Hey Hard Core Boot Campers! Unfortunately Mother Nature wins again. Schools are closed, parking lots and side roads are unforgiving. I already helped push one person out of a snow drift today. Good thing I workout. Actually, my attempts were in vain- especially once a truck with a tow hook drove by. So, because YOU ARE WORTH IT, and you are committed to your
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Hey Ascend Fitness Athletes! IT’S SNOWING!!! The snow brings endless opportunities for exercise- shoveling snow (on my list for today), snow shoeing (my plan once it gets light out!), pulling little ones in a sled (yep- I’ll be doing this too), and climbing up hills once you toboggan down (check!). The snow also means an unfortunate cancellation of Boot Camp. Instead of meeting together,
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It’s the weekend! I love my Monday to Friday, and I love the weekend. I had the amazing opportunity to spend this weekend in Seattle with my husband, Keith. Thank you to my mom for making this type of weekend getaway possible. We went to Seattle for no reason other than to get away and spend time together. Really… Is there any better reason
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At the end of a workout this morning, my client said “I had a hard time getting up this morning, but I feel fabulous now that I’m done”. She was bang on. Sometimes getting going is difficult. Remind yourself how great you will feel when you are done. You will never regret a workout. Speaking of workouts…. Set your watch timer for 40 seconds
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Happy New Year Chilliwack! It’s the time of year when people flock to aerobics classes, yoga studios, and weight rooms. Some strive to become healthier once the clock strikes twelve on New Years Eve (after the buzz from spirits and lethargy from too many caloric hors d’oeuvres wears off), while others hope to undo the damage one month of Christmas parties have done. To
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‘Twas two months before Christmas and in the North Pole Santa gobbled down his ninth sausage roll. The time had come for the first practice run of the year, The sleigh piled high; harnessed were his eight reindeer. The sleigh was polished, shiny and red, And the reindeer were looking a little too well-fed. Their bellies were rounder, their cheeks much more plump; They
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Feel like adding a bit of a kick to your run? Try Fartlek training. Fartlek (pronounced fart-lick), meaning ‘speed play‘ in Swedish, can be as much fun to do as it is to say. I have seen some planned fartlek workouts (ex. run 3 x 3 min hard)- but I just call that interval training. To me, farleks are unplanned speed bursts. Pick
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Hi Peak Fitness Athletes, December has started and so has our new challenge- to be active for 30 minutes per day for 30 days. I want to share this workout I did this morning. I have been sticking to the treadmill (hill intervals) or stairmaster as I haven’t been able to do much high impact exercise, such as running or plyometrics. Today I
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It’s the time of year when we hang multi-coloured lights on our houses, swap milk for eggnog in our lattes and when shopping becomes a part time job. Do you know what to give everyone on your list? Another tie for the business man in your family, a tacky mug for the golf enthusiast, or a box of chocolates for the neighbour? This year,
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November is winding down, which means if you started the 30 day challenge to ‘Cut out the White Stuff’, you are almost done. How did you do? Did you become more aware of the white stuff in your diet? The sugar in your yogurt, the bread on the table at a restaurant… the more you look for it, the more you realize that white
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