Olympic Swimmer Proves Power of Functional Training

Aug. 7, 2008 - PRLog -- Doylestown – Bucks County’s leading expert on functional fitness says Olympic swimmer Dara Torres is living proof that functional exercise is the best way for people to achieve their fitness goals.
“She should be an inspiration for anyone who is interested in living a fit and healthy lifestyle,” says Fernando Paredes, owner of Fusion Fitness Studio in Doylestown. “What she has accomplished is incredible, and she credits her emphasis on core strength and functional exercise for her success.”
Torres will be 41 – the oldest female Olympic swimmer ever -- when she competes in the 50-meter freestyle event and two relays in Beijing this week. She’ll be competing against swimmers who weren’t even born when medaled in her first Olympics in 1984.
How has she managed to stay in world-class shape all these years, after having a baby, after retiring from swimming in 2000, after passing through her 20s and 30s and into her 40s?
Amazingly, Torres credits the same kind of training regimen Paredes uses at Fusion Fitness Studio. She says “no” to the traditional training techniques -- she doesn’t spend long hours during boring cardio work, and she doesn’t use heavy weight training or circuit machine type training.
Instead, Torres relies on the same simple philosophy Paredes stresses to his clients -- emphasis on strengthening core muscles, on total body exercises and on stretching. In fact, Torres says she has benefited from cutting down on her workouts – quality over quantity -- the same “less is more” philosophy Paredes encourages his clients to adopt.
“Dara learned the power of core and functional exercise and hasn’t turned back,” says Paredes. “That’s why she is capable of doing what she is doing.”
Whether you are an Olympic athlete or casual fitness buff, or if you are thinking about starting an exercise routine, everyone can maximize the benefits of a functional fitness routine. Fusion Fitness Studio has a wide range of programs that will help you lose fat, increase energy and stamina,….
For more information visit www.fusionfitnessstudio.net or call 215-345-8385.