Muscle Cramps Happen! Do you struggle with regular muscle cramps? This can be your body's way of telling you that you are missing something. Often muscle cramps can be caused by lack of exercise or movements that your body is unaccustomed to. This can be remedied quite simply by stretching more regularly, exercising more often, or massaging the cramping muscles. Dynamic stretching  can be a great way to improve the mobility of your whole body while also preventing those pesky cramps! Another major factor in muscle cramps is dehydration and deficiency in key nutrients, these being potas ..read more

What Are Your Thoughts About Iceberg Lettuce? Around 20 years ago, something odd occurred: Iceberg lettuce started appearing on “foods to avoid” lists.  Yes, you read that correctly. Refreshing, crunchy, near zero-calorie iceberg lettuce made it onto the list. Websites proclaimed that it had “zero nutritional value” (which is completely false) and that you should always eat baby spinach instead. (This was before the kale revolution, by the way) This was without knowing whether or not you actually enjoyed baby spinach. Which just goes to show: Those universal “ foods to avoid ” lists ..read more

What Can You Do To Protect Yourself From Disease? Typically, your immune system does an incredible job at protecting you from disease-causing viruses, but occasionally it can fail. When this happens you can get very sick. Is there a way to affect this process and augment your immune functions? What if you try to improve your diet, or take special vitamins or supplements? What if you make other various lifestyle changes with the hope of optimizing your immune functions? Let's take a brief look at some actions you can take today to improve your resilience and reduce your risk of becoming ..read more

The simplest of switches can amount to significant results if practiced diligently. People tend to believe that the lifestyle switches needed to improve our wellbeing must be drastic, uncomfortable and take staggering amounts of discipline, patience & time. What if I told you that it doesn’t have to be that difficult?  That you can take small steps in the right direction and develop exceptional improvements to your health? "No way, I don't buy it!" "You are crazy!" "If it was that simple, everyone would be doing it!" This is what most people will immediately think. Have you ever ..read more

Most people underestimate the power of proper  breathing in pain management As I was working with two different people this week, I realized something that I hadn’t thought about before. Both of these people presented with very similar chronic pain patterns. This week their pain seemed to be much worse than it usually was. What if I could help them lower the activity of their body's sympathetic nervous system ( fight or flight response )? While we chatted about their pain the past few days, I noticed that it had no particular cause for triggering. Both people had not changed their daily ..read more

Stop defining yourself by what the scale says! Do you ever find yourself becoming overly focused on the number on the weight scale? Are you measuring your self-worth based on this number? Do you have a certain goal weight that you are striving for? Are you constantly telling yourself that you won't be satisfied with your body until you reach it? If you answered ' YES ' to any of the above questions... then I am sorry to announce that you have the wrong mindset around losing weight. The weight scale is simply a tool. It does not measure everything when it comes to fat loss. -It doesn’t meas ..read more

Summer is officially here! Naturally, this season brings about many opportunities to get out there and be active. You no longer need to be stuck indoors lifting weights if that isn't your thing. I hope this article goes to show you that there are numerous ways to improve your fitness & enjoy nature. Find the activities you enjoy & stay consistent with them and I promise you will see improvements. With that being said, here are   5  outdoor exercise ideas for you to enjoy in North Vancouver. 1) Stand-Up Paddle Boarding If you are looking for a fantastic way to train your b ..read more

With B.C wide travel finally opening up today, it got me thinking... People travel from all over the world to experience the beautiful hikes we have access to here in our own backyard. Why don't we take advantage of these scenic & refreshing opportunities for fitness? I think sometimes we take for granted just how lucky we are to live in this area! With that being said, here are the top 4 beginner-friendly hikes in the North Vancouver region. 1) Varley Trail 2.4km round trip / ~60 min / 22m climb & 50m descent The Varley Trail meanders along the side of the river with a few minor ..read more