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The virtual
fitness coach
Article By: Cynthia Ross Cravit
If you're looking for a personal
fitness coach, it could be as simple as reaching for your iPod.
Need a
little fitness inspiration? It could be as easy as downloading a
playlist onto your MP3 player.
Audio-guided
workouts are experiencing a huge surge in popularity. From
traditional yoga to tribal dance to treadmill training,
prepackaged workouts that you can download onto your MP3 player
spice up your workout with personal instruction and great music.
iTunes
To liven up your workout or discover a new way to exercise, visit
the online iTunes
store and click on the Nike Sport Music link. You'll also
find Sport iMixes made by other users and playlists of upbeat
workout tunes from athletes such as Tom Brady and Lance Armstrong.
PodFitness
Another website, PodFitness.com,
allows you to create customized workouts with your choice of some
of top trainers, such as fitness legend Kathy Smith. For a monthly
fee of $19.99 (US) you can get up to 2 customized workouts each
day.
People
interested in a customized workout are asked to fill out a
questionnaire indicating fitness level, types of exercise
equipment available, etc. and the company’s fitness staff will
then create a workout to suit your needs. In addition to having a
coach speaking to you through each component of your workout, you
can select music to accompany the instruction.
PodFitness
audio workouts can be downloaded onto any MP3 Player.
MP3Personaltrainer
Toronto-based trainer, Yuri Elkaim offers a series of audio-guided
workouts on his website at www.mp3personaltrainer.com/.
Elkaim is a former professional soccer player, founder of Total
Wellness Consulting and the strength and conditioning coach for
the University of Toronto's men's soccer team.
"It's
definitely an up-and-coming trend. We're at the forefront of a
whole new movement, kind of like the whole '80s fitness video
era," Elkaim told Canada.com. "It will hit that tipping
point where it'll just take off, considering that so many people
are using MP3 players and iPods nowadays."
His Fitter
U™ workouts are based on circuit training, meaning you’ll move
from one exercise to the next to enhance both cardio and strength
fitness. Workouts can be done at home, at the gym or while
travelling. According to the website, the cost for the full
3-phase program is $134.
The
Treadmill Trainer ™ offers instruction designed for various
fitness levels. Workouts last anywhere from 38 to 45 minutes. The
cost for each volume is listed at $12.95.
So – no
more excuses. With audio-guided workouts, finding a personal
fitness trainer is as easy as a song
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