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The Nike+ SportWatch GPS powered by TomTom
Today I picked up my new Nike + sports watch. With Nike+, it’s easy to track your time, distance, pace and calories burned. Join nikeplus.com, the world’s largest running club, and you can track your progress, join challenges, map your routes and connect with friends. Learn Nike+ SportWatch GPS powered by TomTom ® (sensor included and [...]
Cancer Prevention
Cancer is everywhere so lets help to prevent it! Staying at a healthy body weight is important as weight can play a role in cancer. Studies suggest a weight gain of 11 pounds in an adult may increase your cancer risk. To maintain or achieve a healthy body you want to eat a healthy diet and [...]
Maui – The Whaler on Kaanapali Beach
I have always felt that rest and relaxation are just as important as hard work! We all need to kick back and recover from all the stresses that life can bring. Ask any physician and they will tell you that rest is essential for physical health. When the body is deprived of sleep, it is [...]
Burn fat all day long!
Exercising helps people reduce their weight, maintain weight loss, and fight obesity! Weight lifting exercises help you burn fat even when you’re at rest. Muscle cells burn more energy than fat cells therefore the more muscle fibres you have the more calories you will burn. To increase your metabolism through resistance training is a great [...]
Is Weight training for you?
The Importance of strength training should not be underestimated. Ask yourself if you want the following benefits: Improve/correct posture More lean muscle tissue burning up more calories Thicker bone density Positive body image Increase core stability Increase muscular strength and endurance Increase self-confidence Improve coordination, balance, agility, power and speed Decreased risk of stroke, heart [...]
About Me
My name is David Turnbull. I am a registered Personal Trainer in Beautiful British Columbia. I was once a computer geek living in friendly Manitoba sitting on my butt all day with chronic back pain, now I am a full-blown fitness nut, living life to the fullest in Vancouver’s Kitsilano. I am constantly researching how [...]
Breakfast is a MUST!
Studies show that people who eat breakfast perform better! Skipping breakfast is a common strategy for people who are trying to lose weight, but it’s usually not successful. Your body expects to be refueled a few times each day, so when you skip meals you may feel so hungry that when lunch time comes, you [...]
Protein Pudding cups!
Maximum human performance has made a tasty guilt free snack! These delicious, ready-to-eat high protein pudding makes eating quality protein simple and enjoyable. With a whopping 30 grams of protein, 190 calories and no sugar this is the ultimate low carb healthy snack! I will admit I have a HUGE sweet tooth! Now thanks to [...]
The Ride to Conquer Cancer
My name is Kevin Pan. I am 23 years old; I cannot say that I am the greatest role model. However, I wish to accomplish something I can be proud of. That something is raising money for cancer research through Ride to Conquer cancer. I am hoping to reach my goal of $2500. I know [...]
Muscle Pharm Assault
I have tried many pre workout creatine supplements, and most of them do very little to help me during my workout. Most of the time they either give me a stomach ache or a 10 minute window of extra energy. I went into X Fuel yesterday to try Muscle Pharm’s new mixture of Assault. [...]
PVL ISO Gold Protein Powder
If you are looking for the perfect protein powder, look no further. This delicious tasting fast absorbing quality protein powder makes life a little bit easier. The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is down a scoop of Iso Gold. At night your body goes into a fast, [...]
Give slim kids higher marks in school?
French diet guru Pierre Dukan would like to give students within a healthy body weight better marks in school. Pierre wrote a 250 page proposal to 16 candidates for France’s presidential election. In the proposal he wants students to have the option to take an “ideal weight” option on their final exam, to give them extra points [...]
Six Keys to achieve perfect form
If you are new to the gym you may think all you have to do to look good is to pick up the heaviest weight possible and then throw it around like a monkey. This is not true! You have a plan of action to achieve results! For plan development contact me. If you already have your plan [...]
Kashi Go Lean Cereal
If you are like most people you are probably in a huge rush in the morning, from the moment you wake up until you get home from work. One of the worst thing you can do to your body is starve it by skipping breakfast. If you are strapped for time I would highly recommend this great [...]
Losing it Like a Winner Part II: Vegan Edition
In my last article, I emphasized the not-so-revolutionary concept that eating a diet with equal proportions of carbohydrates to protein can allow one to cut excess fat while maintaining muscle mass. This is easily done by anybody who is willing to chow down on steaks and salads, but for those who, for whatever reason, choose [...]
Updated Personal Training Prices!!
Contact me for Holiday specials if you sign up before Jan 15th 2012. Mission Statement I am passionate about health and fitness and love to teach. I will educate, motivate and support my clients in adopting a healthier lifestyle. I will design a safe effective program for your individual needs to improve your posture, core [...]
Ron Zalko Total Body Fitness & Yoga
If you are looking for the best gym in Vancouver, look no further. Whether you’re looking for group classes or top of the line weights, cardio and exercise equipment, Ron’s has it all. You will always feel comfortable in this large air conditioned gym. Group Exercise includes unlimited Yoga and Pilates classes, including Restorative Yoga, Pilates Yoga [...]
Uh OH!!
This is a friendly holiday reminder. There is so much food and treats placed right under your nose during the holidays, that sometimes you may cave in and have a little. It’s fine to treat yourself once in a while, just keep in mind how much you are treating yourself and how long it’s [...]
‘Cheating’ is not Cheating
When you’re interested in developing strength, or some other aspect of athletic ability, proper form is whatever position gives you the highest level physical advantage, and generally pertains to safely being able to use the greatest amount of your body’s muscle power as possible. With a few exceptions pertaining to contest rules, there is no [...]
Healthier Latte options. Yummy!
If you are looking to enjoy the holidays with a delicious drink, while still watching your waist line you may want to try one of these modified drinks at Starbucks. With only a slight modification to these drinks you are saving 10g of fat and 100 calories per drink. If you are a regular like [...]
Energizer Night Run 5 & 10 KM
Today I picked up our gear for the race tomorrow. If you want to join you still can. Talk to the running room at 679 Denman St. Late registration is $70 cash only. If you enjoy the celebration of lights you will enjoy this moving celebration of light. This will be a night run that you [...]
Please Donate to Movember
It’s Movember, the month formerly known as November, dedicated to growing moustaches and raising awareness and funds for men’shealth issues, specifically cancers affecting men. Please support my efforts by making a donation at http://mobro.co/1931550/d.We only have a month to grow and support these Movember moustaches, so please come along for the ride. I have decided to [...]
Jabra Sport Bluetooth Review
Jabra recently launched their new Sport bluetooth headset. If you know anything about bluetooth headset you probably already know that Jabra is one of the best. So I decided to test out their newest invention. I have an iPhone that I use as an iPod at the gym. Previously I would use the factory iPhone [...]
New Euro Training
If you think my training is hard then check out the new Euro training. The next time you think im pushing you to hard remember this video. haha Tweet
Reebok Real Flex
Last week I purchased my first pair of Reebok’s Real Flex running shoe. They advertise this as the next best thing to bare foot running. You get healthy foot movement & proprioception without all of those nasty impact forces caused by running on concrete sidewalks. They are an extremely flexible shoe engineered with independent sensors to [...]
Stephen’s Corner – Losing it Like a Winner Part I
In my recent post about vegetarian/vegan diets, I mentioned that the real challenge for the non-meat eater is not weight gain, but healthy weight loss. The key word being ‘healthy’. Whether you’re a meat-eater or vegetarian, it’s very easy to lose weight badly, by which I mean losing muscle along with the fat, and effectively [...]
Stephen’s Corner – I’m a healthy Vegan
Too many people seem to have the misconception that becoming a vegan or vegetarian means cutting out meat (and other animal products) and replacing it with nothing. No matter if you’re an omnivore or full-fledged vegan, if your diet doesn’t provide you with adequate levels of complete proteins, iron, and B-12 vitamins, you will become anaemic [...]
Oikos Greek Yogurt
The other day I walked into Safeway to pick up something for dinner, when a lady offered a cup of yogurt to try. I was in a rush, so I said no thank you and was about to walk away. She replied, “It’s greek yogurt”. I immediately halted and said ok I will try some. She let [...]
Wonderful France
**********Warning*****Warning********** I am going to attempt to blog through my phone for the first time so I apologize if this turns out wonky, and for all the spelling mistakes. Hahha ******************************************* You may be wondering why I am posting our trip to France on a health blog. The reason is health is not just physical [...]
Allmax Vitastack
I have tried many multivitamins so far Vitastack is my favourite. If the following sounds like you then you may want to consider Vitastack. You’re a power athlete or bodybuilder and you like to hit the gym hard. You demand far more from your body than anyone else. You want to be better than you are today. [...]
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