Exercise of the week: Dynamic Flexibility
Recently we talked about the importance of a warm-up in you fitness routine. When doing so we used the term "Dynamic Flexibility". Now the term Flexibility you may know but adding the word Dynamic before it may be something new. This is a form of movement...
I don’t need to warm-up before I workout….Do I?
To properly prepare your body for your workouts takes more than walking to the gym from your car. It’s amazing how one of the most important parts of a fitness program can be “forgotten” or simply, LEFT OUT! Do most people not have the time...
Motivation in keeping those Fitness Goals
Every New Year brings a common theme for most...
Weight Loss Super Hero
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...
Cookies for the Holidays
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...
STEP 1: Make the TIME!
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...
Train Like GSP
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...
Supplement Your Workout
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...