What are they? Should you track them? Let’s break it down. Macronutrients are broken down into carbohydrates, protein and fats. Each serve their purpose so there is NO NEED to cut any of them out completely unless medically necessary! Carbohydrates: carbohydrates are...

The all in mindset can either help you or hurt you. When it comes to fitness I believe it can hurt you more than help you. This is the reason we see many people “fall off the wagon” a month or so after the new year, it is that they tell themselves "I will wait until...

Today I wanted to give you quick reminder that the holidays are just around the corner. This is exciting but can also be stressful for many with busy schedules, events, shopping and preparation. Today is your warning. Many people decide to take a holiday from their...

Remember how far you have come. Not just how far you have to go. You may not be where you want to be, but you are not where you used to be. It is easy to always think about what we don’t have or how far away we are from something and that can be defeating and it...

Feeling guilty about your thanksgiving feast? You shouldn’t be. If you have built a healthy relationship with food, then you enjoyed your feast and moved on and got back into your healthy habits already. It will not slow you down or hold you back on route to reaching...

Where the mind goes, the body will follow. If we have a poor mindset we will have a poor body. If we have a positive mindset we will have a positive body full of energy. Let’s take some steps forward to create a better mindset each day: 1) Make your bed as soon as you...

Doing the same old workouts? We know that feeling when you are working out continuously and you stop seeing results or improvements. It’s called a plateau. We have all hit it at some point. A plateau happens when our body has adapted to the training you are doing and...

Have you fallen down? What do you do when you get there? Do you get back up or stay down? This weekend I had the chance to help with my sons first hockey practice: kids five and under. Some could stay on their feet but some could not. The amazing thing, they all kept...

With so much information available to us, I am here to clear a few things up when it comes to fuelling your body for cardiovascular activity. Should you eat before a workout? Should you eat after? Should you eat nothing at all. Should you fast before cardio? What is...

Healthy eating is simple but it’s not easy. Have you ever got home from work starving and grabbed the first thing you see in the cupboard? Have you forgot to pack your lunch and grabbed the quickest easiest thing available to you at the time? We all have been there....