Full Body Partner Exercises to make Fitness Fun!
Sometimes there is strength in numbers – especially when it comes to working out! Working out with a friend can make a big difference in your results and workout consistency. They bring fresh new ideas [...]
Finding a home in Fitness
Grad Spotlight: Cody Taylor "I struggled with insecurities and anxiety that I let ruin many experiences for me, yet when I started working out I found a second home" "Before becoming a [...]
Feet First: Why Functional Training Starts From the Ground Up
"As a coach and trainer for close to 20 years now, I’ve seen how we exercise evolve dramatically!" When I first started helping people learn to workout, I spent the first 3-8 sessions showing my [...]
Traits of a Great Trainer: Empathy
What is empathy? There’s a story about a trainer, Drew Manning, who purposely gained, and then lost, 70 pounds.1 He claimed he did this because, as a lifelong fitness junkie, he had a hard time [...]
Pain is such a pain!
Pain is a funny thing. Everyone has different pain perceptions. For example, a stimulus can cause a 10/10 response in one person but a 5/10 in another. Commonly pain is associated with some sort of [...]
Grad Spotlight: Sarah Boyes
Born and raised in Vancouver BC I am a true Vancouverite! At a young age I was a competitive gymnast, dancer, swimmer and performer. Being young, active and not having much knowledge of nutrition I [...]