CORE Interviewed Again in The Vancouver Sun

Urban exercise gets efficient

 Bar Method combines yoga, Pilates and dance conditioning — without the sweat
 
By JENNY LEE, Vancouver SunJune 20, 2010
 
The Bar Method

We asked Surrey certified strength and conditioning specialist Michelle Roots of Core Conditioning to review the Bar Method. Here’s what she said:

Pros: Efficient strength-training exercise that tones without adding bulk.

“It’s almost like a hard-core . . . → Read More: CORE Interviewed Again in The Vancouver Sun

Vancouver Sun Run Feature-Feb 2010

 

Fortifying the body’s foundations

 

Strength training helps prevent injury and improves performance

Photograph by: Ric Ernst-Canwest News Service

 

 

 

Adding a little strength training to your running and walking program will help you prevent injury and increase running efficiency.

“It’s like building a strong foundation when building a house,” said Surrey, B.C., certified strength and conditioning specialist, Michelle Roots of . . . → Read More: Vancouver Sun Run Feature-Feb 2010

Featured in The StarPhoenix

Mid-life women should lift weights
v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y

Jenny Lee, Canwest News Service

Published: Saturday, November 01, 2008

Bad enough that women typically lose five to seven pounds of muscle in their 30s. Throw in menopause a few years later, and the scenario gets even worse. The sad fact is, women have a harder time staying strong and fit than men.

“If you . . . → Read More: Featured in The StarPhoenix

Featured in The Calgary Herald

Mid-life women benefit from lifting
weights slowly

Jenny Lee, Canwest News Service

Published: Friday, October 17, 2008

Bad enough that women typically lose five to seven pounds of muscle in their 30s. Throw in menopause a few years later, and the scenario gets even worse. The sad fact is, women have a harder time staying strong and fit than men.

“If you . . . → Read More: Featured in The Calgary Herald

Featured in The Vancouver Sun

How to stay strong: Lift weights s-l-o-w-l-y

 
 
 

 

 

Credit: Ian Smith/Vancouver Sun

 

Bad enough that women typically lose five to seven pounds of muscle in their 30s.  Throw in menopause a few years later, and the scenario gets even worse. The sad fact is, women have a harder time staying strong and fit than men.  “If you eat . . . → Read More: Featured in The Vancouver Sun

Featured in The Vancouver Sun

Weight room exercises great for mid-life women

 
 
Strength exercises are important in addition to cardiovascular workouts   

Monday, October 13, 2008

 
Women in mid-life have specific fitness needs.
 

 

Here are a few exercises Surrey certified strength and conditioning specialist Michelle Roots of Core Conditioning put together specifically for women in mid-life:

BACKS AND BABIES

Does your lower . . . → Read More: Featured in The Vancouver Sun

Global Morning News Fit Tips

Watch Michelle as the Fit Tips Girl on the Channel 11 Global Morning News weekday mornings at 6:50am!!

 

Click on the link to view the fit tips . . . → Read More: Global Morning News Fit Tips

Eagles Go Back to Roots to Build Strength and Endurance

Original Story: www.kwantlenchronicle.ca
 
By Jason Jung  
Sunday, 07 October 2007
The Kwantlen women’s basketball team is 10 minutes into practice and players are drenched in sweat, lying on the floor and gasping for air. These are the training results of Kwantlen Eagles’ new conditioning coach Michelle Roots.

In efforts  to building a lean, mean basketball-playing machine, coach Kevin Van Buskirk . . . → Read More: Eagles Go Back to Roots to Build Strength and Endurance