So you want to start exercising, but you don't know quite where to start. The first move most people have is to wonder if hiring a personal trainer is the right choice for them! Who can benefit from a personal trainer? Most anyone! I know trainers who have trainers. I've worked with people from all backgrounds, experiences, ages, and fitness levels...

 So you're trying to lose weight. Build some muscle. You want to get toned. You want to get some more definition in your arms.  What you're trying to do - what you really want! - is not weight loss, but body recomposition! So what is body recomposition? It's different from weight loss. You might not actually lose weight in the process of ...

When embarking upon a fitness journey, there are a lot of things that can be difficult. Finding the motivation/desire to get off the couch and workout could actually become the easiest part! With all the misinformation on the internet and the black-and-white narratives surrounding fitness and nutrition, what is a person to do? How do you decide wha...

So what's the big deal behind building muscle? Who needs to? Why do you need to? What if you don't want to "get big" though? If you're new here, welcome! Let's dive into all things why you need to be building muscle! 1) Muscle is the key to movement. You literally would not be able to move if you didn't have muscles. Ever heard of muscular dystroph...

You're probably here because you struggle with squats! Welcome to the club! The squat is an exercise that is very popular amongst everyone, as it should be. It's extremely effective at improving lower body strength and core stability and is a good indicator of adequate mobility. However, depending on how we are built, your squat may look different ...

A new year, new you! Right? Hmm... Maybe. A lot of people tell me they "just want to build healthy habits". And that's great! The idea is great. The intention is great. But what's not great is that "building healthy habits" just isn't easy.  Here's what a lot of people's perception of "being healthy" is: Do cardioStrength trainMeditate/yogaEat...

Strength training is probably the most important aspect of fitness. Even though you can stil benefit greatly from just walking or running - or really any form of activity - strength training is by far the most effective way to manage injury risk, optimize metabolism, and improve lean body mass. It often gets a bad reputation, with people stren...

Whether you're just starting out in your fitness journey or have been training for quite some time now, I always always ALWAYS encourage performance-based goals. Why? Performance-based goals are objective, numbers-driven, and you typically have more control over the outcomes than you do for aesthetic-based or more subjective goals. Performance-base...

Most of us go into new goals with good intentions. With a plan. With an idea of how things are going to go! But this is also where most of us fail. We don't create backup plans. We don't come up with ideas in case things don't go our way. Here's an example. Person X has a goal to workout for 45 minutes, 3 days a week. However, they don't come with ...

Obviously, this post is self-promoting (hehe) but isn't that the point of my blogs? I want to explain the benefits of hiring a personal trainer. A lot of people will pull information off the internet about workouts and exercise and call it good. And while I'm glad that people are exercising (I really am; it's step one towards living a healthier lif...

2020 seems to be the year of at home workouts. Gyms are closed, people are stuck at home, the lockdown seems endless... If you acted quickly, you were able to get the remaining dumbbells on earth before they all sold out. Now if you want to try and find dumbbells, you might as well look on the black market. $2.00 a pound?! Ridiculous! However, most...

If you've been around for long enough, you know that I'm all about SIMPLE. I'm a big believer in the KISS principle. The simpler, the better. And the best thing is that most simple things tend to be very effective as well.  So if you're someone who's new to strength training and wants to learn how to put together a simple, effective workout, w...

If you're one of the many people who are still stuck at home for your workouts, you've probably hit a plateau. You're probably finding the weights you have (lucky) too easy now or you're finding your routine to be going stale. In other words, it's not working anymore and your progress has stalled. I get it - it's hard to make progress continually a...

PUSHUPS - they're made out to be a staple exercise, like everyone should do them. But they are really really hard in reality. It's very rare for me to see just anyone bust out flawless pushups. Simple? Yes. Basic? Hmm, don't think so. It's as simple as being on all fours and bringing your chest within an inch of the ground and then pushing your bod...