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4 Fitness Myths You Need To Know

Kalev — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:41:14 +0000

4 Fitness Myths You Need To Know There are many myths about fitness and nutrition, and we are here to set the record straight on a few of them! Think you know? You may be surprised… Myth1: Women who weight train will bulk up. Reality: Weight training may build, but also defines muscle – it does not create a ‘Hulk’ effect! Cardio alone has been proven to burn calories, but weight training helps define and firm muscles, making them look even leaner than before. Ladies – having weight training as part of your exercise regime will actually make you smaller in size and give you the toned body you desire because muscle cells are more compact than fat cells, giving your metabolism a boost and sculpting your figure! Myth2: Muscle will turn into fat if you reduce your workouts or stop training completely. Reality: Fat cells and muscle cells are completely different, and do not change one another: “That’s like saying your car will turn into a boat if you leave it parked too long! Think about it!” our trainer Josh explains. The extra “meat” that someone who was once muscular appears to gain is not from muscle turning to fat, but from the food being eaten converting into body fat instead of being used toward the maintenance of defined muscle. Maintain a healthy lifestyle and exercise regime to keep that extra padding off! Myth3: Exercise does not actually “clear your head.” It’s mind over matter! Reality: While many would argue this to get out of working out, it is untrue. Studies show that brain cells actually become more alert and adaptable with the influence of exercise –and it has also been proven to strengthen attention and memory functions! Still not convinced? As a bonus, working out also releases Endorphins – which create a euphoric reaction from the body creating a sense of calm and happiness. Moral of the story? Working out does a lot of good for your body and mind! Myth4: The way to a flat stomach is isolated abs exercises. Reality: If you find yourself frustrated that after dozens of crunches, you see no difference in your midsection, this is why! Firstly, many people overwork their abs in an effort to get a washboard stomach. Like all the other muscle groups in your body, doing hundreds of reps of any physical activity isn’t a good idea – your abs are no different. Think of quality vs quantity. Want to see defined abs? Keep a lean diet, keep burning calories (and therefore, fat!), and make sure you keep your abs exercise form solid! We offer an amazing “Flat Abs 101” class several times a week to help you get there.

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Muscle Recovery – Vancouver Fitness Tips

Virgil — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:38:09 +0000

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 important factors in muscle growth. However, what’s interesting is that research shows that low intensity exercise on your days off helps to quicken to the healing process. Light exercise, such as daydreaming while you’re on an eliptical gazing out the window, improves circulation to all the muscles of your body and in turn enhances the flow of nutrients which are essential for recovery. So instead of feeling like you should do nothing on your days away from the gym, remind yourself that you ought to be doing something, even if its just a brisk walk along the seawall, and if you find your muscles are still sore by the time you`re scheduled to work them out again, then come into the gym on your days off of strength training, grab a magazine and put the incline of the treadmill to about 4.0 at a fast paced walk and read up on Brad and Angelina`s breakup. Be sure to stretch after to, as that helps relax the muscle tissues, open them up, and increases circulation as well. Share your methods of recovery, and if you don`t have any in specific, speak to your personal trainer to learn more.

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Personal Trainer home exercise of the week – Shoulders

Kalev — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:54:07 +0000

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 variety of shoulder exercises using resistance bands that you can easily make more difficult by lessening the length of the bands.

What did you think of these exercises? We’d appreciate your comments…

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Fitness Training – Personal Trainers Core Workout of the Week

Kalev — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:07:23 +0000

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 problems.

What did you think of this exercise? We’d appreciate your comments…

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Advanced Push Ups – Fitness Trainer in Vancouver exercise of the week

Kalev — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:10:19 +0000

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 triceps.

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

Kalev — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:06:51 +0000

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 I aimed to get to the gym 30 minutes early and really warm up before my work out. Ambitious yes and it turned out to be very rewarding. When Mr Jaaguste (you may not know this but his last name is even harder to say then his first) showed up with his words of encouragement I was excited. So we hit it hard first a combination of arms, chest and back in a cycle for several reps more then I could pump out the previous week. The warm up was really helping me push out several more push-up on the bench then I had ever imaged I could do. Some more reps with weights in front of the mirror and some side hold that’s really worked my abs. And as usual to finish off the work out a unique exercise on the ball that is not only emasculating but difficult. It involves getting the ball tightly up under your torso then crunching with full arms out down then pulling the body straight up and squeezing the back muscles. After the classic 5 more from Kalev I was toast and felt a horrible goodness all over my body.

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Ab Fitness – Personal Training exercise of the week – Crunches

Kalev — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:02:43 +0000

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 is a resistance band which you can get from most department stores for less than $15. Remember your hip movement again too.

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Vancouver Personal Trainer exercise of the week – The Lunge

Kalev — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:18:59 +0000

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. An added bonus is that you get great gluteus maximum (butt) muscles which will make your jeans look that much better!

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Personal Training in Vancouver Exercise of the Week – the Squat

Kalev — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:32:44 +0000

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 and quadriceps muscles anytime you need to outlast your competition.

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

Kalev — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:22:21 +0000

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 without a bar? Think again, here is a unique and innovative way to do pull-ups at home or in any hotel room.

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