At Rep 1 Fitness we’ve seen our older adult clients achieve amazing health and fitness results. Perhaps the word ‘amazing’ is downplaying their achievements and we should say ‘life changing’! Our senior clients can be seen working on single leg balance drills, learning to lift weights or even venturing into weekend cycling races. No […]
Fascial Stretch Therapy is coming to your favorite personal training studio in Kitsilano! In this article, we will be explaining: What is Fascial Stretch Therapy? What are the benefits of Fascial Stretch Therapy? How it fits in your exercise program. What is FASCIAL STRETCH THERAPY (FST)? FST is a pain free, assisted method of stretching […]
Do I need to Train my Core? It is impossible to step into a Vancouver personal training gym without hearing a trainer talk about the core! Core exercise has been a hot topic in the health and fitness industry for many years. So which core exercises are best and why is it so important!? Improving […]
Meet Ted! He’s been training with Dave for 8 years (working out at #Rep1 for 6!) His goals are to improve his health, increase his strength and aerobic performance, and to shed some pounds. He took up running 2 1/2 years ago and has completed numerous races. His pro-wrestling name would be “Uncle Pit Viper”! […]
Taking time to do the “extra” is usually not one of the priorities with regards to our training regime but it is one of the most important! What is the “extra”? It’s taking and making time to take care of our bodies, stretching protocol, foam rolling, massage, physio and sleep are all examples of the “extra”! […]
Flying to California for a conference, Hawaii for a holiday, or Whistler for a weekend away, your fitness regime DOES NOT and SHOULD NOT have to suffer. Wheither you are staying in a top hotel or a cozy cabin, wheither its sunny, raining or snowing there will be lots of exercise options. The key is […]
I am going to train Sara right now, she came to circuit class this morning and she is a little worried about the family wedding that they are going to this weekend because she has been doing really well with her diet and smoking/drinking. I tried to give her some advice on better food choices […]
Today I am training Liz and I will say that I really enjoy training her because she really likes to be pushed and what’s to see results. One great factor that Liz has that I think will keep her focused would be her fiancé Paul, he is in pretty good shape and I think he […]
Today I have the pleasure to go to visit Liz Pearson’s class during their gym class. I am excited to see the kids and to see what kind of shape they are in. As I get there I do notice that Miss Pearson is outside with her class doing some form of running on the […]
Coleen and Rob trained together as a double for the first time today and I am hoping that it goes well. Something I have to remember is that Rob has lost vision in 1 eye, so I have to try to keep Rob on the right side of Coleen so that he can keep up […]