It is that time of year where you pack away the summer treats and start to get serious about your fitness again. You've been to the gym a few times now and have your list of favourite strength exercises you do regularly, but you are already starting to get bored with your routine. You remember a post I did last year on adding some zip into your workouts (this one here!) and refresh your strength training with some of my suggestions (well done!). Instead of chancing that you

June is the gateway to summer (and my birthday month!), so what better way to kick off the summer than with a challenging month of fitness! My Jump into June fitness challenge is ready for you to start on Monday, June 4th and will help you work up a sweat every week! This challenge involves only 7 moves and the only equipment you need is a set of dumbbells, hand weights, soup cans, or whatever else you want to use for a little bit of resistance. You can do these workouts any

Jane’s family has a family reunion BBQ every summer where the burgers, coleslaw, and beer flow freely. There are fun games of horseshoes, volleyball, and potato sack races where the winners have bragging rights for the year. Last year the family added a push-up challenge that everyone had to enter. Jane rides 5 days a week, takes a yoga class twice a week, and a spin class once a week, so she is confident she has the strength to master the push-up challenge. The rules are

I stopped by a local fitness equipment store the other day to purchase some new resistance bands and upon wandering around I started to dream about the perfect home gym. Unfortunately, my dream vision of the perfect home gym requires more space then my home has and a bigger bank account! Alas, I got my head out of the clouds and started to look at how to create a home gym with basic budget-friendly essentials. I complete my workouts at a commercial gym which is convenient f

Do you walk into your home gym or commercial gym and do the same workout day after day because you are not sure how to change up your routine? This is a common theme that I hear from many of my clients when they first start working with me. They are familiar with a variety of exercises but don’t know how to vary their routine in the gym. This can lead to boredom and a lack of desire to workout. I’m going to show you some simple ways you can add a little spark into your wo