So January came and went, and before you know it February will be here. What happened to starting those New Year’s resolutions? You promised you’d be working out five days a week while doing a gluten-, alcohol- and sugar-free cleanse. But instead, the long hours
Healthy Holiday Drinks The holidays tend to be a season of excess in many ways.…eating, drinking, spending. All of it can lead to one bad full-body hangover come the beginning of January. Since we’ve already taken a look at healthy eating for holiday meals (see
Dedicated Bootcamp Participant Takes the Challenge The 21-Day Challenge is over and while we haven’t tallied up the official results, one of the first clients to complete it successfully was Anicka Quin. Anicka regularly attends morning Bootcamp classes three times per week and goes out
Are you looking for gift ideas for that special health & fitness fan in your life? Or maybe you’re being harassed to provide a wish list of your own? Check out ten great gifts that any of us on staff would give (or love to
Benefits of TRX Training TRX is the brand name of a suspension trainer that we use at Precision. It’s essentially a rope system that provides a great bodyweight workout. It leverages gravity and your own bodyweight allowing you to work multiple muscles and joints simultaneously.
A few people have asked questions regarding the 21 Day challenge Nutrition. We thought we would post the answers here for everyone to see. If you have a question, just send it to us. Some people seem reluctant to try a different approach to eating.
Challenged to Pass the POPAT With her regular workouts and active participation on a hockey team, Danna considered herself to be in pretty good shape. She enjoyed Crosstraining & Fitness classes, as well as personal training sessions over the past four years. One of her
Recently I got my hands on a copy of Wheat Belly by Dr. William Davis. After hearing all kinds of reviews about the book I thought it was time to see what was so special about another take on the dangers of wheat. For years
Bang-for-Your-Buck Cardio One of the quickest ways to get in fit, lose fat and supercharge for sports performance is High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). It’s also ideal for people with tight schedules and not much time to exercise. What is HIIT? HIIT involves mixing high
Canucks Playoffs Aftermath Inspires Corporate Fitness Challenge The three months of hockey playoffs this year were a blast, but they also put the kibosh on the exercise efforts and diets of many Vancouverites. Rowan Smith, a group fitness and personal training client since 2007 noted,
The Last Word on Fitness by Craig Boyd If a client asks me what the best abdominal exercise is, I invariably tell them it’s the plank exercise. This simple yet powerful exercise targets the entire core area – abdominals, lower back, hips – and helps you
In terms of food, Thanksgiving is known as the big feasting holiday. But over the years as portion sizes have exploded along with unhealthy recipe variations (think Candied Yams with marshmellows), a plate of Thanksgiving dinner can easily tally 3,000 calories – well over the
