It may be a holiday, and maybe you are spending time outside today instead of getting a structured workout in, but you can save this one for later this week if you want as well. Today, we’re getting in a lower body workout! For this one you will need a dumbbell, barbell and some bands.Continue reading “Effective Lower Body Workout for Strength and Toning”
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5 Things Trainers Want You To Know When You’re Getting Started In The Gym
For so many people the gym is an intimidating place and walking into it is the biggest battle they have to overcome on their health and fitness journey. I think fitness professionals need to play an active role in educating people and making them feel comfortable in the space. Today, I want to share 5Continue reading “5 Things Trainers Want You To Know When You’re Getting Started In The Gym “
One of the Easiest Healthy Eating Tips You’ll Hear all Year and 5 Tips to Help You Implement It
We all know that we should be eating healthy, and if we’re being honest most people even have some awareness around the types of foods they should be including in order to do this, however, when it comes to implementation it can be a struggle. Today I’m sharing the easiest healthy eating tip you’ll hearContinue reading “One of the Easiest Healthy Eating Tips You’ll Hear all Year and 5 Tips to Help You Implement It “
Building a Home Gym: My Favourites from My Home Gym
For some people, the gym is a great place to head out and get their workout in. Maybe you enjoy the social aspect of the gym, or maybe your gym has childcare for your kids while you work out. No matter the reason, the gym can be a fantastic place to get your workout in,Continue reading “Building a Home Gym: My Favourites from My Home Gym”
Reading Update: Jan – Apr 2024
I set a goal for myself in 2024 to read more, so I wanted to share what I’ve read so far in 2024. Check out my list of everything I’ve read and how I’ve rated those books. I started off the year with Icebreaker and it was a highly anticipated read. The plot was goodContinue reading “Reading Update: Jan – Apr 2024”
6X6 Lower Body Workout
It’s Monday which means that we are sharing a new workout! Today I’ve got a lower body workout for you. You’ll need access to barbell and dumbbells for this one (but you can swap in a dumbbell for all exercises if you don’t have access to a barbell). Complete 10 reps of each exercise inContinue reading “6X6 Lower Body Workout”
3 Tips To Adopt A Growth Mindset and How it Will Improves Your Life
Do you operate with a growth mindset? Or a fixed mindset? Those who adopt a fixed mindset believe that talent, skills, and intelligence are something that you either have or you don’t, while people with a growth mindset believe that you can learn and develop skills and abilities. It has been found that people withContinue reading “3 Tips To Adopt A Growth Mindset and How it Will Improves Your Life”
Weight Lifting Warm Up Ideas and Why Warm Ups Are Important
When you walk into the gym, what’s the first thing you do? Some people walk right to the weights and start lifting, while others may walk over to the treadmill to get a warm up in, but when it comes to weight lifting a proper warm up is so important and can make a differenceContinue reading “Weight Lifting Warm Up Ideas and Why Warm Ups Are Important”
EMOM Workout (3 Blocks)
Looking for a workout to get your heart rate up? Give this EMOM workout a try. This workout works like this. Set your timer for 8 minutes, and choose the first two exercises. Complete the reps listed and rest the remainder of the minute. Then move into the second exercise complete the reps, rest theContinue reading “EMOM Workout (3 Blocks)”
5 Compound Movements & Why You Should Be Including Them In Your Training
A compound exercise is a multi-joint movement that work many muscle groups at the same time. The opposite of these movements are isolation exercises which typically focus (or isolate) a single muscle group at a time. So why should we focus on compound movements? Because compound movements focus on multiple muscle groups at the sameContinue reading “5 Compound Movements & Why You Should Be Including Them In Your Training “
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