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...]
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...]
How to Ditch Smoking and Move on to a Healthier Lifestyle
I don’t know about you, but I love the factthat Red Deeris a smoke free city. It’s nice going to a restaurant and not having that harshchoking smell of cigarette smoke drift by. If you are a non-smoker you knowexactly what I mean, if you smoke you’re ready to turn the page, but don’t,this column is about you. A few of my clients smoke, and I get to seehow it limits them while … [Read more...]
Perimeter Shopping
If you want to make improved health and weight loss simple and automatic it is as simple as shopping the outside perimeter of the grocery store. In most grocery stores the most perishable items are kept on the perimeter. Because they have the shortest shelf life and need to be replaced the most often this improves the efficiency of the store by keeping them in the most accessible locations. If … [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...]
Another Notch on the Belt…
The waist girth measure is a commonly used basic health assessment used to indicate risk factors for many health related issues. Some of the health related issues in which waist circumference may be an indicator for are: High blood pressure, High blood cholesterol level, Low HDL cholesterol, High blood fats (TG), and metabolic syndrome(defined by Wikipedia as a combination of medical disorders … [Read more...]
