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Les Mills Austrialia comes to Gold's Gym in Malaysia

Kylie Gates
MegChalker

Recently Les Mills' Master Trainers, Meg Chalker for RPM and Kylie Gates for Body Attack, dropped by Gold's Gym KL from Australia and conducted good-will classes in the formats that they train.

However, my personal aversion to taking aerobic classes prevented me from joining in. But those that did make the effort to participate had an Aussie-Aussie-Aussie, oye-oye-oye good time.

VibroGym Evolution

Gold’s Gym Kuala Lumpur is pleased to announce it is the first commercial fitness centre in Malaysia to acquire a revolutionary new piece of fitness equipment designed to allow its members to undertake vibration training

Gold’s Gym Kuala Lumpur has bought a top-of-the-range VibroGym Evolution to enhance its Personal Training capabilities and provide its members with the exceptional benefits of revolutionary vibration training

Gold’s Gym Kuala Lumpur exclusively supports the use of the vibrating platform manufactured by VibroGym, the acknowledged pioneer in vertical whole body vibration

How does vibration training work? The VibroGym platform generates vibrations that are transferred from the fixed plate to your body during exercise and the muscles in your body automatically adjust to these mechanical stimuli with a stretch reflex. The effects of VibroTraining depend on the frequency and intensity of the vibrations set on the machine. Lower frequencies are more effective for strength training as the muscles are forced to contract more powerfully, whilst higher frequencies are used for warm-up, cool-down and recovery as the vibrations increase blood circulation and accelerate the process of ridding the body of toxins.

Whilst conventional training methods engage between 40 and 60% of the isolated muscle group, VibroTraining will engage almost 100% of the body’s muscles. Even the deeper lying postural muscles benefit from VibroTraining. Muscles which are rarely activated consciously will be engaged by reflex meaning that the entire musculature is stimulated. Additionally, vibrations have a positive impact on your hormone balance, help to reduce stress and allow users to feel more relaxed, fitter and more alert.

Ten minutes of vibration training can enable you to complete a total body workout as VibroTraining stimulates the whole musculature system at once, not one muscle after another.

As a company, Vibrogym is committed to research on vibration technology by funding and pursuing clinical studies in various medical directions to support and enhance the value of vibration training. Some of the key sectors in which VibroGym are conducting medical research are Metabolic Syndrome, osteoporosis, neuropathy and multiple sclerosis. To date, the VibroGym vibration plate has been approved as a class 2A medical device under the European Medical Device Directive and has secured full approval for use in Medical City, Dubai, UAE. Such professional endorsements as a proven platform for therapeutic use for increase in muscle strength, stimulation of blood flow and increase of stabilization and coordination are milestones for VibroGym and sets its product apart from similar vibration training systems which are relatively untested and unproven, attest to the medical and physical safety of using the VibroGym and prove that VibroTraining works as it advertises since it is a certified Medical Device with proven claims.

Gold’s Gym Kuala Lumpur views vibration training on a VibroGym Evolution as part of a holistic Personal Training programme, rather than as a stand-alone solution to your exercise and training needs. Carefully considered inclusion of vibration training into your regular exercise schedule can add significant value to core stability work, target muscles not stimulated or engaged during a more conventional workout routine and can add variety and interest to a standard exercise programme. Our members who opt for Personal Training will have the opportunity from now on to enhance their programmes with vibration training. Gold’s Gym Kuala Lumpur’s leading Personal Trainers are all currently undergoing vibration training certification to ensure they are well-versed and familiar with this new form of training.


For interest, the UK-based Distributors of VibroGym, and their Master Trainers, work closely with a number of well-known UK sportsmen, such as John Terry and Frank Lampard of Chelsea FC, and Clubs such as Bolton Wanderers FC, who use vibration training to enhance their fitness and warm up prior to matches.

Key Quotes

“Gold’s Gym, known globally for its heritage and professional approach to fitness training, should naturally be at the forefront of any advances in the fitness theatre, especially where such advances are clinically or medically proven as being effective contributors. After monitoring advances in vibration training since 2001, we are pleased to be the first commercial fitness centre in Malaysia to endorse and employ VibroGym’s new Evolution training plate in our centre and to afford our loyal members an opportunity to enhance their exercise routines with such a revolutionary and effective solution”- W. Thomas B. Curtis, Chairman, PS Fitness Sdn Bhd (owner / operator, Gold’s Gym Kuala Lumpur

“it’s cool, it’s exciting, it’s different and will interest and energise our members”- Nor Dina Ismail, Executive Director, PS Fitness Sdn Bhd

“Acquiring the VibroGym Evolution has significantly increased our fitness training staff’s ability to utilize the machine’s cutting edge technology to speed up desired results such as fat reduction, strength gain, flexibility and neuromuscular response. However, the most dramatic use of the VibroGym is in the area of post-workout recovery and massage. After all, the rest and recovery stage is when muscles grow and develop. In this way, the Evolution strikes the perfect balance between beating you down and raising you back up”- Brett M Crosby, Senior Fitness Consultant, Gold’s Gym Kuala Lumpur, NASM Certified Personal Trainer

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Gold's Gym Kuala Lumpur's First Annual Push-Up Competiton 2008

Champions

• Shougee Abdurrahman (men ages 15-19) - 76 push-ups

• Najidah Che Amay (women ages 20-29) - 761 modified push-ups

• Arib Amarudin Mohd Yusuf (men ages 20-29) - 170 push-ups

• Sharon Sinha (women ages 40-49) - 661 modified push-ups

• Shahin Jenabi (men ages 30-39) - 270 push-ups

• David Picart (men ages 40-49) - 100 push-ups

• Jerry Piotrowicz (men ages 50-60) - 81 push-ups

Runner-Ups

• Simon Fox (men ages 15-19) - 60 push-ups

• Cecilia Grace Pakiam (women ages 20-29) - 611 modified push-ups

• Charan Kumar (men ages 20-29) - 40 push-ups

• Cecilia Letehumy Krishnan (women ages 40-49) - 610 modified push-ups

• Abdul Rauf Pakeer (men ages 40-49) - 73 push-ups

• Shamsuddin Hassanuddin (men ages 50-60) - 48 push-ups

Congratulations To All Competitiors

Lose Weight by Mixing It Up

Cross-training is an effective method for reducing excessive body fat and unwanted inches. Great, but what is cross-training? It simply means performing 2 or more different exercise movements consecutively within the same workout, or performing different exercise movements in successive workouts. For example, one can do 15 minutes of cycling, then 15 minutes of jogging on a treadmill, followed by 15 minutes of rowing for a total workout time of 45 minutes, or perform one of each exercise for 45 minutes on separate sequential workout days. That’s cross-training.

The preceding example of cross-training uses three different pieces of cardiovascular equipment which are effective at burning calories. But their combined use also gains additional benefits for the primary & secondary muscles involved in the movement resulting from the broader variety of musculoskeletal movement, varied points of emphasis/intensity and the unique synergy of the workout. This remains true even when the same muscles are used to perform like exercises back-to-back on 2 or more relatively similar cardio-machines. For instance, the function of two machines may be the same, but variables such as speed, hand and/or foot placement, elevating heights, mechanical mechanisms, amounts of resistance and other machine adjustments can vary widely. This causes the body to biomechanically adjust and react differently to the varied designs of each machine. The added challenge of cross-training between cardio exercises can really supercharge an otherwise boring and mundane workout.

Do not think that cross-training is just for elite athletes. The technique is suitable for persons of all fitness levels and is not dependent on using specific types of equipment for a particular length of time. Mode, duration, frequency and intensity are flexible variables relative to a person’s individual needs and abilities.

The benefits of cross-training include:

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  Increased propensity to adhere to regular bouts of cardiovascular exercise due to a change in exercise modes, physical challenge and the need to adjust and adapt to a variety of stimuli


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  Minimizes occurrences of plateaus by placing the body under varied amounts of healthy controlled stress to elicit desired adaptations on a more uninterrupted basis


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  Reduces the chances of injury from the “over-use syndrome” of performing a repetitive movement over and over again for long periods of time


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  Allows one to comfortably prepare the body to perform more strenuous forms of exercise, for instance, going from walking on a treadmill to jogging outside


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  Increases knowledge of how to perform other exercises when favorite pieces of equipment are not available


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  Brings the “wow” factor back to working out, and plows a steady path to achieving one’s weight loss goals.

Written by Brett M. Crosby for Fitness Malaysia ISSUE 1 (August 2008)