How MyExercisePlan.com Works

There are two things that people need when they are beginning an exercise program or in need of establishing a consistent habit:

• Accurate Information
• High-quality Support

MyExercisePlan.com provides both. In fact, MyExercisePlan.com provides both in a manner that you will not find anywhere else on the Internet or even in traditional one-on-one relationships with a fitness professional.

Accurate Information

MyExercisePlan.com has been designed to provide you with the highest quality and most personalized programs that you can find anywhere. We will not try to sell you any supplements or make promises that we can't keep. We follow much the same process that you would follow with a personal trainer.

• Assessment
• Program Development
• Ongoing Support

Assessment

The initial assessment is divided into two segments:

• Pre-exercise Health Assessment
• Fitness Assessment

The pre-exercise health assessment follows the standards and guidelines developed by the American College of Sports Medicine. It provides you with a recommendation for a pre-exercise evaluation by your personal physician as well as feedback that is valuable in lowering your risk for a variety of health challenges.

The fitness assessment evaluates your current level of physical activity and places you in a category of beginning, intermediate or established for your aerobic, strength and flexibility programs. the categories assigned are not across-the-board for the three components. You very well could be "established" in your aerobic program and "beginner" in the strength and flexibility components. There are a total of 27 different combinations of fitness levels (beginning, intermediate, established) and training components (aerobic, strength, flexibility) programmed into the system.

Exercise Program Development

The development of your exercise program begins with the selection of your program.

General Programs

• Weight Loss
• Muscular Strength & Endurance
• Heart Disease Risk Reduction
• Health Maintenance
• Stress Management
• Exercising Safely During Pregnancy

Sports Specific

• Golf Fitness
• Tennis Fitness
• Softball Fitness
• Snowboard & Ski Fitness

Rehabilitation

• Exercise During Cancer Treatments
• High Blood Pressure Management
• Diabetes Management (Type 1)
• Diabetes Management (Type 2)
• Weight Loss Following Gastric Bypass Surgery
• Cardiac Rehab (CAD, MI, CAB, PTCA)

Your program selection is then matched with your fitness level (beginning, intermediate, established) in each of the training components (aerobic, strength and flexibility). The training program that is developed for you is highly personalized based on your program selection, fitness level, age, health status, gender and personal preferences.

Aerobic Program Development

The first step in developing your personalized aerobic exercise program is to pick the activities that you both prefer and are specific to your program and health status.

• Cycling - outdoor or stationary
• Elliptical Trainer
• Group Exercise
• Rowing - outdoor or stationary
• Running - outdoor or treadmill
  
• Stepper
• Swimming
• Walking - outdoor or treadmill

The program then takes you through the development of the remaining aerobic exercise variables:

• How hard to exercise in terms of heart rate, perceived exertion and the talk test.
• How long each session should be.
• How many workouts per week

These guidelines are based on your program selection, fitness level, age and health status.

Strength Training Program Development

The development of your personalized strength training program starts with the selection of the strength equipment that you both prefer and have access to.

• Bodyweight
• Dumbbells
• Barbells
• Exercise Tubing
• Weight Machines
• Exercise Ball

You are then taken through the the development of the rest of your strength program:

• Sets, repetitions and weight
• How many times per week
• Choose from a variety of goal-specific programs
  

As with the aerobic program, these guidelines are based on your program selection, fitness level, age and health status.

Stretching Program

MyExercisePlan.com provides a variety of static stretching programs based on your program selection, fitness level, age and health status.

High-quality Support

What good is a personalized program if you are not going to stick with it! MyExercisePlan.com provides with the most powerful tools that you will find anywhere to empower you to make exercise a lifelong habit.

• Tools for Success
• Barriers to Exercise Assessment
• Readiness Assessment

We recognize that very few people live to exercise. However, we do know how important regular exercise is to living a life of energy and vitality. Our tools are designed to take you to the source of your motivation, to assist you in transforming your relationship with exercise. In transforming your relationship to exercise, our aim is to assist you in transforming your way of being in life. To powerfully take responsibility for the events in your life and live from a powerful perspective of being at cause in life instead effect of things that are happening.

Resource Center

The Resource Center provides with the cutting edge information that you need to fill in the gaps in your health and fitness knowledge.

• Q&A Forum - get your questions answered by a certified and experienced fitness professional
• Nutrition Analyzer - get a sense of the calories, carbohydrates, fat and protein contained in the foods you are eating
  
• Resource Library - articles on health, fitness and nutrition topics
  
• Frequently Asked Questions - common questions frequently asked by exercisers
  
• Helpful Links - to other high-quality health and fitness sites
  

There is no exact right way to use the features of the site, although we do encourage you to spend some time getting to know the site and to give all of the features a try.

It's Not Just About a Better Body, It's About a Better Life

The statement "It's not just about a better body, it's about a better life" represents the foundation of our exercise programming and support services. In our years of experience in assisting people in both getting started and staying on an exercise program we have come to know that the desire for a better body is not enough to keep most people committed to their exercise program over the long haul.

It is absolutely fabulous to be motivated to exercise in order to improve your appearance, and it is equally great, if not more so, to exercise to improve your health. We all know that exercise will both improve our appearance and enhance our health. So why do less than 25% of us maintain a program of regular physical activity given the tremendous benefits?

Most inconsistent exercisers try to squeeze an exercise habit into a life that is already packed full of habits and commitments. Our suppport tools are designed to help you look at what you are currently doing and what you currently have in terms of exercise and health habits. We assist you in taking a look at your life, your values and your priorities. Our aim is for you to realize your power to choose a life that works.

We are here to support you in powerfully choosing to exercise regularly. This then, will naturally spread to the choices you make in all areas of your life. That is why we say "It's not just about a better body, it's about a better life." For a better body is great, but a great life is the best. We are committed to you having it all.