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Jump Start Your Golf Game Join us for our charity golf warm-up workshop: Monday April 27th 2015 at 7:30pm – 8:30pm or Thursday April 30th 2015 at 1:30pm – 2:30pm As certified golf fitness professionals, through the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) we will show you how to lower your score before you even step up to the…
We've all been there…Do I go to the gym? Do I NOT go to the gym? Consistency is the key in everything we do! Here are some easy tips you can try the next time you are debating going to the gym! Place your running shoes by your bed side and put them on right when…
How low can you go? “Squats are bad for your knees” “Squats will hurt your back” “You just need to go ½ way” Wow! These statements were made by anecdotal evidence that blames the actual movement for pain in the knees and back. “I was at the gym and I was doing my leg extensions,…
3 MINI Band exercises to improve your golf game (please refer to the accompanying video clips…JUST CLICK ON THE LINKS FOR THE CLIPS) The colour of the MINI bands dictates its tensile strength. In general, the lighter the colour the easier it is. The colours range from yellow to green to blue to black. They…
UPPER CROSS SYNDROME: In a previous post, I had explained what a “Lower Cross Syndrome” was. To recap, essentially it is a postural stance whereby the abdominal muscles and gluteus maximus muscle become long and weak and the lower back and hip flexor group of muscles get shorter and tighter. Upper Cross Syndrome is no…
LOWER CROSS SYNDROME: [[cml_media_alt id='3358']lower-cross-syndrome[/cml_media_alt]] Over the course of our lifetime, experiencing things like childbirth, past injuries, poor sitting and standing habits, our bodies (fortunately and unfortunately) have the innate ability to adapt. However, these adaptations can lead to postural syndromes that can wreak havoc on our skeletal structures. Add to that, left to right…
Crunches? Side Crunches? Oblique Crunches? ummm…not anytime soon! As Mike Boyle, one of the world’s leading exercise experts says, “We use our abs to crunch when get up out of bed in the morning!” That is a little bit of a stretch however, but there is an underlying message there. Our abdominal muscles, which range…
Here are the ingredients for a chicken broth from a grocery store that is both fat free and has no artificial colours or flavours: CHICKEN BROTH (WATER, CHICKEN STOCK), SALT, BARLEY YEAST EXTRACT, DEXTROSE, FLAVOUR, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, CANOLA OR SOYBEAN OIL. I think I may just stick to my mom’s good old-fashioned…
Dreaming of green Yes, this winter was a harsh one. And yes, the spring seems THAT far away! Looking forward though, I anticipate a mad rush for the outdoor tennis courts and the driving ranges praying that the drainage systems are working at their most efficient! There is a reason why most sports have an…
Yesterday was not a good day! I had gone to bed too late the night before, had to get up at 5:15am to go to work, planned to work out before having to leave to pick up the girls but that simply did not pan out. Put on my “taxi mom” cape and proceeded to…
