My Favorite Things: The oven-baked solution that saved my knees

Shari Feuz mountain climbing

There is nothing worse than active people who can’t be active and do what they love because of an injury. My own knees sidelined my running and hiking for several years until I happened to discover a foot support system that completely eliminated my knee [...]

A fitness gadget skeptic finds a new training tool. Meet UGI.

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A fitness gadget skeptic finds a new training tool. Meet UGI, the squishy fitness ball that this personal trainer has fallen in love [...]

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

Leonardo DaVinci: The mechanics of man

In celebration of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver B.C., Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has loaned Leonardo DaVinci’s Anatomical Manuscript A to the Vancouver Art Gallery for showing in its entirety for the first time ever.

The Anatomical Manuscript A is a collection of anatomical drawings and study notes made by DaVinci in 1510. DaVinci dissected as many as 30 cadavers (unclaimed bodies from a charitable hospital) as part of his study for a treatise on the human body, a work that never came to [...]

Book review: The Thrive Diet by Brendon Brazier

Thrive Diet by Brendan Brazier

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 [...]

7 reasons why you should have a posture analysis before you begin a fitness program

Assess your posture before your begin a fitness program

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 [...]

Forget Bridal Bootcamp to look stunning in your wedding dress

Bridal Bootcamp

Few brides recognize the tremendous effect that their postural alignment has on how their wedding dress fits their body. The good news is that the most drastic posture improvements come with simple awareness and the rest is generally corrected with a surprisingly simple stretch and strengthen program. [...]

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

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From a sports psychology perspective, here are 3 (of many) reasons why I believe iphone app LoseIt is a successful tool for behavior [...]





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