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fitness & Farming<br />
counted as exercise.<br />
“I can’t afford to get out of<br />
shape.” Paul tells me. “I’m a<br />
fit fat man.” He always jokes.<br />
Truth be told, he is an extremely<br />
strong burly man that<br />
I bet could give Dwayne “The<br />
Rock” Johnson a run for his<br />
money. Rochelle is incredibly<br />
strong as well both inside and<br />
out. I had the opportunity<br />
to personally train her, and<br />
I think she even surprised<br />
herself. They both know that<br />
they need to work out to stay<br />
fit to farm and keep free of<br />
injury because their livelihood<br />
depends on it.<br />
The importance of exercise<br />
was amplified when the<br />
Tuesday morning following<br />
Rochelle’s mother passing,<br />
she, Paul and Samantha<br />
showed up to my RPM class at<br />
5 a.m. I really wasn’t expecting<br />
them to be back so soon to<br />
be honest.<br />
“We just had to come back,<br />
it is such a stress reliever,”<br />
Paul said.<br />
As a personal trainer, it is<br />
my job to be sure that clients<br />
like the Callenders understand<br />
the importance of functional<br />
training and how every one of<br />
us can benefit from it.<br />
Functional training exercises<br />
allow an individual to<br />
perform daily activities more<br />
easily and without injury.<br />
There are seven essential functional<br />
movements of the body<br />
that everyone should incorporate<br />
in their workouts.<br />
For the Callender family,<br />
hinge<br />
Start in a standing position<br />
with feet shoulder-width apart,<br />
toes pointed forward or slightly<br />
outward. Shift your weight<br />
to your heels and push your<br />
hips back and hinge forward<br />
at the hips, bending forward<br />
until your torso is midway<br />
between vertical and parallel<br />
to the floor. Return to standing<br />
position.<br />
rotate<br />
Begin with the resistance band<br />
under one foot and step back as<br />
far as you can with the opposite<br />
foot into a lunge. Extend your<br />
arms in front of you, arms parallel<br />
to the floor at shoulder height.<br />
Keeping your hips square to the<br />
front and your abdominals engaged,<br />
rotate the upper torso from side<br />
to side. Avoid swinging the arms<br />
through the shoulder joint by<br />
keeping your arms extended and<br />
fixed at the midline of the body.<br />
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