Someone I recently met directed me to this video, I hope you'll watch it, straightforward common sense that really puts things into perspective as to just how easy and how important this can be to your life. (Spoiler alert: The guaranteed secret to looking, feeling better, and living longer within and it's super easy.) … [Read more...]
Do Not Fear Carbohydrates, Instead Understand Them
Over the years a number of different diets have come and gone, but through Atkins, The Zone, South Beach and many others one thing seems to remain consistent, be cautious of how many carbohydrates you consume. This is reasonably good advice and yet over simplified. For most of us the only reason that carbohydrate consumption ever becomes a problem is for these two reasons: 1) The … [Read more...]
Stay On Track With a Success Chart
I am going to share with you one of our absolutely most powerful training tools we use with all of our clients at One-to-1 Fitness. This one tool will take up less than 5 seconds of your time on a daily basis and I guarantee you will have an incredibly dramatic impact on your success. Aptly named we call it a Success Chart. If you have a current calendar handy than I you already have a simplified … [Read more...]
Resistance Training & Weight Loss
In order to achieve long-term, permanent weight loss, the caloric burning effects of cardiovascular exercise are king! This is not entirely true. While cardiovascular exercise has a wide range of health benefits, it has much less effect on permanent weight control than weight-bearing or resistance exercise. Cardiovascular exercise burns calories while it is being performed as well as for a … [Read more...]
The Horrible Truth About Your Christmas Party
Christmas is just around the corner, a joyous time of year filled with family, friends, gifts and many social events. As a personal trainer I’ve always emphasized to my clients that this is a time of year to spend with family, to enjoy the holidays and even indulge in many of the fine tasting things that circulate offices and homes alike. This may seem a strange recommendation, however I don’t … [Read more...]
Exercise Your Immune System
This flu season is like none I remember. Looking at the news feed on Facebook reads like a tragic stock ticker displaying all the people who are or are afraid of catching the latest super flu. If you are not sick, you know someone who is or are bombarded with the risks and fears of the latest epidemic. As a personal trainer in Red Deer I am deeply bothered by the escalation of flu pandemics in … [Read more...]
Some Like it Hot! (Yoga Style)
If you haven’t already you should try Hot Yoga. I know you don’t like stretching and I know you don’t stretch nearly enough. No I am not psychic it’s just a very obvious fact that very few of us enjoy stretching or even come close to stretching enough to maintain good muscle balance, tone and function. Shauna Clark at the Amaryllis Centre was kind enough to provide us with a staff and … [Read more...]
The Freakiest Holiday of the Year
The freakiest holiday of the year is only but days away. In an effort to gather some interesting information about the holiday I came across a frightening fact. In 2004 a census study of our southern cousins produced a scary piece of information. The average American consumed 25 lbs of candy a year with the majority consumed around Halloween. Whether we like to admit it or not our habits are not … [Read more...]
Cumulative Effect
The key to success at just about anything in life is consistency. You do just about anything often enough you are either going to get better at it or achieve the desired result. This is very much one of the core values of exercise and nutrition to reach any goal. For example let’s take weight loss. A common misconception amongst those trying to achieve substantial weight loss is the idea of … [Read more...]
Deciphering Food Labels
Reading a food label these days can carry the complexity of learning a second language. The list of multi-syllabic ingredient names in many household foods is astonishing. The average supermarket could probably designate one or two whole aisles to diet, low-fat, “health” foods. Many of these products under the guise of improving our health or aiding in our pursuit of a fitter look may … [Read more...]
