The first kinesiologist comes to Vancouver. What Leonardo DaVinci knew about human movement.

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Book review: The Thrive Diet by Brendon Brazier

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

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Get your best body by modelling fit behaviour

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Forget Bridal Bootcamp to look stunning in your wedding dress

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Why is this iPhone App helping so many of my clients lose weight fast?

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Book Review: Eat Drink and be Gorgeous

Eat drink and be gorgeousBook review: Eat drink and be gorgeous, A nutritionist’s healthy guide to living the good life, by Esther Blum

You want to look like a million bucks and feel even better? Instead of a dreadful corporate consultation wouldn’t you rather just kick back with your best pals on a Friday night, sip some lowfat cocktails and have a good hearty chit chat about the best ways to be your most fabulous self? Read more »

My favorite things: My Bliss Skort

The skort My favorite things: My Bliss SkortActive lifestyle gear

There are a handful of ‘things’ that I use all the time to support my active lifestyle. There are fitness tools, gear and clothing that I have had for years and serve such an important role in my active life that I would surely have to replace them if they wore out or went missing. My Bliss Skort is one of my favorite fitness things! Read more »

Problogger Challenge: My 7 Links

Radiance Sun 300x279 Problogger Challenge: My 7 LinksWhat a fun post idea. Here are my 7 Links as part of the Problogger challenge. Read more »

Surprise! The unexpected benefits of becoming physically active.

Surprise benefits of becoming physically activeI often think that I should remove the “what are your goals?” section of my New Client Questionnaire. Almost everyone checks the same three goals: lose weight, tone up, get healthy.

It is my job to dig a little deeper and help you refine those goals so they are specific, measurable, and realistic and have an emotional element to them. However,  there are an endless number of unexpected benefits of getting fit that we don’t even plan for, they just sort of happen and people end up stumbling across them much to all of our surprise.

One of my favorite things is to hear about these surprise benefits. I have collected them from my clients over the years and share some of them here. Read more »

Postnatal fitness for mature moms

Postnatal fitness

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Even if your baby is in college, you may still need to adapt your fitness program to your postpartum body.

Carrying, giving birth to and raising a baby can cause muscle imbalances that can persist decades after baby is born, if not corrected. Here are some issues that may be linked to your baby rearing days and what you can do about it. Read more »

3 things Starbucks can teach us about reaching our fitness goals

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If you don’t know what Starbucks is this article will be of little value to you. I suspect most of you will continue to read. That makes my point. From a business perspective  the rise of Starbucks is a phenomenal success story.
Here are some things you may not know about Starbucks and how we can apply it to our own health and fitness goals. Read more »

7 reasons why I will not kick your butt on your first training session

dumbell black by Brian Lary 300x200 7 reasons why I will not kick your butt on your first training sessionHere are 7 reasons why I do not do full intensity workouts for one-time clients or on the first training session:

Core function

Unless they have had previous training, 90% of the people I work with for the first time are unable to voluntarily contract their Transversus Abdominis (TVA). TVA stabilizes the spine to protect it from injury and provides a foundation of support to optimize ALL movement. Of course I will not challenge you if your core is not ‘turned on’. I like to assess core function and strength before I ask it to support you. Read more »

To the gym or to the mountain?


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Me 'n Murphy at Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park

Do you really need a gym membership, fancy running shoes and a personal trainer to stay healthy, strong and to lead a robust life? My great grandfather Edward Feuz Sr. (1859-1944) would likely say no! Read more »

Is childhood obesity child abuse?

apple orange 300x200 Is childhood obesity child abuse?That is the question CBC News Canada asked Canadians recently in response to new research that shows that Canadian children are becoming alarmingly overweight and are presenting with obesity associated lifestyle diseases.

My answer to this question is no, childhood obesity is not child abuse, yet. But it will be very soon. Read more »

Kids get fit with Pokeman

Pokewalker Kids get fit with Pokeman   With the childhood obesity epidemic status recently updated from ‘looming’ to ‘it’s here”, strategies to support physical activity are a top priority for parents, teachers and video game developers. Believe it or not video games developers have been the source of some of the newest ways to get kids moving and I think some of their strategies are absolutely brilliant. Read more »





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