The happy athlete
Are you happy? Or better, can you be happy without success? Keeping a positive attitude in spite of failure or adversity might be the key to happiness. And it’s a daily choice, 10% at a time. Many of us tend…
Field to Fork – Where food comes from matters
Knowing where our food comes from bridges the gap between field and fork, ultimately improving our health and lifestyle. Here's what you need to ask yourself. There is so much noise around “super” foods, cleansing diets, organic produce,…. that we…
Let’s get Foam Rolling
Foam rolling will speed up your recovery, relieve muscle tightness and help you improve movement patterns. Time to get rolling! Self-Myofascial Release (SMR), better known as foam rolling, has become a familiar practice in the fitness world after being a…
How to fix your grip
After all, you can't lift something if you can't hold onto it. A stronger grip will improve your weightlifting and gymnastic abilities, as well as increase forearm strength and reduce the chance of injury. Ever failed a deadlift or a…
How to make huge changes in your life
Start by making tiny changes in your life, one at a time. If you improve every area of your life by just 1% at a time, those small gains would add up to remarkable improvement. To anyone taking on any…
Why we don’t do Fitness Shortcuts
Have you been pitched 30 day get-lean-quick formulas yet? What are you going to do for the rest of the year though to maintain your results, if any? Here is how to avoid fitness shortcuts which hurt us and how…
How to boost your metabolism
Chances are you have blamed your weight gain on your “slow” metabolism. But it isn’t that easy. So let’s find out what’s going on with metabolism and how physical activity and weightlifting can fix it. Chances are you have blamed…
New Year Resolutions Reloaded
We hate to spoil it for you, but New Year Resolutions almost never make the cut. Luckily, with some adjustments we can turn them into long term plans and we can set ourselves up for success. Ready? Let’s get it!…
Get out of your comfort zone
Only when you stop letting fears and anxiety hold you back, will you start to make those major breakthroughs in life. And the magic happens just outside of your comfort zone. Find out how to push past your boundaries with…
Are you ‘really’ tired?
It happens sometimes when you ask around the gym how people feel, they say “I’m tired!”. The second question everyone should ask is “Which type of ‘tired’?”. That’s right, there are actually two types of fatigue: the real one and…