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Why Are My Muscles Sore After Exercising?

‘No Pain, No Gain’ used to be a pretty common phrase. Truth, or a rhyme with no reason? This phrase could be responsible for the culture of pain pushers. Thankfully, this theory isn’t considered ‘normal’ anymore, but we can feel some form of pain, even after a well-planned workout. Let’s talk about pain and what we can do about it. DELAYED […]

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How to Workout at Home: Tips and Exercises

Physical fitness is at the top of many adults’ to-do lists, but if not made a priority, it can easily get pushed to the bottom of the list as life gets in the way. Ensuring you make the time for exercise in your daily routine can help you lose weight, build strength and ward off disease. Improving your sleep and […]

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Are Your Fitness Goals Creating Overwhelm?

Do you approach your fitness goals with a feeling of pressure or stress? Perhaps you haven’t reached for your goals for fear of failure. You may have benefited from short-term results in the past, but what happened after you reached your target? Without the development of long-term, healthy habits, most people slowly back pedal to their old ways until the […]

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How to Do a Step-up on a Chair

A step-up is a fantastic exercise for your quadriceps, hamstrings, and glutes, which are the front of the thigh, the back of the thigh and the glute muscles. It’s an excellent exercise because it causes your one side to work with your entire body weight and engages your stabilizers and core. Another benefit of working the lower body, especially one […]

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How to Find Effective Vegetarian Protein Sources

As the saying goes, a healthy body starts with sound nutrition. And for many fitness success is 20% exercise and 80% nutrition.That’s why when our Personal Training Clients ask us how to find effective vegetarian protein sources, we often start by educating them about what protein is. By giving them this foundation they then can make healthier decisions when meal-planning […]

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5 Reasons Why Core Strength is Important

Did you know core strength is needed to perform all trunk movements? If you have weak or inflexible core muscles, they can impair arm and leg function, which can put your joints in a susceptible position and drain power from your movement. 5 Reasons Why a Strong Core is Essential Some people may not realize the importance of having a […]