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Summer has come to us early this year. Although sometimes it doesn’t stick around consistently in Vancouver, we want to stay energized to take advantage of every second. Back in January we talked 2016 resolutions and then yesterday followed that up with a Summer Fitness Check In. For part two of our Summer Fitness series below Caroline Mundell, Certified Sport Nutrition Advisor has 5 simple steps to keep you hydrated and properly fuelled...

Do you want to become a personal trainer? Or perhaps a better question to ask is, do you want to become a professional and knowledgeable personal trainer capable of delivering excellent training sessions to your clients so that they're so impressed by the experience of working with you that they continue training with you for years to come and also can't help but tell their friends, family and colleagues about...

What a great day yesterday at the Vancouver Sun Run! The weather was beautiful. The people were happy and having fun. All-in-all you couldn't have asked for a better day. Buuuuut...I'd venture to guess that today is a different story for many people who took part. Tight sore muscles might be seriously messing with your warm and fuzzy vibes when trying to relive the fond memories of a 10 kilometer...

  The Do's   Get enough sleep Sleep is number one thing the body needs to recover and for the brain to function well. If you are restricting calories in the weeks leading up to your competition, you may find that you have trouble sleeping through the night. You will need to find ways maintain or even increase the amount of sleep you get to help cope with the added...

It's that time of year again. Sun Run 2016 is just around the corner! And with that in mind, here are 5 tips to help you improve your running technique: 1. Keep Your Legs in Front of You When running it's important to be efficient to avoid wasting energy. A common mistake that makes people less efficient is that they run with their torso leaning too far forward and their...