FoundationS

 

Welcome to The Chalk Foundations! We want to see you succeed in your health and fitness goals so we've compiled what we think is the most useful and relevant information to help you do that.

 
 
 

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

  • Mindbody overview
  • The Chalk philosophy
  • Effective goal setting
  • Creating your strategy

NUTRITION

  • What to eat
  • Digestive health
  • Blood sugar regulation
  • 4th video

LIFESTYLE

  • Sleep
  • Managing stress
  • More social, less media
  • Mindfulness

TRAINING

  • How to train
  • Individual programs
  • CARS routine 
  • Stretch routine

INTRODUCTION

Mindbody overview

Get familiar with the app we use for class booking classes and managing your membership.

Using Fitbot

A quick tutorial on how to use the Fitbot app to make sure you're getting the most out of it.

Chalk Philosophy

An overview of our values, mission and what you can expect from us.

GOAL SETTING & strategy

Set meaningful goals that will sustain you then create an actionable strategy for their accomplishment. 

 

NUTRITION

You can't out-train a bad diet! An optimal nutrition strategy will make sure you're getting the most out of the hard work you're putting forward in the gym. If you want to change your body composition nutrition is arguably the most critical factor to get right.

 

What to eat

Blood sugar regulation

Digestive health

4th video

 

LIFESTYLE

The little decisions we make on an everyday basis about how we conduct ourselves relative to our health make a huge impact on the results we can expect from a training program. Sleep, stress and social engagement have a huge effect on our performance so it's wise to implement strategies to manage those things.

 

Sleep

Arguably the most important facet of health. Good sleep can be miraculous for healing while bad sleep can be catastrophic.

More social, less media

Learn about how real, face-to-face connections play a key role in our physical health and how technology is a poor surrogate.

Stress

Our bodies aren't well designed to handle the impacts of modern living. Here we look at strategies to combat stress.

Mindfulness

The ability to be present and focus our attention impacts all areas of our lives and particularly our mental and physical health.

 

TRAINING

Training is how you get your body to change, improve and evolve. The appropriate level of stress on the system can do wonders for how your body looks and feels. In this section we cover how to get the most out of training sessions in the gym, what to do outside of the gym to recover and how to approach training in general.

 

How to train

General considerations for training. How hard to train, understanding training age and functional tolerance.

STretching routine

Feeling stiff? Give this guided stretch routine a try - it's a great way to refresh and open up the body.

Your individual training program

This video takes a look at how to get the most out of your individual personal training program.

CARS routine (Controlled Articular Rotations)

A recommended daily movement routine designed to move all the major joints in your body.