“Dead butt syndrome”, or “Dormant bottom syndrome”, although both sound like something your parents made up to scare you out of sitting all day, is a real phenomenon that personal trainers, physiotherapists, and kinesiologists are working to combat in patients every day. Gluteal Anemia, the more scientific name for dead butt syndrome (DBS – lol… […]
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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. […]
My Current Top 5 No-Equipment Core Exercises
A strong core is the foundation for a strong body, yet so many people neglect training their core because it’s “boring”, or it doesn’t give them results as obvious as their bicep curls do. Not only is strength improved with strong core muscles, but so is balance and stability, making the tasks of daily life […]
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Upper Body Mini-Band Workout
I’m thoroughly enjoying training my upper body these days… like almost as much as I enjoy training my legs (I said almost), and something I’ve been incorporating into my workouts more is my mini-bands. Previously I only used a band on my leg days or during an at home glute workout, but after some experimentation, […]
HerbaLand Protein Gummies Review
Protein GUMMIES!? A very new concept to me as I’m sure to many of the people reading this post. Last time I checked protein supplements came in the form of a powder or a bar. Gummies?? Ew? I was recently sent a complimentary Balance VoxBox by the company Influenster. In it contains a number of […]
15 Best Songs For A Killer Workout
It’s a simple kinda blog post day today folks. Literally just a list of songs and their YouTube videos so that you can enjoy them all as much as I do. We all know that a workout can only get better with music (unless your my boyfriend who doesn’t listen to anything when he works […]
Best Gym Leggings For Every Budget
If you’re anything like me, you own an far too many pairs of leggings. I practically live in them. Given that I’m in the gym 5-6 days a week, it’s fair to say that I go through a lot of leggings each week, so I need a big (if you ask my boyfriend, he’d say […]
Resistance Training Vs. Cardio: Which Is Better?
The age old question(s) when it comes to getting started in the gym: What is better for me to do at the gym; cardio, or weight lifting? Can I do both? What is better if I want to lose weight? Become more defined? Feel more energized? Unfortunately, this is not a this-or- that scenario – […]
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Gymshark Aspire Leggings Review
If you followed me over from my old blog, you’ll know that I’ve been a fan of Gymshark for a while (let’s be honest… who isn’t a fan of them these days?!). I purchased their V3 Flex Leggings when they were first released almost a year ago and I’ve been wearing them religiously every since. […]
Fitness Myths You Need To Know About
Going into the New Year you’ll likely be holding onto some fitness goals that you would like to accomplish. You’re (hopefully) getting started on these goals armed with fitness knowledge that you’ve plagued the internet for so that you have the best chance at accomplishing what you have set out to do. However with the […]