By Leo Shveyd, Co-Owner of Advanced Wellness Each of these topics deserve their own blog post.  That being said, I thought I would be remiss if I didn’t at least mention them here. Electrical Stimulation Electrical stimulation uses electrodes that are connected to or around the injured site and powered by an electrical stimulation machine.  This produces regional muscle contractions and promotes blood cycling.  The benefit of this technique is that after placing the electrodes on your body and turning on the machine, this approach requires very little physical effort.  That ..read more

By Leo Shveyd, Co-Owner of Advanced Wellness Key to understanding your role in promoting healing is learning how your body is naturally designed to regenerate and heal itself.  Did you know that in 49 days, your body will make all new red tissue (muscles) and in 210 days, it will make all new white (connective) tissue (tendons, ligaments, etc.)?  So if you want healthier, stronger, more resilient tissues, it turns out you can do this by simply applying the appropriate amount of force into your tissues (or “loading the tissues”) which encourages them to grow back better. As Dr. Andreo ..read more

By Leo Shveyd, Co-Owner of Advanced Wellness The Importance of Blood Flow in Healing In the simplest terms, healing happens when increased blood flow circulates throughout the body (especially when directed to the injured tissue/area).  Blood brings healing nutrients to the site of injury and waste products are removed via the lymphatic system.  Unlike blood which is pumped through the body by contractions of the heart, the lymphatic system is activated by muscular contractions in the body.  Most commonly, muscles contract via movement. The Role of Inflammation in Healing The pr ..read more

By Leo Shveyd, Co-Owner of Advanced Wellness The overwhelming number one concern for athletes is dealing with injuries.  This means healing from those injuries, quickly and permanently.  When this occurs, the athlete can re-dedicate more time to developing a foundation of wellness, improving their athletic performance and building their skills.  Getting healthy, and doing so as quickly as possible, are the most paramount requirements when injured. But how do you do this in the most impactful and efficient way? Is there a BETTER way? In this 4-part series focused on how to heal a ..read more

By Leo Shveyd, Co-Owner of Advanced Wellness Fitness pros (professionals for whom health and performance matter) ALWAYS warm-up for their training sessions. Here’s why… Warm-Up Fundamentals There are four elements that can be trained in any human with regard to fitness regimens: the spirit, the mind, the body and the craft (or intended skill). Each element of your workout also has a gradual beginning (warm-up) on the way to reaching the peak of your routine, followed by a decline back to a resting state. Warming up for your workout serves a multitude of purposes for the body: Stimulates the re ..read more

By Leo Shveyd, Co-Owner of Advanced Wellness As a performance trainer, I am often asked, “Can injuries be predicted?”. My response:  Sometimes…sometimes not!  But is there a way to know when you are at an increased risk for injury and decreased performance?  Most definitely! What follows is a vignette from our experience working to reduce the risk of injury from our sessions training former SF college basketball athlete and now American professional basketball player, Frankie Ferrari.  I believe this story shows an essential truth; while you might not be able to control most outcomes, you can ..read more

By Leo Shveyd, Co-Owner at Advanced Wellness “Personal training” traditionally refers to one-on-one training, one coach to one trainee.  However, personalized training can have many of the same benefits as personal training as well as actually adding a few more! Personalized training is accomplished in a semi-private setting (1 coach to 4 or fewer clients) and this is our model at Advanced Wellness. While for the first ten years of our history, we used a one-on-one personal training approach at our gym, we ultimately shifted to semi-private training sessions when we envisioned being able to r ..read more

By Leo Shveyd, Co-Owner of Advanced Wellness As a performance trainer, I am often asked, “Can injuries be predicted?”. My response:  Sometimes…sometimes not!  But is there a way to know when you are at an increased risk for injury and decreased performance?  Most definitely! What follows is a vignette from our experience working to reduce the risk of injury from our sessions training former SF college basketball athlete and now American professional basketball player, Frankie Ferrari.  I believe this story shows an essential truth; while you might not be able to control most outcomes, you can ..read more

By Leo Shveyd, Co-Owner of Advanced Wellness In this 3-part series, we have reviewed: Part 1: The Essentials of Good Conditioning Part 2: Getting Technical: Tying Fitness Goals to Conditioning Approaches & Metrics Here in Part 3, we discuss strategies for training using various energy systems… Simultaneous vs Contiguous Training Another consideration in developing conditioning programs is how and when to train the different energy systems.  Do we train multiple energy systems concurrently or perhaps focus on each for a specific amount of time?  In truth, the body prefers not to multi-task ..read more

By Leo Shveyd, Co-Owner of Advanced Wellness In this 3-part series, we have reviewed: Part 1: The Essentials of Good Conditioning In Part 2, we discuss how to tie fitness goals to your conditioning strategy… Most fitness goals fall into two main categories (1) improved musculoskeletal system (muscle strength, size, function, mobility, injury reduction) and (2) weight-loss/fat-loss. Aerobic vs Anaerobic Conditioning Both anaerobic and aerobic systems can be harnessed to address both of these goals, but incorporating a specific fitness focus will be more efficient in producing desired results ..read more