Getting Fit Safely
Your Training Plan for Your Feet
Have you ever thought about the importance of our feet when it comes to how our body functions or lack of function? Our feet, and more specifically, the strength and…
How to Create Your Perfect Home Gym
Have you thought about what equipment you would need in order to get an effective workout from the comforts of home? Maybe you’ve thought you would have to have space…
Trigger Workouts – YOUR New Buzzword?
Trigger Workouts – YOUR New Buzzword? Working out is not new and working out a little bit at a time is not new, either, I’ve been telling my clients…
Exercise Lingo – What Does THAT Mean?
This time of year brings new people to the gym – or sees more people interested in starting an exercise routine. If you’re like most people nowadays the first place…
Getting Your Cardio In Without a Gym Membership
You don’t have to have a gym membership to get your cardio workout in. In this post, I talk about 6 ways you can get your cardio in but honestly,…
From High Intensity Interval Training to Yoga
I needed to complete a presentation as part of the YMCA’s yoga training certification and I thought I would share my notes and thoughts about the whole process. I thought…
How to Prevent Pain from Sitting too Long…
Anyone who has ever spent a lot of time sitting at a desk – or hunched over their phone or iPad – knows the aches and pains of sitting for…
Your legs shouldn’t have to hurt
Do you like to run but you find you legs hurts too much? Minimize the pain with these tips to help you recover faster or prevent the pain to begin…
Core work shouldn’t make your neck hurt
Picture this: you’re lying on the mat, aiming to reach your goal for crunches, you’re pumping them out fairly quickly and you think your form is pretty good… But even…
3 Stretches you can do for HAPPY HIPS!
A few simple stretches can make such a difference for how your body feels and functions. Chances are you have tight hips and you might not even know it! Your…
Are you suffering with chronic pain?
Do you suffer from arthritis, chronic pain, sciatica, plantar fasciitis? If you do, you have probably been coping the best you can, thinking the best you can hope for is…
Online Personal Training
Are you looking to find out what online personal training is all about and whether it’s right for you? You’ve come to the right place! Online personal training is fast…
A New Way to Train in Water
Vertical Water Training… Have you ever heard of it? Got an idea what it could be? I had some ideas but I was in for something new to pique my…
What would it look like if it were simple?
What would it look like if it were simple? When was the last time you asked yourself that question about your health and nutrition? I don’t know about you, but…
The Ultimate Guide to Dropping Those Last Stubborn Pounds
… Without going the gym or needing any fancy equipment! I wish I had a magic wand to wave over all of my clients who want to lose those stubborn…
Are You into Wearable Technology?
Photo by Crew on Unsplash Do you have any of these fangdangled bracelets? They seem to have taken the world by storm and they are everywhere. Some are basic and some come with…
10 Top Tips to Get Moving this Spring
Next, to New Year’s, I’d say that Spring is the next most popular time when people think about getting fit. We start to think about being outdoors more and wearing…
A Simple Start Process to Get Moving
Stop scouring the internet looking for the perfect workout that will get your heart rate up, strengthen your body and get you losing those pesky pounds that are lingering in those…
Ready, Set … Action
Want to get moving and do it safely? Here’s a workout toolkit of information to get started. Our bodies are made for moving and if we don’t do that on…
Stretch & Grow
Stretching is one of those things that you know you should do you just rarely ever do it. Stretching increases our flexibility which increases our range of motion and reduces…
Why is Sleep so Darn Important Anyway?
The other day I created a post on Facebook asking people to like the comment if they got 8 hours sleep per night or comment if they got anything else.…
Be Kind to Yourself – Illness & Exercise
And so it starts – a little tickle in your nose, the need for a tissue, and you know what comes next! What should you be doing when life throws…
Fitness When You’re on the Go
You exercise regularly for months … but then you go on vacation, need to travel on a business trip, or just get caught up in the general insanity of life…
Seven Myths People Believe About Fat loss
With the vast amount of information and advertisements about weight loss, it’s difficult to understand fact from fiction when it comes to fat loss. If you’re not seeing results with…
Recovery After Exercise: Rest & Play
Recovery is an important aspect of any workout, and it’s also something to consider in general each day. The demands of the activities and demands of our day-to-day lives are…
7 Ways to be just a little better!
Where are you at with your workouts these days? Do you want to try something new, harder more challenging? Does the thought of more of a challenge scare you; would…
The Best Medicine Known to Man!
The “quick fix” health program… They go by many names, but generally their purpose is to convince you that for the right amount of money, with the right pill, with…
HIIT Workouts for Beginners
So you want to know more about HIIT training! Doing HIIT workouts (HIITs) can be a great way to get your cardiovascular training in, while also building muscle. The acronym…
Why Clothing Size Doesn’t Matter
Recently, I came across an article in The Huffington Post about a young woman who posed for photos in different sizes of pants… All of the pants fit her –…
Seasonal Fitness – Are You Guilty
“It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring, who reaps a harvest in the Autumn.” – B. C. Forbes It happens every year…
How to Lose Those Love Handles!
If you just do more exercises, you’ll tone up quickly and finally get rid of those love handles…right? Not so fast! There are three exercise-related ‘triggers’ that actually cause us…
7 Things Fit People Do
You’ve heard that being fit is all about the lifestyle, and not the quick fix, so today I’d like to give you a glimpse the habits that fit people have.…
Lose Weight by Building Strength
Did you know that an important aspect of weight loss is building strength? If you’re trying to lose weight and just doing cardio exercises, you’re missing part of the equation…
Can’t Lose Weight? 7 Reasons Your Weight Loss Plan Isn’t Working
You made the decision to get fit and lose some excess pounds. Then (hopefully) you started an exercise plan and backed that up with a nutrition program. And that was all you…
Recovery Time – It’s What Makes Workouts Work
Here’s a fact that will probably surprise you: it isn’t training that makes you stronger—it’s the rest between training periods that actually improves our fitness. The reason for this is…
Proper Exercise Form Can Eliminate Injuries
It’s finally here—the first long weekend of the ‘summer.’ While it’s not ‘officially’ summer just yet, Victoria Day weekend is considered by many as the start of summer, as the…
Strong Shoulders Are Pain-free Shoulders
Have you ever had a shoulder injury, or experienced pain in your shoulder area? If so, you know how difficult life can be if you suffer from shoulder pain. Simple,…
Need to Know How to Relieve Stress?
Just in time for the arrival of spring, which often brings milder temperatures, longer days and more sunlight to brighten our moods, April is Stress Awareness Month. What better time…
10 Benefits of Exercise for Baby Boomers
We all know about the importance of exercise, but did you know that it’s still just as important for aging adults to get a proper amount of exercise?
Ever thought About Bringing Play back into Your Life?
Often times, when children return from playing, they look quite exhausted and ready for a nap. This is the most accurate description, and also quite the truth, as playing is…
Why Fitness Testing is Important in Your Later Years
With our average life expectancy increasing, our ability to enjoy an active and independent lifestyle into our later years will depend upon how well we maintain our personal fitness levels.…
What is Self-Myofascial Release or SMR (And Why Should Everyone Be Doing It?)
Have you ever asked the question ‘What is Self-Myofascial Release or SMR?’ Probably not but you may have heard of people doing some foam rolling after a workout. Simplified, it…
Who Wouldn’t Want Strong Shapely Legs?
We have so many body parts that we can strengthen and build; our back, arms, glutes, abs and legs just to name a few. Our abs usually play center stage and…
All Pain is not Bad
Pain is something that we all experience, regardless of our age. Young, elderly, middle-aged or retired – our gut reaction to pain is that we want it to stop. (Have…
More than 20 Benefits to Exercise!!
Most people associate exercise with weight loss and muscle gain, but it does so much more than that. Do you want a benefit of exercise? How about more than 20…
What’s the culprit of your back pain?
Back pain is a common ailment. According to the Mayo Clinic, 80% of us will experience back pain at some point during our lifetime, and it is one of the…
Want to Get Stronger, But Don’t Have Any Equipment?
You want to get stronger, but you don’t have equipment. That’s OK! You can still reach your goals with a little imagination and a little knowledge. I’m often asked if…
Do you give your pelvic floor the attention it needs?
Whether you’re male or female, the pelvic floor plays an important role in the way our bodies function. You need to ask yourself, ‘Do you give your pelvic floor the…
Eliminate Back Pain With a Strong, Beautiful Back
Did you know one of the most common reasons people take time off from work is because of back pain? What else are you missing out on if your back…
Lipedema- Have you heard of it?
image from http://lipedemanetworkcanada.com/ Have you heard of Lipedema? It’s a disease that affects up to 11% of women and causes what is considered an ‘abnormal fat’ to be distributed in an…
5 Healthy Tips so You Can Enjoy the Holiday
Two important summer holidays are quickly approaching. Canadians celebrate the country’s birthday on July 1st and just a few days later, on July 4th, our American friends south of the…
Stretching Is Important – Even For Do-It-All Dads
Like most things, dads come in a variety of shapes, sizes and abilities. Some dads may be a bit out of shape; others may still play sports, hit the gym…
Build a Better Booty-pt 2
[ut_two_thirds] [/ut_two_thirds] [ut_one_third_last] Now that you know more about how to build that “bubble-butt” booty that is coveted by many, by reading Build a Better Booty, you now need to…
Build a Better Booty-pt 1
Who Wants a Better Booty? So, you want to have that nice, tight, round booty, but you think it’s impossible to achieve, right? It feels like no matter…
Abs Are Made In the Kitchen
Most people think abs are made on the floor by performing countless sit-ups. While doing all that crunching and squeezing are good exercises that create a strong and thick rectus…
What You Need to Know about Squatting
[ut_one_third] The ‘body weight squat’ is a simple but powerful exercise. It can be done anywhere and doesn’t require any equipment. Here is what you need to know…
Need an excuse to spend time outdoors? Here’s 7
This time of year is so invigorating for me. Some people like the autumn when the temperatures start cooling down from the summer heat; I love spring because the days…
A Good workout consists of…
A Good workout consists of 5 components. Planning your workouts will take practice in the beginning but once you learn the concept you will always know what you need to…
Ever wondered what it would be like to have a Trainer?
Do you get nervous about doing something new? I do. I’ve heard its instinct because you don’t know if you are headed into danger so your senses are heightened and…
Push-ups: Should you be doing them?
Push-ups are one of the best exercises for the person just learning right through to the advanced person who has been training for years. There are so many variations that…
Why is Doing a Warm-Up so Important?
We live in a time where there is always so much to do and we try to fit extra things into our busy schedules. That isn’t such a good idea when…
Think You’re Cut Out For Doing a 30 Day Challenge? Take This Quiz.
Wow! It’s the beginning of a new year already! With the start of the New Year it’s also the start of New Year’s Resolutions. So many decide that this…
8 Steps to Treating Your Back
Last week I talked about different ways to deal with knee pain, so this week I thought I would share 8 steps to treating your back on your own. ‘In…
5 Quick tips to Start Solving Your Knee Pain
One of the most common complaints I hear and have to deal with is knee issues. I’ve seen my clients suffer from knee pain and occasionally, I suffer from knee…
30 Day Challenge It Fits Style
Happy Friday, Everyone: the weekend is here. What do you have planned? We only have so much time before all the leaves are off the trees and the colors will…
Some Quick tips for Monthly Challenges
I had been thinking about what my next blog post was going to be about when a friend of mind had posted a pic of 4 monthly challenges to my…
How Does Intensity Matter in Your Workout?
So you think you’re active, right? Well, let’s find out if you are as active as you think you are. So much of the time we think we are active…