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Your Grandparent was More Active Than You!
It's all About the Glutes When your Grandparents used to tell you they walked to school 5 miles each day and both ways were uphill, a portion of what they were trying to explain is true. Our ancestors did actually have it tougher than us from a physical perspective....
Is Exercise Important for Mental Health?
Yes! Fitness Benefits Your Mind so Much! Mental health issues impact so many of us. In fact, 20% of us will experience a mental illness in our lifetimes! Many studies show that all forms of exercise helps lead to better mental health. Exercise has been proven to work...
What’s the Best Way to Build a Fitness Program?
There are So Many Ways to Exercise Online, I'm Confused - What Works? When creating a fitness program, it's important to keep things as simple as possible. Here are 4 steps I always use with my clients to build them a fitness program that works. Define your health and...
What are the Best Upper Body Exercises?
Strong Arms are Sexy! So many of us lack upper body strength. A strong upper body is so critical in everyday life. Arm strength is needed to carry groceries, shovel snow, perform the yard work or housework, and pick-up and cuddle pets or babies! Nicely toned arms are...
Why Hire an In-Home Personal Trainer?
Is there a Benefit to In-Home Personal Training? First of all, let me clarify what in-home personal training is. It is when your fitness coach comes to your home, condo or office to workout with you. The personal trainer will bring the necessary equipment with them;...
What Are the Best Fitness Tools?
My Favourite Exercise Stuff in 2017 & Why As a personal trainer, many of my clients and friends often ask me what my favourite fitness tools and exercises are. Here's what I tell them. My Favourite Exercise Equipment I've gotten simpler with my tools this year....
This Simple Activity Dramatically Improves Strength & Energy!
Feel Better and Get Healthier by Simply Breathing! I've found that as a personal trainer, a lot of people come to me with questions about how they should be breathing, both when exercising and when living their everyday lives. It's a good topic to be thinking about...
Tips to Get All You Couch Potatoes Moving!
Couch Potatoes Need to Move More! I will admit it, I'm excited too, that the fall television shows have finally started. Nothing beats unwinding at the end of a a busy day by watching one TV program. I love Lethal Weapon, This is Us and Scandal. I'm also a huge...
Enjoy our Lakes While you Can!
Swimming is a Terrific Total Body Exercise! I love the fact that we Ontarians live so close to a wide variety of amazing lakes. Nothing compares to using our Canadian Great Lakes for swimming for exercise or for just standing in the water to cool off on a hot summer...
Exercise Can Make You More Successful at Work!
Improving Your Health, Can Increase Your Wealth! We all want to have career success. Exercise can help increase the success, thereby leading to more wealth. Here is how... Regular exercise can increase career success by leading to these three outcomes: More energy....