After you’ve hit the gym for a complete body workout or you’ve focused on your core in an intense Pilates class, your body is ready to regain its power and energy through different nutrients. One of the best ways to ensure you’re receiving the necessary nutrients your body needs is drinking a smoothie.   However, this doesn’t mean you should go out and buy a smoothie from your local juice bar. Smoothie places can sometimes be the worst for you as they’re typically packed with sugar, calories, and sometimes don’t even have real fruit in them.   Rather than buying a smoothie with questionable…

I just thought of this combination this morning. I figured I would try it out with my client Ed. Battleropes and Sandbags are two of the most versatile pieces of equipment out there. Excellent for strength training, endurance training, and of course functional fitness. They can be purchased at Fitness Depot which is where I buy all my equipment   https://youtu.be/Hm_RUjmopJo

Steve Reeves was so many things in life. He was a champion bodybuilder, a world renowned actor (known especially from the Hercules films), the inventor of Power Walking, a rancher, And an excellent cook with a solid understanding of nutrition. He was never a fanatic when it came to his food choices and he never followed any of the extreme practices such as cutting out entire macronutrients from your diet!   Instead he ate REAL food! Good, wholesome, tasty, and nutritious food. He was also a great guy to meet and talk to. One of my most valued possessions is the autographed…

Yes, not all trainers are created equal. While there are many outstanding trainers out there, there are also many trainers who have no business training themselves and certainly not clients So here are the Top 10 signs that your personal trainer sucks.   1. THEY DON'T SHOW YOU WORTHWHILE OR PRACTICAL EXERCISES There are many trainers who love to amp up the "WOW" factor and show you crazy, exotic, and often dangerous exercises. Standing on a stability ball while doing dumbbell curls and simultaneous knee lifts may seem very effective. You're training your balance, core, coordination, and so much more, right? Wrong! You're risking falling…

If you’re new to fitness or aren’t seeing positive results from your current routine, a personal trainer can help. They can demonstrate the right posture and technique needed to yield maximum results and also motivate you to achieve the desired target.

It's now time for the final part of this series on exercises for seniors. In Part 1, we covered mobility. In Part 2, we covered balance. Now for Part 3, we're going to cover breathing. This is perhaps the single most important element of all fitness exercises and unfortunately, very few people truly understand it. Watch the video to learn more.  

In the first part of this series for Seniors' Exercises, we covered mobility exercises. In Part 2, we're covering balancing exercises. The key to balance is to 1) Understand and feel your root or connection to the ground 2) Understand and feel your centreline   These are actually part of the same concept, but it's better to think of them separately at first. Watch the video to learn more. In Part 3, we will conclude this series with breathing exercises.  

Have You Heard of the Crazy Snake Diet? According to the Snake Diet founder and fasting coach, Cole Robinson, he describes this new form of dieting as an “evolutionary approach to eating.” Sure enough, the new diet has obtained its unusual name following the way real snakes eat-- not what they eat, but how they eat.   Most snakes live off of eating one huge meal that’s packed with fat and protein and then don’t eat for another 22 hours or so. Robinson has created a diet similar to how snakes eat which involves fasting for “as long as possible” after having…

So many people think that training for seniors is simply a matter of slowing down, using less weight, or fewer reps. There's a lot more to it than that! For one thing, basic mobility and balance such as being able to squat, sitting in a chair properly, or walking properly can often be a challenge. Some people might not be able to relate to this, but it's a fact of life.   So there are three things that must be focused on. First and foremost is Breathing. Second is Mobility, and third is Balance. In Part 1 of this little series, I'm…

After many years in the fitness industry, I've narrowed it down to 12 Keys To Success In Fitness. So if you're ready, here they are! 1. TIME AND EFFICIENCY  This is the old quality over quantity rule. I'm sure you've all seen the lazy bench presser who does a set, waits 10 minutes, does another, waits 10 more minutes, etc. He then tells people that he works out for 3 hours a day when in fact he's probably doing about 30 minutes of work. He's just taking 3 hours to get it done. Scientifc studies have shown that the best result-producing workouts are…

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There's no doubt about it. Diabetes is on the rise! And not just older adults. A shocking number of the younger population are now diabetics. Poor diet combined with a sedentary lifestyle is a recipe for disaster. There are however some tips which can really help. Rome wasn't built in a day, so you can't expect to realistically change your entire lifestyle in a day either. But what you can do is try to incorporate these scientifically proven 5 tips one by one to help conquer Diabetes!   1. Rise and Dine Recent studies have found that for every day of the week…

Most people have probably heard the term HIIT before. In case you haven't, it stands for High Intensity Interval Training. A very solid method of training particularly for fat loss. In fact, some studies have actually shown that it can be up to 3 times more effective than steady state cardio.   Not that anything is wrong with steady state cardio, but for maximum efficiency HIIT wins. Of course this concept is hardly new. A round of boxing is interval training as well. 3 minutes of work followed by 1 minute of rest. And of course, as an alternative to timing your…

Carbs are the enemey right? I mean everyone knows that. It's just something that everyone accepts. Also we need to hundreds of grams of protein per day right? That's another "fact" that everyone seems to accept. Not to mention other "facts" like everyone needs to train on over-specialized training programs involving training only one or two muscles per day. Or the one about pre-workout drinks that are loaded with caffeine. Sure! That's the way to good health. Eat tons of protein and fat, cut your carbs out, and take drugs!   What would you say if I told you that almost all of…

  The ketogenic diet, also known as “keto,” has recently become one of the most well-known diets geared to help people lose weight. This isn’t like any ordinary diet where you watch your calories and try to only eat protein, fruits, veggies, and whole grains. The keto diet requires strict eating habits with the goal of achieving ketosis.   Instead, you cut back on carbs to 50 grams a day or less, and focus on consuming more fats so your body can enter a state of ketosis. Ketosis occurs when ketones, a molecule in the body, build up in the bloodstream due to…

This is a really fun gamified version of the Bear Crawl. The goal is to stay at the same range to your partner and mirror their actions. If they move backwards, you must move forwards. If they move to their left, you must move to your right. It can be a bit confusing, but it does test your reaction, coordination, and you're training your core the entire time!  

Over the last couple of years, we’ve seen an influx of food trends come in and out of our lives. Whether they’re said to be good for you or not, we’re always willing to try the new fad diet to see if it’ll give us the fitness results we’re looking for.   From putting avocado on everything because it’s a superfood that provides us with plenty of nutrients and antioxidants to an organic diet that focuses on fresh, non-GMO foods, everyone has experienced their share when trying out new meal plans.   However, some of these “healthy” food trends may not be as…

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You may have seen people in gyms or in books, magazines, Youtube videos, etc. who practice specialized routines where they’re only training one or two muscles per day and they’re doing four, five, or more (different but very similar) exercises for each muscle group. Then they have to go to the gym almost every day in order to train all the muscles in the body. These workouts and exercises are inefficient, ineffective, require an enormous amount of time, AND certainly not much fun. Some people mistakenly refer to workouts of this type as “Toning Workouts”. Others refer to them as…