The Science and Feasibility of Circuit Training

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The Science and Feasibility of Circuit Training

Like the human body, Volt is also adaptable.

In response to the changing landscape of life as we know it in the past year, we developed and released Circuit Workouts.

Personally, I have implemented circuit training into my physical activity plan and training schedule. Why? Like many Americans, I’m time-starved. But importantly, I also understand the importance of exercise and physical fitness, and specifically that the added benefits of doing both aerobic endurance exercise and strength training, as opposed to either of the two alone, may be the most effective exercise strategy to reduce risk of chronic disease and premature mortality as reported in a study of >500,000 adults.

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Return to Training Calls for Individualization in Programming

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Return to Training Calls for Individualization in Programming

In our last blog, we provided an overview of returning to sport post-COVID including both general public health guidelines and more specific strength and conditioning recommendations for a safe and effective return to training following inactivity. Here, we will further address a few general principles of returning to training.

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Training during COVID-19: Back to the Basics of Movement, Health & Sports Science

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Training during COVID-19: Back to the Basics of Movement, Health & Sports Science

This may be a good time to re-set and return to the basics. Re-set not only our basic movement patterns and strength training regimen but also slow down; keep it local; re-connect with our neighborhood; play backyard and playground games; find simplicity and solitude; reading; self-assess who we are and what matters; appreciate humanity, etc.

And finally, let’s keep in mind the social connections that humans need to sustain quality of life. Yes, physical activity, strength training, nutrition, sleep, stress reduction and relaxation are all important to health and well-being, but when it comes down to it, the number 1 determinant of happiness and a good life is…positive social relationships.

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Raising the Bar with Workplace Wellness

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I have never been a CEO or business owner. But, I have been a head coach. I’ve wanted my athletes to feel that every practice or training session was efficient and productive. I’ve wanted the athletes to be focused and put in 100 percent effort. And, most importantly, I’ve wanted my athletes to get good work done. You hear coaches yell it all the time: “Hey, let’s get to work!”

Hmmm…sounds a lot like a CEO, doesn’t it? Just exchange ‘employees’ for ‘athletes.’

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The Nature-Nurture Debate in Sports: Are Athletes Born or Built?

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 What does it take to be a great athlete? Some say that “DNA is destiny” or “it’s all in the genes.”

Other people will vehemently answer this question with “it just takes a big heart: (figuratively, not literally) or “hard work, just good old-fashioned hard work.” This latter response falls in line with the thinking of the “10,000 hour rule”—which was misconstrued in Malcom Gladwell’s book Outliers. This thinking also aligns with Daniel Coyle’s book The Talent Code about how greatness isn’t born, it’s a matter of how it’s nurtured.

This, of course, brings us to the age-old nature-nurture debate. Despite articles and opinions on both sides, I’m here to tell you that it is not a debate—because, athleticism requires both nature and nurture. 

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