Start your Monday off with a strong lower body workout. For today’s workout you will need a bench, dumbbells and a barbell. You may also want a barbell pad if you find you need cushioning under your hips for hip thrusts. This one is short and sweet with only 4 exercises, but packs a punch.Continue reading “Lower Body Dumbbell & Barbell Workout”
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Good Trainers Versus Great Trainers: 4 Differences to Look For
If you are in the market for a trainer it’s important to find a high-quality trainer to help you achieve your goals. In the world of fitness influencers and fitness professionals, it’s important to be able to spot the difference between the two. It’s easy for someone to have success on their personal fitness journeyContinue reading “Good Trainers Versus Great Trainers: 4 Differences to Look For “
5X5 Upper Body Dumbbell Workout
Today I’m sharing a 5X5 workout focusing on the upper body. You will need a set of dumbbells and a bench for this workout. Complete 10 reps of each exercise in a circuit format (all exercises and then return to the top). You will complete the 5 exercises for 5 sets. Dumbbell Chest Press (10Continue reading “5X5 Upper Body Dumbbell Workout”
Full Body Dumbbell & Barbell Workout
If you’ve spent any time around here you know that strength training is my favourite thing and although I typically train an upper and lower body split, I do love to throw a full body workout in once a week if I can. Check out this! Reps are listed beside each exercise. You can completeContinue reading “Full Body Dumbbell & Barbell Workout”
6 Reasons to Maintain Strength Training Through Pregnancy
Training through pregnancy can be a difficult task on many days, but there are so many benefits to continuing your strength training through pregnancy if you can or you feel good enough to. Throughout your pregnancy, we will have to make some modifications and these changes will happen at different times for different people, butContinue reading “6 Reasons to Maintain Strength Training Through Pregnancy”
6X6 Conditioning Workout
These 6X6 Conditioning style workouts always leave me a sweaty mess. I typically incorporate workouts like this 1-2 times a week around my weightlifting to change it up and to get some more conditioning style training in. These workouts are structured with 6 exercises that you complete 6 set of in a circuit format (completeContinue reading “6X6 Conditioning Workout”
Work, Health, Fitness, Life – 3 Tips to Balance It All
We all know that we should be eating healthy, exercising, and managing stress, but pile these on top of an already busy work schedule and life schedule and it’s a whole lot easier to know what we need to do than it is to actually to do it. Today I’m sharing 5 tips to helpContinue reading “Work, Health, Fitness, Life – 3 Tips to Balance It All “
Lower Body Band Workout
Grab yourself a set of loop bands and give this lower body workout a go! The reps are listed beside each exercise. Complete all exercises in a row before going back to the top circuit style. You can do 3-4 sets of the circuit. Lateral Banded Squat Walk (12 Reps, each direction) Placing the bandContinue reading “Lower Body Band Workout”
Self-Care Evaluation & 5 Tips for Focusing on It
Self-care is a buzzword in the health and fitness industry right now, but that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t still be implementing it. Self-care is defined by WHO as the ability of an individual to promote and maintain health, to prevent disease and to cope with illness and disability with or without the support ofContinue reading “Self-Care Evaluation & 5 Tips for Focusing on It “
Upper Body Barbell Workout
Upper body workouts with heavy weight are some of the most empowering workouts in my opinion so today I’m sharing an upper body barbell workout for you to feel strong and powerful. Complete 6-8 reps of each exercise and 3-4 sets. Bench Press (6-8 Reps) Lying on a bench ensure that you have positioned theContinue reading “Upper Body Barbell Workout”
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