Category Archives: Intro

Finding long term motivation – Personal Trainers advise

There is a about 10% of the population who will exercise consistently throughout there lives without any external motivation. For the rest of us, we have to find an external source of motivation that drives us to achieve our goals … Continue reading

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Bicep Curls Advanced Workout – Personal Trainer Exercise of the week

Bicep Curls Advanced Workout – Personal Trainer Exercise of the week… One of the areas which defines the perceived strength of a man the most is his biceps. This workout uses resistance tubing which can be advanced into a challenging … Continue reading

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Cardio Kickboxing + Bootcamp class (for men & women)

. Vancouver Cardio Kickboxing Boot Camp in Yaletown Pricing / Class Enrolment click here    Classes currently underway, Click here for our next course… or email to get details on future courses Kalev@KalevTraining.com  or get 6 friends together and contact me and the … Continue reading

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Personal Trainer Nutrition Tip: Red Meat

This weeks Personal Trainer Nutrition Tip: Red MeatNeed another reason to cut back on the red meat? A recent study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine looked at over 545, 000 people (!) between the ages of 50 and … Continue reading

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Personal Trainer Tip – High Fructose Corn Syrup – The Ugly Truth

Personal Trainer Tip – High Fructose Corn Syrup – The Ugly Truth High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS’s) are found in many processed foods and beverages including soft drinks, salad dressing, yogurt, and even cereals (like raisin bran!). The ugly truth … Continue reading

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Personal Trainer home exercise of the week – Shoulders

The build of your shoulders affects how your shirt hangs on your body so it’s quite important to build a little mass and definition to really get those shirts to fill out nicely. In this video we show you a … Continue reading

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Do This For You!

How much attention do you pay to your posture when you walk into a room? Have you watched our posture exercises correction video and then made an effort to keep your shoulders back when you walk into a room? Try … Continue reading

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Personal Training in Vancouver – DJ Jesse James – Blog entry of the week

Personal Training in Vancouver – DJ Jesse James – Blog entry of the week   After almost a 2 week hiatus from being sick I have returned. That sounds like it should be followed by some serious gusto but my … Continue reading

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Growth Hormone

Recently growth hormone has become a popular therapy for people looking to battle aging. The reason is because studies have shown that increased human growth hormone can increase muscle mass, decrease body fat, increase energy levels, improve skin tone and … Continue reading

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Is splenda dangerous? – Your Vancouver Personal Trainer Nutritionist tip of the week

Is splenda dangerous? – Your Vancouver Personal Trainer Nutritionist tip of the week.  A new study recently published in the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health has the chairman of Citizens for health in the U.S. up in arms over … Continue reading

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Fitness Training – Personal Trainers Core Workout of the Week

Fitness Training – Personal Trainers Core Workout of the Week. You use your core muscles including your Obliques in almost every sport and in daily life so try this exercise out to tighten those abs and also prevent back pain … Continue reading

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Kalev Personal Trainer Vancouver – DJ Jesse James – Blog entry of the week

Kalev Personal Trainer Vancouver – DJ Jesse James – Blog entry of the week. I’m actually making it to the hardest part of my 3 month workout right now. I have set a 3 month goal and will reach that … Continue reading

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Spices and Metabolism – Your Vancouver Personal Trainer Nutritionist tip of the week

Spices and Metabolism – Your Vancouver Personal Trainer Nutritionist tip of the week – Have you heard that eating spicy foods can help you burn fat? Although the extent to which spices can actually help you burn off a meal … Continue reading

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Kalev Fitness Training Vancouver DJ Jesse James – Blog entry of the week

Kalev Fitness Training Vancouver DJ Jesse James – Blog entry of the week. Getting up early and working out is both foreign and intensely unexciting to me.  But I must admit it is growing on me a little. This Friday … Continue reading

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Ab Fitness – Personal Training exercise of the week – Crunches

Ab Fitness – Personal Training exercise of the week – Crunches… Are you ready to take it to the next level and increase the intensity of your ab crunches? I have a great one for you and all you need … Continue reading

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Vancouver Personal Trainers Nutritionist Tip – Sodium

Vancouver Personal Trainers Nutritionist Tip this week is Sodium. It’s something most of us don’t think twice about until we’re older and facing high blood pressure. But salt is a lot more than the flavour that makes your popcorn so delicious. … Continue reading

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Vancouver Personal Trainer Kalev Training DJ Jesse James – Blog entry of the week

Vancouver Personal Trainer Kalev Training DJ Jesse James – Blog entry of the week… Drinking the night before a workout has probably got to be the most unrewarding thing a person can do for their body.  All be it I … Continue reading

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Vancouver Personal Trainer exercise of the week – The Lunge

Continuing with our Vancouver Personal Trainer exercises of the week – The Lunge is another power inducing muscle defining leg exercise, it is important do to the lunge right so you don’t put out your back or strain your knee. … Continue reading

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Vancouver Personal Trainer Nutritionist Tip – Slow Food

Vancouver Personal Trainer Nutritionist Tip – Slow Food Check it out “Slow Food”, an international non-profit organization “founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food … Continue reading

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Personal Training in Vancouver Exercise of the Week – the Squat

Building strong legs is extremely important for any sport and is a great way to boost your body’s production of the most powerful hormone known to man – testosterone. The Squats exercise will give you explosive power through your hamstrings … Continue reading

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Vancouver Personal Trainers Nutritionist Tip – What to eat before a workout

Vancouver Personal Trainers Nutritionist Tip – What to eat before a workout As a Nutritionist in the gym I often get asked “What should I eat before a workout? How soon should I eat before and after I workout? What … Continue reading

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Personal Trainer – home exercise of the week, the pull up

This week’s Personal Trainer exercise is the pull up. A great way to work a group of the major muscle in your body at the same time… biceps, rhomboids, lats, forearms, and core to stabilize. Thought you couldn’t do pull-ups … Continue reading

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DJ Jesse James fitness challenge @ Kalev Personal Training

Hi Everyone, the famous DJ Jesse James has come to me and wants to do a fitness challenge. It’s going to consist of 90 days of at least 5 days a week training. He is going to combine this with the … Continue reading

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Personal Trainer nutrition tip – Carbohydrate addiction

Carbohydrate addiction: fact or fiction? According to new evidence, more and more researchers are saying “fact”! Carbohydrates are emerging as a serious addiction, both mentally and physiologically, and as a major contributor to the obesity epidemic.But not all carbohydrates are … Continue reading

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Personal Trainer home exercise of the day – Pull Ups

Thought you couldn’t do pull-ups without a bar? Think again, here is a unique and innovative way to do pull-ups to work out your back muscles at home or in any hotel room.   Vancouver Personal Trainer – Kalev Training in … Continue reading

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Personal Trainer nutrition tip – Vitamin D

Vitamin D is an important fat-soluble vitamin which helps your body absorb Calcium. It is produced naturally by the body when the skin is exposed to sunlight, however most people living in Canada and other northern parts of the world … Continue reading

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