[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text]I’ve been known to train really hard (unless you ask my friend Jonah). So when people ask, "What's the best recovery strategy?" I've got the education and experience to help you.
And it hasn't been an easy road for me. Many times I've trained too hard for my body's limitations. Maybe you have too.
What is recovery?
You don’t get stronger or fitter in the gym. Exercise stresses systems and breaks muscle. You get stronger as you rest between sessions and grow new muscle tissue. It's like adding...
Recently French's Ketchup made the news for being a Canadian product and being blocked by Loblaws. This article sheds some light on the food system and what I think you should know about it.
Most city folk (which is most of North America) get their food from big stores, like Loblaws.
Big stores get most of their food from publicly-traded companies, like General Mills, or large-scale meat or veg farming operations.
Publicly-traded companies have to create a profit each quarter. There two ways to create a profit: Raising prices or cutting production costs. I could...
Lifting weights (resistance training) is essential for fat loss maintenance, yet women typically avoid this type of exercise, for fear of looking bulky....
As we learned in Part 1, our environment is a major influence on our behaviour. So if you want to change your nutrition, you must change your environment, including who you spend time with.
Part 2
The Food we Keep in our Homes
Skittles vs. Wine Gums
Once in a while, my girlfriend and I will hit up Bulk Barn for some psyllium husk, flax, and turmeric (nerd alert!). Because of the huge amount of candy there, I have a hard time not buying candy. I hesitate to send clients to Bulk Barn for...
Introduction
[caption id="attachment_1382" align="alignright" width="300"] Making a Mojito as part of an overall healthy lifestyle[/caption]
You don’t know me, but you know I’m a nutritionist, so maybe you assume I don’t eat candy or drink alcohol. Well, I do consume those things. My friends and I laugh about “Kyle the Nutritionist” when I’m having burgers and wine. Or more like, they laugh AT me. It's all good.
But as an honourable fitness professional, I lead by example. I make sure I'm always in good or great shape, that my blood work is in the...
Everyone relax. It's good for you.
It's the fat (which you can remove or have in moderation) that you have to worry about. Animal fat is high in saturated fat and we should only have one meal per day that is high in saturated fat. Our other meals should have other fats like nuts, olive oil, avocado.
Black BBQ grill marks on the meat can cause cancer.
Intestinal issues can arise from not chewing red meat enough, or eating it without vegetables, (picture trying to push a rubber ball through a garden...
An article I want you to read if you are thinking of making some lifestyle changes or have recently failed at a goal. ...
Going up north leads to fewer opportunities for tissue rehab, exercise, and healthy eating. Here's what I bring to camp to get the job done....
Food labels are usually fairly inaccurate (enough to disrupt potential gains). Our estimations of our metabolic rates are not accurate, and they change day to day (so even if you're a great calorie counter, you might have the wrong goal)....
A daily dose of good nutrition always trumps inconsistent doses of excellent nutrition....