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Warm up or stretching?

How many times have you heard “let’s warm-up” or “let’s stretch” used interchangeably?
It happens a lot, and these days it goes almost unnoticed.
It’s not so much that the terminology creates problems for physical and recreational activity: rather, it’s the content of the activity that is performed.
Let’s try to clear up the confusion as far as possible.
Warming up
Warming up is the activity that prepares an athlete (or also someone who is performing a simple motor activity) to begin training or to compete. In general, we can say that warming up improves performance and reduces the risk of injury.
We could certainly content ourselves with that, but to take things a bit further we can also say that warming up creates the physiological conditions that:
·  Make muscles contract faster
·  Make intramuscular coordination more effective (meaning the coordination between agonist and antagonist muscles during contraction and relaxation)
·  Improve muscle activity in terms of strength and power
·  Decrease viscosity in the muscle
·  Reduce the nerve stimulus transmission time
·  Improve the release of oxygen from hemoglobin and myoglobin
· Improve the circulation of blood to the muscles involve
· Improve all metabolic reactions
· Activate all biochemical reactions
And that’s just a small sample of the conditions that are created during the warm-up phase; there are many others but these are probably enough to show that it’s a necessary step.
Scientific evidence however has not completely cleared up whether the risk of injury is also reduced, in part because some of these conditions can reduce the perception of pain and therefore lead athletes to push harder against their own pain and self-protection thresholds.
Stretching
Stretching on the other hand is an activity that can be “integrated” into the warm-up but can never replace it. In this case as well, safe prevention against injury and accidents has been fully revised in the literature. Currently there is some small evidence that stretching before and after exercise can reduce the pain or the risk of injuries.
At the same time, there is strong scientific evidence that definitively advises against stretching before a competition, as well as before strength, power, speed, and strength resistance training and any exercise that requires instant reaction times.
Therefore, whether exercising as a team or in the gym, the first step must always be at least 10 minutes of warm-up. Stretching can be included after this phase.
In upcoming articles we’ll try to clarify good recommended warm-up activities, including some for athletes striving for lofty goals.
For now, enjoy your workout and watch your terminology. 🙂
Wellness regards,
The Technogym Oman Team

Wellness, from A to Z

Today we’re giving you the wellness manual; a relaxing and informative post. From A to Z that’s what wellness means to us at Technogym Oman. Ready…?
Aas in Appreciation: physical activity is very important in helping us gain a greater appreciation and esteem for our own bodies and our own abilities! Sometimes we really don’t look at ourselves, and we don’t give ourselves enough credit!
Bas in Balance: a good dose of balance is crucial for staying happy with ourselves and with others. Physical and mental balance: a lot of times it’s hard to achieve, but step by step you’ll get there. It’s just a question of commitment!
Cas in Corporate Wellness: when you exercise, you’re calmer and more efficient at all your other daily activities. That’s why a growing number of companies have decided to organize Corporate Wellness programs for their employees.
Das in Daily: wellness is achieved day by day. It really takes just a few simple physical and mental exercises each day to feel good and live more calmly. An example? A twenty minute walk each day is the ideal, paired with a complete, healthy diet.
Eas in Energy: keeping ourselves alive also means producing energy. Diet, emotions, sleep, and sustained physical exercise transform into flows of energy.
Fas in Fit & Fat: who says that thin is synonymous with healthy? For example, if a person has toned, fit muscles and a good aerobic capacity, then the parameters of fat and lean lose their value.
Gas in Generations: it’s our duty to educate new generations about a healthy lifestyle made of the proper habits and to invest in their well-being.
Has in Home Fitness: Home Fitness or Home Wellness? Home gym as a status symbol? It depends… but a gym in your home is a good start for regular physical exercise.
Ias in Incentive: just one incentive to dedicate yourself to wellness? You’ll be happier and more satisfied!
Jas in Joy: wellness and daily physical activity lead to feeling better in our own skin and better with those around us – they lead to joy.
Kas in Kilocalorie: it’s a mistake to always associate physical exercise with burning calories. It’s important to also keep in mind the countless other benefits it delivers.
Las in Liberated: have you ever noticed that we say “no” a lot more often than we say “yes”? Fatigue, bad moods, stress, and headaches can keep us from doing the things we’d like to! Staying in shape is liberating because it lets us say “yes” more often.
Mas in Movement and Medicine: you have to focus on the first to keep the second at bay!
Nas in No Pain No Gain: it used to be popular to say that you’d only see results if you really exerted yourself. Enough with these obsolete sayings! In the age of wellness, it’s better to talk about relaxation and workouts in the same breath.
Oas in Organization: when we organize our days more efficiently, we eliminate the things that hold us back and lead us to laziness. An example? Watching less TV and getting more exercise!
Pas in Passion: passion is the fuel that lets us pursue the things we love day after day.
Qas in Quality: we add quality to every hour and every minute of our lives. How? For example, by doing away with time-wasters like watching television, and getting outside instead for a healthy run in the fresh air!
Ras in Rhythm: rhythm means many things. The rhythm of life, the rhythm of our thoughts, the rhythm of exercises, the rhythm of your breath! If I say rhythm, what comes to mind?
Sas in Sedentary: sitting still and getting no physical exercise is seriously harmful to your health, and leads to dangerous illnesses. A number of studies have proven it, so I suggest you try to set aside 30 minutes of your day for physical activity! You’ll feel the benefits immediately.
Tas in Technology: Technogym is increasingly in step with modern technology, to guarantee you a perfect, well-rounded workout that meets all of your needs.
Uas in Unique: we are each unique as individuals, with unique potential. Living well and living fit means discovering that potential.
Vas in Value: the value of physical activity is crucial, along with the value of our small daily actions.
Was in Woman: by nature, women are more inclined to seek balance and wellness in their habits and lifestyle.
Xas in eX-Lazy bones: ex-lazy bones, formerly “sturdy”! It’s time to say goodbye to laziness and get active and inclined to wellness. Goodbye couch and bed, hello exercise in the gym and the great outdoors. You’ll see how beautiful life is, and especially how healthy it is, as an ex-lazy bones!
Yas in You: you’re at the center of wellness! You need to develop your own wellness program starting with your needs, your goals, and your desires!
Zas in Zeal: when you decide to take up exercise, zeal for the cause is a great component! If you go to the gym one day, but then don’t come back for a month, the efforts you made the first time will be lost. Consistency, passion, and commitment are the key words!
What’s your favorite letter? Do you think that the W in the wellness alphabet could be swapped for Weight? Or maybe the C for cardiovascular?
Leave us a comment with your suggestions.
Wellness regards,

Welcome to Technogym Oman!

From today we are adding a new online space to create awareness about the wellness Technogym Oman brings to the market, as well as to inform you and interact with you.
Why a wellness blog? We’d like to bring you all the latest news and products of Technogym Oman, whether you’re a personal trainer, or whether you manage オンライン カジノ a hotel or a company.

With this blog we hope to get closer to you all; if you have any questions or comments please use this platform as we”d love to hear from you. 

Wellness regards.

The Technogym Oman Team

Become an Athlete with Kinesis One

Getting stronger, not just for sport, but also life is the goal behind kinesis, a workout performed on and around the dual-cable Technogym Kinesis One machine.
This machine enables the user to develop strength in almost any three-dimensional movement and it is attracting interest across the broadest possible range of customers.
 
Users can perform a mix of high-intensity speed, power, and agility work; with low-intensity movements for strength, flexibility, balance, and core stability. Attached by the waist to the cables, they can skip, jump, and move side to side. They can also do strength work like rows, lunges, squats, and presses, on and off the machine.
 
Kinesis One appeals to the casual fitness crowd, but ironically, it may be serious athletes who need this kind of functional workout the most.
Kinesis One is certified for medical use and rehabilitation.
Kinesis makes movement free and enjoyable, easy and natural, and without restrictions.
Get in touch with us for more info about Kinesis One.
 
Wellness Regards,
The Technogym Oman Team
 

Wellness at your workplace

Healthy employees tend to be happier and more productive. From simply offering information to workers to providing healthy lunches, from fitness education to a company gym, wellness programs at workplace have become very important.
Many people at work have some sort of health risk to varying degrees, whether it’s unhealthy eating, lack of exercise or sleep, smoking or even something genetic. Using a corporate wellness program can make positive change happen.

At Technogym Oman we can devise programs and supply equipment to improve employees’ performance, and lower absenteeism and health care costs. Our corporate wellness programs bring several benefits including learning how to reduce stress and muscle strain when employees are on the job, helping lose weight, lowering cholesterol and blood pressure, sleeping better, and saving money on prescriptions. 

Additionally another great benefit of wellness programs is a built sense of fellowship amongst your employees. They’ll have a chance to experience activities together that aren’t related to work, whether in a walking club or sports team, by having lunch together, or by going to the gym. Social support is a very important part of wellness.

Employees are the most valuable assets to any company and their welfare has a direct impact on the success of the company. Sometimes, all you need is a little motivation to get the ball rolling and a workplace wellness plan might be it. 
Wellness Regards,
The Technogym Oman Team

Pre-opening Special

Pre-opening Membership packages go on sale from Friday 19 June.

This is a limited offer, which won’t be available once the club is open.  If you are going away for the summer you can still goosenorge.notake advantage of this offer by signing up this month and then activating your membership when you are back from holidays.

Come and visit our new Wellness Centre Kiosk, which will be located on the 1st floor of The Walk (near Spinneys Supermarket) at The Wave Muscat. You can meet our team of Personal Trainers and goosenorge discuss more about your health and wellbeing needs. Don’t delay. Mark the date in your diary NOW!

The Wellness Centre

The Wellness Centre has opened its doors last weekend.
Located at The Wave, at The Walk, and open from 6am to 10pm (7am to 9pm on Fridays) The Wellness Centre offers a huge array of fitness classes, group exercise and freestyle equipment, to deliver an experience unlike anything seen in the Middle East.
The Club features the highest standards of equipment, provided by Technogym Oman, including Kinesis, Pure Strength and the new Artis line, the best-designed cardio equipment available in the world today.

 

 

 
Members can enjoy three fitness studios. The ‘GX Studio’ havs a full range of classes including Les Mills – BodyCombat, BodyPump, Sh’bam, and CXWorx. The ‘Mind and Body Studio’ has Swing Yoga, Pilates, Pilates Reformer and BodyBalance; and the ‘Group Cycling Studio’ features state-of-the-art computerized interaction to deliver a mind-blowing workout experience.

 

 
The Wellness Centre will also be introducing soon to Oman Cryotherapy and Cryo-facial saunas and spot treatments: a cold therapy treatment very popular in spas, clinics, medical institutions and training centers around the world.
Check out the Wellness Centre Facebook Page or, better, pass by anytime to take a tour of the venue guided by our Personal Trainers.
Wellness regards,
The Technogym Oman Team

The Wellness experience

Technogym Oman will connect you with your fitness journey no matter when or where you are.

Wellness on the Go is the strategy behind Technogym’s ecosystem, a platform that incorporates seven mywellness® cloud apps, fitness facilities, Technogym equipment and members’ lifestyles both at and outside the gym. 
 
Watch the clip below and be part too of the Technogym Oman experience.
 
Wellness regards,
The Technogym Oman Team

Six Dimensions of Wellness

Wellness is being more efficient at work. Wellness is more energy. Wellness is feeling happier with yourself and others. Wellness is having more vitality later in life.
The Six Dimensions of Wellness were developed by Dr. Bill Hettler, Co-founder and President of the Board of Directors of the National Wellness Institute™.
Technogym has connected many of our products and services to these various dimensions.
The concept of Wellness is woven into everything we do. We are committed to developing the tools that operators and users need to improve health, wellness and the quality of life that promotes successful aging.
Six Dimensions of Wellness
Intellectual
Acquiring knowledge and skills. An intellectually well person uses available resources to expand knowledge, improve skills, and increase the potential for sharing with others.
 
Spiritual
Appreciating life and having values. Spiritual wellness involves developing a strong sense of personal values and ethics.
 
Physical
Caring for one’s health. If you take good care of your body, it will repay you with years of good service.
 
 
Occupational
Finding fulfillment through work. Your attitudes about your work can greatly affect your job performance and interactions with coworkers.
 
Social
Having positive relationships. Social wellness is based on your ability to interact harmoniously with people and the Earth.
Emotional
Managing and expressing feelings. Achieving emotional wellness allows you to experience life’s ups and downs with enthusiasm and grace and maintain satisfying relationships with others.
 
Happy Wellness to everyone.
The Technogym Oman Team.

Champions train with Technogym

Over the years Technogym partnered with the best athletes whether F1 drivers, tennis and football players, swimmers as well as global sporting events such as the Olympic Games, the America’s Cup Challenge and the Fifa World Cup.
It would be a never ending list if we had to mention them all so here come a few Technogym Champions:
Rafael Nadal; the tennis champion has selected Kinesis® One, Vario and several pieces of equipment from Excite®+ Line, Technogym’s cardiovascular line.
Marco Belinelli; the basketball champion chose the Italian company for avant-garde athletic training for cardiovascular training and high-level strength.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Brazil; Technogym was the official supplier of training equipment and expertise at the World Cup in Brazil. To efficiently support the World Cup footballs stars in their training, Technogym, made its expertise, training centres and years of experience in world-class competitive sports available to the players.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
After Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Turin 2006 Technogym was the Official Supplier for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: the fourth consecutive Olympics for Technogym that established itself as a reference company in the sports world.
 
Technogym, a world leader in the sector of technology for athletic training, rehabilitation and wellness, equipped the training centres for the Beijing Paralympic Games which were held from 6 to 17 September 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plenty more athletes can be found on our Facebook page 🙂


Wellness regards,

The Technogym Oman Team
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