Why a Standing Desk is NOT a Cure for Sitting All Day.

“Sitting is the new smoking!” The headlines have been rife with warnings about the dire consequences we all face if we sit all day at work.  For a while,

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Your Cardiovascular Fitness: 5 Ways to Get Better Results Fast

Cardiovascular fitness is an important pillar in the overall spectrum of health and fitness. The ability of the heart and lungs to function well is the foundation for

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Bioplasticity & Fitness: 4 Things You Really SHOULD Think About

The human body is an amazingly adaptable thing. Every single day in my studio, I watch people who are dealing with pain, movement dysfunction and just plain “ick”

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Babies & Toddlers are TOUGH on Your Body: Four Crucial Coping Strategies

When I was pregnant with my son, I was astounded by the mountain of information available to me about how to deal with the pregnancy, and what to

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Simple Ways to Combat the Dangers of Sitting… and Improve Your Sex Life Too!

Did you know that sitting, (yup, sitting!) has officially become a major risk factor for disease and mortality in North America? You may not realize this, but that

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Beware Putting Those Shoulder Blades in your Back Pocket!

Beware Putting Those Shoulder Blades in Your Back Pocket! If you’ve ever taken a Pilates class, or a dance class, or a yoga class, or any movement class

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8 Steps to Integrating the Core: There’s More to it than Muscle!

8 Steps to Integrating the Core: There’s More to It than Muscle!  Over the years “core training”  has come to mean so many different things to so many

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To Stretch or Not To Stretch: That Is The Question. Four Things To Help You Decide!

Have you noticed that there seems to be a great deal of conversation in training circles about stretching these days? Do it. Don’t do it. Dynamic stretches only.

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Posture – Who Cares? 5 Big Reasons Why You Should.

Quick – what’s the first thing you think of when you hear the word “posture?”  A soldier standing at attention? Shoulders pulled back, chin tucked in, legs snapped

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