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With the holidays about to spill over I thought it was time to relate a few items that are important this time of year.
I am not going to give one of the ra ra speeches about how to ovoid overeating and drinking or how to not offend you mother in-law.....again. What I am going to do is talk about being active over the holidays and more importantly being charitable.
The Coastal Fitness staff recently attended a conference/seminar in Seattle, Washington. Here is a little background as to why we chose to go and few of the benefits of what we learned in becoming FMS(Functional Movement Screen) Certified.
Well with the ‘off season’ among us in most major sports, now as strength coaches the real work can get done 
and there is no better time to talk about goal setting. Whether you are an elite athlete or someone wants to lose few pounds you need to set goals, period. It is how one goes about setting their goal(s) which is crucial for achieving them. I suggest people use the SMART acronym when setting their goal(s).
A Coastal Fitness team member recently submitted a new blog post on goal setting. (To be posted soon). This is a very important step for all of us who are looking to make changes with our body or even just to stay healthy over the long term. I got to thinking as I was reading it over, that there was something missing, not in the article itself but in the whole idea. Something that was integral to the success of reaching said goal. I thought to myself, what a great learning opportunity this was, a way that I can improve as a trainer. I realize that while both long and short term goal setting is vital for client’s success; the action steps to get there are actually ‘the plan’.
With summer’s inevitability we thought it appropriate to write a quick blog update on fat loss. I mean, really, who wants the stuff....? This post will shed light on some 
generally accepted fat loss methods that simply just don’t work; but more importantly what does. Firstly, I would like to thank Alywn Cosgrove for providing the muse for this post. Seeing him speak at a Perform Better conference recently was nothing less than eye opening and inspiring. My hope is that the research presented will put an end to your fruitless fat loss methods. You can achieve significantly more in less time than you thought.
We recently finished a talk with a group of runners training for the Run for Water at Peninsula Runners in Abbotsford. This is a summary of what we spoke about.
It is well documented that one of the most common areas of injury in runners is the knee joint. One of the main reasons for this is the lack of balance in the muscles that stabilize the knee. For most runners they have strong/tight quadriceps and weak posterior chain muscles (hamstrings & glutes). These imbalances lead to knee problems. Using some simple exercises can help START you on the path correcting these imbalances.
My first response would be “Do your children see you eat vegetables?” Most important is that you are setting a good example for your children and eating vegetables as well.
Nearly every game system has a fitness game like the Wii Fit and EA Sports Active. The NPD Group
tracks computer and video game sales in the United States. It reported in 2004 that:
With the already massive wellness/fitness/diet market worth well over $400 billion it’s no wonder the video game sector has tried to tap into that.
We are always asked about this product and that product,
“Well what do you recommend?” So in an effort to save our ever increasingly valuable breath we have created this list. So here is a little review of a few of the products that we use both personally and with our clients.
Being a mom of two, working, keeping up the home and all the other things that come up each day, I 
understand how busy life can be.
The way I have brought some ease into our household and ensured that we are eating healthy, well balanced meals is to do some meal planning.
Lack of Sleep
Sleep has a huge impact on performance and health.
I know from experience that most people do not get enough sleep over the course of the year because of work, family and school.
that many covet. They pay pretty much 100% of all our visits as long as they fit into the ‘normal’ category; once a month whitening’s for the $1,000,000 smile are extra. Ok, so I’ll get right to it, I had a spot that had the very strong potential to become a cavity in the near future, so I book in to have a ‘preventative resin’ done so the cavity doesn’t happen. This is where things started to get a little squirrely.
aui I had a tough week suffering from severe vacation hangover. Thankfully I am not the type of person to be overwhelmed by a down week.
The fitness industry is very convoluted and often information that is out there is not applicable to your situation. What we are looking for here is your input.
As you can see Coastal Fitness Services has a new face and new members, and with that there are many cool new features and content that will be coming in the next few weeks and months. The Coastal Connection will be your portal to all kinds of fitness related info, and if you are interested
