Exercise and physical activity are essential parts of a healthy lifestyle. In this section of the blog, I share some information about exercise, as well as some free workouts you can try.

Back in what seems a lifetime ago, I was a personal trainer and Registered Kinesiologist.

As a personal trainer, I worked with clients of varying goals, from the run-of-the-mill “I want to lose weight,” to specific things like “I need to do more push-ups for the [outdated] military fitness test,” which has since thankfully changed to something more functional.

As a Registered Kinesiologist, I worked with people with chronic health conditions who were sedentary and needed to improve mobility and quality of life, among other things. I developed a progressive exercise program for people with chronic health conditions. This program is still in use at the health centre I developed it for as well as in other health centres in Ontario. The program was also the subject of someone’s Master’s Thesis, which makes me pretty proud :)

All that’s to say that if you’ve come here looking for “the only exercise you should be doing” or “5 exercises to never do,” you’ve come to the wrong place. Unlike most personal trainers nowadays,  I’ve never subscribed to all-or-nothing thinking, and I believe diversity of movement is important.

I also believe that people will only be successful in maintaining an active lifestyle if they choose activities that they actually enjoy doing, whether that’s dancing in their living room, climbing a mountain, doing Zumba, or going to a CrossFit gym.

Read on for tips on how you can embrace all movement and lead an active, healthy lifestyle.

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