There are a handful of ‘things’ that I use all the time to support my active lifestyle. There are fitness tools, gear and clothing that I have had for years and serve such an important role in my active life that I would surely have to replace them in they...

What a fun post idea. Here are my 7 Links as part of the Problogger challenge...

I love to hear about the surprise benefits people discover after becoming more physically active. I have collected them from my clients over the years and share some of them here...

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...

3 things Starbucks can teach us about reaching our fitness goals...

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 session...

Do you really need a gym membership, fancy running shoes and a personal trainer to stay healthy, strong and to lead a robust life? My great grandfather Edward Feuz Sr. (1859-1944) would likely say no!...

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...

With the childhood obesity epidemic status recently updated from ‘looming’ to ‘it’s here”, strategies to support physical activity are a top priority for parents, teachers and video game developers. Believe it or not video games developers have been the source of some of the newest ways to get kids moving...

“Higher intensity, superior results, short amount of time” With Kettlebell workouts getting claims like that my old friend the dumbell might be experiencing a bit of an inferiority complex. But I can confirm that they do kick butt. Not only did a Kettlebell workout kick my butt (and it was...

Hot yoga without the puddle. The towel woes of sweaty yogis...

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...

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...

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 machine’...

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 weights...

The world’s largest celebration of sport is about to take place in my back yard, no really, my backyard. Here is my first post covering the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver British Columbia Canada as seen by a resident living in the heart of the Olympic Zone...