If you love the holidays for the sweet treats that are everywhere, or fancy yourself a holiday baker, here’s how you can indulge without going too far off your eating plan. We’ve been trawling Pinterest for healthier versions of traditional holiday sweets. Turns out there
Donate a non-perishable food item and receive a group fitness class! It’s become a tradition. Each year we ask our clients to participate in a food drive for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society. Help us make this the best year yet! If you haven’t
If you’re frustrated with your ab workout (or lack thereof) and want to tighten up the waistline, check out this specialized small group training program starting up again at the end of October. What’s involved? Small group sessions allow you to share the cost of
Post by Personal Trainer Teri-Lynn Nelson The pull-up is a compound pulling exercise that mainly targets the latissimus dorsi muscle in the back. Other muscles of the back, shoulders, arms, and abdominals are also utilized in this movement. A standard pull-up uses a palms forward grip
Patrick D. joined our group fitness classes to improve his fitness in a major way five months ago, and hasn’t looked back ever since. Trainers Katie Curtis and Amy Diehl have witnessed Patrick excel steadily in both mobility and strength, despite some nagging injuries. Amy
In this series, “The Down Low on Nutrition”, we answer questions from clients about the best nutritional support to help achieve fitness goals. We’ll turn to our trainers who are qualified Holistic Lifestyle Nutrition Coaches for insight and their best tips. Every couple of years
We have a new group fitness class, Kettlebell Conditioning, on the schedule! Called “a cannonball with a handle” by many, the kettlebell is a unique fitness tool that has gained major momentum (pun intended) over the past decade as a tough, uncompromising and effective workout. Beyond
We asked our newest personal trainer, Kaitlyn, a few tough questions: Why did you decide to join the personal training team at Precision Athletics? Simple – great people (both co-workers and clients). People tend to check their egos at the door (rare for a fitness facility),
After a grueling gym session, what’s the best way to restore energy and rebuild muscle? This is undeniably one of the more popular questions that our personal trainers get asked. Eating the right snack post workout will help your body repair muscle tissues and replenish glycogen
Besides being another acronym to remember, FMS stands for Functional Movement Systems. FMS is essentially a philosophy about movement. It utilizes systematic tools to identify limitations (also known as “movement asymmetries”) in functional movement patterns. The goal is to help people “move well and move
The story of my client Adam is the perfect example of what being in the right mindset can really do for your fitness. I think many people struggle with having a positive mindset or attitude when they exercise without really knowing it. For example, they will
Clients and friends ask me for tips on how they can improve their time on the Grind. While there are several variables and different skill levels to consider, these three points are topmost to maximize your results. When hiking the Grind, you might notice that
