Exercise Training Dvd

What is agility, and why does it matter to you as you devise your athletic training regimen?

Often the subject of agility is overlooked in favor of something like strength training. It's not hard to explain why you are seeking to build up your muscles in a training regimen. For those who are involved in sports that demand you move quickly and efficiently, then agility training is absolutely key to making sure that you are performing at the top of your game.

There are four main components to agility training. They include: speed, balance, strength, and coordination.

Balance is the ability to maintain your equilibrium while you're standing still or moving. This results from coordinated actions of nearly all the sensory functions, like seeing and hearing. Static balance refers to the kind of balance we experience staying in place, and dynamic balance is balance while in motion.

Speed, naturally, is moving your body quickly.

Think of strength agility in terms of the ability of your muscles to overcome some sort of resistance.

Coordination is defined as your ability to have control over your various movements of body as you respond to sensory input. An example might be how you observe a ball flying toward you in the air before you move to reach up and catch it.

Agility improvement is possible by employing a series of difference exercises intended to improve your abilities. If you work on each of the four components separately, you'll see great improvements in your overall agility.

First, you can try an agility ladder. Useful in sports such as football, soccer, tennis, hockey, and rugby, this tool lies on the ground in squares, in which you perform various exercises. It is referred to as a ladder, since it looks like a horizontal ladder on the ground. You can purchase one from a sports supply outfit, or you can construct one of your own by using some sticks and tape.

There are several exercise possibilities. The most basic would be running through the agility ladder, placing each foot securely in the center of each square. The movements you make with your foot are deliberate, as you endeavor to place your foot accurately in the square. You can create more agility drills by simply varying the pattern you create with your feet - be creative!

For those who wish to improve their athletic performance, building and maintaining agility will help. Give these agility suggestions a try - you'll see results sooner than you think!

For more resources on training for sport speed and agility, check out the sports performance section of http://shop.fencing.net/. As a sport requiring speed and agility, Fencing.Net offers a full range of sports performance products including the Agility Ladder with training DVD.

Monitoring Exercise Training (DVD) $44.73 Monitoring Exercise Training presents a detailed overview of how individuals can determine whether their exercise program is working. The DVD reviews approaches to monitoring training that are designed to help individuals know whether their exercise program is achieving the desired results and whether they need to make adjustments in their training regimen based on the results of their evaluation. Among the topics covered: approaches to monitoring training, anaerobic threshold, How do athletes actually train?, evaluating training, and summary. Produced in cooperation with the American College of Sports Medicine.

Functional Exercise Training (DVD) $67.12 Functional Exercise Training explains and demonstrates exercise progressions for increasing the level of muscular strength and endurance for the primary muscles of the lower body, upper body, and torso. A progressive, functional exercise continuum for each of these key muscles is reviewed in detail. Features three separate video programs on one DVD: Lower- Body Functional Training; Upper-Body Functional Training; and Functional Abdominal and Lower Back Training. The progressive functional continuum presented in the DVD is applicable for group exercise instructors, personal trainers, and program directors. Produced in cooperation with the American College of Sports Medicine.

The Risks of Exercise Training (DVD) $44.73 The Risks of Exercise Training examines the degree to which exercise might be dangerous for “healthy� adults. The DVD reviews the historical risk of exercise-related complications occurring and examines the need for establishing and practicing emergency procedures to handle such situations should they arise. Among the topics covered: bad outcomes during exercise, the value of exercise according to the Greeks and Romans, “athlete’s heart�, historical risk of exercise-related complications, sudden cardiac death vs. myocardial infarction, and risk of complications in cardiac rehab. Produced in cooperation with the American College of Sports Medicine.

Dumbbell Exercise Training (DVD) $62.64 Dumbbell Exercise Training presents a comprehensive overview of how to perform upper-body and lower-body strength training exercises using dumbbells. Featuring two separate video programs—Dumbbell Exercise Techniques and Total Body Exercises with Dumbbells, the DVD offers information and instructional advice on techniques, errors, spotting, and progressions for performing dumbbell exercises. Produced in cooperation with the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

The Influence of Genetics on Exercise and Training (DVD) $44.73 Genetic factors influence how people are at the present time and how they respond to external stimuli or changes in their environment (for example, exercise training). The Influence of Genetics on Exercise and Training provides a basic introduction to the field of genetics and how it applies to exercise and training. It summarizes some of the findings of a large-scale study (The HERITAGE Family Study) on the effects of genetic factors and exercise training on fitness and risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The DVD also discusses the practical application of these findings to health and fitness. Among the topics covered: basic introduction to genetics, examples of variables (e.g., body weight, muscle fiber composition) where the effects of genetic factors are known, variability in response to training, lack of difference in training responses between a) men and women, b) blacks and whites, and c) young, middle-aged and older subjects. Produced in cooperation with the American College of Sports Medicine.

Strength-Training Program Design (for Group Exercise) (DVD) $44.73 Strength-Training Program Design (for Group Exercise) explains how personal trainers can spend less time designing their strength-training classes and yet be able to deliver quality workouts that can reach all fitness levels in a single class with the Elevated E3 Program Design protocol. The DVD details how fitness professionals can think like a personal trainer in the group-exercise room and create workouts that are well designed and delivered even with constraints such as limited weight, limited equipment, and multiple ability levels all in one room. The DVD features a simple system that is designed to have personal trainers working smarter, not harder. Among the topics covered: group strength training defined, group strength-training advantages and disadvantages, group strength training redefined, and Elevated E3 Program Design. Produced in cooperation with the IDEA Health & Fitness Association.

Integrating Corrective Exercise and Personal Training (DVD) $44.73 Most of the clients of personal trainers have musculoskeletal imbalances, pain, and dysfunction that can all be resolved with corrective exercise. However, most clients are also interested in burning calories and building muscle. Integrating Corrective Exercise and Personal Training shows trainers how to assess muscular imbalances and integrate corrective exercises into personal-training programs in a way that is fun, challenging, and rewarding from both an aesthetic and functional standpoint. Among the topics covered: technique for assessing the foot and ankle, the lower kinetic chain, the upper kinetic chain, and the entire kinetic chain. Produced in cooperation with IDEA Health & Fitness Association.

Exercise Through Menopause (DVD) $44.73 Exercise Through Menopause reviews the role that exercise can play in dealing with the symptoms and increased health risks associated with traversing menopause. The DVD discusses what type of training should be included in an exercise prescription to help empower women in their midlife to take charge of their health and their bodies. Among the topics covered: physiologic changes and health effects associated with menopause, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, weight management, and pelvic floor issues related to menopause, exercise prescription guidelines for midlife women, and how to correctly perform pelvic floor (Kegel) exercises. Produced in cooperation with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).

Exercise Prescription When There's No Exercise Test: The Talk Test (DVD) $44.73 Exercise Prescription When There’s No Exercise Test: The Talk Test details a unique way of prescribing exercise that can be useful when an exercise test is not available. The DVD reviews the steps involved in employing the talk test to prescribe exercise. Among the topics covered: exercise training, exercise prescription, training intensity, historical background—studies, and talk test for exercise RX. Produced in cooperation with the American College of Sports Medicine.

Understanding Exercise Purpose and Progressions (DVD) $44.73 Understanding Exercise Purpose and Progressions explores the differences between exercise progressions for training on land and training in water. The DVD also details how to create an effective exercise progression on either land or water. In addition, the DVD discusses how exercise progressions should be incorporated into the overall training regimen. Among the topics covered: 1978 ACSM guidelines, 1990 ACSM guidelines, 1994 healthy people update, 1998 ACSM guidelines, new science vs. old science, how does a muscle work, muscle group actions and progressions, gluteus medius, rhomboids, and triceps. Produced in cooperation with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).

Specificity of Training in the Water (DVD) $44.73 Specificity of Training in the Water presents a detailed overview of how to design an effective water exercise program. An explanation of how to develop a sound exercise progression in both shallow and deep water includes a review of the advantages of water exercise, the properties specific to water exercise, and the application of those properties to program design. A partial list of topics covered: advantages of water exercise, properties specific to water exercise, application of properties to program design, creating an effective exercise progression in deep water, creating an effective exercise progression in shallow water, application of proper equipment in a water exercise program, and the physiological differences of training on land versus water. Produced in cooperation with the American Council on Exercise.

Strength Training for Seniors (DVD) $44.73 Strength Training for Seniors presents a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals and techniques involved in a sound strength training program for older adults. Detailing the numerous benefits that older adults can gain by strength training, the DVD provides step-by-step guidelines for designing a strength training program for seniors. The DVD also features explanations and demonstrations of selected exercises. Among the topics covered: benefits of strength training for older adults, strength training program guidelines, specific instructional techniques, combining strength training and endurance training, and exercise demonstrations. Produced in cooperation with the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Training the Impingement Client (DVD) $44.73 Training the Impingement Client reviews the anatomy and functional anatomy of the shoulder, the pathomechanics/biomechanics of shoulder movement, the pathology and common causes of shoulder impingement, the importance of scapula stabilizers, and how to design effective training programs for training the impingement client. The DVD includes a sample exercise program that is appropriate for individuals with a shoulder impingement. The DVD also details which exercises should be avoided when working with impingement clients. Among the topics covered: anatomy and structure review, pathology and causes of shoulder impingement, exercise demonstration, sample exercise program, and exercises to avoid. Produced in cooperation with IDEA Health & Fitness Association.

Integrated Training Progressions (DVD) $44.73 Integrated Training Progressions presents a straightforward overview of the principles and concepts involved in both functional training and integrated training. The movements and progressions for both types of training are explained and demonstrated in an easy-to-understand and apply manner. Among the topics covered: definition and components of functional training, definition and components of integrated training, seeing the training-specific movement as individual exercise, varying the intensity level of movements, using the movements as super-sets to the existing programs, and performing the movements as a full circuit. Produced in cooperation with the American Council on Exercise.

Strength Training for Children (DVD) $44.73 Properly designed strength-training programs can provide demonstrable benefits for children. Strength Training for Children discusses those benefits and examines the issue of whether strength training places undue stress on the musculoskeletal systems of youngsters. The DVD presents detailed guidelines on how to design strength-training programs for children in a way that maximizes the possible benefits and minimizes any possible risks of this type of exercise regimen. Among the topics covered: The possible benefits of strength training for children, The possible risks of strength training for children, Design considerations for strength-training programs for children, and Special considerations attendant to strength training for children. Produced in cooperation with the American College of Sports Medicine.

Russian Recruits on a Training Exercise $49.99 Russian Recruits on a Training Exercise - Giclee Print

Strength Training for Sedentary Adults (DVD) $44.73 Strength Training for Sedentary Adults presents a comprehensive overview of why resistance training should be an integral component of a sound exercise program for inactive adults— particularly older adults. In detailed, step-by-step fashion, the DVD explains how to develop a resistance-training program for sedentary adults that is safe, time-efficient, and effective. The DVD also reviews the benefits of such a training regimen for participants. Among the topics covered: strength-training benefits, strength-training principles, bringing attention to exercise, special instructional techniques for educating and motivating, and achievements through exercise. Produced in cooperation with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).

Advanced Strength Training (DVD) $40.95 Maximize strength gains with scientifically proven training methods demonstrated in the Advanced Strength Training DVD! This DVD shows how to make the most out of your time in the gym by varying both the elements of an individual workout and the types of workouts performed over the course of a week. Learn how to design and safely execute a challenging, high-intensity training program with techniques such as breakdowns, slow reps, partials, pre-exhaustion, negatives, and negative accentuated reps. The high-volume training methods presented will help you utilize traditional multi-set techniques to optimize strength, muscular endurance, and power gains.This information-rich DVD is perfect for anyone who is serious about strength training and wants a more sophisticated approach. Strength and conditioning coaches and trainers can incorporate the advanced techniques into their athletes’ or clients’ programs. The DVD is hosted by Dana Brown and Dan Drury. Brown is the Director of the Women’s Exercise Research Center at George Washington University and a former collegiate gymnast. Drury is an assistant professor of exercise physiology at Slippery Rock University and a certified strength and conditioning specialist.Human Kinetics DVDs are coded for universal playback and can be played in all regions of the world.8/4/2005 copyright, approximately 70 minutes.

The Tier Strength Training System (DVD) $44.73 The Tier Strength Training System presents a detailed visual overview of the principles, fundamentals, and techniques involved in the tier system of the strength training. Designed as a complement to the well-received book, The Coach’s Strength Training Playbook, the DVD reviews how the movement/exercise rotation of the tier system should be implemented. The DVD also provides a general summary of structured movements, based on tier-system training. In addition, the DVD describes how to construct a whole-body, 3-days-per-week training session. Covers basic methodology of the tier system, as well as three mock whole-body training sessions, over 50 exercise variations from which to choose, an introduction to accommodation resistance, and free-weight exercise choices. Produced in cooperation with the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Aquatic Exercise for Rehabilitation and Training (Book with DVD) $77.03 No Synopsis Available

Bone Health & Exercise Throughout the Lifespan (DVD) $44.73 Bone Health & Exercise Throughout the Lifespan reviews why exercising to develop and maintain healthy bones is important at all stages of life. In that regard, the DVD discusses how bone mass changes over a person’s lifespan, and details the principles of exercise for increasing bone strength and promoting healthy bones. The DVD covers the key risk factors for osteoporosis and provides an overview of how to design an exercise program that enhances bone health (featuring weight-bearing activities and strength training) that is specific to the needs of various populations (youth, adults, and individuals with osteopenia/osteoporosis). Among the topics covered: risk factors for osteoporosis, bone response to exercise, strength training, ACSM osteoporosis activity guidelines, and exercises. Produced in cooperation with the American Council on Exercise (ACE).

Fat-Burning Exercise: Strategies to Burn Fat (DVD) $44.73 Fat-Burning Exercise: Strategies to Burn Fat presents an overview of how exercisers can maximize the amount of fat that they burn. The DVD also offers specific strategies for increasing caloric expenditure during exercise. Among the topics covered: a review of caloric equivalents, myths and misconceptions concerning fat-burning theory, strategies to increase caloric expenditure, considerations concerning exercise duration, and resistance training as a modality for burning fat. Produced in cooperation with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).

Indoor Cycling Endurance Training (DVD) $44.73 Indoor Cycling Endurance Training explains how to build up stamina by training for longer periods without pushing to exhaustion. The DVD presents and demonstrates pedaling drills that are designed to improve an individual’s level of exercise efficiency and strength so that person can train in the proper target heart-rate zone to build aerobic power. The DVD also discusses how individuals can measure their exercise intensity by using either heart-rate monitors or their own rate of perceived exertion. Among the topics covered: warm-up, cresting the hill, paceline, second climb, recovery, and cool-down and stretching. Produced in cooperation with the American Council on Exercise (ACE).

Exercise and Weight Control: Myths and Misconceptions (DVD) $44.73 Exercise and Weight Control: Myths and Misconceptions provides a detailed overview of the commonly held myths and misconceptions concerning weight control. The DVD reviews the causes and consequences of obesity and explains how to assess body composition. In addition, the DVD discusses how individuals can effectively incorporate sound exercise into their weight-control efforts. Among the topics covered: causes of obesity, consequences of obesity, body-composition assessment, advantages of exercise therapy, role of resistance training in weight control, spot reducing, and ineffective gadgets and gimmicks. Produced in cooperation with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).

It's All Related: Core Training (DVD) $44.73 It’s All Related: Core Training presents an insightful overview of the importance of core integrity and how to develop it in a variety of positions, with or without equipment. The DVD features an explanation and demonstration of several exercise options using core integrity to enhance shoulder stability, balance, power, and full-body movements. The DVD also details how to effectively employ exercise progressions in training the core. Among the topics covered: medicine-ball exercises, stability-ball exercises, tubing exercises, and circuit workout. Produced in cooperation with IDEA Health & Fitness Association.

Strength Training Without Weights (DVD) $62.64 Strength Training Without Weights presents a detailed overview of how to improve muscular fitness without the use of sophisticated equipment. Featuring two separate video programs—Strength Training Without Weights: Lower-Body Exercises and Strength Training Without Weights: Upper-Body Exercises. The DVD explains and demonstrates how to develop the major muscles and muscle groups in the entire body, using partner resistance exercises and dowel exercises. Produced in cooperation with the American Council on Exercise.

Resistance Training Instruction: Trunk (DVD) $35.95 Resistance Training Instruction: Trunk focuses on strengthening and developing the trunk and core muscles. The core muscles, or “inner unit,� work interdependently with the outer abdominal and oblique musculature to stabilize the spine and produce a variety of movements. The DVD demonstrates how to correctly perform and instruct numerous resistance and Swiss ball exercises to strengthen the core muscles and trunk region. Developed and hosted by resistance-training expert Everett Aaberg, the Resistance Training Instruction DVD Series walks trainers through the steps of instructing clients during resistance training. The DVDs demonstrate the proper techniques for the participant and proper instructional methods for the fitness professional. The three DVDs, which cover the lower body, trunk, and upper body, allow trainers to watch and learn the proper exercise and training techniques for all of the exercises in the book Resistance Training Instruction and many more exercises not included in the book. Targeted muscles are identified for each exercise, providing trainers with information about functional anatomy. Plus, a time-coded program log makes it easy to find specific exercises.With the Resistance Training Instruction DVD Series, you will learn how to teach resistance training so that your clients use the proper techniques to get the most out of their exercises. Human Kinetics DVDs are coded for universal playback and can be played in all regions of the world.2/27/2007 copyright, approximately 55 minutes.

Indoor Cycling Interval Training (DVD) $44.73 Indoor Cycling Interval Training presents an overview of the key factors involved in the rigorous efforts and the subsequent recovery phases associated with interval training. The DVD offers exercisers tips and techniques for incorporating extra intensity in their training efforts by utilizing both their aerobic and anaerobic energy systems. The DVD also explains how to design intervals that are appropriate to an individual’s personal level of fitness. Among the topics covered: basic adjustments—handlebars and saddle, techniques and positioning for sitting while riding, techniques and positioning for standing while riding, basic exercises, climbing exercises, and cool-down and stretching. Produced in cooperation with the American Council on Exercise (ACE).

Speed Training for Youth Football (DVD) $35.82 Speed Training for Youth Football presents a series of effective drills and exercises that youth football coaches can employ to improve the level of foot speed and lower-body strength of their athletes. In an easy-to-understand and apply manner, the DVD explains and demonstrates how to perform each drill and exercise. Among the topics covered: sprint phases, upper-body mechanics while running, speed drills, plyometric exercises, footwork drills, and additional training methods.

Navy Divers on a Training Reconnaissance Exercise $24.99 Stocktrek Images Navy Divers on a Training Reconnaissance Exercise - Photographic Print

Getting Serious About Functional Training (DVD) $44.73 Getting Serious About Functional Training reviews the concepts underlying functional training and explains why they pose challenges for many traditional training methods. The DVD explores why “posture first� training helps address compensation and mobility issues before performance and offers a hands-on approach to integrated multi-joint training that identifies ideal movement speeds. The DVD also details how fitness professionals can develop functional core-training routines that they can use with their clients immediately. Among the topics covered: integrated vs. isolated exercise, core training, sample training plan, and true muscle function and loading. Produced in cooperation with IDEA Health & Fitness Association.

Personal Training With Jackie: Power Circuit Training (DVD) $14.98 Personal trainer and fitness expert Jackie Warner, star of the reality series WORK OUT and owner of the famous Beverly Hills gym, hosts this circuit-training exercise program, design to offer maximum results with circuits devoted to abs, upper body, lower body, and total body.

BOOT CAMP TRAINING (DVD) $19.23 Workouts that contain conditioning exercises to define, tone, and strengthen muscles and heart. Genre: Exercise/Fitness Rating: NR Release Date: 27APR2004

Training the Pregnant and Postpartum Client (DVD) $44.73 Based upon recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) for exercise during the pregnant and postpartum periods, Training the Pregnant and Postpartum Client reviews all of the most current guidelines for working with clients throughout their pregnancy and after delivery. The DVD also details the factors that fitness professionals should consider to help them determine whether a client can do a particular exercise or activity or how it can be modified for safety reasons. Among the topics covered: ACOG committee opinion, basic exercise considerations, hormones, diastasis recti, core recommendations, hypotensive supine syndrome, basic important considerations, program-design considerations, and postpartum-training concerns. Produced in cooperation with IDEA Health & Fitness Association.

Power Training for Older Adult Function (DVD) $44.73 Power Training for Older Adult Function reviews why the development of muscle power is a potentially essential strategy for maintaining function as individuals age. In an easy to-understand and apply manner, the DVD examines the current evidence in support of power training, describes effective training techniques, identifies relevant safety issues, and demonstrates exercise movements that are integral to effective power training for older adults. Among the topics covered: overview/discussion, training techniques, safety issues, movement demonstrations, and conclusion. Produced in cooperation with IDEA Health & Fitness Association.

Functional Strongman Training for Sport (DVD) $39.99 With Shawn Baier, M.S., C.S.C.S. and Eric Hammer, C.S.C.S. The use of strongman-type events in the training of athletes is rapidly gaining in popularity. Events such as farmers walk, tire flip, log press and keg loading have been converted over to extremely productive training tools for all athletes--not just those interested in strongman competition. This style of training is easily incorporated into an athlete's current training program and has numerous benefits, such as: Explosiveness, training of the posterior chain, core stabilization and emphasis on simultaneous triple extension of the ankles, knees and hips. Baier and Hammer go over several of the main strongman events that can be used in training for sport and give numerous variations, examples and demonstrations of each exercise. The following event categories are presented: "Logs and Axles;" "Carries and Lifts;" "Tire Flipping;" "Kegs;" "Throws" and "Pushes, Pulls and Drags." Functional Strongman Training for Sport is an excellent introduction to this style of training and a must see DVD for any coach who is looking to take his athletes' training to the next level! 30 minutes. 2005.

Resistance Training: Benefits, Rationale, Safety, and Prescription (DVD) $44.73 The positive impact of a sound resistance-training program on an individual’s level of health and wellness has been extensively documented. In Resistance Training: Benefits, Rationale, Safety, and Prescription, one of America’s most renowned exercise physiologists discusses the essential parameters of a scientifically based program for enhancing health and developing muscular fitness. In step-by-step detail, the DVD reviews accepted guidelines for prescribing resistance training. Among the topics covered: health benefits of resistance training, rationale for resistance training, safety considerations of resistance training, participation criteria, resistance-training studies, and prescriptive guidelines for resistance training. Produced in cooperation with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).

Core/Spinal Stabilization Training (DVD) $44.73 Core/Spinal Stabilization Training presents a detailed overview of how to strengthen the core muscle groups of the body (hip abductors, hip adductors, gluteals, transverse abdominals, inverse/external obliques, and rectus abdominus). In an easy-to-understand and -apply manner, the DVD explains and demonstrates the key elements in each of the three phases of an exercise progression that is specifically designed to enhance core stability/spinal stabilization. Among the topics covered: feet on table, one foot on table, feet on large ball, feet in the air, and ball sequence. Produced in cooperation with the American Council on Exercise (ACE).

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