Vital Active Living Blog

Resilience is defined as: 1. the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. 2. the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity. Fitness [...]

“How do YOU stay motivated?”, a client asked me after returning from a 3 week bout of bronchitis. I had commended her for completing the modified versions of her workouts, and for not [...]

My husband and I took a vacation week. Or rather, a Stay-cation. Our plans to do a lot of cycling up at a cottage didn’t work out because of the rain in the forecast and the poor air [...]

New year, new goals! I love the idea of behaviour-based goals rather than outcome-based goals. Are your goals outcome-based? Examples of outcome-based goals are: Losing 10 pounds Doing a pull up [...]

You have worked all year to build good habits. Now the holiday season is upon us. Will you keep up your workout routine and healthy eating? Here are a dozen hacks to navigate the holiday season: [...]

At Vital Active Living, we customize workouts. We design your workouts according to your goals and abilities and preferences. And we also progress your workouts so that you continue to see [...]

I asked a client what his “one thing” is that he wants to focus on this week. He replied, “Going back to eating low-carb and low-sugar.” (His idea, not mine.) Then he [...]

Food tracking refers to keeping track of what you eat and drink throughout the day. There are various ways to log your food. You can write down what you eat in a notebook or food journal. You can [...]

Here is a profound and mind-boggling thought: You can’t control the scale (your weight on the weight scale, that is). You ask, “You can’t control your weight? What?” [...]

People want big results, fast. We live in a world where many things are instantaneous. We have Amazon Prime, Netflix, and SkipTheDishes. It is pretty much instant gratification. When it comes to [...]

When it comes to healthy eating and weight loss, is there a place for cheat meals? What about dealing with cravings? In my opinion and through my experience as a trainer, I have found that there [...]

I am looking forward to watching the world’s best compete at this year’s summer Olympics. These athletes are the best of the best. They have optimized the skill, strength and speed [...]