Getting That Summer Body Ready (Part I)
With summer approaching, many friends, relatives, and clients have been asking me about how they could get “jacked”, “ripped”, “shredded”, “swole”, and […]
New Year Fitness Resolution- How Motivated Are You?!
Christmas and New Years has just passed and there’s no more excuse to skip the gym or pig out. Many people let […]
High Intensity Interval Training: #1 Fitness Trend of 2018
A worldwide survey on fitness trends revealed high-intensity interval training, otherwise known as HIIT, to top the list in 2018 (Walter, 2017). […]
March Challenge
For the month of March we are heading back to the cardio machines. This challenge will be to see who can get […]
February Fitness Challenge
February Fitness Challenge Congratulations to our member Chris Palamos for winning January’s fast 3mile stationary bile challenge with a time of 4:04! […]
Exercises That Develop Muscular Strength
Muscular strength is the ability of muscles to apply maximum force in a single repetition, or very few repetitions. Generally 6 reps […]
Pursuing Excellence in the Gym and in Life
For too many people the concept of pursuing excellence may seem like a big, scary and hard task to accomplish, let alone […]
Summer Nutrition Check In
Summer has come to us early this year. Although sometimes it doesn’t stick around consistently in Vancouver, we want to stay energized […]
The Schools Where They Never Say ‘Sit Still’
I often say that the world we live in now is about 180 degrees opposite to the one our ancestors evolved into. […]
Do Gut Microbes Affect Your Ability to Lose Fat?
Losing fat is just about eating less and moving more, right? Well, basically the entire fitness industry has been built on this […]
‘Wild’ Foods are More Nutritious Than Domesticated Foods
We often get told that domesticating and genetically modifying our food makes it more nutritious. However, this theory is being turned on […]
The New Buzzword You Should Know: Fit-Sedentary
If someone looks fit, wouldn’t it be logical to assume they’re also healthy? More and more we’re realizing that this assumption isn’t […]