Category Archives: sports

30 Day Bootcamp Challenge Rules!

Attention Kalev Fitness Bootcamp Challengers! Firstly, we want to say how happy we are that so many of you are challenging yourselves to upgrade to YOU, Version 2! This is an opportunity to take your fitness and motivation to the … Continue reading

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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

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Tight Hamstrings? – Try PNF Stretching

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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

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6 Tips to Losing Weight

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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

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Back Care Tips To Stay Healthy – Vancouver Personal Trainer Advice

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Back Care Tips To Stay Healthy – Vancouver Personal Trainer Advice 80% of the population will experience  back pain at some point during their lifetime. Strategies for promoting a healthy back can be categorized into physical, behavioral, and postural. Physical: … Continue reading

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Get Consistent – Try a Personal Trainer!

Get Consistent – Try a Personal Trainer! Have you have been doing the same routine for  months yet you don’t see results? You’re not meeting the goals you have or you can’t stay consistent? There is a big chance that … Continue reading

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Common Injuries – The Rotator Cuff – Vancouver Fitness Tip

The rotator cuff is comprised of four muscles:  supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres major and subscapularis.  This group of small muscles is responsible for the internal/external rotation of the arm and one of the major abductor muscles.  Basically, if you moving your … Continue reading

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Golf Much? – Vancouver Sports & Fitness Tip

Do you play GOLF???? What are the key components of golf???  What are the key things you can do to take your game to the next level???? Golf requires… 1)  SPEED 2)  MUSCLE CONTROL (PROPRIOCEPTION) 3)  BODY BALANCE – POSTURE … Continue reading

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