Spending the afternoon at the beach is one of summer’s ultimate pleasures. We wait all winter long in the cold and rain here in Vancouver, and when spring finally rolls around we’re desperate for those warm, sunny days where we can spread a blanket out on the sand, drink in the sun and maybe indulge in some adult beverages …
Here’s What Your Personal Trainer Eats in an Average Day
Over the years, I have experimented with many different diets and eating plans. I’ve had moments where I obsessed about food to the point where eating wasn’t fun anymore. While I quickly realized that living like that wasn’t for me, I would still often feel that if I wasn’t eating healthy 100 percent of the time I was a huge …
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Working Out (Or, How I Became a Trainer)
Contrary to what people may believe, trainers don’t just pop out of a magic gym bag one day, ready to bestow our fitness knowledge and motivation on the world. My story of becoming a trainer isn’t a very linear one, but I think it may speak to you. And that’s because as a child, a teen or even as a …
My Top 6 Tips for Building Your Business from the Ground Up
Thinking of starting your own business? Take it from me — sometimes it feels WAY easier said than done. When I was first getting started, I had no idea what I was doing. I had completed my kinesiology degree was working as as a personal trainer, but I had no experience in business management, marketing or strategy. Had I thought …
Is Walking The Best Form Of Exercise?
I’ve found that most people tend to build exercise into this huge event. It requires special clothes, you get sweaty, you need a place to do it and there is never enough time to get everything done. The other day while I was on a walk, I started thinking about ways I could break down fitness into digestible …