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So do you think you can dance... Here's your chance!
We are pleased to finally offer you professional dance lessons, for the fraction of the price anywhere else, here at monster Gym! Most professional dance classes' costs up to $300... once again we are offering you the most for the least amount of money. Don't hesitate, register now, spaces are limited!
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We've done it once again! Monster Gym is the only facility in Quebec to have the Gymstick!
The GYMSTICK is a revolutionary total body fitness tool that strengthens tones and defines every muscle in your body as well as your core! Designed for all ages and fitness levels, GYMSTICK delivers real results, real fast. This athletic-based fitness tool uses its unique technology to work your muscles like never before it strengthens, tones, and defines like nothing else.
The GYMSTICK is non-impact and works all the major muscle groups as well as the small supporting muscle groups which are used for balance and coordination.
See results with the Gymstick.
Muscular endurance and strength:
Developing strength is critical in the protection of the bones, ligaments, and the organs of the body. Strength is important to overcome the earth's gravity so we can successfully move about. The body maintains a primary and secondary restraint system. The primary restraint system is the muscular system. It's job is to protect the secondary restraint system which is the connective tissue or ligaments that provide stability to the bony system. Rehab training must strengthen and protect the primary system of muscles to avoid risking injury to the secondary system. Gymstick provides resistance training for both Type I and Type II fibres in the muscle, also known as slow twitch (Type I) and fast twitch (Type II).
Cardiovascular fitness endurance:
The ability for a muscle or group of muscles to perform accurately over a sustained period of time is critical. Fatigue means breakdown of communication, loss of control, poor response and poor stability. Gymstick works to enhance the muscles to perform more accurately over a longer period of time resulting in better posture and performance.
Balance & flexibility & coordination:
Balance is so important because it is the essence of good strength, endurance and power combined. When you have good balance or control of the body, you also have coordination of movement. The ability of a muscle or group to balance the shortening and lengthening contractions of the body with co-contraction of the joints at just the right time contributes to wellbeing and stability. An elderly person trying to raise him/herself from a chair is more likely to fall due to lack of balance and loss of coordinated movements than due to weakness. The more we can provide instability in training to expand the "inner zone of control", the more we move the outer zone "loss of control" away from us. Gymstick challenges the body to make very rapid and accurate movements to improve the control and functionality of our body.
Power:
The training of the muscular system for strength alone is not sufficient. Strength should always be a part of rehabilitation but on its' own it will fall short of the goal. Power is the measure of force and the distance of those forces over time. Speed is the key element when the subject of power is introduced. Gymstick trains the body to react rapidly to external stimuli and communicate accurately and quickly within the neuro-muscular system.
Anthrometry - Fat loss:
Fat loss is one of the most important issues for those who want to lose weight. Gymstick muscle training exercises are one of the most efficient ways to get rid of body fat. Working on the major muscle groups and affecting total body fitness makes the fat loss evident during the exercises. The long lasting series of movements also contribute the fat loss. A loss of 700 calories has been measured after a one-hour Gymstick workout!
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