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Hidden Benefits to Working Out & Eating Well
It’s been just over 6 weeks now where I’ve gotten really serious about my health goals. Not only have I experienced the obvious benefits, I’ve also discovered some hidden benefits that I must share with you! First off, I’d just like to clarify that when I say `serious about my health goals,’ I don’t mean that I made it like “work” or another responsibility in my life. I mean that I’ve just been doing what …
James’ Pre-Workout Protein Pancake Recipe
Looking for the perfect pre-workout meal? Or perhaps a tasty, nutritious breakfast? Here’s a recipe submitted by one of G Force’s mobile personal trainers, James Tsenibis! If you read My G Force Training Adventure: Part 2, then you’ll know at the end of that post there was a teaser for this recipe. It’s super flavourful and makes for a great meal before your workout. Why? The carb content is high (between the oatmeal and fruit) …
The Value of High Impact Exercises
I just had my third fitness training session with James from G Force Training (read about my first session here) and as we worked out, he told me about the health benefits of high impact exercises. It was valuable information so if you want to expedite your workouts, keeping reading! First things, first. What is `high impact exercise’? For those of you who have the time, read this excellent article published by SparkPeople, “Low Impact …
G Force Stretches Golfers for Charity
Every sport uses a different combination of muscles to perform. Fitness pros know this and create sports-specific training and stretching routines to help athletes (and novices alike) maximize their potential. Here’s how G Force is giving back to the community using their strengths and talents! Stretching promotes injury prevention and relaxation. It’s also important to performance enhancement as it helps build stronger and healthier muscles with increased range of motion. While stretching on your own …
Are You Under-Training, Over-Training or Effectively Training?
We’re all busy and unfortunately for most people, workout time is limited. So today we’ll find out how we can use our time more efficiently (along with a few tips and tricks) as we get fitter and healthier, faster. As Alex mentioned in her post, Exercise: Make Life Easier (& Painless), we need just the right amount of pain to build muscle, otherwise you risk being ineffectual by under-training or damaging it by over-training. But …
Exercise: Make Life Easier (& Painless)
Many people associate pain with exercise – either through personal experience or hearing countless fitness pros say, “No pain, no gain!” Actually, it doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, here’s an example of how exercise can create a pain-free life. Recently, my boyfriend and I thought it would be a good idea to save money on movers and do all the heavy lifting ourselves. We spent about 7 hours carrying over a dozen …
