1. Flexibility.
   Because you’re working out in your own time, scheduling conflicts don’t happen. One of the problems busy trainers face is trying to fit their clients in at the times they like. Quite often, the client will have to train at an inconvenient time because...

Back pain is on the rise. This study done in North Carolina over a 14 year period has shown that more and more people are reporting cases of chronic back pain. In fact it has more than doubled.

It is estimated that 80% of people will suffer from back pain at some point...

In recent years we have seen the emergence of high-intensity training within the general population. Certain methods like Tabata, H.I.T. training, metabolic conditioning as well as companies such as CrossFit, Metafit and Orange Theory have done well to popularized the...

Starting out

For a lot of people who are starting out with resistance training, using a typical bodybuilder split program is often not the best way to achieve optimum results. In my experience, my clients have found that using a full-body routine works better for hypert...

Winter workouts you can do with your kids.

To paraphrase Cyndi Lauper, kids Just Want to Have Fun. That's all they really want.

So when working out with your kids, don't think about it in the same way you think about working out for yourself. Kids don't really understand...

What should eat after I workout?

The health and fitness world can be a confusing place at times. Most of us just want to get in shape, feel good and look amazing. (I mean, we're doing all this work, making a few co-workers jealous isn't a lot to ask is it?)

But with all...

"What is your fitness goal?" That's probably a question that you've heard a few times. Maybe when you have signed up at the gym. Definitely if you've had consultation with a trainer (I hope anyways). Possibly on some website when you were browsing the net and clicked y...

Strength training for runners. When devising a running program very few running coaches at the amateur level at least will include any type of strengthening program. Partly because it's not their job, partly because it's beyond their scope of practice, and in some case...