Why your VO2 Max matters
Don’t let your fitness routine trap you. VO2 max is the maximum amount of oxygen your body can use during intense exercise. VO2 max isn’t just for elite athletes - it’s...
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What IS Functional Training anyhow?
While I don’t add the word functional to describe the type of training I do with my clients, you wouldn’t be wrong if you labelled it as such. The human body needs a number of things...
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Reverse Running & Training Backwards
Most of us were not born with eyes in the backs of our heads. So, we have always been far more comfortable moving forward. We walk forward, run forward, reach forward, bend forward, cook forward,...
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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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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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Effective Strength Training for the Time Crunched
We’re realizing more and more that strength training is the gateway to a better life: being strong ensures we can thrive and continue to participate fully in all of things that make life...
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No Time to Lift? We have SO MANY solutions!
Strength Training is SO GOOD for us. It reduces wear and tear on the joints, improves running, cycling, and golf, boosts metabolism and mood, increases health span and range of motion, boosts...
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Women need to LIFT. Especially as we age.
The Globe and Mail recently published a terrific article on the importance of lifting weights for women who are experiencing perimenopause and menopause. It’s such a vital topic, we felt...
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