We spend our entire lives trying to keep things in balance – whether it is our checkbook, our diet, or our body. As we age, maintaining physical balance becomes more important to continuing the activities we enjoy. Here are a few tips from Fitness Town and…
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Parent Brain vs Child Brain
Parents often struggle with misbehaviour, temper tantrums, miscommunication, or other challenges when raising kids. Sometimes parents may even feel like a broken record – having to remind kids over and over to use their manners or sit up straight or…insert desired behaviour.
Fit Tip: You’re Sick, should you exercise?
If you exercise consistently, you may eventually run into the problem of becoming sick and not knowing if you should continue your workout regimen. Here, Fitness Town and Life Fitness shares a few tips to try out.
Couple-up for better workouts
Valentine’s Day makes this the month for couples, so why not couple-up your workouts? There are benefits to partnering up with your significant other to get your daily exercise – Fitness Town outlines a few of them here.
Elliptical Shopping Checklist: What to look for when buying an Elliptical Cross-Trainer Machine
When shopping for an elliptical cardio machines, you come across a vast selection of machines ranging from $300 to over $5000. Contrary to popular belief, if you spend more money, you’re not paying for the “bells and whistles” programming, you are actually buying a more durable, stable, smoother machine. With all of these huge sales on all the time like 50% off a $2000 machine, it’s easy to lose sight of what to really look for when making the right buying decision. Here is a simple checklist of what to look for when buying an elliptical machine.
Are You An Island?
John Donne once wrote “No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.” There is a lot of wisdom in this quote. First, I believe he means that we are all connected, and two, that we cannot live our lives alone. We need other people to connect with, to laugh with, and to count on. To achieve any goal we need all kinds of resources and people are some of the most important resources we could have.
Fit Tip: Reducing back and shoulder pain
Spending too many hours hunched over a desk at work or a steering wheel in traffic are common triggers of back and shoulder pain. Follow these proactive tips from Life Fitness to alleviate strain from your upper body, and help prevent tension headaches that may keep you from exercising.
Preparing for the Vancouver Sun Run
this episode demonstrates some pre and post run stretches that will definitely help your run game for those of you doing the sun run and for others that just run! also using the lacrosse ball to roll out and find those tight spots in your calves!
App charges gym-goers every time they miss a workout
I just came across this article on the Globe and Mail and think it’s a fantastic idea. Most people make new year’s resolutions to get fit, but most people fall short of their goals just a few weeks in. Some of us lack motivation or are self-motivated, or have accountability partners to make sure they get their butt to the gym. This new app charges you every time you miss a workout. What do you think?
Celebrate Your Way To Success
Most of us are used to big celebrations like birthdays or special holidays like Christmas and Easter and Canada Day. We plan for these big events, we shop for the right gifts, we put together the perfect menu, invite all our friends and family. We may even get stressed out a bit now and again. The [...]
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