A local personal trainer has dropped the dumbbells and started swinging steel maces and tossing around kettlebells instead.
Scott Viala, also known as Viala the Viking due to his Norwegian heritage, is a personal trainer who runs his own personal training business out of Global Fitness Centre in Kelowna.
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Viala91裸聊视频檚 methods using steel maces and kettlebells were developed working under Jonathan Chaimberg, a prominent strength and conditioning coach who also worked with UFC star Georges St-Pierre and other high-level athletes.
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The methods Viala uses can be more athletic than the brute force training of weightlifting.
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Viala said the steel mace training is based on that of 91裸聊视频渁ncient Hindu warriors.91裸聊视频�
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According to Viala, the draw of his personal training business is in its uniqueness and accessibility.
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Having done 91裸聊视频渆verything under the sun training-wise91裸聊视频� including personal training across the country and having owned and operated his own gym in Saskatchewan, Viala now calls Kelowna and Global Fitness Centre his home91裸聊视频攁nd the home of his business.
91裸聊视频淭hey let me be me here. (Global Fitness Centre) let me bring in my own equipment, my own kettlebells and my own steel mace, which is a big component of my training methods. They let me freely be myself and express myself through my training,91裸聊视频� Viala said.
He added that many gyms have strict guidelines that personal trainers are to follow and running his personal training business out of Global Fitness Centre has worked 91裸聊视频渧ery, very well91裸聊视频� for both parties.
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