Saturday marked the end of the 14th edition of our Langley Weight Loss Challenge known as the Biggest Winner. So now what? First we check out some results! Our Female Winner was Bev!!! Here are a few words from Bev: “Signing up for this challenge for me was only meant to be another step in…
These are the 20 rules of intelligent fitness training you can put into practice next time you are in the gym. 1. The goal of intelligent training is to improve your ability to contract your muscles harder, NOT simply to complete reps. You don’t want to put out reps with bad form or reps that…
If you aren’t tracking your BEFIT workouts how do you know you are making progress? Sure you can track progress with: How you look. How much you weigh. How your clothes fit and feel. But an amazing way of tracking and analyzing your progress is to make notes of the weights, time, reps, and sets…
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…
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…
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…
As a fitness professional, understanding energy system training is vital to your success with us in the gym. Because not everything should be about cardio or burning as many calories as possible in a workout! When I see you working out in the gym, I’m typically more impressed by your intensity, not volume, and think…
I’ve done enough consults over the years to hear all the fitness and nutrition myths. Myths that are still around from the 70’s because your friend Betty, (who is not a health and fitness professional or has any visible results to show for her knowledge) keeps spreading this misinformation. Sorry Betty, but everyone knows a…