I’m in the air heading to London today and a 9+ hour flight sitting in the same position can be a cramp and uncomfortable experience. So how does one stay alert and comfortable? Looking for some simple things to do to keep the circulation flowing and the joints moving, here’s what seems to be the…
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A Successful Affair
Last weekend, the streets of Vancouver were stormed by people who stripped down to their underwear, dressed up in skimpy costumes or superhero costumes to bring awareness to below-the-waist cancers. The Underwear Affair took place under hot sunny skies in it’s new location at Concord Pacific Place on the shore of False Creek. The huge…
Fit Friday – What’s Your Fave Health & Fitness App?
Everyone likes to have a little bit of help in their quest for good health and fitness. Whether it’s a workout partner, personal trainer, heartrate monitor or even favourite music. Nowadays our smartphones and mobile devices give us another boost by offering a vast array of health and fitness apps. There’s a health and fitness…
Whitecaps FC keep the ball rolling
June is a good month for soccer. There’s lot’s of football on TV with Euro 2012 into the quarter final stage and after a two week lay0ff, the MLS Whitecaps FC returned with three home games in two weeks. Earning 7 of a possible 9 points from the homestand, Whitecaps haven’t lost since early May,…
Fit Tips Friday : Form & Function
Have you ever been disappointed by your results or feel pain during a workout? I bet you’ve seen that one guy at the gym who swings the weights or is rocking his whole body to lift the barbell. One of the most important and useful reasons for having a personal trainer is to help learn…
Personal Training with Alex Jack
As many of you know, I regularly work out regularly, as a formerly very overweight person it’s been a constant challenge to keep up the battle of the bulge. Since starting working out last year I managed to lose about 90lbs of fat and replace it with muscle, thanks in no small part to the…
BMO Vancouver Marathon
Yesterday, 15 000 people took to the streets of Vancouver taking part in the 2012 BMO Vancouver Half and Full Marathon. Of course the whole event couldn’t happen without the thousands of volunteers helping out at the start line, aid stations along the route, the finish line and behind the scenes. Thousands more came to…