Manila, Philippines - Finding the right fitness routine that suits your body is very challenging. Fitness guru Jamie Howell knows this.
It was one of the many things Howell stressed during her visit to the country where she conducted an eight-hour workshop, which drew over 100 participants. Howell is the the global ambassador of Trigger Point’s revolutionary fitness and condition program called the SMRT-Core Grid.
She admitted that fitness programs require a certain level of enthusiasm on the part of the client because of the amount of effort involved. “Health is a lifetime commitment,” she said.
Her experience as a mother to three children has guided her through finding the right program for those fitness-seekers who knock on her door. She gives them various modifications with the SMRT-Core Grid, depending on what their interests are.
“I prescribe a program that the client enjoys. If you don’t enjoy the program, you won’t stick to it. You’ve got to go with your passion,” Howell explained.
And after all of that is considered, she factors in one more important detail, one that allows the program to stay with your body’s range of capabilities.
“I also look at other factors like age and fitness level. For first-timers, I prescribe two to three days a week of light workouts before slowly increasing the intensity,” she stressed.
This is important because even with professional athletes, programs have to be sport-specific. These are guys who make a living out of being fit and even they are prone to over training. That is why Howell makes sure that every program she recommends does not push the client beyond his or her limits. And the program should always fit the client’s needs.
Howell is huge on the Grid because it dispenses with the notion that you have to be in a specific place to work out, like a gym. Normally, people with fitness problems tend to put off working themselves back
into shape because of excuses such as having no time to travel to the gym, expensive gym fees or equipment and simply no time, period.
With the Grid, all you really need is the unwavering commitment to get healthy and stay healthy.
This is the same reason why professional athletes also rely a lot on the Grid. Hockey, soccer, American football and basketball pros lug them around during travels. In the NBA, the Los Angeles Lakers and the
Denver Nuggets have been known to travel with the Grid because it can be used practically everywhere.
“Exclusively distributed by SportFit Inc. in the country, the Trigger Point products, including the Grid and other high-tech conditioning tools, equipment and facilities, are available at Sprotfit Inc.’s
Wellness Concept stores at Greenbelt 5, Powerplant Mall Rockwell, Shangrila Mall, SM Mall of Asia, TriNoma and Ayala Center Cebu, said Goody Custodio, business development manager of
SportFit Inc., which organized the Howell workshop.
What is certain is this: With her programs and the help of the SMRT-Core Grid, everyone, even beginners, can jumpstart their way to a more fit and healthy lifestyle.