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Eating for Energy Food gives you energy, but not all foods are created equal. If you're working out, you need to give your body the right fuel to not just get through the workout, but to optimize your energy levels, support your fitness goals, and promote...
The Connection Between Physical Fitness and Mental Health Everyone knows that exercising is good for your physical health. However, there are also other benefits. For instance, did you know that physical fitness affects mental health as well? It's true! Physical fitness is not only good for...
Understanding the Importance of Sleep You know that you need to sleep. But did you know how absolutely vital it is? The importance of sleep cannot be understated. However, so many people are sleep deprived. Are you? There's a good chance you are. Many adults don't get...
Spring Training For All! When you first hear the phrase "spring training", you might immediately think of baseball and with good reason. But did you know that this concept applies to everyone else as well? In baseball, spring training is a time for players to get back...
Good Nutrition Doesn't Have to Be Hard! We're all busy, so it can often feel too time-consuming or challenging to eat a healthy diet. It's common for people to think that good nutrition is something that's complex, difficult, or costly. That's not true! Getting enough vitamins,...
Daily Habits to Improve your Health When the phrase "improve your health" is said, a lot of people think about overhauling their lives and changing everything. And sometimes that's necessary. However, there are also some smaller things you can do every day to improve your health....
Beating the Winter Blues For many people, January and February result in the winter blues. In most areas, it's colder, there's less sunlight, and the start of the year often means busier schedules as well. All of that combined can leave people feeling down in the...
Getting Back into Working Out Whether you've been out of your fitness routine for a few weeks or a few months (or even longer), it can sometimes seem tough to get back into a workout schedule. It's easy to feel discouraged or even overwhelmed in these...
Tips for Keeping your New Year's Resolutions Keeping your New Year's resolutions can be tough. Don't worry, this is true for most people. In fact, studies show that only about 9% of people who set resolutions actually keep them. However, there's a trick to it. Here's what...
Why Rest and Recovery is So Important When you're working out regularly, rest and recovery days can feel like a step back. If you're focused on achieving your goals, you may think that more is always better and that you need to keep going, going, going....
Every New Year brings a common theme for most...
Dr. Ali Zentner is local Cardiologist working out of West Vancouver to help fight Obesity not only through her amazing resources of knowledge, impressive credentials and calorie-fighting strategies but with her own personal story of success!! Check out this link to her interview on CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2011/01/live-chat-busting-health-myths.html Dr. Ali has...
It's that time of year again when baked goods run rampant and we try to show our appreciation for others with candy and sweets in the good name of Christmas . . . And let's be honest we all like to indulge. Here...
How many times have you set a New Years resolution to get back to the gym and by the time February roles around you aren't even keeping your gym bag in the car anymore? How many diets have you signed up for only to find...
George St-Pierre, the young Canadian UFC champion and arguably one of the best "pound for pound" fighters in the world owes much of his success to his discipline, his physical training, and his trainer! Martial Arts, especially kick boxing and boxing can be an exciting and...
Q. I don't have time to spend one or two hours at the gym this week, is there anything I can do at home to supplement my workout? A. You don't need to spend hours in the gym to get extremely fit. Remember in gym class how they had...