weight-bearing, physical activity, please read the following

Care and Conditioning of  the Feet

and

Warm Ups Prior to Physical Activity

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Video, Shin Splints, Avoid Shin Splints, Barefoot, Bare Feet, Toes, Feet, Runners Conditioning, Dancers Conditioning, Dance, Running, Personal Training, Melissa Adylia Calasanz, Controlled Burn Fitness,

Core Conditioning: Table Top, Plank, to Push Up Series

Table Top, Plank, & Push Up Series

Melissa Adylia Calasanz of Controlled Burn Fitness

leads marathon runner, Andrew, through the

"Table Top to Push Up Sequence."

The key to this exercise is to go slow

Done correctly, this sequence is excellent for

Conditioning the Core

Building Endurance

Upper Body Strength

Mobility of the Hips

Breath Control

Body Awareness

Nearing the end of a training session with marathon runner, Andrew,  Melissa Adylia Calasanz of Controlled Burn Fitness leads Andrew through his 4th Table Top to Push Up Sequence.

This sequence is excellent for both the physical and mental conditioning necessary for endurance training.

It should be done slowly, focusing on keeping the breathing relaxed and in harmony with each movement/transition.

The sequence is completed, slowly, 4 times, which is considered 1 set.

For beginners, the objective is to complete each sequence while maintaining proper form and dignity.
A rest of up to 30 seconds is appropriate between the completion of each sequence.

As strength and endurance builds, the rests become shorter.

The goal is to build enough strength and endurance to complete the sequence, 4 times, without a rest.

For more advanced/conditioned clients, the goal is to complete 4 sets while still maintaining the slow and controlled pace, ideal form, and dignity.

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The Benefits of SMR (Self-Myofascial Release) aka Foam Rolling

Everyone can optimize their physical potential
with a simple performance enhancing technique used by some of the world's greatest athletes, dancers, and fitness enthusiasts to help promote and maintain muscular flexibility and ideal range of motion.

I'm sure you've seen these foam rollers

Maybe you've even used one
Many people haven't, and those who have are usually using them incorrectly.
To reap the benefits of SMR it should be performed SLOWLY, and the first few times, under supervision to ensure that you are doing it correctly.

SMR "Self Myofascial Release" aka Foam rolling
is a performance enhancing technique, used by some of the world's greatest athletes, dancers, and fitness enthusiasts to help promote and maintain muscular flexibility and optimal range of motion.
It is also used as a recovery technique prior to and after intense workouts.

SMR is essential for every active individual.
It is excellent for anyone who experiences sore muscles, excessive tightness or decreased range of motion; anyone who wants to maximize their physical potential; anyone who needs a massage but doesn't enjoy a stranger's touch.

SMR is an excellent tool
It helps to improve flexibility; is a perfect supplement to professional massages; is essential for anyone who lives an active lifestyle, and is looking to maintain a balanced, well cared for body.

Please Note
SMR can be uncomfortable at times, sometimes painful.
I usually suggest that participants attend at least one Breath-Control and Mindful-Movement Workshop or a Restorative/Relaxation Class at The Controlled Burn Fitness Studio prior to attending an SMR Workshop in order to give participants the awareness/tools to deal with the discomfort one may experience while performing SMR.

When performing SMR
Breathe and Relax

Please feel free to contact the Controlled Burn Fitness Studio
with any questions and to schedule your own private SMR Class/Workshop. Maximum 4 Participants

info@ControlledBurnFitness.com

818-248-4242
Please leave a message, we keep the ringer off during business hours to avoid disturbing Personal Training and Group Fitness Clients.

Wishing you a Happy and Healthy Day!
-Melissa Adylia Gutierrez
Owner/Personal Trainer
Controlled Burn Fitness

Runners, please, AVOID the INJURY!

It breaks my heart when I keep hearing runners talk about their chronic issues.
Actually, it really P***es me OFF!
Most of these injuries could have been avoided!

Some of the most overlooked and almost never mentioned reasons why injuries occur in runners is the fact that the majority of runners ignore the necessity to build a proper "foundation for fitness" before they decide to run, and to add insult to injury, many do not give their body a proper warm up and inventory before they begin a run.

I see many runners, once they have been injured, whose injuries could have been avoided 99% of the time.

There is no reason why anyone who runs slower than an 8 minute mile should get injured as long as they have a functionally trained, balanced body.

I encourage runners of all levels to invest 1/3 of their training time to conditioning a balanced and functional body, which means a body that is as strong as it is flexible, whose core has been trained sports specifically (that means standing core work. You don’t run on your back so why would you do your core work while on your back?), and feet that have been conditioned to endure what you will be dishing out to them; another 1/3 to recovery, which includes rest, massage, and inventory, and of course, the other 1/3 to your runs.

Read "Your Feet are Your Foundation" on the importance of "investing in your feet before you invest in your next pair of running shoes".

Stay Tuned for more information on great exercises for conditioning your feet and ankles, and for "WARM UP! How You Do It, When You Do It, is as Important as Your Workout."

Go for the Intensity. Avoid the Injury!

Related Posts
Professional Dancer Turned Reluctant Runner…
Your Feet are Your Foundation
Taking it Slow Before You Go-The Benefits of a Slow and Considerate Warm Up
Our bodies respond to how we treat them or neglect them
FOCUS = INTENSITY = RESULTS
SMR (Foam Rolling) Class


Wishing You a Happy, Healthy, and Injury-Free Day!
-Melissa Adylia Gutierrez
Owner/Personal Trainer
Controlled Burn Fitness

http://www.controlledburnfitness.com/

What is Your Favorite Piece of Fitness Equipment?

My Favorite Piece of Fitness Equipment

The Human Body!

Some consider the Human Body a work of art

I love

My Body

My Client's Body

Every Body

Especially when they are respected and used to their full potential!

Taking care of your body is pretty simple

and it costs nothing

Top reasons why the Human Body is my favorite piece of Fitness Equipment

Its FREE
Easy to store

Greatest return for you investment

Open 24 Hours

You always know where to find it

Doesn't get dusty or full of cobwebs (well, I hope not)

No assembly required

Portable

Likes longs walks on the beach

Enjoys a healthy meal

Loves massages

Will be willing to go for a run if you promise to treat it well before and after the run

The more you use it, the better it looks

The more you use it the better it works

The more you use it lasts longer

The options are endless

No matter what your favorite piece of Fitness Equipment choice is

Neglect it, it will not work efficiently and you may need to invest in repairs.

Try using it after a long spell of neglect, it may break.

Ignore it long enough, it will fall apart completely

This picture is worth a thousand words

Kinda funny, kinda cute, hard not to smile when looking at it.

But really, you know you don't want to look like that.

Our bodies our the best fitness equipment out there!

Take the time to invest in the most important piece of fitness equipment that you already own!

Equipment is only as good as the person using it.

If one does not take the time to understand, master, nurture, and enjoy the one piece of equipment that they already own, no matter how much you spend on the next fitness fad or gimmick,

it will be pretty much useless.

The Human Body

Just move it, wash it, feed it, hydrate it, let it rest, repeat.

: )

I would love to know about your favorite piece of fitness equipment.

Wishing you a Happy and Healthy Day!

-Melissa Adylia Gutierrez

Owner/Personal Trainer

Controlled Burn Fitness

 

 

 

Taking it Slow Before You Go

The Benefits of a Slow and Considerate Warm Up

Whether it is an 18 year old professional dancer or athlete, with a perfectly conditioned body, or an over 40 year old man with a few muscle imbalances, a slow warm up gives the body and the mind time to become in sync. During a warm up we have the arena to become aware of our breathing, and to take inventory of how our body is feeling. Our body can tell us a lot of things if we just take a moment to listen.

We all must learn how to walk before we learn how to run and most of us can do both, but to reach any physical/fitness goal we must learn how to do anything with proper form. We need to become aware of the point in which we begin to compromise our form and breath control, and learn how to work through this…this is the “edge” we will need to work in to learn how to maximize endurance, to make us stronger…body and mind. We cannot become aware of physical compromises if we are racing towards the end without enjoying the journey. We need to take it slow in the beginning.

Preparing our body for more intense exercise is not the only advantage of a slow and considerate warm-up. A slow warm up is a great opportunity to take inventory of our bodies, our postural habits, our stride, and our intentions. The slow warm up is also a great time to become aware of any habits that could be counterproductive to our goal of nurturing and creating a balanced body.

A slow and considerate warm up is a great opportunity to become aware of our mental and physical reactions to new sensations/physical challenges. During a slow warm up, we have the time to learn how to process any sensations and our reactions to them. We need to learn how to process the feelings of fatigue/exhaustion into a positive and productive sensation in order to maximize our workout and achieve optimal performance. This is how we “work through it”.

Every athlete, dancer, and fitness participant who wants to improve their performance needs to learn how to relax/soften when the intensity level is pushed. Learning how to welcome and process the hellish feelings we experience once we are working at our “edge” can be fun. To make this edge an enjoyable place to be, we have to learn how to stay in the moment. When we are training we need to stay focused and alert to the changes in our bodies and the task at hand. This does not mean fixate on or over-analyze any one sensation, just stay focused. We can learn the most about our body, mind, and breath connection while working at our “edge“. This is the area we should train in for longer periods, try to push from when we are trying to improve, and we will learn to enjoy once we start to become aware of the improvements.

The only way to learn to relax and soften is to become acquainted with our breath and how to control it during any intense physical challenge. When we breath, we need to try to focus on conserving the “action” whether it is the inhale or the exhale. This will help us with our endurance and ease of execution of any task. Trying not to go “all-out” at the beginning of any task will also help to maximize our ability to endure the “long-run”.

Controlling our breath does not mean to “bully” it. We need to learn to “guide” it. We need to become familiar with our breathing, without fixating on it, over analyzing it, or trying to change it…just notice it.

Take a moment and tune in to your breathing. It is hopefully effortless and feels good…enjoy.

Now, our job, forever and ever, amen, is to try to maintain this type of breathing, no mater what…now, we can’t force anything to be relaxed…we have to just surrender, savor, and enjoy it…once we do, the “ease” will follow. We need to become familiar with what “ease” feels like even when we are on the threshold of our physical limits, and then, try to re-create, create, fake, conjure, (or whatever it takes other than force) that feeling, and marry it to our workouts.

For More Info, check out these Workshops at The Controlled Burn Fitness Studio.

Breath-Control and Mindful-Movement

Flexibility, Core-Conditioning, and Restorative/Relaxation Workshop (3-Hour)

Runners Conditioning Workshop

SMR "Self Myofascial Release" (3 Hours)

Head to Toe Flexibility Workshop (2 Hours)

Ultimate Relaxation Workshop (3 Hours)

Hiking Season in Southern California is in Full Swing!

Controlled Burn Fitness Hikes

For the Solo or Group Adventurer

Hiking Season in Southern California is in Full Swing!
I encourage you to get outside, breathe some fresh air, and even take a walk in the rain.

Don't want to do it alone?
Then join me as I lead you on a hike or trail run through some of Southern California's most beautiful trails.

Controlled Burn Fitness Hikes
are kept to a maximum of 6 participants in order to respect other hikers, animals,  and to ensure minimal impact on nature.

Hikes are available in

Orange County

Tuesday and Thursday

Santa Monica Mountains or Orange County

Saturday and Sunday

Glendale Foothills and Griffith Park

Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

2 Hour Hikes

Trekking with Trekking Poles
$250 (2 Hours) Max 6 hikers
Includes Yoga and Pilates Based Stretch & Relaxation at halfway point.
SMR available upon request at an extra charge.
Picnic/Lunch time at your leisure.

Reflective/Meditative Hike
$250 (2 Hours) Max 6 hikers
Includes Guided Restorative Stretch & Relaxation at halfway point.
SMR available upon request at an extra charge.
Picnic/Lunch time at your leisure.

4 Hour Hikes

Trekking with Trekking Poles
$350 (4 Hour)s Max 4 Hikers
Includes Yoga and Pilates Based Stretch & Relaxation at halfway point.
SMR available upon request at an extra charge.
Picnic/Lunch time at your leisure.

Reflective/Meditative Hike
$350 (4 Hours) Max 4 Hikers
Includes Guided Restorative Stretch & Relaxation at halfway point.
SMR available upon request at an extra charge.
Picnic/Lunch time at your leisure.

Fitness Hikes*

2 Hour Conditioning Hike
$350 Max 2 Hikers
Includes your Conditioning Hike; Core Conditioning; and Includes Yoga and Pilates Based Stretch & Relaxation at halfway point.
SMR available upon request at an extra charge.
Picnic/Lunch time at your leisure.

2 Hour Endurance Hike
$350 Max 2 Hikers
Includes your Endurance Hike; Core Conditioning; and Includes Yoga and Pilates Based Stretch & Relaxation at halfway point.
SMR available upon request at an extra charge.
Picnic/Lunch time at your leisure.

2 Hour Intensity Hike
$350 Max 2 Hikers
Includes your Intensity Hike; Core Conditioning; and Restorative Stretch and Relaxation at halfway point.
Picnic/Lunch time at your leisure.

Hikes and More

Backpacking/Overnight Trips
Call for rates and availability
818-248-4242

Intro to Backpacking
Call for rates and availability
818-248-4242

Additional Options
Healthy Picnic
$15-$20 per person. (I carry it all for you)

Trekking Pole Rental
$15

Yoga Mat Rental
$15 (I carry it for you)

What to Bring on Your Hike
Water.
And drink it!
A comfortable day pack. I suggest one with a waist belt to take tension off your neck and shoulders.
Comfortable layers. Dress in layers. It can be sunny yet cold. It can get windy. The weather can change very quickly on a trail!
Comfortable footwear that you have worn before.
Socks
I suggest bringing an extra pair of socks.
No Cotton!  Cotton will NOT keep you warm if it gets wet and that includes sweat. Bring fast drying, moisture-wicking clothing that is comfortable.
Hat  A fuzzy, warm hat to keep those ears warm on cool mornings, a visor or cap to shade your eyes when it is sunny.
Trekking Poles.
Healthy snacks.
Ziploc bags for your trash.
Leave No Trace!!!! That includes all fruits, seeds, peels, shells!!! Pack it in...Pack it out!!!
Sunscreen! Even if it is cloudy in the morning, put it on before you get in your car to come to hike. And put some more on before we begin the hike.
Feel free to bring anything else that will make your day more enjoyable!!! Just remember, you've gotta carry it.

To reserve

Reservations required
with a non-refundable 50% deposit by cash or credit card.
48 Hour Cancellation Notice Required to avoid charges.

Please call the studio
818-248-4242
The ringer is kept off during business hours to avoid disturbing clients.

Please specify Date and Locationof desired hike.
Please specify Style of Hike you desire.
Don't forget to Include your Full Name and Phone Number and the best time to reach you so I can get back to you as soon as possible.

I look forward to hitting the trails with you!

-Melissa Adylia Gutierrez

Owner/Personal Trainer

Controlled Burn Fitness

Fitness Professionals! Supporting Eachother Improves Our Industry.

I'm noticing a new trend in the Fitness Industry and it has nothing to do with crunches, lunges, or cardio.

It has to do with fitness professionals bad mouthing other businesses in order to gain visibility. I've also noticed "friends" of different fitness studios and trainers doing the dirty work for others. Sadly, what these individuals don't realise is that by doing so they put the reputation of their business in jeopardy.

Yesterday, I was on Yelp checking out what other studios in my area had to offer in the way of specials and promotions.  I came across 3 reputable boutique fitness studios that had recently gotten low reviews (yes, I check in often enough to notice when a studio that I am familiar with and respect, goes down a star-or 3).

It quickly became apparent that it was mere sabotage vs constructive criticism.

I've chosen to give [name of boutique fitness studio] the benefit of the doubt and hope this brings a new consideration to how we, as Respectable Fitness Professionals, conduct ourselves in the future. 

Here is how I handled it
"Hello [name of boutique fitness studio],

I thought you may want to know that a friend of yours may not know, that by trying to do your studio a favor, they may actually be doing your studio a bit of harm.

http://www.yelp.com/user_details?userid=JNP00_KjdpgxQnJ5baHWZg

I happen to be a local business owner and I love to keep up with the specials that local studios are running. When I see something inspiring, I discuss it with my fellow fitness professionals so we can keep up to speed on what is going on in our industry.

That is how I came upon the random reviews by the above mentioned HB.

Hmmm, a little fishy.

I am sure your friend means well, but to post strangely vague, negative reviews about 2 studios, along with the link to your business, it comes across as a business owner trying to do a "poor-sport-one-up-man-ship."

You may want to ask your friend to either remove your business link so it doesn't make your studio look bad, or at least elaborate on the reviews with legitimate information regarding what each studio has to offer and where they dropped the ball...most boutique health/wellness studios (myself included) welcome feedback from their clients (good and bad) to inspire us to improve.

FYI: Yelp has been doing some pretty intense policing lately. I even had one of my reviews removed last week (the review was from 2 years ago) about a CPR company. Upon further inquiry, they thought I was trying to promote the American Red Cross by making up a false review, since I had mentioned the ARC in the review and had posted a link to the positive review for I had written for the ARC...uh oh!

The fitness community that I "run in" is a wonderfully supportive group of fitness professionals who believe that by supporting one another, we raise the "barre" of what our industry has to offer.

By sticking together, we help not only ourselves and our industry as a whole, but the clientele of the health and wellness community which in turn helps us stay afloat against the larger chains that do not provide the personalized attention that our clients deserve.

Yelp is a great source of knowledge, not only for potential clients, but for all small business owners.

It was a pleasure to find out about what you offer at your studio when I checked out your link and I wish you continued success.

I hope you found this information useful.

Your Fellow Fitness Professional wishing you a happy and healthy day!
M

: )"

I am happy to report that the owner of
[name of boutique fitness studio]
responded promptly with

"thank you very much.

I'll figure this out!

Best wishes,
[Name]

Owner, [name of boutique fitness studio]"

This terrible economy is no excuse to lower our standards on how we conduct ourselves professionally and personally.
I would love to hear how you would have handled it.
Wishing you a Happy and Healthy Day!

-Melissa Adylia Gutierrez

Owner/Personal Trainer

www.ControlledBurnFitness.com

50% Off 10 Personal Training Sessions!*

So Long to Summer Special*
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Offer Expires
September 1st

Controlled Burn Fitness is offering 50% off
When You Purchase 10 Personal Training Sessions!*
• * Cash Only (See Below for Check and Credit Card “So Long to Summer Special” Pricing)
• * Pricing is based on the $89 Per Personal Training Session Price.
• * Save $445 When You Purchase 10 Personal Training Sessions by Cash.
• * All 10 Sessions must be paid in FULL, no later than Wednesday, September 1st.
• * All 10 Session Expire 30 days from the date of Purchase.
• * No Extension No Refund No Transfers No Exceptions.
• * Cannot be combined with any other offer/discount.
• * 48 Hour Cancellation Notice Required for all Scheduled Sessions.
• * Less than 48 Hours Cancellation will be charged the full price of $89.
• * You have several options for using your 1 Hour Personal Training Sessions

Options
• Personal Training. (Solo)
• Private Group Class of your choice. (for you and up to 2 guests)
• Runners Conditioning. (for you and 1 guest)
• Runners Recovery. (for you and 1 guest)
• Meal Planning and Nutritional Guidance (Solo)

“So Long to Summer Special”
Check and CC Pricing**
$690*
($200 Savings)**
• ** Save $200 When You Purchase 10 Personal Training Sessions by Check or Credit Card.
• ** Pricing is based on the $89 Per Personal Training Session Price
• ** All 10 Sessions must be paid in FULL, no later than Wednesday, September 1st.
• ** All 10 Session Expire 30 days from the date of Purchase.
• ** No Extension No Refund No Transfers No Exceptions.
• ** Cannot be combined with any other offer/discount.
• ** 48 Hour Cancellation Notice Required for all Scheduled Sessions.
• ** Less than 48 Hours Cancellation will be charged the full price of $89.
• ** You have several options for using your 1 Hour Personal Training Sessions

Options
• Personal Training. (Solo)
• Private Group Class of your choice. (for you and up to 2 guests)
• Runners Conditioning. (for you and 1 guest)
• Runners Recovery. (for you and 1 guest)
• Meal Planning and Nutritional Guidance (Solo)

Any Questions?
Please Call the Studio
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Professional Dancer Turned Reluctant Runner…

...How did that Happen?

People are always mentioning what an impressive runner I am when they spy a Facebook pic/post documenting my participation in the latest Fun Run, 5k, 10k, or ½ Marathon.

Do I consider myself a runner?

No, I just dabble in it.

So how did a former Professional Dancer (who had sustained a severe knee injury due to a fall), now Personal Trainer/Owner of the Controlled Burn Fitness Studio in Glendale, CA become so well known in the running community; excited about her next running event; and so involved and passionate about helping runners attain, and maintain healthy, pain and injury-free bodies?

Answer: On a bet.

Yes, I was lured into it by the promise of amazing food, music, and wine, but what really motivated me was the chance to prove the point I had been trying to make to a particular client for 6 months:

We must learn to walk before we rum.

We must train to the point of discomfort, sometimes pushing past that edge, all the while maintaining dignity, grace, and respect for the process as much as for the goal.

The process and the goal are one in the same

Go for the intensity while avoiding injury.

We must set a foundation for fitness by creating a body that is beautifully balanced; strong yet supple, pushed to its limits yet nurtured in order to thrive;

No cutting corners.

 

Here’s the story

One of my especially entertaining Personal Training clients had bet me that I couldn’t help him shave some time off of his next 5k and 10k runs.

I told him I would take at least a minute off his time in 3 months as long as he did exactly as I said.

He didn’t think it was possible since I had informed him that he wouldn’t be allowed to run for at least 6 weeks while he was training with me. He even sweetened the pot from just a bottle of wine to accompanying him and his wife to dinner at one of the finest restaurants in LA prior to going to the Disney Concert Hall, and the bottle of wine could be my choice of any White Burgundy from Silverlake Wine.

It was on!

I couldn’t help but jump on this opportunity to prove to him once and for all that he needed to step back from the neglectful training style that he had grown accustomed to over the years prior to my “inheriting” him from another trainer who had moved out of state.

Halfway through our 3 month 5k training, his progress was so impressive, I was certain that there was no way I wouldn’t win. I knew this would be an excellent time to also use myself as an example of the training techniques and philosophy that I have created to build The Controlled Burn Fitness Studio into a fitness destination for those who seek Personal Training that does not rely on fancy PR and Marketing gimmicks, but thrives on focused intensity and attention to detail.

I suggested sweetening the pot some more by betting that if I could improve my time from my first 5k (Chinatown Firecracker 5k on Feb 10th 2008. Pace: 9:56 which was the first day I had run in my life-no joke) he would not be allowed to complain while training for at least one month.

It was on!

The Outcome

I enjoyed a wonderful meal at Patina with he and his wife before heading to concert hall to see Solonen conduct his last show with LA Phil and the next week after one of our Personal Training Sessions we scampered over to Silverlake wine to pick up my bottle of wine…oh how I wish I could remember what I chose, all I know is that it was delicious!

Want to find out about the training program?

Stay tuned for the next post…

Your Feet are Your Foundation

Invest in your feet before you invest in your next pair of shoes

Don’t get me wrong, I’m a sucker for a hot pair of 4” Jimmy Choos, or my Mizuno (Wave Precision Neutral) Running Shoes, but I have already invested my time to condition my feet so they are able endure all the torment (dance classes, cycling classes, running, hiking, backpacking, and let’s not forget, wearing those 4” Heels!) that I dish out to them.

Our feet are as important to our physical well-being/functional fitness as a foundation is to a structure. Sadly, most people simply take their feet for granted, ignore them, wrap them in a pretty package, and hope for the best.

A good contractor doesn’t fix the instability of a failing structure with some nice paint and a picket fence; the contractor will first address the foundation, check its integrity and go from there.

It is my opinion that the majority of the time, buying new shoes to alleviate foot pain is as helpful as slapping nice paint and a picket fence on a crumbling building…no matter how pretty you try to package it, it’s going to collapse sooner or later.

It is all too common that when people begin to experience discomfort in their feet, they just ignore it. They keep taking their workout classes, running, going about their daily activities, trying to “walk it off”. Then, when the pain persists, they usually blame it on their shoes.

By the time a client comes to me they have repeated this process many, many times (Ignore pain, go about their business, get frustrated with pain, buy another pair of shoes, over and over and over again) until an injury sets in.

These injuries can range anywhere from Sesamoiditis, Achilles tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, and Shin splints, all the way up the body to contribute to/exacerbate knee, hip, and lower back issues.

The sad thing is that 99% of the time, their injury could have been avoided had they only taken the time to conditioning their feet.

More to come…

Personal Training

Controlled Burn Fitness

Personal Training

It's Personal!

Everyone, at some point in life, needs a little extra help to reach their goals.

It is important to realize that our physical goals have a direct relationship to our personal goals.

It is brave, it is exciting, and it is sometimes humbling when we finally ask for that extra push.

Expect hard work, expect sweat, and expect the times when you think you can't do it anymore. But also expect the times when you are reminded that it is OK to be more considerate to you, your time, and your body.

Each Personal Training Session is a 1-Hour, Private Session prepared just for you.

The Personal Training Session is carefully designed to help you reach your fitness goals all the while paying close attention to essential details such as skeletal alignment, muscular and cardio strength, endurance, and flexibility. Each Session will also include beneficial exercises that are designed to enhance your body awareness; challenge and condition your core; improve your muscular control and posture; optimize core integration and endurance.

Welcome to Controlled Burn Fitness!

Controlled Burn Fitness

Helping athletes, dancers, and fitness enthusiasts attain and maintain healthy, balanced, and functional bodies.
Specializing In:
Creating Lean, Strong, Flexible, and Balanced Bodies
Identifying and Addressing Muscle Imbalances
Core Conditioning
Flexibility Training
Injury Prevention
Dancers Conditioning
Runners Conditioning
Muscle Toning/Sculpting
Restorative/Relaxation Techniques for Mind and Body
Meal Planning/Nutritional Guidance
Healthy Recipes
Skype Session for Personal Training and Healthy Cooking Classes

Please visit the website for more information

http://www.controlledburnfitness.com/