Cedric Bryant Quotes (11 Quotes)

If many parents would just go back to the future and think about what life was like when they were children - from hopscotch to the adventure of climbing trees - it would go a long way toward promoting more physical activity by their kids.

A trainer needs to be an effective listener. They should treat you as an individual and ask a lot of questions about you your likes, dislikes, and goals. If they don't take the time to understand you as a unique individual, they'll end up giving you a cookie-cutter training approach.

If you plan on working out at night after work, then that's when you need to try out the gym. You may find it's an absolute zoo at that hour, and then it probably wouldn't be a good choice for you.

A trainer's personality can be a critical factor in establishing a personal connection with a client. If their personal skills aren't a match for you, it's not an ideal situation. Somebody can know exercise science but be very deficient in interpersonal skills.

This is a time when I hope a man's underlying motivation for exercise might start to be a bit more mature. Think about why you exercise and start to look at the overall health benefits of being physically active.

One of the things that's becoming very consistent when you look at the literature is that it is costing employers quite a bit in terms of absenteeism, higher health and medical expenses and reduced productivity when their workers are inactive or overweight.

It improves muscle strength and endurance levels, joint range of motion and flexibility, and balance.

Most normally active individuals only need to maintain normal range of motion to function at a high level and to function safely.

Given the sad state of affairs of the activity habits of our young people, desperate times call for desperate measures. We've got to pull out all stops to get young people more active.

The encouraging message is that it's never too late to start. The only thing men need to understand is that Rome wasn't built in a day. But just by making some simple lifestyle adjustments, men can have tremendous results.

You don't want to treat children like miniature adults and prescribe an exercise regimen that barely appeals to adults.