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CocoFitness: Meet Scott

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Here you will meet  “CocoFit instructor and trainer Scott Lohmann.”  He will introduce simple and easy exercises to keep you fit and healthy for the CocoFit life style.

Plank

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CocoFit Instructor, Scott Lohmann, describes how to perform the plank. The plank is a great exercise for developing core strength and spinal stability. The plank, when performed properly, engages all the major muscles of the body and is the ideal exercise for developing the abdominal muscles.

Bird Dog

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This exercise is a great overall exercise that develops core strength, specifically abdominals, lower back and oblique muscles. It also engages the legs and upper back muscles, which help develop postural stability. Bird dog is a functional exercise which helps improve mobility and athleticism.

TRX Squat

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CocoFit Instructor, Scott Lohmann, shows you how to use a TRX suspension to perform the squat. A suspension system helps stabilize the individual so he/she can safely perform the exercise with proper form. Squats are great for developing leg strength and lower body and trunk mobility. Quads, glutes and hamstring muscles are the specific muscles that will be targeted for development. Squats are a mobility and strength exercise that will improve one’s level of function at any age.

TRX Pull Up

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In this video Scott Lohmann, CocoFit Instructor, shows you how to do a pull up with a TRX system. A suspension system helps stabilize the individual so he/she can safely perform the exercise with proper form. The video illustrates how to perform the pull up and the muscles that are utilized in the movement. The target muscles are lats, upper back and shoulders. The pull up is a great overall upper body exercise.

Plank Row

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Core exercise that combines the plank movement with the dumbbell row. This exercise improves core strength in addition to upper back strength as well as biceps, triceps, and extensor muscles, pecs, and shoulders.