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Hello everyone, The importance of exercise as we age cannot be overstated. While our bodies require less stimulus to begin growth while we are young, as we age, our bodies requires an external stimulus to challenge us and tell our bodies to grow and live. In this case the proper dose of stimulus would come with exercise.  A balanced program of aerobic work, roughly 150 minutes per week, and two to three day of resistance training will be recommended guidelines by The Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology. (CSEP, 2022.) These parameters are a great way for those just starting to...

If you have not yet, I encourage you to read Part 1 of this pain blog series to understand some key concepts discussed here.  So what do we do when we experience pain while training? To reiterate, I am not a doctor so I cannot diagnose my client's cause of pain. I can, however, perform an assessment to help identify what relieves or worsens the pain "alarm" going off. This also helps me understand if we need to escalate to another level of professional help. This could include seeing a physiotherapist, physician, or even a surgeon should that be necessary....

New years bring about new year's resolutions in the fitness industry. I wish to talk about the why and share some tips behind these promises we make to ourselves. When we make promises in the new year I hear them as either things we wish to start, like looking after our health more, starting or finishing a project, or starting to make more time for X. Why we make these promises could be for many reasons, but usually I hear it is because people don’t like a particular thing they see or wish they had done something differently the previous year....

  My goal with this business is to have my clients find balance between their busy lives and making time for daily activity. This activity can be a combination of whatever they truly enjoy whether that is walking, reading, cycling, or knitting and pairing that with structured resistance training involving the use of weights, bands, or a person’s own body. This will give my clients a genuine enjoyment for doing their program since it is built around what they genuinely enjoy and help give them the confidence to use training to progress their own health and goals. These clients would share...

This is Part 1 of a 3 part series discussing pain. I will disclose that I am not a medical doctor but a fitness enthusiast, personal trainer, and have attending courses, seminars, listened and read through resources regarding this topic. I am also lucky to have worked with clients suffering through pain and have aided them in managing their pain to lead to a more active life. These are my own thoughts and if you have personal questions feel free to email me or message me on Instagram at fitnessonthefly.  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I describe pain as short term or ongoing discomfort...