OK….September is here! We are all back to our busy schedules and fitness routines, hopefully we have kept up our training, or, at the very least stayed active on our summer holidays. Thankfully I have kept up with my “in gym” training sessions, my shoulder is feeling great and I’m back playing hockey and football […]
Laura had tons of things on her plate leading up to her wedding… including getting her masters! But she did a strong push in her workouts leading up the big day and the results paid off; as you can see by the photos. Laura rocks her workouts Monday nights with her sister Brooke (in one […]
This has been an amazing summer for my kids, not only has the weather been fantastic for them to be outside all day but my daughter has learned to ride her bike. My daughter, “Kitty” watches her brother, “Jackson”, get on his bike everyday and rip around. She is so envious of him. I tried […]
A bigger shadow of my former self went up Cypress mountain yesterday. My legs have been in a funk for over a year and every time I road on them they just hurt. Period. Yesterday was the first time in a long time where they haven’t ‘hurt’!!! But man am I slow… I think the […]
I do have to say that one of the great things about being a personal trainer is that you get used to getting up early. On Sunday mornings when most are still a sleep my alarm rings at 4:45 am. Yes you read it correctly 4:45, I am on the rode by 5:30 and it […]
On a beautiful Sunday afternoon, some coworkers and I went down to Jericho to try out paddle boarding. I had never done it before, but the other three had and it was quite evident! The waves were a bit choppy but we spent about 2hrs out on the water and had a fabulous time. It […]
Last weekend, Krista and I (as well as her fiance and two friends) drove out to North Vancouver to do the Grouse Grind. I had only done it twice before and never timed myself so this trip was all about setting a baseline time for completion! Krista’s goal for the trip was a bit different: […]
Here is a picture of my stats from my Porteau Cove ride this weekend. The biggest thing that I can say, as you start to do longer summer rides, is to make sure your nutrition is in check! Bonked on the way home and it seriously affected my average speed. Electrolytes in the water and […]
The weather has changed and I’ve been back on my bike in Squamish for my second ride of the year! The dry trails were great and I had no problems on some of the more technical spots. Thankfully there were no wipe outs to test the repaired shoulder but all felt great! Now if only […]
This past week, Lorea and I went to see a massage therapist who recently launched her own business. I have only ever been to one other massage therapist and was decently pleased. This woman, Laurie, was amazing. She immediately identified that my spine curves to the left, something I was unaware of, and she was […]
So, went riding with Chad Friday. Had a great time but realized that after 6 months of no mountain biking the legs didn’t feel to bad going up hill, funny, I guess the training and spinning does work! The test run was successful and my shoulder felt great, I’m ready for something more serious. […]