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"The magic is in the process." It might not surprise you, given my background in the strength sports, I have a tendency to apply brute force to almost everything I do. I believe anyone with strong emotional drivers can suffer from similar tendencies. I call it "all or nothing" sydrome. Those affected will normally identify themselves as an "all or nothing" type of … [Read more...]
Have you ever had an epiphany? By "epiphany" I mean a realization so powerful that it felt like you were thrust from the darkness of night into the clear light of day. It was a moment in which everything you'd been missing became really obvious -- all of a sudden. That's what I experienced in 2007. I was working for Extreme Fitness near Yonge and Sheppard. On this day, the gym … [Read more...]
Back when I was in University some friends and I founded the first intercollegiate powerlifting club in Canada. We used to invade UWO's student community centre to train. Not only was I fat back then, but I had long hair which I always tied back in a pony tail. Not a good look, believe me. Anyway, before our workout we used to draw a large, circular chalk outline on the floor … [Read more...]
Have you ever seen the "evolution of dance" video on YouTube? It's one of the most viewed videos, ever. When Raya and I were planning our wedding we decided we wanted to do something unique and fun. So we hired her client (who was a dance instructor) to choreograph a routine for us based on the "evolution of dance", which would become our "first dance" at the wedding. You can watch it … [Read more...]
A new report released today by Active Healthy Kids Canada shows that less than half of Canadian kids aged 2 to 5 have regular physical activity as part of their daily routine, and that more time is being spent on computers, TV, and video games, as much as 6 hours per day. According to national stats, as many as 15% of young children are overweight, and 6.3% are obese. Does that register? Under … [Read more...]
How good is your support system? Ever since I announced my new Personal Trainers Toronto seminar, "Secrets of Supportive Eating" on Tuesday, I've been getting phone calls from people asking, "is this a good thing to bring my spouse/significant other to?" You know what my answer is? Heck, yeah! So much of the recent research on the problem of weight loss has shown that having a good support … [Read more...]
A new poll this morning showed that 50% of Canadians say they plan to get the H1N1 flu shot. This is up almost 20% from where it was a few weeks ago. For the past week here in Toronto there have been tremendous lineups at flu clinics for people wanting the shot. Heck, one of my Toronto personal trainer colleagues went to a clinic with his son at 5am and there were already hundreds of people … [Read more...]
"Kids cannot learn, grow, and excel without having their basic hunger met." The line above is taken from my "victory speech" after successfully pulling a 28,000 lb. school bus approximately 50 ft. on a uphill grade in Yonge-Dundas Square this past Saturday. "Nutrition is the foundation of all health and fitness. Nutrition is the foundation for success." I continued. My school bus pull was … [Read more...]
Less than two weeks left until Pulling For The Hungry, and we here at Personal Trainers Toronto could not be more excited. On October 10, in Yonge-Dundas Square, I'll have an opportunity to do something pretty special, which is pull a school bus in front of thousands of spectators and a throng of media, to raise money for a very worthy cause - hungry children in Toronto schools. Almost half of … [Read more...]
Fitness Trainers Toronto: “Fat-Burners: Are they effective, or a waste of money?”
Back when I started working out I had a really bad case of Silver Bullet Syndrome. Allow me to explain. I was a small kid. A musician in high school, I used to wear my hair long, with a leather jacket and ripped jeans. Because of my flowing locks and diminutive stature, I'd even been mistaken for a girl a couple of times. I had zero self-confidence. My fantasy was to be big and … [Read more...]