Fitness | Radiance Wellness

Spice up your core workouts, a Bender Ball adds a hint of flavour

The Bender Ball is one of those infomercial fitness gadgets I never would have looked at twice however a series of events has lead to it becoming one of the tools in my Trainers [...]

Rise and shine tired feet, foot wakers to the rescue

A Radiance Gear & Gadget Review. My Yamuna Foot Wakers are one of My Favorite Things. The little nubs on these funny looking domes hit all of the accu-points, meridians & feel-good [...]

Apres Ski Circuit - 2 great workouts for back at the lodge

Apres Ski Circuit – 2 great workouts for back at the lodge. These two 30-minute workouts were designed for a group of lodge dwelling heli-ski guides from Canadian Mountain Holidays. They have access to a small workout area with a bench, indoor cycles, chin-up bar, dumbbells and medicine [...]

Mysterious Transversus. Part I

Here are the first 7 things you MUST know about the transversus abdominis muscle for optimal performance and a great [...]

Shopping for a fit girl? Holiday gift ideas.

Holiday Gift Guide 2011. A fit girl is never more happy than when she is being active and when she is fit she feels healthy and beautiful. A fit girl is stylish and discerning about what puts on her body and in her body. Here is my pick of smart gift ideas to support your fit girls’s active lifestyle in 2012. [...]

5 cool pieces of fitness equipment you might be lucky enough to see in your gym soon

5 cool pieces of fitness equipment you might be lucky enough to see in your gym soon. Here are some of the standout pieces of fitness equipment and tools that peaked my interest and are now on my Fitness Wish [...]

Rock hard hip flexors are NOT a good thing. Here’s how I soften mine up!

Here’s a quick hip flexor primer to give you an idea the important role these muscles play in posture, physique and performance and how I ‘release’ mine when they get [...]

Rule by fit people, it’s a Fitocracy and it’s building momentum

Rule by fit people, it’s a Fitocracy and it’s building momentum [...]

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

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 [...]

Hidden Injuries. Listen to your joints when they speak to you.

Exercise-related injuries are sneaky and can creep up without you ever knowing what happened. Listen to your joints when they speak to you. The subtle shoulder twinge, inflamed elbow, or grinding knee just might be your joints letting you know they aren’t very happy with your [...]