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Hearty and Healthy Fall Salads

With the quick turn in weather, I’ve been thinking a lot more about how to approach this fall season when it comes to nutrition. Often we “fall” back into our bad habits and take the easy way out- comfort food. I’m just as guilty as the next, especially when I’m curled up on the couch…

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Coming soon!

As leaders in the fitness industry, you come to us for advice and tips on how to stay healthy, fit and full of energy- as you should! Sometimes it is hard to take our own advice however, as Melanie has found out recently. A mom of 2 little girls and a business owner, she has…

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NEVER warm up with cardio again!

Our NEW JEANS challenge is on its way! STAY TUNED! ================================ One thing that most people will do when they enter a fitness facility or prepare for a workout on their own at home is sit or stand on a piece of cardio equipment. That is what has been explained throughout the ages.  This is…

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What did i Just DRINK?

Food Facts! A nice cold milkshake!  I don’t know about you but mine contains: FRESH strawberries, almond milk, a bit of organic honey for sweetness and some vanilla Greek yogurt (maybe a touch of ice cream for fun). Now take a look at the ingredients you might find in a fast-food strawberry milkshake: milkfat and nonfat milk, sugar, sweet…

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5 KEY things to look for in a fitness studio!

Summer is still not over until the 21st of September! The only thing that changes is that your schedule becomes quite a bit more regimented now that the kids are back in school. Fitness training should just be a natural extension of how you felt in the summer months!  With the sun shining, flowers blooming, pools…

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Back to school means “FALL” into Fitness!

Kids are back in school! YAY! As much as summertime is a time where families relax and get together for BBQs and vacations, the activity schedule can be quite hectic for kids and parents alike. With school starting, our schedules will be slightly more regimented and organized and this is the PERFECT time to include…

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Become Vegetarian… for 1 meal a week!

Before last Challenge!! This week we want you to…  Become Vegetarian! (Just for 1 meal!) Give your body a break from digesting meat products and switch it up to lentils, beans, nuts and legumes!  Here are a couple blogs we love pulling recipes from… Oh She Glows Deliciously Ella The Simple Veganista Skinny Taste Make sure…

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HEADS UP!

You increase the strain on your neck muscles 3-fold when you are staring into a computer for hours on end or sitting for too long. Your head weighs approximately 8% of your bodyweight.  If someone weighs 150 lbs, then their head weighs 12 lbs. This may not sound like much especially when your head is…

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What I learned from training 2 brilliant young talents!

Summer came and went and when their respective teams call they will be gone but not without leaving behind a huge impression on everyone they touched here @ The SPORT Specialists inc! Kurt Etchegary, captain of the Remparts du Quebec QMJHL hockey team and best buddy and all around beast of a defenseman, Matt Lourenco,…

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