What is
Fitness?
According to the Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine:
Physical fitness is one’s ability to execute daily activities with optimal performance, endurance, and strength with the management of disease, fatigue, and stress and reduced sedentary behavior.
In the world of Canine Fitness we achieve this through controlled movements that improve our dogs’ posture through balance, coordination, flexibility and strength.
Is canine fitness right for you dog?
At Two Left Feet we focus on …
Balance
We stand on and move across wobbly surfaces to help a dog build the neural networks that improve stability.
Coordination
We challenge dogs to move their limbs in new ways that help them explore their world safely.
Flexibility
We incorporate movements that improve (or help maintain) a dog’s ability to fully extend and flex their joints.
Strength
We gradually increase difficulty of each movement to maximize strength gains in both large and small muscles.
Mindfulness
We help dogs develop precision and intention in their movements to help them control take offs and landings.
Explosiveness
We target fast-twitch muscle fibers, along with joint strength, to improve speed and power .. safely.
How does Canine Fitness ‘Work’?
If I ask you to do a single squat, I bet it wouldn’t feel too difficult. But, what if I asked you to hold the squat for 30 seconds?
The same concept is true for canine fitness:
We capitalize on a dog’s own body weight (along with props that require precision and/or stabilization) and, using positive reinforcement methods, we ask the dog to repeat movements in ways that improve strength and flexibility.