Book review: The Thrive Diet by Brendon Brazier

Posted on February 1, 2010September 24, 2011 by Shari Zisk

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...Read More

The abdominal machine I tried to ignore

Posted on January 24, 2010July 16, 2010 by Shari Zisk

I created thousands of workout routines for women at the women only fitness center I used to work at, and not a single workout included the ‘ab machine.’ That was the actual name of the big hunk of steel and...Read More

7 reasons why you need a posture assessment before you workout

Posted on January 20, 2010March 3, 2021 by Shari Zisk

We are all a little crooked, our posture that is. A snapshot of your postural alignment contains a lot of important information needed to customize a fitness training program that will keep you free of injuries and guarantee success.  Here...Read More

A winter Olympics in my backyard

Posted on January 16, 2010April 8, 2010 by Shari Zisk

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...Read More

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

Posted on January 16, 2010May 22, 2011 by Shari Zisk

The winter often leaves skin dry and the last thing anyone wants is flaky arms or legs while at the gym, or anywhere. The skin is our largest organ of elimination and a good sweaty workout is one of the...Read More

Non-Newtonian cushioning for runners

Posted on January 13, 2010July 16, 2010 by Shari Zisk

It is impressive how much scientific research is going on out there just to support our active lifestyles. I had to do a physics 101 review to fully understand the newest technology in running shoe cushioning. Brooks DNA, a new cushioning...Read More

Do you Parkour?

Posted on January 12, 2010July 7, 2010 by Shari Zisk

A thief? Is there a fire?  Why is this guy racing down the street as though the ‘big one’ is coming? And why did he jump over that bench instead of going around it? He just happens to be highly...Read More

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

Posted on January 7, 2010May 15, 2011 by Shari Zisk

  Getting in shape used to require just a pair of shoes and shorts. Now I carry a super-size gym bag to haul all of my fitness gear and it takes me an extra couple of minutes just to gear...Read More

Mountaineering legend to carry Olympic Torch and family legacy

Posted on January 5, 2010July 6, 2010 by Shari Zisk

[caption id="attachment_571" align="alignleft" width="294" caption="Credit: Canadian Pacific Archives"][/caption] Scheduled to carry the Olympic Torch into Golden B.C. on January 21st 2010, 88 year old mountaineer Syd Feuz is possibly one of  the strongest links to Canada’s winter alpine history that we will see...Read More

Feeding muscle. 10 crazy stories about protein consumption

Posted on December 8, 2009July 22, 2021 by Shari Zisk

I spent the last 2 decades in a culture where building muscle is the hot topic of the day, week, and month. As a result, I have witnessed a fair share of strange protein consumption strategies. Nutritionists from all perspectives...Read More