IS CHEER360 JUST FOR CHEERLEADERS?

Cheer360 was founded on the belief that all athletes should receive a well balanced, personalized, proper strength, nutrition and mental coaching program. Cheer360 has focused its coaching efforts on athletes who traditionally, have been misunderstood  or underestimated and have not participated in a year round training regiment. Consequentially, it is these athletes who are highest at risk to injuries, confidence issues and unhealthy eating habits.

Cheer360 knows that cheerleaders, have to possess the strength of a football player, coordination of a dancer, flexibility of a gymnast, mental toughness of a wrestler and proper diet of a swimmer. Understanding this, Cheer360 has developed a  program that incorporates exercises that ensure our athletes are working on strength, conditioning, speed and agility, mobility and flexibility, mental training and nutritional planning. The Cheer360 staff has taken this philosophy seriously and has emerged our athletes in purpose driven, functional and fun exercises, as exhibited by some of our team workout videos posted on the Cheer360 youtube page.

So is Cheer360 only for cheerleaders? The answer is a resounding no. The Cheer360 founders know what it takes to be not only a successful cheerleader, but a successful athlete as well. Currently, Cheer360 serves dancers, gymnasts, baton twirlers and cheerleaders. All of these athletes are receiving the comprehensive, personalized fitness programming that they themselves and their respective sports desire.

It is important to remember that the "Cheer" in Cheer360 represents not only a sport, but an emotion that if embraced, will add unlimited positive benefits for a lifetime.

If you are an athlete and are unsure if you are the right fit for Cheer360, contact us to set up a free workout at our facility or call us for a phone consultation.

As a Cheer360 Co-Founder, Arthur's young, energetic and ambitious career has prepared him for his exciting role as the Director of Operations and Business Development. Here he manages business operations and establishes strategic partnerships that will bring the latest equipment, guest speakers, food and nutrition and educational programming directly to the athletes, families and communities served by Cheer360. For more information visit: www.cheer-360.com

Integrated Training: A cheerleader’s secret weapon to success

Have you ever sat down and thought about the type of strength and agility that is needed to successfully complete a competitive cheerleading routine with ease? Cheerleading routines use every concept of an integrated training program including stretching, speed and agility, cardiovascular endurance, and resistance training.

A typical competitive cheerleading routine lasts for two minutes and thirty seconds; any type of exercise that is physically demanding for over a minute is considered cardiovascular training. During the first minute of a routine, cheerleaders use their anaerobic energy system for endurance. After that first minute has gone by, an athlete’s body has used up all of his/her anaerobic energy sources and now has to switch to its second energy source, which is the aerobic energy system (burning fats and sometimes muscle for energy).

During a competitive cheerleading routine, athletes are required to perform a number of stunts, tumbling passes, and jumps.  These skills all need to be performed with high energy and poise.  In order for a cheerleader to hold her teammate in multiple stunts, with a flyer weighing possibly 100 lbs or more, it takes a tremendous amount of total body strength. A stronger cheerleader, that has a regular resistance training program in place, will have the ability to hold these stunts for longer than a cheerleader that has no experience with resistance or core training.  A cheerleader that has participated in an integrated training program will also be able to run faster, jump higher, and perform more difficult tumbling passes because of her increased strength and overall body control.

Balance and flexibility training are two other very important aspects of a cheerleading routine. These two training systems are most involved with injury prevention. Most cheerleading injuries occur due to lack of balance and/or flexibility. This is where the Cheer360 training model takes a step above and beyond any other integrated training system available today. Cheer360 has designed a training concept that incorporates balance and flexibility into every exercise our athletes perform during training sessions. Incorporating the Cheer360 training philosophy into your athlete’s training regimen will allow her to jump higher, stunt with better technique, tumble with more power, and overall help decrease injuries.

 

Kent Tarburton is Cheer360’s Co-Founder and Director of Fitness. He holds Personal Training certifications through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), the American Aerobic Association International (AAAI), the International Sports Medicine Association (ISMA), and is a certified Mental Game Coach.