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Fitness Tips Healthy Living Holidays
The holidays bring a mix of celebration, connection, and — let’s be honest — a bit of chaos. Between packed schedules, family gatherings, travel, and tempting seasonal treats, it’s easy to feel like your wellness routine gets left behind. As a team of in-home and virtual personal trainers focused on improving our clients’ quality of life, we encourage a mindset […]
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Exercise Fitness Tips Healthy Living
The holiday season is a wonderful time of year, but it can also make staying active feel challenging. Between festive meals, social gatherings, and colder weather, it’s easy for workouts to take a back seat. As a team of experienced fitness pros, we know that enjoyment is key to staying consistent — especially during the holidays. Whether you’re working with […]
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Exercise Healthy Living Stretching
As fitness professionals, we see firsthand how transformative short, intentional movement breaks can be. In a world where long hours in a chair have become the norm, regular movement is no longer optional; it’s essential for your mental clarity, physical longevity, and day-to-day performance. MOVEMENT BREAKS AND BRAIN FUNCTION It’s no secret that movement isn’t just good for your body; […]
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As we approach the end of another year, the days get shorter and cooler. Canadian winters can be long, and we often notice our in-home and virtual personal training clients struggling to maintain motivation. It’s perfectly normal: our energy, mood, and routines are all influenced by light exposure and weather. The good news is that with a few simple adjustments, […]
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Exercise Fitness Tips Functional Strength
As a team of certified fitness professionals offering virtual personal training world-wide and in-home personal training in Toronto, Collingwood, London, Hamilton, and Ottawa, it’s our responsibility to stay up to date with the latest fitness research. One popular area of study is exactly how much stress must be applied to a muscle in order to see growth. In other words, how […]
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Exercise Fitness Tips Functional Strength
At Nielsen Fitness, we value healthy function and longevity above all other aspects of training. We work with clients of all fitness levels, often meeting beginners who want to start working out but feel unsure of where to begin. When it comes down to it, building a strong foundation of fitness doesn’t require fancy equipment or complicated moves. It’s about […]
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Exercise Fitness Tips Functional Strength
Good mornings are a powerhouse movement for building a stronger posterior chain: the group of muscles that supports your back, hips, and legs. Whether you’re training with a virtual personal trainer or working with one of our in-home personal trainers in Toronto, Collingwood, London, Hamilton, or Ottawa, mastering this exercise can transform how your body moves and feels. THE BASICS […]
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Curios about how to fuel long workouts? No matter how hard you train, what you eat before, during, and after a workout can dramatically influence your performance, recovery, and long-term progress. This is especially true for endurance athletes, or anyone preparing for a long-duration sporting event. Proper fuel for long workouts gives your body the energy it needs, helps you […]
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Exercise Fitness Tips Healthy Living
A surgical athletic trainer shared a TikTok explaining how she starts her mornings by jumping up and down 50 times. The post went viral, and there’s some real science behind how the habit can be beneficial. Let’s break down why the hack may be worth trying. Every now and then, a fitness trend comes along that actually makes us say: […]
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If you want to improve your posture, alleviate upper-back discomfort, and further enhance your foundation for total-body strength, scapular retractions should be on your radar. Using a resistance band to perform scapular retractions is a fantastic way to target key postural muscles, enhance shoulder mobility, and prevent injury. It’s a versatile exercise that fits into any routine, making it a […]
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