Fitness Blog

Why should I warm up before I exercise? Does warming up really do any good? I think it all depends on what exactly you decide to do for your warmup.  I decided to subject my client Corinne to a slow motion video ana

How to make stairs your friend and a mini workout   For those of you who have video challenges, or slow wifi, or just like to read: Going up In this video I am on the way up a staircase. Sometimes this is the m

I am ALWAYS looking for ways to maximize any exercise that I personally choose to do, or subject my clients to doing. My ears perked up when I heard a Canadian presenter recently announce that the active workshop to

Does it hurt to walk? Can you barely put weight on your leg?  Watch my short video, I have a potentially easy solution to your problem! 

How to get your hands and grip strong Do you ever suffer from hand fatigue after a long day at the office on your computer? Wrists ever sore or achy? This blog might be for you! The other day my husband got home fro

How to stretch with a buddy – part two As promised, here come the “fancy”, more involved buddy stretches. Again, it is remarkable to me how much deeper you can get into the stretch with someone gui

How to stretch with a partner in 5 easy moves It is January, and all the world seems to think it is time to get moving. One way to get moving is to enlist the help of a friend or buddy to workout with, which can add

How to fix that pesky quad pull AND the 15 second test to see if your hip flexors are working properly. I was just reading a blog post by Boston fitness guru Mike Boyle. He has been reading about the work of physica

Which fitness tracker works best? I’ve tried out a few, and like the fun of competing with myself and others, achieving 10,000 + steps a day, and potentially even earning money.  However, be prepared for the not-so-