Monthly Archives: July 2010
Injury Prevention Guidelines
1) Proper Nutrition -Studies have shown that injury, pain, and degenerative diseases increase with decreased pH levels (more acidic). That being said, choose foods that will keep your body more alkaline rather than acidic. For a list of alkaline/acid foods, … Continue reading
Pre and Post Exercise Nutrition
Diet plays a huge part when you are trying to meet your health and fitness related goals. You need proper nutrition to fuel up for your workouts and also to be able to recover fast enough for your next one. … Continue reading
Another Whole Food to Add to Your Diet?
Looking for Another Whole Food to add to your diet? Salba is one of my favorite power foods I’ve added to my diet. Salba is a delicious, seed like food that you can add to just about anything to help … Continue reading
7 Easy Stretches to Do at Work
7 Easy Stretches to Do at Work Tightness in the shoulder, neck, and back often leads to fatigue, injury, soreness, and lack of mobility. It’s a casualty of the modern desk job. Good flexibility allows a muscle to lengthen and … Continue reading
CARDIO VS. STRENGTH-TRAINING WORKOUTS
CARDIO VS. STRENGTH-TRAINING WORKOUTS In one corner: Dumbbells. In the other: A jump rope – dicing the research to determine whether strength or cardio rules. To KO fat — and keep it off… Cardio’s edge Calorie for calorie, cardio has … Continue reading
Preventing Muscle Soreness
Don’t be afraid to push yourself hard during a workout because of that dreaded muscle soreness that follows. This pain and stiffness that everyone feels 24 – 72 hours after a heavy workout is referred to as delayed onset muscle … Continue reading
Hemp Hearts Health and Nutrition Benefits
Hemp Hearts Health and Nutrition Benefits Hemp Hearts (shelled hemp seed) is the only natural food that is concentrated with all of the required proteins and essential fats. It contains many vitamins and enzymes, and only small insignificant quantities of saturated fats … Continue reading
Tight Hamstrings? – Try PNF Stretching
Is regular static stretching not cutting it with you? Then ask your trainer to perform PNF stretching with you. PNF stands for proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation and it is a combination of passive stretching and muscle contractions to induce muscle relaxation. … Continue reading
Most Important Foods to Buy Organic
Why go organic? Canadians are starting to be more concerned with what they’re putting into their bodies. While organic foods don’t contain more vitamins and minerals, they are becoming more popular because they are grown without intentionally added chemicals. Organic … Continue reading
6 Tips to Losing Weight
1) Don’t slow down or change the effort of exercise. Keep your pace consistent and exercise as hard as you comfortably can to optimize calories used. 2) If the exercise is too hard and you can’t optimize the calories burned, … Continue reading
Keep on Running! – Vancouver Personal Trainer Tip
Shin splints is an umbrella term used to describe a common overuse injury among runners. This term suggests pain in the front portion of the lower limb located between the ankle and knee. There could be many different problems arising … Continue reading
