We've come to accept that: "Everyone has been injured...serious or slight."  We've all twisted an ankle, jammed a finger or sprained a wrist.  We address these injuries and imbalances, help you work through them, and then take your fitness to an all new level!
 

In fact: 

• Nearly 63,000 sports-related concussions occur annually in high school sports.  Adolescents 10 to 14 years of age have the highest rates of sports- and recreation related injury.
• In 2006, nearly 13.6 million adults ages 20 to 49 were nonfatally injured (CDC 2006). The most common cause of nonfatal injury was falls (17%), followed by overexertion (15%).
• In 2002, nearly 64,000 adults ages 50 and older died as a result of injuries (CDC 2004). Falls were the most common cause of injury death in this age group, accounting for more than 14,000 deaths in 2002 (CDC 2004).
• In 2003, 2.7 million older adults were injured from falls, comprising 46% of all nonfatal injuries in this group.

Our rehabilitation program picks up where most insurance carriers and Physical Therapists stop treatment.   We help you completely recover.  At GHI we take you from the recovery stage, through the wellness stage and to the point of fitness...like you haven't felt in years!

Strength Recovery

Youth

We understand that youth have unique needs.  It is critical that the rapid growth of their skeletal system is factored in when a strength development program is considered.   

1. It has to be fun.  The best way to teach kids how to be active and exercise is to make it enjoyable.  Our  specialized trainers will provide the enthusiasm, understanding and excitement that your kids need.
2. Youth Resistance-training programs must adhere to the principle of training specificity in order to match the demands of the sports the youth participates in.
3. Youth Resistance-training programs should be periodized in order to avoid repetitive injury and optimize the adaptations over long-term training. Periodized training also helps to reduce the potential for overtraining.
4. Multiple-set periodized resistance-training programs are superior to single-set, nonperiodized programs for physical development over long-term training programs. 
5. We carefully develop resistance-training programs for youth athletes because the volume of exercise and the intensity often have to be altered to meet the recovery demands of each individual.

Teen Fitness 14-18yrs

Teens face many new social and academic pressures in addition to dealing with emotional and physical changes. Recent studies have shown that teens on average are spending more than 6 hours a day watching television, listening to music, going online, and playing video games. It's no wonder teens can't seem to find the time to exercise!  Many parents find it difficult to motivate their teens to get active.

It's a good idea to give your child control over how he or she decides to be physically active. Since teens are defining themselves as individuals and want the power to make their own decisions, they are reluctant to do yet another thing they're told to do. At GHI we'll work independently with your teen to help them enjoy exercise and being active.   Our teen classes are designed to create both an enjoyable exercise culture and a fun, healthy, social culture as well.  We understand that peers can play an influential role in your child's life at this point, we help create opportunities for them to be active with their friends. Once they get started, many teens enjoy the feeling of well-being, reduced stress, and increased strength and energy they get from exercise, they often gravitate to exercise with only a little nudging from a parent. Your teen may have resisted the idea of team sports, or simply doesn't have time!  Our teen classes are conveniently scheduled after school to help them stay busy, focused and safe.  If transportation is an obstacle, we'll try coordinating your teen's exercise schedule with your own.

Older Adults

With age, a number of physiological and behavioral changes contribute to a decline in functional performance. Functional performance is described as the physical abilities related to the performance of daily activities. The primary contributor to the decline in physical function as we age is a decrease in physical activity. In addition to muscular strength, critical components of physical function for older adults are agility, power, and balance. 

Peak Performance

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