Exercise personal training for autism therapy, means that children, adolescents, and adults must receive beneficial results related to their diagnosis. Because our training is individualized this can look very different from one client to the next. Although our programming is individualized the bulk of our personal training focuses on resistance training through functional movements. Resistance training can build strength, promotes muscle gain and can help improve movement patterns. This is especially beneficial for people on the autism spectrum who may struggle with low muscle tone and or poor movement patterns.
People with autism who struggle with low muscle tone and poor movement patterns tend to shy away from engaging in physical activity. This avoidance a physical activity only worsens the problem. Muscles that are not used regularly can atrophy, which is when our muscles shrink. Conversely when we use our muscles appropriately and regularly, like in resistance training, they and go through hypertrophy. Hypertrophy is when your muscles grow as a result of repetitive movements. At Adaptive Exercise we focus on improving muscle tone as well as strength gains through our exercise autism therapy.
Exercise autism therapy, through functional movement resistance training promotes strength gain and improved motor planning. When we first learn a new skill or movement it requires us to think actively about what we are doing. Overtime through repetition these neuromotor pathways are strengthened and these same movements that once required much of our focus become more natural. Think back to when your first learning to tie your shoes. You probably went much slower and had to carefully plan each movement. Overtime through repetition of tying your shoes this movement becomes mastered. Now when you go to tire shoes you probably do not need to use the same amount of focus to complete the task. This same process can be applied to functional movement training. When you’re first learning to perform complex exercises, they require us to actively think and plan our movements. Overtime through repetition performing the same exercises becomes a more natural process. This repetition also leads to muscle gain and strength gains.
Because our exercise autism therapy is based on functional movement training, the movements that our athletes are mastering can be applied to their activities of daily living. Some of the functional movements we focus on are pushing movements, single leg movements, pulling movements, rotational movements, and bending and lifting movements. While there are many different exercises we can use to teach each of these movement areas, they all fall within these functional movement categories. When it comes time to use these functional movements in their everyday lives, the movements will be less laborious. Because they’re learning to move properly, they will be able to perform these movements properly.
While Autism Spectrum Disorder does not entail any movement or muscle deficiencies, a large percentage of people with autism have low muscle tone or poor motor planning skills. Children, adolescents and adults on the spectrum are also more sedentary than their peers. There are many different factors that attribute to these high rates of sedentary behavior. People with autism are more likely to be overweight or obese as well. While none of these are characteristics of the autism spectrum disorder diagnosis, these ailments affect a large percentage of people with autism. Exercise autism therapy can help alleviate many of these problems. Adaptive Exercise was founded to help people on the autism spectrum improve their strength, create a positive relationship exercise and improve the physical and mental health of people with autism.
Exercise is one of the most beneficial set of behaviors a person can learn. There’re many different forms of exercise, which all benefit individuals in their own unique ways. The bulk of our exercise autism therapy training is based on resistance training, specifically functional movement training. Our trainer she’s a number of different ABA strategies, added support’s and adaptive equipment to teach children, adolescents and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder to exercise effectively. The training is specifically designed for people with special needs. Our multilevel system of supports make a learning exercises easier. The personal training process is also designed to progress at a pace that is safe for each individual.
Exercising regularly offers a number of different physical health benefits. Exercise can contribute to weight loss, although there are a number of other factors. By engaging in exercise alone does not guarantee weight loss, but it can aid an individual who is trying to lose weight. Exercise promotes strength and muscle gains, especially when the mode of exercise is resistance training. People who exercise regularly also have lower risk of many cancers, developing type II diabetes for cardiovascular disease. Exercise can also benefit posture and help correct muscle imbalance. These are just some of the physical benefits your child can receive from engaging in regular exercise. But for some reason, people still choose cannot exercise regularly.
The only does exercise benefit peoples and physical health, but it can improve mental health as well. Exercise can help improve a person’s memory, reaction time, focus and attention. Exercise can also help improve self-confidence, and mood. Not all of these benefits of mental health come quickly, but through regular exercise overtime develop. Many people with autism spectrum disorder could benefit in the classroom and vocationally from engaging in regular exercise. Exercises also been shown to have unique benefits for people on the autism spectrum. More recent studies have shown that exercise can help improve children’s social skills. Exercises also been shown to decrease the frequency of different maladaptive behaviors.
Adaptive Exercise offers a number a different benefits and provides people with autism access to personal training, that they may not be able to access otherwise. With the support of our personal trainers your child can experience the wide range a physical and mental health benefits that come with regular exercise. Regardless of your reason for enrolling your child and exercise program with Adaptive Exercise, our goal remains the same. To teach people with autism and how to exercise, create a positive relationship with exercise and improve their physical and mental health.