If you thought interval timers were only to be used in the comfort of your home or at the gym, you could not be more wrong! Imagine stopping for HIIT after hiking for 2 miles in the wild. This is what Pierre created and it’s called HIKERCISE™. Meet Pierre Fils-aime Pierre is avid of variety and …
We experience it in all areas. Whether it is during a diet, learning a new skill and when we workout as well. Physically or mentally, reaching a fitness plateau can seem overwhelming because we usually don’t know what to do about it. What comes next after reaching a fitness plateau? Perhaps the first thing to …
It sounds easy enough to pick up weights and start lifting. Whether or not we have experience in this area, we want to go fast and often omit important steps. Strength training implies full motion movements of muscles, tendons and ligaments. When we think that we are working only on muscles, we are actually significantly mobilising the …
Once we enter the month of December, we officially dial down our training, attend endless Christmas parties and usually believe that we will be able to return to a normal routine in January. Here are some tips on how to motivate yourself to exercise by modifying your training and nutrition habits during the holiday season …
There is always a time to fit in these simple and effective home workouts into your day. They involve both aerobic and anaerobic exercises, meaning that our both endurance and intensity will be tested. By the end of our session, we should feel our muscles burning, heart rate increased and a “feel good” effect due …
Whether we are looking to shed off some weight prior to the holiday season or commit to a long-term diet, we need to combine our food plan with an adequate training programme. With the overload of information available on fitness, it can be daunting to select a gym, a class, or a workout. Which workouts …
It happens often. We get overexcited to train, see results fast and end up working out every day. Although it is beneficial to introduce different types of exercises to our daily routine, it is also crucial to understand the recovery process that comes with it. If we wish to boost our immune system and keep …
When we think of fitness, weights and endurance usually come to mind. Individuals who attend yoga classes are most of the time thought of as spiritual, zen minded people. In reality, the array of practices allows yoga to be as intense and tough as weight training, the same way working on our muscles can be …
Some individuals swear by running, others would never skip a free weight session at the gym. The long-term goal is comparable: all these people will eventually become fitter than when they originally started their fitness journey. If we have a preference for one of the two types of training, should we keep pursuing only that? …