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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Activity vs Fitness vs Training
When it comes to exercise I can say with a great deal of certainty we all need to do it. Our bodies are designed to move and increasing our fitness level will ensure we look younger, live longer and feel better through the duration of life. The second thing that is certain is that life is full of many commitments that usually prevent us from allotting time and energy to some of the things we need … [Read more...]
If You Get Headaches or Shoulder Pain Look in the Mirror
Not always but quite commonly over the years when I’ve had clients that experienced frequent headaches or shoulder pain their posture has been a strong contributor. If you stand normally with your profile to the mirror and glance to your side you might notice a few things. You might notice that your chin seems to stick a little forward of your body, or perhaps appears to be tucked in. You might … [Read more...]
How To Stretch Properly
After you've just finished a hard workout in the gym, what's the next thing that you do? Walk out and begin to take your post-workout shake? If so, you're forgetting one critical element. While getting in that post-workout shake is definitely important after your workout is finished, one thing that you cannot overlook to do after you finish up on the weights is stretch. Many people just … [Read more...]
Josh Neufeld’s Vacation Super Guide
Josh Neufeld's Vacation Super Guide So you’re headed away on vacation, but with only one problem: You just fit yourself into those skinny jeans, or you fit that awesome jacket you had in high school, and you don’t want to come back from a relaxing vacation only to realise you are back at square-one! No problem, just make sure you stay health conscious on your next trip and you may surprise … [Read more...]
