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Develop your agility, balance, power, speed and quickness at Rollingwood.

Great strides have been made in the science of sport conditioning. Now you can have access to the same methods that elite athletes use to help them perform better in their sport.

It Starts At The Core
One of the most significant advances in athletic conditioning has been recognizing the role the core muscles play in enhancing sport specific movement. The “core” refers to your gluteal (butt), abdominal, hip and low back muscles. The interaction of these muscles during movement stabilizes your body so the other muscles of your body can function optimally.

Core Sports
In tennis, a strong core let’s your shoulders and legs produce more power. In swimming a strong core is the foundation for maximizing stroke speed and power. In fact, a strong core has been proven to be an asset in every sport, from Golf, to Football, to running marathons.

Play Great and Look Great Too
An interesting side benefit of having strong core muscles is the aesthetic appeal it creates. A flat tummy, and tight, toned bottom come with the deal. That’s why so many celebrities and others have integrated core conditioning into their workouts even though they don’t play sports.

Getting to Your Core
There are many methods to strengthen your core muscles. Among the best, is a system of exercise called Pilates. All the movements done in Pilates are designed to engage the core muscles as a precursor to other exercises. Once you master some of the basics and start developing your core strength you’ll be amazed at what you can be physically capable of.

Functional Training
Another training tool of professional athletes is exercise done in functional movement patterns. These exercise are made more challenging by being performed on unstable surfaces or while balancing. Unlike machines, or traditional free weight exercises, functional exercises make the body move in three dimensions. These movements help develop your core strength, balance, agility and power. If you are training for a specific sport, there are functional exercises that mimic the same range of motion of the sport. So the torso rotation of a golf swing, the lateral movement of tennis and the jumping of basketball all have functional exercises associated with them.

See What Rollingwood Athletic Conditioning Can Do For You
Spending a few sessions with one of our trainers to focus on building your functional and core strength may open up new levels of sport and physical performance for you. Besides being super effective, core and functional training tend to be fun as you’re learning new movements and engaging your brain as much as your body.

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