At Southpark fitness we have a balanced approach to weightloss which focuses on building core strength, endurance, cardio and healthy life style changes that will make looking your best easy.
Cardio
At Southpark fitness we have many choices in cardio workouts. We maintain all of our equipment to be clean and accessible. We are a small gym and you rarely have to wait in line to use equipment.
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Core
Strong core and abdominal strength helps prevent injuries, improves posture, and gives a sense of balance, integration and a foundation for all other forms of excercise including weight training and cardio training. A strong core coupled with proper alignment when executicing weight bearing excercises or weight lifting excercising is crucial to safe and effective practice.
Nutrition
Rather than snacking, drink plenty of water. Water helps with your muscle recovery and makes your skin beautiful. Many people are very dehydrated, especially in the summer. Choose nutrient dense foods and stay away from the processed stuff. Whole grains, fruits, vegetables and high quality proteins are all you need.
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Strength
Circuit workouts are designed to get the blood pumping by alternating exertion between upper and lower body focused exertion. If you keep switching, your blood will keep moving and eventually get your heart rate up. This type of exercise will help people lean out and build some muscle at the same time..
South Park Fitness is a gym unlike any other. It resides in “Fire Station No.9″, the oldest surviving fire station in San Diego. This 100 year old building has been completely renovated and is now one of the most unique gyms you’ll ever find. It has giant wooden double-doors where the fire engines used to enter. It has high vaulted ceilings with much of the original wood restored. The walls are covered in rock star paintings from a local artist giving the space incredible energy. The gym has top of the line equipment, a semi-private indoor studio for core and flexibility training, a heavy bag, and a big backyard for outdoor workouts.
Our mission at South Park Fitness is to improve your life with health and fitness. Life just gets better with exercise and sound nutrition. You will increase your strength, endurance, and energy. Your flexibility, posture, and balance will improve. Your body composition will change and you will feel better, sleep better, and have more confidence. Our award winning personal training, recently voted as one of the best in San Diego, will help you to reach your goals quickly and safely.
Rob Pouliot Gives Us the Inside Scoop to Shedding Calories Fast with Cardio Circuits
Written By: Molly Brooks Summertime Bod Photographed By: Nick Isabella
When it’s beach season year-round in San Diego, it’s no wonder the city has so many different options to help you get fit. Rob Pouliot of South Park Fitness are all about tailoring a program to fit your personal needs. It’s important to surround yourself with like-minded individuals, who are all striving towards healthier and happier lives. Luckily, in such a tight-knit neighborhood, that isn’t hard to find.
The Expert: Rob Pouliot Credentials: Owner of South Park Fitness
Q: What are your favorite summer workouts?
Rob Pouliot: I like to run circuit workouts, which are designed to get the blood pumping. First we work upper body and get all the blood rushing there. Then, for the very next exercise, we go to your lower body and the blood rushes down there. If you keep switching, your blood will keep moving and eventually get your heart rate up. I’ll throw in some cardio exercises between as well. This type of exercise will help people lean out and build some muscle at the same time. It’s quick paced too, which a lot of people like.
Q: What is your favorite summertime snack?
RP: My biggest suggestion, rather than snacking, is to drink plenty of water. Drinking a lot of water helps with your muscle recovery and makes your skin beautiful. Most people are very dehydrated, especially in the summer. When it’s time to eat, though, always go for nutrient dense foods and stay away from the processed stuff. Whole grains, fruits, vegetables and high quality proteins are all you need.
Hit the Circuit: For fast summer results, Rob likes cardio circuits. These workouts are designed to keep your heart rate elevated while working all your major muscle groups. You’ll burn calories and body fat, and build lean muscle.
Start with 2 minutes of cardio of your choice
20 reps each:
Assisted chin ups
Free squats
Dumbbell rows
Kettlebell squats
Pulldowns
Cable squat/row
Repeat Cardio
20 reps each:
Push ups
Walking lunges with biceps curls
Dumbbell chest press on a stability ball
Step ups with lateral raise
Dumbbell squats into a shoulder press
Repeat Cardio
20 reps each:
Triceps pushdowns with a rope
Straight bar biceps curls
Dumbbell triceps extensions
Dumbbell incline biceps curl
Bench dips to failure
Repeat Cardio
20 reps each:
Stability ball trunk rotations
Woodchops
Hanging ab crunches
Reverse crunches into forward crunches
Plank on stability ball for 1 minute
Cardio cool down for 2 minutes
Q: What drew you to becoming a fitness professional?
RP: I was in pre-med for two or three years in college. I was working with a really unhealthy population, which made me realize that wasn’t who I wanted to work with. So, I got involved in working with high risk adults that gradually took me into working with healthy adults just looking to become more fit. I started training in San Diego about 26 years ago at La Costa Hotel and Spa and from there I went out on my own.
Q: What is the philosophy of your gym?
RP: I want people to enjoy the experience, or lack of a better phrase: Enjoy the ride of getting back into shape. I preach, more than anything, to just get into the gym. I have a sign above the door that says, “80 percent of success is just showing up.” I believe that if the only thing you do when you walk in is 10 minutes of sit-ups, you are still setting yourself up for success. It’s because you’re creating a habit and a routine. Bottom line, if you’re consistent with your workouts, you’re going to get results.
Q: What is the importance of personal training?
RP: Education and motivation. Most people will come to the gym with good intentions, but they get stuck doing cardio and are intimidated by anything else. We have a jumpstart program that gives a client three personal training sessions designed specifically with their goals in mind. It teaches them what kind of workout would be best and how to perform proper techniques. After the three sessions, I give clients a written workout that they can do on their own. They only have to check back in when they want to.
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