Posts Tagged "family activities"

Top 5 Summer Activities To Keep You Fit

Posted by on Aug 2, 2012 in Prenatal & Postnatal Fitness, Reviews & Resources, The Trainer's Toolbox |

Nothing beats these 5 summer activities for toning, strengthening and leaning down your body while you play. Summer is all about fun! Here in Canada we only get so many weeks of sunny, co-operative weather and – as any bored fitness club staff will tell you – this time of year is no one’s favourite season for hitting the gym. So why not roll with your laid back self? Try to incorporate one of these fun and simple outdoor activities every day to keep you limber, trim and fit...

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Playground Workout Challenge

Posted by on Jun 25, 2012 in Family Fitness, Healthy Weight Action Plan, Reviews & Resources | 2 comments

It is HOT in Toronto this week. Actually, I hear that it is pretty hot everywhere this week. I’ve been teaching our outdoor Belly Bootcamp classes and trying to stay as cool as possible, but I am on a weight loss mission and lolling around in front of the air conditioner is not exactly a workout. One of the ways I am meeting my fitness goals and keeping my metabolism high is by hitting the local playgrounds for my kids as many days per week as possible. I recently wrote a blog about the...

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Join Toronto’s Best Stroller Fitness

Posted by on Apr 26, 2012 in Most Buzzed About Topics |

We’re very excited for the 2012 season of Bellies & Strollers, voted one of Toronto’s Top Boot Camps by BlogTO and featured in May on CTV’s “My Toronto Is…”!  Bellies & Strollers is fast becoming Toronto’s most popular stroller fitness and for good reason: Belly Bootcamp classes are challenging, dynamic, fun, and – most of all – effective! Come and join us for a trial class and see for yourself why Belly Bootcamp is Toronto’s...

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Do You Watch Commercials More Than You Exercise?

Posted by on Mar 22, 2012 in Family Fitness, Healthy Weight Action Plan, The Trainer's Toolbox |

Today I stumbled on this little gem on Facebook and posted it to the Belly Bootcamp FB page: It is very true that most people don’t prioritize exercise enough when planning their time. The number one excuse we personal trainers hear from the general public is the old “I don’t have time to work out.”  Be honest: Have you ever uttered this excuse to a trainer, friend, spouse or yourself? How many thousands of times? You really do have to put it into perspective: if you...

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Suck It Up and Work It Out

Posted by on Jan 28, 2011 in Family Fitness | 5 comments

A few weeks ago, I ‘fessed up to feeling a little down lately.  The kids are growing, time is marching on and sometimes lately I struggle to keep up the cheery demeanour required in my chosen profession.  There is nothing worse, I imagine, than having some poopypants whiner show up at your door at 6:00 a.m. to “motivate” you.  So I suck it up.  Then, every once in a while, I vent to a loved one or to all of you. The last time I vented, in my post “Curing Separation...

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