Renegade

Nutrition is key for the average person but undoubtedly essential for the athlete. Whilst there are arrays of athletes that prescribe to unnatural substances for performance enhancement, the ultimate key to enhancing performance and overall health is nutrition. Health should never be compromised nor should the benefits of proper nutrients be underestimated.

There are dozens of overweight players who play both amateur and professional sports. I am always surprised by this even though it is the rule now for most Americans and not the exception. Yet sports players should be lean and fit as naturally they will be better players if their bodies are functioning at top levels. Additionally, by taking in vast arrays of healthy foods frequently throughout the day, blood sugar levels remain even and energy elevated. Energy and stellar health translates to peak performance on the playing field.

For more information on enhanced sports performance through nutrition contact jcfitnessfirst@gmail.com and for exceptional sports training contact a Renegade trainer. For the best information in the field of sports, be sure to check out a number of books and DVDs from Renegade’s founder, John Davies at www.renegadetraining.com.

Jennifer Calderone
Hordon Health
www.hordonhealth.com

Success in sports require solid fitness levels including cardiovascular conditioning, core, lower and upper body strength, flexibility, body kinetic awareness, power, speed and agility. These attributes are only the first set of skills necessary to achieve greatness within sport. To become a stellar athlete sport specific skills must also be acquired and mastered. Yet for many present day athletes, basic fitness levels have plummeted and the aforementioned attributes simply do not exist amongst players. This is due to training regimes and programs that are too narrow in focus when, in fact, the approach should be far broader. To achieve these attributes training does not only require exercises that use weight but a variety of others that are only found within the Renegade program.

As a Renegade Trainer and avid follower of the Renegade methodologies for over a year, I personally have experienced a level of fitness that previously did not exist. Physical improvements in strength, flexibility, body communication, speed and power allow me to perform physical activities far better than before.

Increase your fitness abilities today. Contact a Renegade trainer in your area.

Jennifer Calderone
Hordon Health

Americans have more luxuries at their fingertips than any other nation, yet our health is failing. This is due to the “spoiled child” syndrome. Similar to the child who gets what they want without any effort and continually expects more, our nation’s individuals have become comparable. We are used to getting what we want immediately without any labor or effort. We have it too easy and, as a result, solid work ethics no longer exist and is the reason our health has significantly deteriorated.

Individuals simply no longer have the patience, motivation, or drive to work hard. Instead many opt for sedentary lifestyles versus active ones and processed unhealthy foods over nutritious alternatives. This has set the stage for rampant diseases, injuries, and soaring obesity rates.

Many fail to realize health is our greatest wealth and, in its absence, life as we know it ceases to exist. Yet it is not an easy journey. Health is not instantaneous and requires brutality hard work. Therefore, in order to regain our health, it is imperative we rediscover the value of hard work.

Jennifer Calderone
Hordon Health
www.hordonhealth.com

I was contacted by a major pharma company here in Cambridge to replace their former yoga instructor. Seems like he turned too “moon-ey” and lost touch with the engineers and scientists of the company. I’ve heard this happening before, somehow yoga instructors think they need to educate their classes on “enlightenment” and “spirituality”. I had different ideas on how to conduct a fitness class when I went in for my interview.

I quickly explained that I did not offer incense and candles or enlightenment, but I did know how to deliver results that would get these folks to think twice about what being fit really means. This resonated very strongly, and I was even able to propose a separate boot camp class for employees. Renegade Training gives trainers a vast array of options, and results are proven! I’m looking forward to growing this into other corporate classes, so stay tuned!

Signs of spring are all around. Tiny buds of green have surprisingly began to appear from the earth offering the promise of warm sunny days and mild nights. Bright yellow forsythia and soft pink weeping cherries will soon begin their marvelous show as spring blooms. Along with the rebirth of vegetation, another spring time event has reappeared– baseball. Presently enthusiastic fans, all across the country, are making their way to the playing fields for opening day as another season, of bats cracking in the warm summer night wind, gets underway.

At some point the majority of young American boys are taught how to play this beloved game. However, the techniques taught, be it by a coach or parent, are flawed. Players are taught to utilize the arm and heave the ball. These erroneous training methods are not only incorrect but detrimental to the health of the player. Throwing the ball by employing only the arm is why countless young players suffer extensive injuries particularly from overuse. As a participant in the first Renegade baseball clinic, I experienced how the Renegade training methodology directly relates to baseball and translates into a healthy and an extraordinary player.

Renegade training stresses posterior chain development. When moving a weight it is always lifted using the force and power generated from the lower body versus the arms. This same methodology holds true when throwing a ball or swinging a bat as the engagement of these large muscles are crucial to producing power and speed on the mound. Therefore, a player should not throw the ball with their arm, as typically taught, but with their legs. This is not the latest circus trick but should be interrupted to mean the lower half generates the energy which is then transferred to the arm. The arm essentially serves only as a slingshot transferring the energy from the lower body.

The same methodology is applied when hitting. The player begins in an athletic position, engaging the hamstrings, and then swings the bat as the hamstrings and hips generate energy enabling the batter to hit the ball with force, power and speed.

While this may seem difficult for many to grasp and some may blatantly disagree, we must acknowledge there are a bevy of youngsters being injured and experiencing pain when playing that no child should encounter. To pack some heat on the mound and reduce injury, training should employ techniques necessary to build a strong lower body.

Check out Boston Baseball Institute or Renegade Baseball on Facebook. For more information, contact Hordon Health at www.hordonhealth.com

Jennifer Calderone
Hordon Health

Our youth are unfit, unhealthy and obese. However, this is not only due to lack of exercise but also poor eating habits as children are no longer consuming fruits and vegetables. Instead manufactured foods, in arrays of abnormal colors, now replace a diet of natural foods. These manufactured foods are poisoning our children and will have disastrous consequences on their health, including early death, if eating habits are not immediately rectified.

Children’s eating habits are so horrendous, they at not only at high risk for a myriad of obesity related diseases but are also suffering from a host of other issues including hyperactivity and attention deficit disorder. While I am not a medical doctor, I firmly believe the varieties of chemicals our children are ingesting are largely contributing to these disorders and a host of others. While medication has become the typical solution as of late, eliminating the consumption of processed foods altogether is a far healthier alternative. As a result, our children would have more energy, perform better in school, and be physically fit. Proper diet has tremendous effects on children’s health and should never be underestimated!

For more on this topic don’t miss my article and other valuable contributions from team members in the April edition of DMC ezine.

Jennifer Calderone
Hordon Health
www.hordonhealth.com