Sometimes the Scale Lies! Fat Loss Versus Weight loss
This is a common mental hurdle for so many people. Everyone wants to weigh a specific amount and it often becomes a motivational killer when the scale gets involved. One great piece of advice for anyone working out,  get rid of your scale. If your  primary...
Injury or SUCCESS?
Proper posture during a workout can make the difference between injury or success. It’s amazing how many people think they can copy an exercise from in the gym one day. Chances are the exercise has been attempted wrong, or at the very minimum, they were...
Posture Perfect?
It’s amazing how many task’s our body accomplish without us even knowing it happened at all. The body is truly an amazing machine, but if we don’t do the little things to take care of it, eventually this fine tuned machine will break down. FACTS: Posture is...
Laughing Lowers blood Pressure
A few weeks ago it was made aware that napping can lower blood pressure, now comes a report that laughing can drop it seven points. I must say that both of those options are a lot better than having to take over the counter medications....
How Long Should I Hold my Stretch for?
Increasing flexibility through stretching is one of the basic tenets of physical fitness. It is common to stretch before and after exercise in order to reduce injury and increase performance, yet there seems to be a grey area in how long to hold a stretch...
If you Stress your body you need to Rest your body
We all have been told how important it is to stay consistent with your fitness to see results. Well it is also equally as important to give your body the rest it needs to recover from your workouts. The amount of time needed is always...
Drink Enough Water
Your body is made up of over 70 percent water and you must have a constant supply available. You’ve probably heard it said many times that you should drink approximately 8 to 10 glasses of water each day. Most people don’t even get close to that....
Are You Forgetting Something?
I always laugh at myself when I walk into a gym because being a Personal Trainer means I over analyze what people are doing. I could go on forever about what I see but rather today, I would like to share something that I do...
STEP 1: Make the TIME!
How many times have you set a New Years resolution to get back to the gym and by the time February roles around you aren’t even keeping your gym bag in the car anymore? Â How many diets have you signed up for only to find...
Train Like GSP
George St-Pierre, the young Canadian UFC champion and arguably one of the best “pound for pound” fighters in the world owes much of his success to his discipline, his physical training, and his trainer! Martial Arts, especially kick boxing and boxing can be an exciting and...
Workout Plateau
Q. I’ve been stuck at the same weights and repetitions at the gym for four weeks and it’s driving me nuts. My personal trainer tells me I’m doing the right exercises, and encourages me to stick with it but I’m just not seeing any changes. What...
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