Thoughts On Fitness
DIY Fitness – Does it work?
In this age of virtually unlimited access to information, shouldn't it be easier to do DIY (do-it-yourself) fitness on your own? You'd think so, wouldn't you? With a few keystrokes or swipes of a finger, you can find a HIIT workout, a yoga session, a running program,...
Is your brain holding you back?
I've been the coaching business for over a decade, and what I'm about to say might be surprising. Sure, the physical part of working out can be a challenge, but do you know what really holds a lot of people back? It's the mental part. Here's what really determines...
If only there was a magic pill…
Raise your hand if you’ve ever thought… “I wish there was just a pill or gadget that would instantly make me fit.” I think we all have at some point. --- In the first “Matrix” movie with Keanu Reeves, there’s a scene where he gets plugged into a machine that...
What should I be eating?
Last week we talked about nutrition, habit formation, and our general approach to incorporating more effective nutrition into a healthy lifestyle. Here's a question for you. Do you know how you should be eating to reach your goals? If you're like many people who we...
Food – Make the complex… simple?
We're going to shift directions here and head into the kitchen, so to speak. One of the key things that we talk to people about, both members and people thinking of joining, is nutrition. That's why it's at the base of the pyramid above. This may come as a...
Is putting yourself first… selfish?
One of the most common things that people tell us is that they want to lose weight. It's easy to get sidetracked by all the health and fitness gimmicks out there, and it's also easy to get discouraged when you try them and they don't work. Let's remove all that...
You want to improve your nutrition, but you don’t know where to start…
If you know you should eat better... but you haven't gotten the ball rolling yet, chances are pretty good that you just don't know how to start. You're staring down that nutrition mountain and wondering how you'll ever get to the top. What you need is to just take the...
Strength and Fitness – Why We Need Both
Why do we, at CrossFit Steinbach, do what we do? The simple reason is that we believe in the training methodology that we use. Varied, functional training is really where it’s at in terms of maintaining a broad base of strength and fitness. You need strength elements...
Slow down and move
Hillary and I just got back from a 4-day canoe trip over the weekend. We generally do backcountry trips, where we bring everything in and out on foot or by canoe, and sleep in a tent. Granted, this particular trip was relatively easy in terms of the distance covered...