Working out is easy. You walk into the gym, pick up weights, put them down, and repeat until boredom sets in. That doesn’t mean that you’ve put in an honest…
I was recently asked, “Steven, how sore should I feel after a workout?” First thing’s first: when you exercise you create micro tears in muscle fibers, commonly called DOMS (delayed…
A pull-up is an advanced exercise to build upper body strength – needed by kayakers, hikers, and climbers. These exercises will assist you in gaining the strength to complete a proper pull-up….
The terms functional fitness and sport-specific training get tossed around a lot these days, but what do they mean? Sport-specific training is training designed for a particular sport. So it…
Athletes are known for being in top physical shape, but even the most conditioned athlete can end up feeling tired and rundown. Are you working harder, but going slower? Don’t…
An underrated component of improving and maintaining a healthy lifestyle is self-monitoring: observing your behaviour and evaluating it in relation to your goals, especially if those goals are to kick…