FITNESS MADE FUN AT BOOTCAMP
By Carolyn Cooke, Surrey NowDecember 22, 2011
Michelle Roots, fitness writer, trainer and owner of Core Condition, does a one-handed push-up. She's offering a new boot camp class in Newton. Photograph by: ADAM KVETON, for Surrey NOW
If you're contempla
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Countless hours in the office staring at a computer screen can really be taxing on the body, causing headaches, neck pain, back pain, and undue discomfort throughout the day. In this article I’m going to point out some great exercises you can do to help avoid or relieve neck and back discomfort
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As the winter drags on and the days get colder, the sound of the alarm clock in the morning becomes more and more irritating and dreaded by everyone. The instant reaction is to hit the snooze button, roll over, and try to enjoy the last few minutes under the warmth of the comforter. A great way
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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
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Fortifying the body’s foundations
Strength training helps prevent injury and improves performance
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Adding a little strength training to your running and w
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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,
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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
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How to stay strong: Lift weights s-l-o-w-l-y
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Bad enough that women typically lose five to seven pounds of muscle in their 30s. Throw in menopause a few years la
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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 specia
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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 online: http://www.canada.com/globaltv/bc/morning_news/fittip.html
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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 co
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