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Pre- and Post-exercise Nutrition What we eat before and after our workouts is important to helping us reach our health goals. Fuelling properly before a workout allows us to put in our best effort to get the most out of our workout, while eating afterward helps to kick-start the recovery process so that we can

There are three basic ways to modify a recipe and its preparation Change one or more ingredients Change the cooking method Modify the portion sizes Ways to Reduce Fat Broiling, grilling, baking, barbequing, roasting, poaching, braising, steaming, and stir-frying generally use little or no fat Chill homemade soups, chili’s, stews, stocks, and gravies, until fat

Why should YOU enter Ms. Fit? You’ve worked hard in the gym and you need a challenge!  You’ve thought about taking your fitness to the next level and entering a fitness competition is something that you’ve place on your bucket list. To heck with the bucket list! Ms. Fit gives you the opportunity to try

Rev Up Your Energy Level Choose nutritious snacks and hard-to-chew foods (apples, carrots, nuts). Aided by the action of chewing, these “hard chews” release glucose slowly and steadily into your bloodstream. Don’t wait until you are famished to eat. It takes ½ hour to convert food into energy. Eat smaller and more frequent meals to

A friend of mine says that sometimes when you’re in the picture, it’s hard to see the frame. Well, forget the frame—I couldn’t even see my toes. At that time, One On One Personal Fitness was in its infancy. By day, my husband Doug and I worked with clients helping them to get fitter. Yet,

Tip #37 How much sodium do you eat per day? According to Health Canada: Canadians eat about 3400 mg of sodium each day. This is more than double the amount we need.Sodium is an essential nutrient found in salt and many foods. Our bodies need a small amount of sodium to be healthy, but too

Tip #36 Canned Tuna (Health Canada) Canned tuna, especially canned light tuna, is one of the most popular types of fish for many Canadians. The fish used in canned tuna products are generally younger and smaller and have significantly less mercury than fresh or frozen tuna, so that most Canadians don’t need to be concerned

Tip #35 Are you your own weight loss saboteur? By Terry Dyson When it comes to fitness, (weight loss in particular) we are playing for an audience of one. What you eat (even if it’s alone in a dark car!) is fully up to you. And being accountable for how much you really exercised or

Tip #34 Foam Rolling 101   By Danny Arnold (C.S.E.P. CPT) (Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology, certified personal trainer)   Myofascial Release is the relaxation of the fascia around the muscle, which tightens with exercise and overuse. There are many ways to release the tension in the fascia such as massage and foam rolling. Foam