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

Woodway curve treadmil

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 [...]

A mighty upgrade to a classic fitness tool. Meet the new resistance band

Mighty bands resistance tubes

II like to throw around some pretty heavy weight during my workouts and a couple of good ‘heavy’ workouts each week keeps me lean and strong. But I choose not to be a slave to the gym during the gorgeous days of summer when outdoor workouts are as good for the soul as they are for the body, plus my puppy can come along too!

That’s where resistance bands come in handy and thanks to Mighty Bands my ‘sunshine workouts’ just got a whole lot more [...]

Live Well 360 Core Fitness Bag

Travel Fitness. Stay strong without a gym

Outdoor Workout

Frequent travellers can avoid the disappointing “welcome back” workout and preserve training effects by doing maintenance workouts while on vacation. Research shows that one to two days per week appear to be an effective maintenance frequency for those already engaged in resistance training. All you need is a park bench and a resistance [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

My favorite solution for dry winter skin, and it’s workout friendly.

Nuxe huile prodigieuse

The winter often leaves skin dry and the last thing anyone wants is flaky arms or legs at the gym. The skin is our largest organ of elimination and a good sweaty workout is one of the best ways to detoxify the body so slapping on a thick creamy moisturizer is a bad idea before a workout.
I recently discovered a workout-friendly remedy for my dry winter skin: Huile Prodigieuse by Nuxe is a dry oil that is ultra moisturizing but doesn’t leave the skin feeling clogged or [...]

Is your workout a 'flow experience'?

Does your workout 'flow'?

Csikszentmihalyi speaks of the ‘flow experience’ that drives creativity in artists, poets, musicians, athletic performance and even CEO’s. Does this apply to fitness also? Can we enjoy a ‘flow experience” from our workouts? Absolutely!
Here are seven of Csikszentmihalyi’s ‘conditions that accompany an experience of flow’ applied to your [...]





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