Looking for Another Whole Food to add to your diet? Salba is one of my favorite power foods I’ve added to my diet. Salba is a delicious, seed like food that you can add to just about anything to help make your diet even better. It’s one of “Nature’s Most Powerful Whole Foods” and has [...]
One of our clients, Suzanne Samujh, is running a 10K run in the BC Cancer Foundation’s Underwear Affair. Suzanne has participated in the 10K run for the past 2 years and this year her goal is to raise at least $1000. Funds raised go towards creating awareness and finding cures for cancers below the waist, [...]
One standard procedure within every personal training service is the the dreaded body fat test. That’s when we, the trainers, pull out that little pinching device called a caliber and start pinching your body all over the place at different angles. Most of you will be familiar with it. Its a great and efficient way to monitor [...]
Do you play GOLF????
What are the key components of golf??? What are the key things you can do to take your game to the next level????
Golf requires…
1) SPEED
2) MUSCLE CONTROL (PROPRIOCEPTION)
3) BODY BALANCE – POSTURE
4) POWER GENERATION THROUGH:
CORE STABILIZATION
TORQUE ROTATION
5) FLEXIBILITY
6) BODY AWARENESS FOR INJURY PREVENTION
7) MUSCULAR ENDURANCE AND MUSCLE SUSTAINABILITY
A few things you can [...]
A few years ago I took a big step in my life, and decided to go see a chiropractor about the minor shoulder pains I was getting in my left side, and about how I just felt “un-even”. It was one of the greatest decisions I made in my life. This guy showed me all [...]
Sleep deprivation and fitness performance, fitness trainer tips
If you have ever tried hitting the gym or getting in your daily run while sleep deprived, then you probably know that fatigue and fitness training don’t mix. But, just how bad is it to exercise when you are dog-tired?
Pretty bad, according to a new report. Research indicates [...]
Advanced Push Ups – Fitness Trainer in Vancouver exercise of the week An interesting technique to increase the difficulty of your push ups workout. This one is a great exercise to add definition to your chests and pump up your triceps.
Vancouver Personal Trainer – Kalev Training in Yaletown
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t: 604-518-4691
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Rule number one about training don’t show up late. There is nothing more embarrassing then having protein shake smeared on your face and sweat already on your brow when you hustle into worlds gym to see Kalev. So what did the man of muscles have planned for me today? Well to be honest Kalev has [...]
Carbohydrate addiction: fact or fiction? According to new evidence, more and more researchers are saying “fact”! Carbohydrates are emerging as a serious addiction, both mentally and physiologically, and as a major contributor to the obesity epidemic.But not all carbohydrates are created equal. It’s the high GI (Glycemic Index) carbs that are contributing to our bigger [...]
As you advance you will learn how to control your core, and balance the rest of your body’s muscles so the correct ones are firing for the right exercises. Then you can start to slowly speed up your movements, under control, so that you force your body to balance and compensate for the quicker movements. [...]
