Fitcorp Asia's Kettlebell Training Featured in the Bangkok Post Today!

Kettlebell Training in Bangkok!!

Featured in GURU Magazine (Bangkok Post), Friday Feb 27th, 2009.

Fitness Boots Up! Feature in the Nation Feb 23, 2009

Here you go folks and fellow BOOT CAMPERS in Bangkok! Another exciting full page feature in the Nation Newspapers Daily Xpress supplement...

Thanks for your calls and SMS today, and thanks to the featured Boot campers Glenn, Sandra and Zoe!!!




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CONGRATULATIONS ONNARIN!

CONGRATULATIONS ONNARIN!

Onnarin Sattayabanphot WINS the Thailand Ladies Open Championship in Bangkok! Winning in an exciting playoff to win her first major Thailand Ladies title, Onnarin has been working with Daniel Remon, TPI Golf Fitness Profesisonal for the last 2 years.

Another Thai Champion working with Daniel is Titiya Plucksataporn who finished a well deserved fourth!

A phenomenal result from 2 of Thailand's leading female golfers, who understand the importance of correct golf fitness conditioning to enhance their prowess on the course.

"Congratulations to both you, your hard work, dedication and committment has certainly paid off."

Read the full article here.

Daniel's expertise to develop top international professional golfers continues to achieve outstanding results for Thailand Golf.

Assessment & Recommendations for Female Junior Golfers

Assessment and recommendations for female junior golfers
Daniel Remon
B. HMSc, TPI-GFI

Having the privilege of working numerous national junior teams throughout Asia as well develop the regions’ leading youth fitness and conditioning programs, we have been able to pin point common areas and needs for junior girl golfers. The combination of being predominantly Asian, also show that hyper flexibility although genetic, can also increase the incidence of potential injury as well as prevent efficient loading and power development.

During the developmental phases of growth, junior girls tend to have the following common limitations:

• Over mobile joint structures
• Lack of strength and stability through the entire posterior chain
• Inability to control anterior and posterior pelvic tilt movements
• Lack active external hip rotation
• Poor hip strength, ankle stability
• Weak and inhibited gluteus muscles
• Poor special awareness and self assessment.

These physical limitations directly lead to the following common swing faults:

• Early extension and loss of posture
• Reverse Spine angle
• Sway and slide.

Generally, young athletes have never been taught how to move correctly, how to load forces, how to generate forces and power and are therefore prone to common injuries.

The most balanced athletes are also those who have played multiple sports, such as volleyball, basketball and soccer. A well rounded athlete will almost always have been exposed to numerous sports and not limited to single sport activities.

Lacking these fundamental physical requirements for sport, especially a dynamic, explosive multi plane sport such as golf (where strength and stability is crucial to a positive outcome, longer drives, consistency and power) will certainly lead to overcompensation injuries and poor performance in the future.

Strength conditioning programs are therefore essential to develop the foundational physical components of junior lady golfers. By strength training, we are not talking about machine based, weight loaded strength training. More like the development of multi joint compound exercises which stimulate the nervous system for prolonged and long term effect.

The following is a general foundation program that all junior golfers, especially girls will benefit from to maximize performance, enhance swing mechanics and injury prevention.

• Single leg bridge
• Lateral (side) plank
• Adductor planks
• Stork turns
• Anterior/Posterior tilt
• Lateral Lunges
• Basic squats
• Lateral Squats

Young athletes, including young golfers must be developed as unique young individuals and not simply the same as the adult population. In addition to specific golf fitness exercises, young athletes need to be taught how to move, with integrated teachings, coordination drills and games to not only make exercise fun, but an integral for of movement that will continue throughout their life. These concepts move way beyond normal golf specific skill acquisition and must be included in the overall development of junior players.

Nurturing our young population, and ensuring progressive skill development and movement modalities are crucial to creating future champions.

The teachings of the IYCA and Brian Grasso have many positive applications towards positive movement and activity habits. Applied to the junior golfer, the benefits and outcomes are immense.

More is not better. Better is Better!


Daniel Remon
www.BetterGolfFitness.com
www.FitcorpAsia.com

3 Exercises to Help You Warm Up and Play Better Golf

Here is a short video to help you prepare your body more effectively for your round of golf, practise at the range, and general fitness conditioning.

The exercises are dynamic in nature, essential to preapre the muscles and joints for the stresses and movements about to take place. Dont fall short of your best peformance by skipping your warm up. Enhance performance, prevent injuries and rock on the course!

NEW ACSM Recommendations for Exercise - Is this a load of Rubbish???

the ACSM has finally changed their recomendations for exercises duration... But is this a load of rubbish??? It sure is...

We all know that its not how MUCH you exercise, its HOW you exercise... Exercising for longer is not going to guarantee result no matter which way you take it...

More is not better, better is better. In this day and age, we have even less time to exercise, so what makes the ACSM think that we will now spend MORE time exercising, just becuse they say so?

We MUST focus on the process, HOW we train and WHAT permanent LIFESTYLE changes we implement into our lives fr long term success...

At least this makes people think that 3 x is not enough.. so we are getting somewhere and the ACSM's new statement is certainly welcomed...

Anyway, leave your thoughts, and reflect on what type of training has given you the results....

You know our philosophy, you know what works! So keep at it folks!

Here is the article for your interest....

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Greater amounts of physical activity than currently recommended may be necessary to prevent people from gaining weight, and to help them lose weight and keep it off, according to updated guidelines issued by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).

"In the midst of a genuine crisis in Americans' health related to what we eat and how little we move, these guidelines are meant to provide an understanding and clarification of the role of physical activity and its relationship to weight," Dr. Joseph E. Donnelly of the University of Kansas in Lawrence and chair of the advisory committee noted in a statement.

"Now that we have the latest information on how much physical activity is part of the equation, we can continue the educational process to help people who struggle with their weight," Donnelly added.

In a 2001 position paper, the ACSM recommended a minimum of 150 minutes per week (roughly 30 minutes per day 5 times per week) of moderate-intensity physical activity for overweight and obese adults to improve health; however, 200 to 300 minutes per week was recommended for long-term weight loss."More recent evidence has supported this recommendation and has indicated that more physical activity may be necessary to prevent weight regain after weight loss," reads the ACSM's position paper published in the latest issue of the College's journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

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Fitcorp Launches New Corporate Health Program with PCS (Thailand)

Fitcorp Asia, Thailand's leading corporate health and wellness experts, launches brand new corporate health program with PCS, Thailand's leading Property care services provider.

Fitcorp Asia launched a new progam called 10,000 steps, driven towards increasing general activity in the workplace for 40 management and staff.

Using Pedometers, participants have to record and log their daily steps, monthly targets are set and prizes awarded to the mosy active and successful teams!

Daniel Remon, Managing Director, Fitcorp Asia explains "this program is super effective in creating cohesive teams who are goal oriented and proactive in creating a physical and active culture in the workplace".

In addition to the 10,000 steps program, Fitcorp Asia is also providing movement classes such as boot camp, yoga and stretching classes to improve circulation, increase activity and overal body mind wellness.