A comprehensive team headed by a physiotherapist includes Dieticians, Occupational Therapists and Motivational Counsellors who guides you and get through the program and achieve maximum fat loss within the safe physiological limitations.
Another added strength of Shanthi Priya Physiotherapy clinic is our range of advanced equipment’s that enables you to have a seamless workout.
We at Shanthi Priya run a program named VFex for fat loss and fitness. This program was designed by two renowned Physiotherapists from Singapore named Vinodh and Faizal.
Below is a brief description about the program VFEx for fitness and fat loss.
Exercise is a subset of physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive and has as a final or an intermediate objective with the improvement or maintenance of physical fitness (World Health Organization)
PRINCIPLES OF EXERCISE:
Specificity
“You get what you train”. Your exercise needs to be specific to what you want to accomplishOverload
“Get out of your Comfort Zone” Pushing your body to do exercise beyond what it’s accustomed to doingReversibility
Optimal maintenance exercises should be performed in order not to lose the fitness and other benefits gained. Fat loss as a goal requires one to train with specific type of workout at a progressive intensity to maintain the desired outcome. INTENSITY TRUMPS VOLUME. Exercise needs to be intense. For Instance, when at the beginning if you run at certain speed and burn 120 calories in 15 minutes, over a period you will become efficient. Now for you to burn the same number of calories you may need to run 20-30 min or increase the (speed)intensity. To achieve your goal at a stipulated period of time you need to train more intensely.MOVE FASTER, TRAIN HARDER, LIFT HEAVIER/LONGER
KEY TERMS OR INDICATORS IN FAT LOSS PROGRAM MEASURED FOR VFEX PROGRAM
Body Weight in Kg accurate measurement is attained with minimal clothing and before food and after voiding. Repeat measurements should be always same time of the day and with similar methods followed initially. Height in Meter, using stadiometer, measured without footwear head in neutral and upper back in contact with stadiometer stand, best taken in morning.