FRESH! Fitness is now proud to offer therapeutic massage services! This is the perfect addition to your health and fitness plan. Recovery is an extremely important part of getting maximum benefits from your active healthy lifestyle . Massage is great for post workout recovery, to relax and rejuvenate on your "off-days", or just because you are a Rockstar and need to reward yourself for the hard … [Read more...]
Nutrition and Grocery Store Tour – Tuesday 20th March
Do you know the most common grocery shopping mistakes? What's the difference between sodium-reduced and low-sodium? Is something really better for you if it says "natural"? How can I really know if what I buy is healthy for me? … [Read more...]
The Top 10 Fitness Myths – UPDATED
This image was posted on our Facebook page earlier today and I had to respond in order to correct what I believe are a number of misleading statements of "fact", and some outright errors! Let's go through the list point by point and address the issues. Myth #1: Cardio Calorie Burning … [Read more...]
Wisdom from a Master…Couldn’t have said it better myself!
I came across this video today (courtesy of my colleague Sean Greeley) and had to comment on it. The late, great Jack Lalanne hits the nail on the head! It's amazing how great advice rarely goes out of style! At FRESH!, we see most of the people we see at our studio have come to us to lose weight, get in better shape, or in some way change their body. They come in fixated on the exercise … [Read more...]
Is this actually nutrition?
This is just something that occurred to me today when I was driving by a retail store in Calgary. Do people actually consider this nutrition? I'm curious. Let me know your thoughts! check out this video … [Read more...]
Would you eat your shampoo? If not, you need to read this!
Everyone wants to look and feel their best. To do this, we (hopefully) eat well, exercise regularly, manage our stress levels, and remember to get to bed on time. This is important, but there are also many other aspects to health that go unrecognized. Here is a great example...Many “health conscious” people will read labels on their food to make sure it is good quality, but these same … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Fitness & Nutrition Tips
Happy Thanksgiving Long Weekend from the Team at FRESH! It's a great time of year to spend a few days with those we love and to give thanks for all of the privileges we enjoy in life. Like most holidays, it's also a time of indulgence and plenty. While indulging is a great thing to do, it doesn't have to be a complete disaster for your fitness and nutrition plans. In fact, if you are on a … [Read more...]
Peeling back the dirty curtain of “Medical” Weight Loss Centres!
A former client just told me that he joined a certain “Medical” weight loss centre here in Calgary (I won’t mention the name, but they promote “doctor supervised weight loss” and have multiple locations). He was excited that he had lost 40 pounds in the last 60 days and was “feeling great”. While I was happy that he was excited about these changes, my heart sank because I knew … [Read more...]
Thanks to Fresh I am much stronger and know how to keep my body strong on my own
I got a great compliment the other day I'd like to share with you. We recently moved and my boyfriends dad had commented that he was impressed with how strong I am! Thanks to Fresh I am much stronger and know how to keep my body strong on my own. … [Read more...]
“Experts” say Sugar is Good For Your Health. Don’t believe the LIES!
I’m going to apologize in advance if this post is a little aggressive, but I’ve been offended deeply and something has to be said about it! In fact, the email I'm going to discuss has embarrassed me, and has severe implications for the entire industry if it isn't addressed. However, before my rant, please let me provide a little background. … [Read more...]
