What
We Have to Offer: Short
Exercise and Informational Clips:
Looking for information on a health topic? Would
you like
to improve performance or reduce your risk of injury in the sport of
your choice? Do you need to exercise a specific part of your
body? We have over
two hundred short and to-the-point clips
to
aid you in your quest, and will be adding new content monthly! Prescription Function:
Easily save, look up, and adapt workout plans - then share them with
others! Personal Health &
Fitness Television (PH&F TV):
Do you need more information on a specific topic?
Would you
simply like to keep up with changes in the health and fitness world?
Body Symmetry has been producing the half-hour Personal Health and Fitness since
1996 and has produced more than 140 shows to date. Shows
air on Springfield, Illinois Cable Access Channel 4 several times
weekly. You can find the newest of these and select
older programs here.
Who We Are: The
team of professionals involved in
creating all of the videos, as well as additional information on this
site,
possess at least a bachelor's degree as well as several certifications
from organizations such as the American College of Sports Medicine
(ACSM), the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), the
CHEK Institute and many other leading health/fitness
organizations.
Additionally, each has attended hundreds of hours of continuing
educational opportunities around the globe. All contributors
to this
site are full-time professional personal trainers, strength coaches
and/or athletic trainers with an average length of 12 years of
experience. During our careers we have had the opportunity to
work
with a varied population, from the 97 year-old wheel chair-bound person
to the professional athlete. Please feel free to check out
our
individual
biographies by visiting http://bodysymmetry.com/staff.aspx.
How
to Use this Site (Windows - Mac): Navigate: Use
the categories above or to the right to find videos that
can
help you in a specific area, be it a specific sport or a muscle group
to target. The filmstrip of the lefthand side of the screen can
be navigated by placing your mouse over the white arrows.
Clicking on the arrows will double the scroll speed. Watch
videos online:
To view the streaming videos, choose a video. In
the page
that appears, click the play button.
If you do not see the play button, you may have to install
the
Adobe Flash Player, available at http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&P2_Platform=MacOSX. Download video to your
computer:
To download the video for later viewing, first choose a
video.
In the page that appears, RIGHT-click the "Download to:
Computer"
button beneath the streaming video and select "Save Link As..." or
"Save Target As...". After the download is complete, if you
can
hear the sound but cannot see video, you may need to install the DivX
video codec, free
from
http://www.divx.com/divx/mac/download/index.php
for Mac OS X 1.4+
or from http://www.divx.com/divx/mac/pre10.3.9.phpfor
Mac OS X 10.3.9-. Download video for your
iPod:
To download a video onto your iPod (or other mp4-compatible
player), click the "Download to: iPod" button beneath the streaming
video. This link should automatically open iTunes (if
installed)
and browse to the respective podcast, highlighting the video you are
seeking. Simply click the highlighted "Get Episode" button
and
the download will begin. For direct access to Body Symmetry's
always-chaging podcasts, choose a link from below.
Personal Health and Fitness
Television Show Podcast
Free Fitness Videos Full Catalog
Podcast
This site is owned and operated by Body Symmetry, a group of
professional fitness trainers based in Springfield, Illinois.
For
more information, please visit http://bodysymmetry.com.
