This post is a quick one for you today and the focus is on 3 observations that we can turn into lessons that can be applied to your life inside and outside the gym. Let’s go… So here’s the scenario. I noticed a member continually grinding through a shoulder issue in their training. Instead of…
Dear Member, I wanted to write this letter to you as I’m an advocate of the statement: Awareness Precedes Change And by writing this to you, I hope we can begin to bring more awareness to the client-coach relationship. So what is a coach? By definition it is an individual that guides another through a…
Why is this important and why do some gym owners not do this? What would be their reasoning??? To me, the reason gym owners follow their own program is that they believe in their programming. So if you don’t believe in your own programming, you are going to follow somebody else’s… If you believe your…
ARE YOU INTERESTED OR COMMITTED? This was Sunday, Super Bowl Sunday and I was in Victoria in an ice bath an hour before it snowed. AKA I was working. Working on getting 1% better. Working on bringing down mental hurdles that could possibly stop me from growing my mindset. See, most people are stuck when…
The biggest thing missing in your workouts (and the 5 new rules of lifting) The more I help people with habits, the more I find it boils down to daily discipline and winning the day. If you win 6 days out of 7, odds are you are likely moving the needle forward and seeing some…
This past weekend marked the end of our 13th instalment of The Biggest Winner. The Biggest Winner is a 12 Week Weight Loss Challenge that focuses on building sustainable healthy habits for the long term. And I stress long term… Because rather than putting this challenge at the easiest time of year, we put it…
Each year, I am reminded of the amazingness of our community when this day rolls around. Your generosity humbles me. Your spirit impresses me. Your workout astounds me. Thank you for letting my team and I be part of such an amazing of community of people looking to better themselves and each other. Thanks to…
We all know what a paradox is…. So I’ll save attempting to define it. But a Fitness Paradox you say… Yes, this is something I have seen over the years and thought it important enough to bring up in blog format, so let’s get after it. Do you have the ability to come in 1…
Rachelle is the newest personal trainer to the BEFIT Coaching Team. Here’s 7 Questions so you can get to know her better… 1. What do you like doing in your spare time? I love to exercise, read the latest news, volunteer weekly as one of the pet therapy teams at a nursing home, enjoy my…
What do you want in life??? To feel better, look better naked, be more present, be healthier, sleep better… Those are pretty much everyones goals with their health and fitness pursuits, and I’m always thinking how can we move the needle forward for you in one or all of those domains. Movement is a first…