Have you injured your back, gone through rehabilitation but still experience stiffness, weakness, or chronic back pain which limit you from participating in the activities you once enjoyed doing? Many rehabilitation programs address acute stages of the injury, to decrease swelling and pain in the injured area and to restore range of motion but they …
Workout mistake #1: A workout that lasts an hour or longer I would say that the biggest commonly held belief is that a workout session should be an hour long. I don’t know where this belief came from but it seems that it’s been with us since the dawn of time. Some reasons why many …
A lot of guys who are reasonably fit (at around 15% body fat) want six pack abs. In order to get six pack abs you need to be at least at 10% body fat. Unless you have the right genetics and a fast metabolism getting down from 15% to 10% body fat is a goal …
The number one goal of 90% of my clients has been weight loss. Some people are obese and need to lose a substantial amount of weight for health reasons and other people with a healthy BMI just want to get rid of a few pounds to look and feel better (we all want six pack …
The weight loss industry is a multibillion dollar industry with no accountability or guarantees. These days the media is flooded with diets and weight loss programs promising extraordinary results in a short span of time. I see advertisements like “lose 20-30lbs in 30 days” almost on a daily basis. But just how true are these …
Have you been training the planche progression but are not getting anywhere fast? Wouldn’t it be nice to go from tuck planche to straddle planche in just under 4 months? Well I’ve been there and have done that and now I want to share my knowledge so you can do the same. When I first …
What is all the hype about functional training? Functional training is a catch phrase that gets tossed around quite often in the fitness industry but it’s meaning is somewhat ambiguous. Officially it is defined as: “a classification of exercise which involves training the body for the activities performed in daily life”. People often think of …
Work/life/health balance is difficult to maintain in today’s world given our hectic work schedules, multiple deadlines, lots of overtime and the stress associated with all of that. If we don’t take proper care of ourselves we may risk disposing ourselves to being run down or burnt out, and in the worst case scenario developing some …
Are you hitting the gym or doing cardio regularly but not seeing improvements in athletic performance or body composition? Or perhaps you are already working with a personal trainer in Mississauga and the same thing is happening. It’s very common to hit a plateau and get complacent doing the same fitness routine but this will …
It doesn’t take much training or education to become certified as a personal trainer. Anyone with a high school education can get a Can Fit Pro or ACE certification in as little as a month. Consequently there are many trainers that may be unqualified but the gym they work for still charges an arm and …
