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The Squat – 8 Benefits of this Under-Appreciated (and Practiced) Exercise

Just in time for Week Two featuring the squat (the strength move of the week), I came across this article. (The original article is linked below.)  I have pasted and tweaked the eight benefits here. I assess and work on squats with every person and group I see. If someone comes in with a bad knee, I assess their squat.  Want to burn more fat? Improve your squat. Want to improve your athletic performance? Yep, Read more…

By Coach Dave, ago

Week 2 Exercises – Single Leg Squat, Floor Touch and 90-90 Stretch

The week one exercise is the squat. The basic squat is the king of all fundamental human moves as it is what we do to sit, stand and pick things up. If you feel ready to progress the basic squat, simply perform it on one leg. (Strength Move #1 below.) Next is the single leg floor touch (pictured right.) Both of these exercises are excellent for improving total body balance, strength and agility. Finally, stretch Read more…

By Coach Dave, ago

3 Squat Tests for PE Teachers and Parents

One of the primary strength and stretch moves we will be assessing (and improving) throughout CatholicFIT is the basic squat. There are three ways we test the squat as I discuss in the video below. As with all of our exercises, we view them as skills that we want to assess and then maintain or restore. After we establish or re-establish the ability to do any of these moves, we never want to lose the Read more…

By Coach Dave, ago

Week 2 Exercises – Squat and Lunge Stretch

Welcome to week two! I will be posting the exercises for every week, so please check back to the RESOURCES page each week for review. The focus of our exercises is this: restore our God given abilities to move as we were intended to move, before we began sitting for eight hours a day which has lead to tight, stiff, stubborn muscles (“sitting is the new smoking, chairs are the new cigarettes”) improve patterns of Read more…

By Coach Dave, ago

Sleep and Why even God Probably Rested on the 7th Day

Sleep, Rest and Recovery is the third CatholicFIT Principle, and arguably the most important foundational principle of health. If there is one thing you should do immediately if you want to lose weight, increase your energy and build your health from the inside out, rethink and focus on improving your sleep habits. Below I have high lighted several points from a TED talk I recently watched of Circadian Neuroscientist, Russell Forster about the importance of Read more…

By Coach Dave, ago

CatholicFIT Program to Begin Next Week!

We are excited to finally kick off the CatholicFIT Program for everyone who is signed up by next week! This program will include working with eight grade schools, specifically the 6th graders and their families who will be participating in a program featuring three components: Weekly P.E. Class Curriculum – students will learn a stretch, strength move and a tip or reflection about integrating faith and fitness into their lives Family Fitness Workshops – Five Read more…

By Coach Dave, ago

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