Eva Martens - Commercial Account Manager As a female with an education in design – Eva brings a unique perspective to the team at Fitness Town. Having started with Fitness Town in 2007, Eva became the Commercial Account Manager for Alberta in 2008. Fitness has always been a part of her life, from practicing and teaching Taekwondo before university, working out at the gritty grotto at the University of Manitoba to continuing a healthy lifestyle with her military spouse (who also trains- grappling and kickboxing). Having studied architecture in university, Eva enjoys doing Facility Planning and creating the best layout with clients. With the support from the FT Edmonton team she has brought the Fitness Town name into Alberta. Some clients include RCMP detachments throughout Alberta, Mount Royal University, Grande Prairie Regional College, Archie Simpson Arena – Fort Chipewyan, Fittbodz- Adrenline Studio, Johnny B Fitt, Marked Improvement and more.
THIS IS TOO IMPORTANT NOT TO SHARE!!! One of those long time fitness adages – if you want to tone you should do high reps, lower weight – has been proven to be false!! How many times you not heard, or been told, don’t worry about getting big, just do it with lighter weight and [...]
Why do so many people fail when making changes to their behavior? It is extremely hard to replace an ingrained habit with a new pattern. But there is hope!! By committing to the 90 day challenge there is a very good chance that this could be starting point of a new, positive change in behavior [...]
Somethings new, old and all-inclusive fitness stood out at IHRSA this year! Just as in fashion, fitness trends included a reinvention of old ideas into new concepts. Strength training as demonstrated at IHRSA could mean anything from flailing ropes, lifting chains, or doing the popular kettlebell workout. Technology was given a personal feel by Matrix [...]
So the past summer I was trying to decide the winner in the continuing debate between Ellipticals vs Treadmills. As we only had room for one unit in our home gym – I wanted to make sure it would be the right one! Now I enjoyed cross-country running during high school, but university took that [...]
What a better way to kick off the beginning of warmer summer nights, than to take part in the Commuter Challenge 2009! The Commuter Challenge is a 1 week commitment to either cycling/walking/taking transit/carpooling or tele commuting. This could allow you to spend more time outdoors enjoying the fresh spring air, getting some exercise in [...]
Everyone’s got their favorite music to work out to and anyone ever been to spin class will attest to how the music drives the workout. Apparently there is more to it, with research actually stating that (fast) music will give you better results during exercise, as the music allows you to go further than you [...]
When I do my cardio workout and I really push myself, I’ll get this weird smell in my nose of ammonia. This is only in my nose and not externally in my sweat and it goes away after a few minutes. Now I’ve researched this on the the web and apparently it’s fairly common but [...]
So really what makes the ellipticals designed by Octane any different from the other quality ellipticals out there? Octane delivers with a comfortable natural feel – offering converging arms with multi-grip handles to fit different bodies, and amazing programming that will truly keep you motivated and energized through-out your workout. Lets talk about the physical [...]
