By Elsbeth Vaino As a trainer, I spend a lot of time trying to convince people how amazing training is. I like to think I’m…
Stop Confusing Your Muscles
By Elsbeth Vaino “I always always always shock my body with new exercises.”“I love it when my muscles are sore, because it means I worked…
My Favourite Training Tools #1 – Free weights
by Elsbeth Vaino My Favourite Training Tools (For my American readers, please excuse the ‘u’ in favourite. It’s a Canadian thing) is a blog series…
What Is Your Margherita Pizza?
By Elsbeth Vaino I tried out a new pizza place last week that has been getting great reviews. The friend I was with first said…
To Lunge or To Squat? That is the question
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…
6 Tips for a Great Ski (or Snowboard) Trip
By Elsbeth Vaino I suspect for some people, this article could be more aptly named “Ski Trip Survival”. Ski and snowboarding require a lot from…