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| + We recommend working out 4-5 days a week. You s | | + We recommend working out 4-5 days a week. You s |
| hould rest at least 2 days a week. The most impor | | hould rest at least 2 days a week. The most impor |
| tant component is listening to your body. If you | | tant component is listening to your body. If you |
| are really tired, sore, or not feeling well, it is | | are really tired, sore, or not feeling well, it is |
| probably best to take the day off! Make sure to | | probably best to take the day off! Make sure to |
| get plenty of rest, eat well, and stay hydrated! | | get plenty of rest, eat well, and stay hydrated! |
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| **Should I Warm-Up?** | | **Should I Warm-Up?** |
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| n | +We recommend that you warm up for about 10 minute | n | + We recommend that you warm up for about 10 minut |
| s prior to working out. You can do a med-ball warm | | es prior to working out. You can do a med-ball war |
| -up or do line drills. For line drills you can jo | | m-up or do line drills. For line drills you can j |
| g, crawl, do walking lunges (with no weight), jump | | og, crawl, do walking lunges (with no weight), jum |
| ing jacks, jumping jills, lateral slides, cariokas | | ping jacks, jumping jills, lateral slides, carioka |
| , butt kickers, high knees or any other active mov | | s, butt kickers, high knees or any other active mo |
| ements. Please visit our video library for Med Ba | | vements. Please visit our video library for Med B |
| ll and Line Drill exercises. We DO NOT recommend | | all and Line Drill exercises. We DO NOT recommend |
| static stretching! | | static stretching! |
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| t | | t | **How Do I know What level I am at?**
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| | | **3 Levels of Training**
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| | | + Where you begin depends on your current level of |
| | | fitness. We suggest you begin at the stability l |
| | | evel and work your way up so that you adapt your b |
| | | ody to the demands of the exercises. Follow the p |
| | | rogressions and proceed to the next level when you |
| | | can maintain perfect form at the current level.
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| | | 1. Stability (and alignment)- This level focuses o |
| | | n improving your ability to align your body correc |
| | | tly. It is extremely important that you develop a |
| | | good base before moving on to the strength level |
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| | | 2. Strength is the second level of training. Stre |
| | | ngth level focuses on making the same stability ex |
| | | ercises more challenging through greater range of |
| | | motion and added resistance.
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| | | 3. Power is the highest level. Power level exerci |
| | | ses are much faster and more dynamic and thus requ |
| | | ire much higher levels of both strength and stabil |
| | | ity. Have you ever heard the statement "Speed wit |
| | | hout control is a dangerous thing?" Stability and |
| | | strength are essential to your success at power l |
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