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Jay Park is a long-time member of Function Health Club. He regularly attends group classes and works closely with our knowledgable team of trainers in Vancouver. Last month, Jay achieved a Personal Best time running in the Scotiabank Half Marathon and attributes Function for helping him achieve that feat. We catch up with Jay and learn a bit more about his journey into running and training in general. Interview with...

Mixing up your workout routine is beneficial to not only to keep things interesting, but also to challenge your body and mind for better results. In this post, our Vancouver personal trainer Jonathan is giving you some ideas on how to integrate the TRX Rip Trainer into your next workout. Fitness's three planes of motion In fitness, we have three planes of motion that we train in: Frontal, Sagittal, and...

We are very proud of our Facility Manager and Personal Trainer, Janina, who ran her second half marathon at the ScotiaBank Vancouver Marathon on June 23rd! Read on to learn a bit more about her thoughts and advice on running her first two half marathons! "I have always wanted to run a half marathon at some point. And while I put this on the side for a while when living...

Meet Morgan Hodge, voted one of Canada's Top Trainers by Impact Magazine! Every year, Impact Magazine names the top fitness instructors as voted by their communities. This year, the owner and head coach at Port Coquitlam CrossFit Morgan Hodge made the exclusive list. We are extremely proud to have Morgan as our Head Coach. Morgan holds a Bachelor in Kinesiology and is a CrossFit Level 2 certified coach, as well...

Athletic Development Program members, and sisters, Brooklyn and Keira stole the crowd at the Victoria Highland Games over May long weekend. Brooklyn placed 1st overall in the U10 category and Keira placed 3rd overall in the U13 category in the Open Championships of Irish Dance! The Victoria Highland Games and Celtic Festival Feis (feis meaning Irish Dance competition) is one of the oldest festivals in North America and one of...

We are very pleased to introduce a new service at Function Health Club in our Vancouver Yaletown location - BIRTHFIT! As part of our overall commitment to helping our members and the community achieve their health goals, we recognize that as an expecting or postpartum mom, it's often hard to know what is "right" to do in order to stay healthy and active during and after a pregnancy. This multi-part...