There have been many fitness gadgets hit the market and disappear from view (probably gathering dust under someone’s bed somewhere!) but one piece of equipment that provides ongoing versatility, ease of use, convenience and awesome core training is the Suspension Trainer or Suspensions Straps. Hang them in your garage, living room, off the veranda or … Continued
As you may (or may not) know, I’m a burpee lover. But, shocking as it may seem, not everyone shares my passion for the glorious burpee. I’m SO in love with burpees, that I have have 77+ variations of burpees here. But what if burpees are a little TOO much for you for starters? Safety … Continued
Sev and I needed to get the ants out of our pants. It’s a long weekend here in Canada and the traffic into the big box gym here in Kelowna was too much to bear, so we headed to the playground. While playground workouts are fantastic, there are a few things you shouldn’t do: 1) … Continued
Here’s a fun workout from our buddy Dani Woodrum – kickboxing and fat loss expert. Nothing beats a great kickboxing or boxing workout for smashing both stress AND calories! Dani’s workouts are based on density training principles so that you’ll not only train efficiently with short, intense workouts under 30 minutes you’ll always be … Continued
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