PASSION, STRENGTH AND KNOWLEDGE!! Dara has been my trainer for the past 8 years. From the first time I met Dara, she made me feel welcome and assured me that she was there to work with me to achieve my goals. In all my years working with trainers, none of them have even come close […]
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Studio review: Urban is the place! For the past 8 months I have trained at Urban Athlete and it was with the very best results. A friendly environment with great staff and trainers, always attuned to the needs of their clients. Whatever you are looking for in the exercise experience can be found at Urban: tough and challenging for the
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Question #1: What were your biggest challenges prior to working with me? Although I was a long-time lover of cardio, I had real difficulty keeping up with any kind of strength training program. I was sporadic in my efforts, and did not have the training or creativity to come up with workouts that were challenging
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About me (because it’s all about me). I am a 59 year old Pilot looking to retire by the time I’m 65. My daily duties require me to go to the terminal get into a small flight deck and sit for periods of 10 hours a day and then walk out of the terminal. Sometimes
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Studies have shown that strength training changes not only the body composition, but is also very beneficial for improving hormone production and reducing inflammation.
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Gluten free, paleo friendly waffles that taste great and pack a protein punch! Waffles. What’s not to love about them. My love affair with waffles started early and is one of the only food favorites that survived from my childhood through to adulthood. They were a highly coveted (though sadly infrequent) offering in my house
How stress could be killing you, and how you can stop it. Stressed? I get it… I won’t presume to know the source(s) of your stress but I will assume that if you are part of the majority, you’ve got more than our bodies were built to handle. The insidious nature of stress is such
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It’s back! Take 10 weeks to TRANSFORM your body, your health, yourself. There’s lots of great prizes to be won with a grand prize of a weekend stay at Blackstone Mountain Lodge in Canmore.
Making a lasting change, a lasting physical transformation doesn’t have to be complex. It doesn’t even need to be confusing. There are only 3 things we need to focus on to make a dramatic physical changes for the better. Whether your fitness goals include reducing body fat, building or toning muscle, improving fitness and cardiovascular
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How a proper breakfast sets you up for success I get it. You’re busy. There’s more things to do in a day than most of us have time to accomplish and a properly balanced breakfast is just one more thing on the list that takes up time. Besides, a coffee and maybe a bagel or
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