The Real Dangers of Salt Exposed!
Salt Lurks Everywhere, it Can't be That Bad, Can it? Did you know...77% of the sodium in many of our diets comes from processed & restaurant food! Only 12% of the sodium most of us consumes is naturally found in foods and we only add ~10% of the sodium we eat...
Follow This Strategy for Healthy Living Success
What's more Important - Dieting or Exercising? People ask me all the time which is more important, diet or exercise. My answer is always...both nutrition AND physical activity are 100% important to your health. Good Nutrition can help you: Shrink inches off your body...
How to Switch-up a Stale Workout
What to do When 'Fitness Boredom' Strikes Oh no it happened…that dreaded day when you stopped racing out of your office at 5pm to get to the gym. Last week felt so different, you were racing to be the first one let into your club, what happened? It's probable that you...
The Best Kept Secret to Healthy Eating
Plan your Meals! Meal planning is a vital part of healthy eating. I allocate 1-2 hours each week planning out my meals and shopping for the necessary groceries. I treat meal planning like a regular job I have to complete weekly. By completing my meal planning tasks on...
My Weight Hasn’t Changed in Months – Help! PART 3
Help, the Scale STILL isn't moving! Awhile back I introduced a common scenario that many of us face. Let me remind you of the scenario...your goal is to lose weight. You have been working hard in the gym and with eating healthier over the past four months. Things have...
3 Tips to Get Moving More at Your Office Desk Job
How to Exercise When You are Chained to Your Desk We've all heard that sitting is the new smoking. Too much sitting can lead to tighter and weaker hips, knees and core muscles. It can lead to looser and weaker spine and neck muscles. But what if our job is...
My 6 Favourite Foods-Meals and Why
Foods and Meals that Help me Eat Healthier I of all people, know that it takes work, planning and preparation to eat clean. My general goal when it comes to food is to try eating as many nutrient rich, healthy foods, while limiting processed items. I think about food...
Stop Thinking of Weekends as a Free-for-all!
Healthy Weekend Habits Count Saturday and Sunday are just like any other day of the week. The healthy habits and routines that you work hard on from Monday - Friday should still largely apply over the weekend. A lot of us make the mistake of treating the weekend...
Would you say Rock Climbing Requires a lot of Physical Strength?
Yes!! I can't think of a better year round activity that works your total body strength and provides as much of an adrenaline rush as indoor rock climbing. In each course you climb, you use upper body, lower body and core strength. You really feel all of your muscles...
How to Eat Before and After a Workout
What are Pre and Post Exercise Meals? Many of my clients ask me what they should be eating before and after a workout. The first thing I tell beginners with regards to exercise nutrition is "eat something!". There have been times a new client shows up to a fitness...
Downhill Skiing Benefits
There's nothing like feeling the crisp air hitting your face as you race down a steep hill of fluffy snow. Hearing the swoosh of your ski blades as they cut across that white powder is an amazing experience. As I unpacked my skis yesterday, I started to get excited...
We’re All Stressed, So What?
Stress is Never Ending! You jump out of bed after hearing your alarm blast from the bedside table...race to dress while the coffee is brewing...scramble to feed the pets after almost tripping over their water bowls and stepping on the cat's tail...sit down for 2...