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A question I get on a daily basis is “what is your favourite ab exercise?” My answer to this questions is always “there are too many to choose from, but I prefer exercises that give me the most bang for my buck”, meaning I like exercises that work more than one body part at a time. The e
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There are many different ways to work out on a treadmill, but the kind of workout I find most effective, least boring, and torches lot’s of calories is interval training. If you are stuck working out indoors this winter, interval training can be done on any machine, in many different ways, and t
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It is a very common occurrence people head to the gym to perform their leg workout consisting of exercises that focus on strengthening the quadriceps, glutes, and hamstring muscles; however, what many people fail to recognize is the importance of building strength in the hip stabilizers to prevent i
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“The warm-up may be one of the greatest performance enhancers or detriments to an athlete’s performance” –Unknown What is a dynamic warm-up? A series of exercises geared towards getting the body moving in ways comparable with the demands of a specific sport. Body temperature
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This is usually a topic that interests women of all ages; however, both men and women can reap the benefits of strengthening and toning their glutes. Women normally want tighter buns for the image of the popular “bubble butt”, but women should not be the only ones looking to increase muscle to
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I spend the majority of my time each day in the gym training my clients and tend to observe a lot of people performing exercises with poor form, occasionally to the point that I am worried some will result in injury. This gave me the idea for this week’s column: how to perform a squat with prope
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I train a number of different women from varied ages and one common question I get on a regular basis is “how do I get rid of this fat on the back of my arm?” And “will it ever go away?” The Answer: There is one common myth I would like to address from the start, just doing 200 triceps dip
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The weather is warming up and no longer are we waking up to below zero temperatures and warnings of snow fall; therefore it’s time to start thinking about getting back to all the outdoor activities the winter prevents us from doing. A popular sport many people are very anxious to get back
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Still to cold outside to get back to hiking one of the many beautifully scenic trails British Columbia offers us? Living in BC, we are surrounded by amazing mountains, lakes, and trails to keep us occupied in the fresh air; however, if you are like me, the cold temperatures we’ve been getting th
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Try adding skullcrushers to your next work out to increase strength in your triceps and shoulder stability!! Challenge your core and lower body isometric strength by performing the exercise on a stability ball. If you're not comfortable with the stability ball, begin by performing skullcrushe
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Single Arm Dumbbell Chest Press on Stability Ball This exercise is great for developing unilateral chest strength and shoulder stability. Performing this exercise on the stability ball requires and helps to develop core stability and lower body isometric strength and stability. If you are not qui
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Strengthen quadriceps, hamstrings, and gluteals The lunge is a very common exercise used to increase strength in the quads, hamstrings, and gluts. There are many different variations of this exercise, but this is the most basic form of a lunge. The Lunge should be performed as follows: 1.) Beg
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Tone and Strengthen the back of the arm The tricep kickback should be performed as follows: 1.) Begin with one hand and one knee on the bench and the opposite foot flat on the floor 2.) Hold a dumbbell in the hand that is not on the bench, row your elbow up till your elbow is at a 90 degree
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A Ball is required to properly perform this exercise. The main focus behind performing the jackknife is to remember to maintain a pelvic tilt (previous exercise of the month) in order to properly activate the CORE musculature and reduce the strain placed on the low back. The jackknife should be pe
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Increase CORE strength and stability The goal of this exercise is to increase CORE stability, including hip strength and balance. This is a very basic exercise and should be attempted once the pelvic tilt has been perfected. In order to perform this exercise properly, ensure you are using the c
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Increase hamstring and gluteal strength This exercise concentrates on increasing hamstring strength, but also increases CORE strength and stability due to the instability provided by having only one leg on the ball. This is an advanced exercise that should be performed only once a double leg
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Increase spinal and CORE stabilization This aim of this exercise is to increase spinal and CORE stabilization as well as strengthen the lower body. While performing this exercise it is important to remember to keep your CORE engaged throughout the whole exercise in order to decrease the strain p
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The Dead Bug - Properly engaging and isolating abdominal muscles. In any CORE exercise the most important thing to focus on is ensuring your are properly engaging and isolating the targeted abdominal muscles without allowing any surrounding muscles to provide assistance in the required movements. Th
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The Pelvic Tilt - Find your "CORE" What Is A Pelvic Tilt? Learning how to properly engage your abdominal muscles (CORE) in order to avoid low back pain or strain when performing abdominal strengthening exercises. What Muscles Are Involved in a Pelvic Tilt? Your transverse abdominis muscle (TA) are l
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