When you buy an exercise program, you create private login access to that exercise program. You can choose to use your exercise program in 4 different ways (listed in order of popularity):
1. Email workouts to your mobile phone.
2. Print workouts.
3. Send the workout to your iPod (image-based so you can listen to your own music).
The activities you choose can be from as many goals as you would like. For example, you can choose the Cardio Activity from the Weight Loss Goal and the Core Activity from the Strength Goal.
Because it's not computer generated. Jim McDade and a small team of coaches actually meet about the programs we have online right now. We test each one, we improve them, and we're continually designing new ones.
The Novice, Intermediate and Experienced exercise programs tracks are very different from one another. As you progress from one level to next, more advanced movement patterns are prescribed. Workout volumes, intensities and durations are also scaled depending on your fitness level.
Workout lengths are between 30 and 60 minutes and vary depending on your fitness level. Sport Exercise Programs and higher level Endurance Exercise Programs are the exception, these workouts do extend up to two hours and beyond.
If you think you made the wrong exercise program choice, we will gladly replace that program with another of your choosing. We can also tweak the program you did choose, if the changes that need to be made are minor.
The bottom line: an Agile Coach will make sure the program you chose is right for you.
All of our exercise programs are calibrated to be completed in one month’s time. BUT, some people will want to take longer, and others less. This is generally okay.
Your exercise program is built specifically with this possibility in my mind. If you miss less than 3 days in a row, then do your next workout. If you miss more than 3 days, then go back to the beginning of that week, repeat that week before moving on. If you miss more than 10 days, then start your exercise program over.
You should do workouts in order because each workout is a progression from the first. You’re body and mind will get progressively stronger each week. If you were to jump right to the 3rd week, for example, the workload will be too high.
Our progression system is formulated so that the 1st week is the lightest, the 2nd week builds upon that and then the 3rd week is the hardest. We spend the 4th week ‘actively regenerating’ so that your mind and body are primed for your next exercise program!
We will make 3 exercise program recommendations when you successfully complete your current exercise program. You can continue along the same Activity Path to your existing program, you can move up a Fitness Level with the same Activity, or you can try a new Activity that compliments the one you’ve just completed.
Each Activity has a recommended set of exercise tools, but some Activities do require use of a well equipped gym. Read Activity Descriptions for details. Most activities however, can be completed at home with minimal investment in exercise tools.
Every program comes with a Weight Wizard (for strength training) and a Speed Wizard (for cardio training). These tools give you the ability to program how much weight to lift and how fast to walk, run, jog, ride, row or stride.
We don't want to give away exactly how the technology works, but we can say that it is precise, accurate and powerful.
The key to giving you variety is introducing you to new exercises and new exercise sequences.
Our exercise library has over 2000 exercises to date - and we're still adding new ones! This is, by far, the largest online training exercise library on the planet.
