Radiance Wellness

Book review: The Thrive Diet by Brendon Brazier

By Shari Feuz, on February 1st, 2010

The Thrive Diet is a philosophy about nourishing the body for health and for high level athletic performance with a plant only based diet. A large amount of the discussion hinges on stress, nutritional and exercise stress in particular and how food can be used most efficiently to prevent and recover from various stressors. Read more »

The abdominal machine I tried to ignore

By Shari Feuz, on January 24th, 2010

I created thousands of workout routines for women at the women only fitness center I used to work at, and not a single workout included the ‘ab machine.’

That was the actual name of the big hunk of steel and pink upholstery strategically placed at the entrance of the weightroom (for sales purposes I am sure). You know the one with the weight stack where you sit down, strap your feet in and then lean forward pressing your chest against a pad and into a curled up position.

Woman are so polite. I estimate that at the very end of the new orientations I conducted, 50% of women would kindly ask why I had not included the ‘ab machine’ in the program. The 50% who didn’t ask were always spotted trying it out on their own within the next week. Of course I had to intervene and show them how to use it correctly.

Needless to say I spent a lot of time talking about and demonstrating a machine I tried hard to ignore. Here are 6 reasons why I avoid the ‘ab machine’: Read more »

7 reasons why you should have a posture analysis before you begin a strength and conditioning program

By Shari Feuz, on January 20th, 2010

Every body is unique and will respond best to a training program that is customized specifically for it. Too many times I see people performing exercises that are unsafe for them or that will actually perpetuate already poor posture.

A snapshot of your postural alignment contains some of the most important information needed to customize your fitness training program. Here are 7 reasons why you should consider having a physical and a lifestyle assessment of your alignment before you hit the weights. Read more »

A winter Olympics in my backyard

By Shari Feuz, on January 16th, 2010

2010 Winter Olympics Vancouver

The world’s largest celebration of sport is about to take place in my back yard, no really, my backyard. Here is my first post covering the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver British Columbia Canada as seen by a resident living in the heart of the Olympic Zone.

Each of the above images were taken within three blocks of my home in Vancouver and is a sneak peak at a city in preparation to host the world, and to celebrate the highest level of dedication to athletic excellence. Read more »