Are you too old to start a fitness program?
It saddens me when I hear people use a number (which all age is) to stop them from trying a new sport or activity. When we look at broad, general and inclusive fitness it means that we are training to do many different things, many different…
InBody Scan – The Full Picture
I have addressed in a previous post some reasons why we should stay off the scale or refrain from using it as the primary measure of progress in terms of weight loss and health.
What does an InBody Composition Scan tell you over your home…
Motion Moves Emotion
Ever have days where you just don’t feel like working out? Maybe you are feeling stressed with so much going on, in the family, at work, or in the world. Perhaps the motivation tank is running low and you’re just feeling down. Believe it…
Just Squat
Squatting is a skill we master even before we learn to talk, yet somehow, along the way, we lose our mastery of this basic movement. You can watch a toddler stand up from a deep squat with ease but listen to his dad groan as he gets up from…
Becoming Habitual
Habits come in all shapes and sizes. There are good habits, and bad habits. Some habits are hard to break, and some are hard to start. Whether you think about it or not, we all have them. Brushing your teeth, drinking your favourite hot beverage…
Patience is Key
By now, most of you who have planned to return to group classes have had a chance to get to one and reacquaint yourselves with the physical space that is CrossFit LifeTree. It feels good to be back in that room and have it full of life and energy…
Oh How Far You Have Come
Setting goals and moving forward! When we talk about about fitness, this is often what we’re referring to. One of the central tenants of CrossFit is “evidence-based fitness,” i.e. measurable, observable, repeatable. In order for us to…
Ice is Nice
Fire and Ice
Recently, I had some severe back muscle pain brought about by a couple of vertebrae drifting out of alignment. Although the chiropractor was able to straighten me out, the muscles and nerves in that area were still going to be…
Use your Fitness
Hey Gang, this upcoming weekend is the May Long holiday weekend! We are taking the day off and so should you! There will be no Zoom workout or programming sent out that day. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take the chance to participate…
Livin’ the Dream
As I was growing up I always wanted to surf. My cousin was a surfer and I thought it seemed like the coolest thing in the world to do. I would by surfing shirts, I had surfing stickers on my flute case and even had a surfer on my 13th birthday…
