by Laura Longstaffe | Aug 11, 2014 | Fitness (Return to Blog)
As an RMT, I see a lot of patients with “upper and lower cross syndromes” which means that one side of the body is more developed than the other. To avoid such imbalances you should consider exercises that involve extension and external rotation movement of the...
by Laura Longstaffe | Aug 6, 2014 | Fitness (Return to Blog)
As with all industries, the health and fitness industry has its own jargon. While our trainers try their best to explain exercises and concepts using layman’s terms, you may hear some unfamiliar terms during your workout. Following are some of the more common...
by Laura Longstaffe | Jul 28, 2014 | Club News, Fitness (Return to Blog)
Summer Special (ends August 9th, 2014) Kick start your summer! Body & Soul’s Summer Special is back. The offer includes special prices on select personal training packages. Until August 9th, 2014 you can purchase the following summer special packages: Personal...
by Laura Longstaffe | Jul 24, 2014 | Fitness (Return to Blog)
While weighing yourself can be an effective way to measure and monitor your progress, you should keep in mind that the number on the scale isn’t an accurate measure of how hard you’ve worked. Your body weight fluctuates on a regular basis due to a variety of factors...
by Laura Longstaffe | Jul 14, 2014 | Fitness (Return to Blog)
Doing the same exercise over and over again without modifying the load, intensity, or time parameters leads to clients no longer achieving gains from that exercise. To break this plateau, increase the difficulty of the exercise by adding load, decreasing the time...
by Laura Longstaffe | Jul 14, 2014 | Fitness (Return to Blog)
When it comes to choosing a Personal Trainer, many people are unsure of what questions they should be asking and what qualifications they should be looking for. Should they focus on the trainer’s experience or their education? Should they stick with one trainer or...