The not-so-hidden benefits of Our Fitness Clubs
More Canadians than ever have home gyms. We cite convenience, lower cost, and privacy as huge benefits. Which makes sense. For decades we have complained that we can’t exercise because we...
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Losing Weight: Simple and Tricky
Lots of people speak to me about wanting to lose some weight. Yet despite 3 decades of experience and being up on all the latest research on the topic, I’m often at a loss to know exactly...
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Optimizing Strength & Muscle Growth
Almost everyone I encounter these days is interested in strength training. The main motivation cited in my circles is aging well with a focus on being able to continue to do all the things we...
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Resistance Training Rx Targeting Visceral Fat
Body fat is beneficial. It performs vital roles including temperature regulation, balancing hormone levels and blood sugars, supports optimal neurological and reproductive function, and aids in...
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Want the best results? Avoid Failure
We know that strength training creates positive adaptations in skeletal muscle offering professional athletes, recreational athletes, and adults in general significant benefits including increased...
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Top Performance AND Work/Life Balance: How Thinking of Yourself as an Olympian Can Help
Professional athletes are talented, determined, physically and psychologically resilient. They identify and play to their strengths. They are expected to perform – win! – both despite...
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September Fresh Start
The beginning of September can feel like more of a new year than January. Many of us are currently managing changes in schedules, commitments, expectations, and the weather. Some are even...
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DIY Summer Party Survival Kit
Summer: Bright and flirtatious, hot and intoxicating, love it or leave it, it is fully upon us. As work and family commitments ebb and flow, it can be the perfect time to try on new sun...
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