I'm playing with some new programming   so all my ski clients have plenty to look forward to... Sore quads aside. Whisper it quietly though, summer might be over.... How can you tell if you're ready for winter to start? Well if you're a Golfer or a Road Cyclist, you're probably scrambling for thicker gloves and longer pants. If you've been diving WAY in to it, you're probably even nursing some aches and pains from your summer endeavours (see 8 common cycling injuries) Most im

Here's one from the archives, Melanie wrote this article for iHeart in April , 2015. A lot has changed since then, but she'll stand by this list today. Even if she isn't eating all these items right now... Ed. I spend a large part of my time researching, learning, and teaching the benefits of good nutrition. It saddens me to see how the food industry has been taken over by greed, and how, in many cases, poor quality products have taken the place of wholesome food. Health Can

1. By the time you feel thirsty, we are already partly dehydrated. Humans are poor thirst detectors. We often mistake thirst for hunger. 2. Next time you are hungry, try drinking a large glass of pure, clean water to see if that hunger is mistakenly assumed. Our body’s drive to drink is not nearly as powerful as our drive to eat. Therefore, we must plan to drink often. 3. Early signs of dehydration include: Fatigue                         Appetite loss Flushed skin          

Well we're finally in to cycling season here on the West Coast. It was a long wait, but most of us are thankful to finally be out on the trails and roads with our favourite toys, getting some fresh air with our workouts. A lot of my clients Road Ride, they all know that right now my passion lies in Mountain Biking although I have done a fair bit of Road Riding too. I'll often get asked in sessions, how much of a workout it is when I'm out on the Trails compared to the Road. I

You’ve hired a personal trainer to help you get in shape and reach your health and fitness goals quickly and safely. Great idea! If you can exercise once a day for 3,4 or 5x per week for an hour, maybe longer on the weekends. Thats 5-10 hours of exercise per week. How could this plan fail? “How could this plan fail?” Well lets talk food. You likely eat at least 5-6 times per day, hopefully 7 days a week. That’s 35-42 times per week. Or rather, 35-42 opportunities to make bad