You may be surprised at what the best tummy toning exercise is. Most people think it’s a crunch or sit up of some sort. In fact, the best tummy toning exercise doesn’t involve any type movement and is actually quite static in nature. The best tummy toning exercise is an isometric contraction, or pose. … Continued
What are the 3 best leg toning exercises? There are so many leg exercises to choose from, how do you narrow it down to the ‘3 best leg toning exercises‘? I’ll do it for you… Any kind of leg work should be using compound movements. By this I mean, you shouldn’t be seated anywhere, and … Continued
Do you have 20 minutes? Then you have time for this quick and dirty full body workout. You’ll need a mat, dumb bells and water on hand cuz you’re gonna work up a sweat. You’ll see my apprentice, Allie, putting a few campers through their paces at an outdoor boot camp. I’m on the other … Continued
If you’re going to exercise, you may as well do it right so I’ve compiled 17 exercise tips for women for you. These are simple tips that you can put into place right away. These exercise tips for women can also be applied to men, they’re just great ways to burn more fat and build … Continued
How high can you count? Well, you don’t really have to count up to 1000 for this workout. Basically, you’re going to take the list and get 100 reps of each the exercises listed. You can do any combination of reps: 10 x 10, 4 x 25, 5 x 20…what ever you can do. Start … Continued
Clients always are saying to me that they get knee pain when they squat. They tell me that they want to give up squatting, so my next question is ‘Will you give up going to the toilet?’ Squatting is one of those functional movements that you MUST be able to do if you want to … Continued
I’m going to be bold and say that I’m an expert on developing workouts for women. In fact, workouts for women are my specialty. Let me explain…. Obviously I’m a woman. In fact, I’m a woman in my late 40’s, (I have a hard time believing that myself) but given my age, I’ve had my … Continued
Here’s me and my pal and mentor, Craig Ballantyne. I’ve learned so much from him. He’s a great trainer and I love this Metabolic Resistance Training program. If you’re up for a real at home challenge, take a look at what Craig has to say…
First up on the challenge: find someone to take a picture of you, and maybe even you and your dog while you’re doing your hill sprints… This is how my workout came about. There are very few hot, hot days in my home town of Calgary, Alberta, so when the weather is nice, I try … Continued
First up: find someone to take a picture of you, and maybe even you and your dog while you’re doing your hill sprints…to make it extra fun, ensure that your children are close by. They’ll likely disown you and be totally horrified that you’d ask a total stranger to take your picture (when they won’t … Continued