Olford Personal Training

At Olford Personal Training, we know that reaching your fitness goals involves more than willpower, desire, or ability. Our philosophy is to utilize functional training methods to improve your health and life - not just the way you look. We know that reaching your goals involves being emotionally excited about your fitness program and your progress. What is Functional Training? This simply means working our bodies the way we use them. Our programs work large and small muscle groups alike, moving multiple joints through full ranges of motion, and constantly emphasizing stability and body control. Functional training approaches training from a holistic and logical approach. Unlike regular gym machines which only serve to isolate the larger muscles, functional training uses all of the muscles responsible for balance and stabilization in any given movement. Simply put, functional training is training your body the way that it functions in every day activities. During our day-to-day life our muscles are forced to work together synergistically to produce movement. Simple tasks such as hoisting a backpack over your shoulders, lifting a box onto a shelf and walking up and down stairs involve multiple muscles working together to produce, stabilize and reduce force. When you increase your functional strength, as opposed to linear or brute strength (gym machines), you experience improved coordination, balance, stability and flexibility. Functional training strengthens your inner core and also enhances your kinesthetic awareness and body control. You move about with greater ease and less effort. All of our programs are custom-made. We believe that no one person is the same therefore, we do not believe in generic programs found in magazines or internet websites. Our programs are tailored to your exact needs after thorough assesments of you body's demands, limitations and abilities. The program starts with a Fitness Appraisal which a series of tests that challenge all aspects of your health. We start with Anthroscopic measurements which tests Resting Heart Rate and Blood Pressure. We then test your Body Composition which includes your BMI, Waist Circumference and Skinfolds. Following the Body Composition Tests is the Submaximal VO2-Max test which measures your aerobic fitness. In this test, we strap on a heart rate monitor around your chest and closely look at how your heart rate reacts to the changes in intensity. Finally, we finish off the appraisal by assessing your Musculoskeletal Strength Tests. Here, you will be tested in 4 areas; Grip Strength, Pushups, Partial Curl-Ups and Vertical Jump. Fitness Appraisals are available to anybody upon demand. After all these tests are administered, we assess your strengths and weaknesses. After knowing what needs to be improved, your new program is born.