Mysterious Transversus. Part I

Mysterious Transversus

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

5 Signs the Afterburn is Real

High intensity training for EPOC

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. [...]

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Book Review: The Park Avenue Nutritionists Plan

Book Review: The Park Avenue Nutritionist's Plan

I came across this book in the bookstore without having heard about it previously, which is rare because I usually choose books based on reviews or referrals.

The title peaked my curiosity because as a personal trainer this is an area of interest for me and the author’s credentials and experience give the book some pretty serious [...]

Book Review: The Eat-Clean Diet Cookbook by Tosca Reno

The eat clean diet cookbook

This best selling cookbook (Robert Kennedy Publishing 2007) is the logical follow-up to the original Eat-Clean Diet book with recipes to support clean eating to get and stay lean.

If you happen to be perusing the bookstore and thinking about picking up this popular cookbook whatever you do don’t flip to page 231. Not only will you feel incredibly insulted but you will get a false impression of what lean and clean-eating really is.
Here’s why, and why you should most definitely have a copy of this cookbook on your healthy living book [...]

3 awesome custom Ugi workouts

UGI Fitness 8lb ball

This silly squishy ball has transformed this personal trainers business to the point where I have actually started a growing waitlist of people wanting to do my Ugi workouts. Here are some of my custom 30-minute Ugi [...]

Sneak some fitness into your winter family fun!

Toboganning by Scott Kish

Here are a couple of ways to sneak a workout into your winter family fun (and your kids won’t even [...]

Postnatal fitness for mature moms

Postnatal fitness

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 [...]

3 things Starbucks can teach us about reaching our fitness goals

Image Credit: Jeff Wilcox

3 things Starbucks can teach us about reaching our fitness [...]

Is childhood obesity child abuse?

apple orange

This 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. [...]

Fitness goes tech in 2010: miCoach Virtual Running Partner by Adidas

Image credit: Adidas

The 2010 Consumer Electronics Show is pulsing with technology giants showcasing the latest in computers, gaming, audio, visual, and gadgets galore. The miCoach virtual running partner by Adidas is one of the newly launched fitness tools we look forward to trying out this year. [...]





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