My relationship with running has had it’s ups and downs since I first started in Grade 9 (I’m trying not to think about the fact that that was almost 10 years ago hahaha helpmeimold hahahaha). I first started running because I was a wrestler. Wrestling is a physically intense sport that requires a great amount […]
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How To Treat And Prevent Shin Splints
I see it so often, people get so motivated to start an exercise routine of running a few times a week. They start seeing progress after the first couple of weeks and bang! They get hit with the dreaded shin splints and they’re then left wondering why the hell they decided to take up exercising in […]
Training & Stretching Your Hip Flexors For Better Performance
The hip flexors are a group of muscles located anteriorly on the upper and inner thighs, as well as around the pelvic region. They help power pretty much every movement we perform whether that be running, jumping, or even just standing. Our hip flexors need to be strong, stable, and flexible enough to be able […]
Leg Day With Low Back Pain: It IS Possible!
So you have low back pain and working out your lower body has become virtually impossible to do without pain. You’re sad because leg day used to be your favourite day of the week, and now you dread it because of the pain it inflicts on you – yet you don’t want to give up […]
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How To Grow & Define Your Glutes
I think I speak for most of us ladies (and gents) when I say that having a large, defined booty is probably in my top 3 physique goals. A struggle I tend to hear from women is that they’re having difficulty actually defining their glutes – especially where they end and their hamstrings begin. In […]
What I Eat In A Day – No Restrictions
I talk about how much I eat all the time, and I preach to anyone who will listen about the importance of balance and enjoying yourself food-wise. So, for a little fun, I thought it would be interesting for you to take a peek at what my diet generally looks like on a normal, working […]
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Electrolytes: What Are They And Why Are They Important?
As I could feel the salty sweat drying on my face the other day while we were driving home from an intense outdoor workout in the sun we stopped at a gas station to pick up a couple of sports drinks to help replenish our electrolytes. It got me thinking about how little electrolyte balance […]
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Everything You Need To Know About The Deadlift
Deadlifts are hands down one of my favourite exercises to do if I want to feel strong and powerful. I can’t say my deadlift is really that strong but hiking up a mass of weight from a dead stop on the ground really does something to get me amped for my workout that is following. […]
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Using Stairs For Full Body Conditioning
If you know me, you’ll know that when the weather gets warmer, I like to take my cardio outside. Outside on a set of stairs to be more specific. There’s a park about 20 minutes away from my house that has a baseball diamond with a big concrete grandstand – the perfect place for a […]
Why Waist Trainers Are A Complete Waste Of Money
Waist trainers. Oh dear, where do I start with these things? I hate them, honestly. A waist trainer has claimed to improve posture, and mold ones waist into a smaller one when worn consistently since the 19th Century. Basically, they force the floating ribs upwards (the last couple of ribs that don’t attach to the […]