Focus on Fitness

Moving Towards An Awesome Life!

Fitness is a core principle of ALA and an essential part of igniting an awesome life. Thats why every morning at Awesome Life Academy begins with a workout or movement-based activity. Not only does movement get our bodies revved up but it also ignites our minds. This creates a solid foundation for a day of meaningful engagement, learning, and torching our limitations. Exercise causes our brains to release "feel good" chemicals in our body that improve mood, enhance learning, and alleviate stress.

That's why ALA creates community partnerships with companies like Focus Point Training to better serve our community by developing healthy habits. Coach David is passionate about helping our participants gain confidence & self-esteem through fitness. He teaches 2-3 classes a month for the program sharing his skill set, passion and expertise with our group. In addition David offers personal training to our participants in their own residence or at an ALA facility in the community. This allows him to create truly customized plans that can be facilitated on their own even when he is not directly training them. We are proud and excited to launch this new fitness initiative with Coach David to provide personal training to our awesome and capable participants. Learn more about Coach David below and reach out to him to schedule your complimentary consultation. Together we can create the awesome & HEALTHY world we all deserve.

E-Mail: focuspointtraining.fitness@gmail.com

David Holek - Founder/Trainer

David Holek has been training professionally for over eight years (ACE-CPT) and has been operating his own business for over four years. He is committed to assuring Focus Point Training’s clients achieve results with professional and punctual personal trainers. He is an avid nature seeker and enjoys hitting the trails on bike or on foot in addition to his regular training routine.

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Coach David's Corner

Squats are a great exercise to build lower body strength. When performed properly, squats can help with whatever sport you participate in or potentially make day-to-day life a little easier. Here is how to perform a squat:

Stand up straight with your feet just outside of hip width, and let your toes point slightly out. Tighten your glutes and core. Start the movement by driving your hips back.
Next, "sit down" while pushing your hips back, and let your knees bend. Focus on keeping a neutral spine, meaning your entire spine is a straight line from your neck to your lower back. If you can maintain good form, squat until your hips reach just below parallel. If you are not able to squat that low, simply go down as low as you can while maintaining proper form.
As you stand back up, squeeze your glutes and core. You should end in the same position as you started.
Breathing properly is important; breathe in on the way down and out on the way up.

Squatting onto a chair or some other stable, raised surface is a great alternative if you feel unstable during a squat. See below for a proper squat, and if you feel confident, hold a weight at about chest level during the movement.