3 Keys To Maximize Your Muscle Mass
1. Proper Nutrition
Yes, eating more is obviously necessary, but don’t overlook the quality of your food. Without optimal amounts of vitamins, minerals, essential fats, amino acids, and all the goodies that our cells require, those extra calories only provide “cheap gas”, and our bodies work harder to process it. They are [...]

Energy Systems & Energy Production In The Body
ATP – Adenosine Triphospate – the unit of energy used to power all cells in the muscles. ATP can be provided to these cells either by our anaerobic system (without the use of oxygen) or by our aerobic system (with the use of oxygen).
Our anaerobic system is used [...]

Gyms today are well equiped with machines, dumbells, medicine balls, stability balls, elastic cords, balance boards, and more. But with so many options, how do you decide on what equipment to use in your program? What works best? Choosing equipment for physical conditioning depends on your goals, experience, and limitations.
First, define your goals. Do you want a more [...]

Secondary Components of Fitness
Fitness comes in all different shapes, sizes, abilities, and elements. Certain athletes are developed in some elements of movement better than other athletes. A power lifter, for example, will be able to lift a considerable amount of weight more than a tri-athlete will, but will not nearly be able to run, swim, [...]

Being clear about your desired outcome is always the first step with any success we seek. You have to know where you’re going in order to get there. Having a well defined fitness goal gives us motivation. Any fitness plan is useless if we lack the drive to follow through.

Goals should be evaluated and modified regularly [...]

Primary Components of Fitness
When we say “fitness” we generally refer to the physical sense, meaning the capacity of our bodies to do physical work. Our level of “fitness” is divided into four primary components:

Cardiovascular Capacity – Also referred to as our “aerobic capacity”. Our cardio capacity is the ability of our respiratory system to take [...]

Simple Nutrition – Vancouver Nutrition tip of the Week

Many people don’t quite realize how important a well balanced diet is in achieving any fitness goal, but the rules are pretty simple, right? If you want to loose weight you need to consume fewer calories than you use in a day. If you want to gain [...]