Physio Strength Training, Toronto, ON - Foundation Physiotherapy

What is strength & conditioning?

Physiotherapy strength and conditioning is a one-on-one training program created and supervised by a health professional. The goal of the program is to improve strength and cardiovascular capacity in a safe and effective manner to reduce the risk of injuries while maximizing functional outcomes.

What are the benefits of Resistance training?

It is common knowledge that exercise and physical activity are vital to maintain and improve your health and prevent diseases. Canada’s physical activity guidelines recommend 150 minutes of moderate to high-intensity aerobic exercise per week for adults. This includes running, biking, swimming, and organized sports. There are also recommendations for muscle strengthening. The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiologists (CSEP) recommends engaging in strength exercises using major muscle groups AT LEAST twice per week.

Other than improving your strength, resistance training has been shown to have the following benefits:

Reduce risk of injury
Improve pain
Improve metabolic rate (burn more calories throughout the day)
Regulate insulin and reduces inflammation
Improve strength of bones and joints

Improve tolerance for functional day to day activities
Improve your mental health
Improve your sleep and increases energy levels
Increase testosterone (needed for men and women)

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What are the benefits of strengthening with a physiotherapist?

There are a number of professionals who are able to prescribe, supervise, and modify exercise programs. Physiotherapists are one of the most highly trained and specialized in assessing the human body. Physiotherapists can assess strength and flexibility and diagnose. Training with a physiotherapist allows you to maximize your workout effectiveness, to improve on your weaknesses and imbalances, and strengthen key areas that may lead to future injury. If you’re dealing with a current injury or pain, a physiotherapist will provide close supervision of a safe exercise program while simultaneously improving your pain and function. Your training program will be condition-specific and reflect your goals and injury recovery. Your rehabilitation will be adjusted depending on pain and injury and results will be tracked.

Physiotherapy services are covered under most extended-health benefits and health spending accounts and can be an extremely cost-effective way to improve your health. Physiotherapy appointments are tax-deductible, save your invoices and give them to your accountant when doing your taxes!

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What does the program entail?

The initial assessment includes a detailed health history, discussion of your goals followed by an initial baseline assessment. Subsequent sessions are one hour in the gym, progressively working on improving your baseline findings. If time allows, you may be indicated for stretching or manual therapy at the end. In order to see results, a cadence of once a week for TWELVE weeks is highly recommended.

All sessions are one-one-one with a physiotherapist, and eligible for reimbursement.

Initial Assessment:

60 minutes with a physiotherapist
Detailed health history
Discussion of goals
Baseline assessement of posture, movement, strength and flexibility

Followup Sessions:

60 min active gym session, one-on-one supervised and motivated by a physiotherapist
Stretching or manual therapy may be included within the 60 min depending on your goals and needs
Min 1/week for 12 weeks is recommended to see strength results!
Access to the gym

Expect to sweat and work hard!

Your physiotherapist will provide you with a home program in-between sessions, in order to meet Canada’s activity guidelines of two strength workouts per week! Email support will be provided throughout the program as well!

All fitness and gym equipment is fully sanitized between clients, and masks can be worn upon request.

Who is the program for?

Strength and conditioning is for anyone! People of all ranges and experiences can benefit.

This service is available at

CityPlace

Downtown Core

Corktown

Strength & Conditioning