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The Best Fitness Tools to Use During COVID-19
So many people don't feel comfortable exercising at the gym right now with Covid-19 still looming. In fact, gyms are very tough to get into with a 10 person maximum, in hot spot areas like Toronto. As a personal trainer, many of my clients and friends have been asking...
3 Abdominal Exercises You May be Doing Wrong
You all know I'm a firm believer that regular exercise is a critical component to a healthy lifestyle. However, when I see someone performing an exercise with incorrect form or poor posture, I get nervous. Correct exercise form is critical to avoid injury and to...
Build Strength at Home in 15 Minutes
OK, we're being asked to stay at home and inside as much as possible right now. All indoor and outdoor gyms and recreational areas are now closed. This doesn't mean you have to lose the muscles you've worked hard to build. You don't need a gym to exercise at. Many of...
Does 5 Minutes of Exercise Do Anything?
The holidays just ended, yet we are all still sooooo busy! I know the feeling when it seems like life just doesn't slow down. Many of you have probably just made new year's resolutions to get healthier this year. You've probably signed up for a gym membership, with...
3 Exercises to Strengthen Your Back
Strengthen Your Back to Stop Low Back Pain Low back pain affects so many of us. In fact, more than 50% of my personal training clients have been impacted by low back pain at one point or another. For those of you who have experienced it, you know how debilitating it...
How To Exercise Your Whole Body in Only Minutes
What's a Terrific and Free Fitness Tool We Can all Start Using Today? They may not be 'sexy' and new, but they're one of the most efficient exercise tools out there. Get your heart pumping and your muscles burning simultaneously, within only minutes of using this...
What 3 Arm Exercises do Most People Do Wrong?
Proper Exercise Form Matters! It's energizing to see people training hard at the gym. After all, there are so many benefits to regular exercise. However, when I see individuals performing fitness moves with incorrect exercise form or poor posture, I get nervous....
How Can I Drop My First 10 Pounds Without Using a Treadmill?
Can I Lose Weight Without Using the Treadmill? Yes you definitely can lose your first 10 pounds without touching a treadmill! Despite the fact that you burn more calories per actual minute of running versus lifting weights, cardio is not the most effective approach to...
If You Don’t Move it, I Promise You, You’ll Lose It!
"Help, I'm Falling Apart at 60!" I can't count the number of people who have told me they feel like they're starting to fall apart as soon as the hit the age of sixty. They complain about aches and pains they've never felt before, sense a loss of balance, experience a...
What Stretches Can Help Ease My Lower Back Pain?
Help, I Can't Get Rid of My Low Back Pain! Low-back pain affects so many of us. In fact, more than 50% of my personal training clients have been impacted by low back pain at one point or another. Those of you who have experienced it, know how debilitating it can be....