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Who should start at Level I?
If you are someone who hasn’t worked out before, or at the very least, in many years, Level I is clearly the place for you to start. Level I will significantly improve your functional movement, strength and conditioning. These exercises start out statically and can be done by people who are immobile and weak. As the exercises get easier, you can progress to the more challenging stages at your own pace. We want you to become more flexible and fluid while improving balance, agility, coordination, endurance and strength. This program will help you achieve these goals in a way you may not have thought possible. And, of course, this program will dramatically improve your overall health as well – that means fat loss, getting more toned, balancing hormones, more restful sleep, etc…
What if I work out regularly? Should I still start at Level I?
Level I is NOT just for beginners. It is for everyone! I met a guy the other day who has been working out for over 30 years. He is a big strong guy, but he was wincing in agony as he tried to stretch. As we began to discuss his workout regimen, it became readily apparent that he followed the old school approach of working out: he ONLY lifted weights for his chest and arms, then did 30 minutes of cardio. He also happened to have tremendous amounts of middle and lower back pain. He didn’t stretch; he didn’t lift for his legs or back, and the exercises he was doing were completely outdated. As I began to explain to him why his fitness program was actually causing his pain, he actually got angry at himself for being so short sighted about his workouts. There’s a lot more than just appearance. The real benefits are your health and your ability to function and move without pain or injury.
The moral of the story is that just because you’ve been working out for years, doesn’t mean you will be very good at any of the exercises we lay out in this program. In this example, he looked good on the surface, but he had major postural distortions and inflexibility. Because of our modern sedentary lifestyle, most of us have a great deal of muscle tightness and weakness. This usually leads to a wide variety of improper and potentially dangerous movement patterns. And obviously, this can lead to pain and injury. The muscles are very complex and work together synergistically to produce correct and safe movement patterns. This requires correcting the muscle imbalances with specific stretches and exercises so that everything functions as a coherent unit.
So, everyone should begin at Level I. The only difference is that people in better physical shape will progress much more quickly and be ready for Level II in a shorter time frame. But, Level I is the foundation. And without it, nothing else can follow safely or effectively. We cannot stress enough how important it is for you to start at the beginning. Here you will find extremely challenging exercises for muscles you have most likely completely ignored or didn’t even know existed. And by building up a base level of strength and flexibility, you will increase your opportunity for results in Levels II and III.
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