One of the most common muscle problems I see with men and women alike, is SUPER tight neck muscles. Shoulders and neck muscles are like tightly banded cords, leading to headaches, shoulder pain, pins and needles in the arms and other uncomfortable symptoms. In most people this has to do with modern lifestyles and activities … Continued
Adventure… This summer started with the luge. Here in Calgary, we have a luge and bobsled track that was used for the 1988 Olympics. It’s still a big training center for the sport. It sounded like it would be pretty daring. Well, it was a bit of a ‘dare-fail’. We had a great time, but … Continued
Guest Post Best “Butt Shaping” Exercise Ever By Kate Vidulich Many people consider their butt a problem area… go overboard relentlessly attack it every time they hit the gym. But when it comes to shaping your glutes… It’s not all about doing a gazillion squats and deadlifts. With the right exercises, anyone can have a good-looking, … Continued
Get a load of this: This is where I chose NOT to jump 😉 I took Sam to the Via Ferrata on Mt. Norquay and he loved it. We were right on top of … Continued
Have you ever seen one of these? That’s a sasquatch sighting and for many, you may actually see a sasquatch before you reveal your own set of these: Those are my abs. I don’t need to tell you that I’m 51 (that picture was taken when I was 50, but trust me, … Continued
From Lisa Bullock We received a question from Carla requesting a little more information about foam rolling for sore knees and asking how she could strengthen her legs to relieve knee pain. If you missed my email about training with knee pain, check it out HERE. I’m going to make a generalisation here. In the … Continued
Guest Post 3 Best Butt Exercises of All Time By Kate Vidulich Yeah, you do squats. But aren’t you ready to mix it up a bit? Of course you are. 😉 Here’s the thing… You don’t need to spend half an hour on the abductor/adductor machines at the gym. Or even do a million squats … Continued
Guest Post 5 Exercises to STOP Doing (#3 is controversial) By Kate Vidulich Kettlebells, yoga, CrossFit, high intensity training… Everywhere you look, people over 30 are doing new and exciting things, trying to recapture their youth. But there’s a BIG problem. The exercises below are actually do more harm than good. Watch out… #1: Good … Continued
From Lisa Bullock Jennifer wrote in desperation to Shawna and I looking for high intensity cardio options she could use with a very limiting knee injury. She said: “I have little cartilage on the outer side of my left knee and bone spurs. My knee issues have flared up hugely and now am trying … Continued
Want to learn to jump rope? You’ll get tangled up in the beginning, but if you keep at it, you’ll be a pro, impress all the 10 year olds on the block and get super fit 😉 Start with the basics. A double jump is the easiest way to start. The rope can be going … Continued