Peak Strength and Fitness’ Prescription for a Great Life
Have you ever stopped to ask yourself why being fit is important? What is the reason we really workout?
Is it just for the sake of being fit? Just for the sake of being able to boast a monster back squat to your friends or an improved 1 mile run time? Or for the sake of being able to win some local fitness competition?
Yes, it’s fun to watch your numbers improve and great to feel proud of your physical gains and accomplishments, but if that’s all fitness is for you—for the sake of being fit—we think you’re missing the big picture.
How much you could snatch in your 20s just isn’t going to matter when you’re old and grey
We believe being fit is important because it means you’ll live a happier, healthier life, both inside, and more importantly, outside of the gym. This is where our prescription for a great life comes in—we designed it so our clients and coaches can be their best selves. So they can put their health and fitness to use in life. So they can live great lives.
We believe living a great life means you’re generally physically prepared for anything life might throw your way.
Our ultimate goal is longevity. We want you to be the star of your weekend sport league at 40. We don’t want you to have to hesitate and question your abilities before going on a four-hour hike with your grandchildren at 65. And at 85, we want you living independently, doing your own housework and going for walk…maybe even runs. In other words, we want you to remain fit, healthy and vital enough to avoid the old-age home and the hospital and everything that comes with it.
Van is in his 60’s
Achieving this general physical preparedness (GPP), though, doesn’t just happen on its own: It’s something you need to train for. This is where our Prescription for a Great Life comes in:
The Peak Prescription
1. Follow our Code for Fitness 2 to 4 times a week:
We suggest you train and perform functional movements two to four times a week in either a one-on-one environment with a coach, or in a group setting.
You’ll receive constant help and feedback from our professional coaches, one of whom will become your coach for life. Your personal coach will help you attack your physical and mental limitations, and will work with you to continually improve your fitness—namely your strength, power, skills, endurance and mobility.
Most of our clients also choose to attend group classes each week. The group environment allows you to sweat it out and socialize with friends. The social environment of our group classes is one of the keys to fostering a healthy community of people constantly looking to improve themselves and the friends around them—and also a great community in which to raise a family. These relationships go well beyond the gym walls and last a lifetime.
Lifting weights is just one part of the puzzle for a great life
2. Eat Good Food, Most of the Time
Your coach for life will also help you with a healthy nutrition plan.
Although diets will differ from person to person depending on your wants and needs, we believe that for optimal health, your diet should consist of whole, unprocessed foods 90% of the time. The other 10% simply means it’s ok—emotionally healthy even—to have some wings or a piece of cake from time to time.
If you can pick it straight from the earth, or from a tree, it’s probably pretty healthy
3. Play a Sport Once a Week/Try a New Sport Once a Year
Your newfound fitness through following our Code for Fitness will make sports fun again.
We believe it’s important to use your functional fitness in a fun or competitive sporting environment outside of the gym. Join a hockey or basketball league in the winter, or get together with some friends from the gym for a pickup game on the weekends: The important thing is to put your fitness to use.
We also believe it’s important to keep challenging yourself with new sports, be it golf, tennis or surfing—that you should try one new sport each year.
Ever tried Spike Ball?
4. Get out in Nature at Least Once a Week
Once again, your newfound fitness will make active outdoor activities fun again. Not only that, but breathing the fresh air in nature is known to be therapeutic to the soul. This is my favorite place to be!
Rock climbing, hiking, camping, skiing or getting out on the lake are all great options, some of which we embark on together as a community.
Gym family cookout!
5. Embark on an Adventure at Least Once a Year
Although everyone has a different definition of the word ‘adventure,’ the key here is to constantly challenge yourself to try new things: It will keep you feeling forever young.
Whether this means signing up to learn a new language or a cooking course, or going on a backpacking trip in South America, we believe no matter how old or how young you are, it’s important to experience new, educational, enlightening, fun, challenging, memorable adventures. It’s up to you to decide what your adventure looks like.
How Can We Help you Live a Great Life?
Getting you fit is a step-by-step process, one we have taken more than 10 years to develop and perfect.
1. A Coach for Life: Each one of our members has a Coach for Life. Having a Coach for Llife is truly one of the most unique things about our system. Our coaches stick with us for life, and they’ll stick with you for life, keeping you on track until you’re 80 years old and beyond.
2. A focus on Fundamentals Training: At our gym, your journey with your Coach for Life starts on Day 1 as we fully prepare you to be a part of our community in our group classes. During Fundamentals Training, you work one on one to learn proper movement and mechanics, how to eat healthy, how to care for your body, and much more to give you best start to your fitness journey as possible!
3. Prehab/Rehab: Our coaches are professionals and know how to keep you healthy and teach you how to care for your body through a variety of soft tissue and self myofascial techniques. We also have a full network of Healthcare Professionals to refer you to if the need ever arises.
4. Hybrid memberships: Our memberships are unique and the perfect blend of being a part of a community in group classes and working one on one with your Coach for Life. Our hybrid memberships have you in classes and meeting your coach frequently, it is important you continue to work with your coach to keep you moving forwards.
5. Specialty Programs: Our coaches are experts in many fields. We offer specialty courses in these areas so that no matter what your needs and goals are, from completing a half marathon to competing in weightlifting, we have you covered!
