By Elsbeth Vaino This is a clip from a presentation I gave at the Ottawa Ski Show called “Training Tips for Injury Risk Reduction &…
My Favourite Training Tools #5 – Suspension Trainer
by: Elsbeth Vaino Here’s the start of the top 5 in my blog-series: My Favourite Training Tools (For my American readers, please excuse the ‘u’…
On Canada’s new Exercise Guideline
By Elsbeth Vaino The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) made headlines last week with the release of their New Physical Activity Guidelines . I…
My Favourite Training Tools: #4 – the FMS
By Elsbeth Vaino We’re now into the top five of my blog-series: My Favourite Training Tools (For my American readers, please excuse the ‘u’ in…
Functional Training and Bicep Curls
By Elsbeth Vaino [2024 update: some of our clients do bicep curls now. They still aren’t my favourite, but people, include some of our awesome…
Do you have fitness goals?
By Elsbeth Vaino Everyone needs goals. We can get by without them for a while, but if we want to really succeed, we need goals. …
Am I Fit Enough to Play?
By Elsbeth Vaino When I ask someone if they work out, a common response I hear is “Yes, I run three times a week”, or…
Lessons about low back pain (part 2)
By Elsbeth Vaino This week’s post is a follow on to last week’s lessons about low back pain (part 1) post, covering some slightly different…
Lessons about low back pain (part one)
By Elsbeth Vaino I had the pleasure of spending two days at a Dr. Stuart McGill seminar about “Building the Ultimate Back”. Dr. McGill is…