Today, let’s dive into fitness, failure, and fear of injury. These are interesting topics that are closely related. A friend who follows my posts asked if I could write about it (if you have ideas for other topics you want to hear about, please let me know). Last week I spoke with her and she said she doesn’t exercise as …
Daily Movement as Your Essential Habit
People typically go to the gym to either get fit, lose weight, or both. These are also the most popular reasons people hire a trainer. In previous posts, I’ve talked about how more fitness and nutrition information is rarely the solution that will help people with these goals. What will help is a consistent daily movement. In my book, The …
Is This What’s Holding You Back From Success
Progress requires that we face our challenges, acknowledge the hard reality of a situation, take stock of where we are, and what’s holding us from success, and put a plan in place to change our situation. It’s a gratifying process with extremely positive outcomes. It’s no secret that society faces many challenges. However, I feel the most important one is …
Do You Lack the Motivation to Exercise
Today we will discuss simple strategies to tap into your lack of motivation (not just for exercise), and learn how to turn this common challenge into fantastic results! Alright, let’s cut to the chase. You already know exercise is good for you. However, if you need a refresher on the benefits of exercise, let’s just say if the benefits were …
What is Functional Movement Coaching
Just finished teaching a 2-day Functional Movement Coaching course for a great group of fitness professionals in Calgary. Reminded me of the importance of movement quality, and the benefit of custom-designed exercises specific to YOUR needs, so I have decided to teach you what functional movement coaching is. A functional movement pattern is extremely versatile. The most important part of …