Massage Therapy Overhaul

Scroll to the bottom to see how massage therapy has changed at One-to-1 Fitness! Massage therapy is a very important aspect of your personal health and fitness program. Experts estimate that as much as 90% of disease is related to the effects of stress. (Physiological, physical and emotional) When combined with exercise and balanced consistent nutrition massage therapy can have a very dramatic … [Read more...]

CoQ10 is an Important Antioxidant

Over the year’s as a personal trainer in Red Deer I’ve always tried to coach people to weight loss and better health particularly through improved nutritional habits. I’ve also tried not to recommend much in the way of supplements or items that would force them to incur extra costs. However, it has become apparent to me there are certain things that are proving to be so important to … [Read more...]

Are You D-pressed?

Even without the snow on the ground to confirm it we are now into our dreary Canadian winter months. A few weeks ago we will set our clocks back to adjust day light hours. These two things in conjunction really might create a little internal havoc for many of us and lately within our fitness facility we’ve been seeing it first hand. Our body and many of its internal functions all revolve around … [Read more...]

Eat More, Burn More Fat

We should be cautious about many popular nutritional programs that play to our “common sense” work ethic that we need to restrict more or eat less to accomplish our weight loss or fitness goals. To change directions for a moment; I think we can all agree that our world is a little more fast paced than it was 100 years ago, and that’s not likely to change. In today’s world just finding the … [Read more...]

Five Ways to Boost Your Metabolism

"Metabolism" is the name of the bodily system that converts food calories to energy needed to perform various tasks, like pumping oxygen to muscles during a long walk. Many variables contribute to your metabolism, including heredity, gender and age. But you can quicken yours; here's how. Exercise more. When you walk, run, or lift weights, you increase the energy required of your body, which … [Read more...]