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Mysterious Transversus. Part I

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

5 Signs the Afterburn is Real

Keep working your butt off for a post exercise metabolism boost.

All of these articles I have been reading lately that dismiss the ‘afterburn’ after exercise are really starting to annoy me. I‘ve had people come up to me and say that I have been wrong about prescribing high-intensity exercise as a smart and efficient way to lose weight. [...]

Postnatal fitness for mature moms

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 [...]

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

7 reasons why I will not kick your butt on your first training session. Why I do not do full intensity workouts for one-time clients or on the first [...]

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

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 [...]

The abdominal machine I tried to ignore

I created thousands of workouts for women at the women’s only fitness center I used to work at, and not a single program included the ‘abdominal machine.’ Here are 6 reasons why I avoid the ‘ab [...]