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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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Tagged aerobic, bootcamp, Cardio, Core, diet, Exercise, facebook, Fitness, fitness goals, Gym, Home workout, supplements, twitter, Vancouver Group Fitness
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Health No-No’s! Hindering Habits and How to Fix Them
Health No-No’s! Hindering Habits and How to Fix Them Many of us don’t realize the bad habits that hinder our health and slow us down. Acknowledging our bad habits and altering them will always contribute to positive progress! For a … Continue reading
Playoff Pressure: A Few Smart Tips on Eating Out
Playoff Pressure: A Few Smart Tips on Eating Out Keep in mind what you put into your body is important to staying on track – but there is no reason you can’t enjoy these Playoffs (ESPECIALLY now that we’re in … Continue reading
Turkey Hangover
If you went a little … well overboard this season don’t worry, you’re not alone… most people gain about 2 pounds on average during the Christmas season. Continue reading
Posted in blog, health, Nutrition Information, Pilates, Weight Training
Tagged Fitness, health, New Years Resolutions, Personal Training, Pilates, Yoga
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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
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Tagged Cardio, fat burn, Fitness, Strength Training, WORKOUTS
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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
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Tagged Cardio, Fitness, MTSS, overuse injury, Personal Trainer, Running, shin splints, tibia, Trainer
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Common Injuries – Tennis Elbow – Vancouver Fitness Tip
Tennis Elbow (officially known as lateral epicondylitis) is simply an inflamation of the lower outer edge of the humorus (lateral epicondyle) that results in discomfort. Tennis elbow is a repetative strain injury which means that overuse over the course of … Continue reading
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Tagged Fitness, injuries, Personal Trainer, strength, tennis elbow, Weight Training
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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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Tagged conditioning, Fitness, golf, sports, sports specific, Training
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The Gun Show! Bigger Biceps Now! – Vancouver Fitness Tips
First of all, I’m writing this post for you people out there who just LOVE to work your guns. Personally, I never isolate my arms. I prefer to let them get worked as secondary muscle groups when I do compound … Continue reading
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Tagged biceps, Fitness, Personal Training, strength, Weight Training
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Burn Baby Burn – Vancouver Personal Trainer Tip
Fat loss – the most common fitness goal amongst everyday people. You can’t blame them when you look at the food sources that are available to us, but that’s another blog post. One common misconception is this: sit-ups will trim … Continue reading
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Tagged Cardio, fat, fat loss, Fitness, goals, Lose Weight
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Muscle Recovery – Vancouver Fitness Tips
Do you find that your muscles are still sore by the time you have to return to the gym? If so, you may still need a greater recovery time incorporated into your program. Recovery time is one of the most … Continue reading
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Tagged Exercise, Fitness, Muscle, muscle growth, recovery time
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Training For Performance – Your Secondary Concerns
Secondary Components of Fitness Fitness comes in all different shapes, sizes, abilities, and elements. Certain athletes are developed in some elements of movement better than other athletes. A power lifter, for example, will be able to lift a considerable amount … Continue reading
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Tagged agility, balance, coordination, Fitness, mental, power, reaction, speed
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Does your body fall apart in the Summer? Personal Trainer Tip
Does your body fall apart in the Summer? When the summer hits Vancouver each year, the we tend to get caught up in all the exciting activities that our city has to offer, while we neglect to maintain our health and … Continue reading
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Tagged boot camp, Fitness, health, summer fitness, Trainers, Training, Vancouver Personal Trainer
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Personal Trainer Exercise of the week – Triceps
Personal Trainer Exercise of the week – Triceps The other major muscle group which make the arms look big and fill out your shirt are the triceps. Since the triceps function is to extend the arm we are isolating here … Continue reading
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Tagged Fitness, Home workout, Personal Trainer Vancouver, Personal Training Yaletown, triceps, Workout
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Food of the Week "Broccoli" – Nutritionist Health Tip
Welcome to Nutritionist Health Tip ”Food of the Week” – week one! Each week I’m going to feature one of nature’s fabulous edible creations (or the odd man-made one), and attempt to convince you why should eat it, or maybe why … Continue reading
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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Tagged Cardio, Core, Exercise, Fitness, Flexibility, Periodization, Personal, Personal Trainer, Personal Trainers, Personal Training, Trainer, Trainers, Training, Vancouver, Workout, Yaletown
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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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Tagged Fitness, Nutrition Information, Personal, Personal Trainer, Personal Trainers, Personal Training, Shape, Tone, Trainer, Trainers, Training, Vancouver, Yaletown
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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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Tagged Core, Exercise, Fitness, Gym, Home workout, Lose Weight, Muscle, Periodization, Personal, Personal Trainer, Personal Trainers, Personal Training, Shape, Tone, Trainer, Trainers, Training, Vancouver, Weight Training, Workout, Yaletown
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Advanced Push Ups – Fitness Trainer in Vancouver exercise of the week
Advanced Push Ups – Fitness Trainer in Vancouver exercise of the week An interesting technique to increase the difficulty of your push ups workout. This one is a great exercise to add definition to your chests and pump up your … Continue reading
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Tagged Core, Exercise, Fitness, Flexibility, Gym, Home workout, Lose Weight, Muscle, Nutrition Information, Periodization, Personal, Personal Trainer, Personal Trainers, Personal Training, Shape, Tone, Trainer, Trainers, Training, Vancouver, Weight Training, Workout, Yaletown
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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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Tagged Cardio, Core, Exercise, Fitness, Flexibility, Gym, Lose Weight, Muscle, Nutrition Information, Periodization, Personal, Personal Trainer, Personal Trainers, Personal Training, Shape, Tone, Trainer, Trainers, Training, Vancouver, Weight Training, Workout, Yaletown
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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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Tagged Cardio, Core, Exercise, Fitness, Flexibility, Gym, Home workout, Lose Weight, Muscle, Periodization, Personal, Personal Trainer, Personal Trainers, Personal Training, Shape, Tone, Trainer, Trainers, Training, Vancouver, Weight Training, Workout, Yaletown
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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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Tagged Core, Exercise, Fitness, Flexibility, Gym, Home workout, Lose Weight, Muscle, Periodization, Personal, Personal Trainer, Personal Trainers, Personal Training, Shape, Tone, Trainer, Trainers, Training, Vancouver, Weight Training, Workout, Yaletown
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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
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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Tagged Exercise, Fitness, Flexibility, Gym, Home workout, legs, Lose Weight, Muscle, Periodization, Personal, Personal Trainer, Personal Trainers, Personal Training, Shape, squat, Tone, Trainer, Trainers, Training, Vancouver, Weight Training, Workout, Yaletown
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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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Tagged Exercise, Fitness, Gym, Nutrition Information, Personal, Personal Trainer, Personal Trainers, Personal Training, Shape, Tone, Trainer, Trainers, Training, Vancouver, Workout, Yaletown
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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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Tagged Core, Exercise, Fitness, Flexibility, Home workout, Lose Weight, Muscle, Periodization, Personal, Personal Trainer, Personal Trainers, Personal Training, Shape, Tone, Trainer, Trainers, Training, Vancouver, Weight Training, Workout, Yaletown
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