The warm up is underrated because it’s more than just General Physical Preparedness (GPP) which is your standard warmup including movements like spiderman, goalie stretch, and jumping jacks that will get you ready for a general workout. Warmup sets as a whole are also highly
Do you ever think about your breathing? It’s pretty important considering you can only survive without air for minutes, and that’s substantially less than the days you can survive without water or the weeks without food… Do you also need help with stress relief? Silly
The signature design of BEFIT weekly programming can accommodate a wide variety of schedules and welcomes new individuals to our gym without compromising the ability to land on a perfectly balanced training program – all within the week, the month, and the year. And although
Guidance, structure, and accountability define the value of BEFIT culture and programming. The BEFIT Training system is supported by well-documented science surrounding macrocycles, mesocycles, and microcycles (definition below). This enables us to deliver the diverse yet consistent training style for which we’re known for. Strength-bias
Running a gym for almost 13 years and being a trainer for 15 years. I’ve seen a lot of things… Now, having trained over 5000 individuals, I’ve seen patterns and I’ve seen what works and what doesn’t for the majority of members who we’ve trained
Years ago I wrote about Redefining Langley Fitness with the Hierarchy of Fitness. Now over 5 years later, I feel that it’s time to redefine this hierarchy. See most things still hold true… Your mindset is still the foundation of your fitness success as you can
The person taking the most rest is most likely training with the most intensity. Didn’t think you’d ever hear that from a personal trainer did you? As your personal trainer, our role is to educate you on everything related to your health and fitness so
The workout that you use to build muscle is the workout that you use to lose fat. Nothing changes. The reps don’t go up. The rest periods don’t go down. If you want to lose fat, eat for fat loss and train for strength. If
We here at BEFIT take your warmup very seriously. Where most trainers or group fitness gyms may downplay the impact that a carefully crafted warmup may create, the team at BEFIT understands that this is the time where our coaching matters the most! That’s because
Are you tracking your workout stats? Do you know how much you can lift for different rep schemes? Do you know how long you can hold a movement? If the answer is no, then you’re leaving results on the gym floor by not writing down
