Why work with a personal fitness trainer? – Part one
Why hire a personal trainer? I write books and stories about how the fitness industry and the media may not have you back. I won’t try to fool you.
Why hip raises may save your life
by Richard Tardif Your co-workers might think it strange but one way to safely fire the glutes and keep your back, legs and behind active is to get out from behind your desk, lie on the floor and do a series of hip raises. The synergistic working of the hamstrings, gluteal, extensors and lower back …
It’s not the Ads, Brainiac: Why TV doesn’t lead to obesity (or good-bye Snap, Crackle and Pop)
By Richard Tardif Author Alice Park, a writer covering health, medicine, nutrition and fitness for TIME, gets all the credit for such a headline in 2011, and it’s fitting in 2017, given that the Canadian government is moving to ban sugary food TV advertising to children, and levy a tax on our soda pop. …
Embracing The Truth About Fitness: An Interview with Richard Tardif
EMBRACING THE TRUTH ABOUT FITNESS: AN INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD TARDIF Here’s the deal: many of us are tired of the confusion when it comes to health and fitness claims. A lot of people would love to have a “do this, not that, eat this, not that” method to follow. An easy solution. But the truth …
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Why I want you to be strong, and to carry me, at any age!
By Richard Tardif Functionally speaking, that is. I also want to know if you will be strong enough to carry me? First, functional strength is thought of as the strength that gets us through life and daily survival without injury. In describing FS authors often ask us to think back to the history books and …
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Agnostic healthy eating and stop sending me food books
By Richard Tardif Let me start by saying I drink three cups of coffee every morning, sometimes at a McDonald’s while eating an Egg McMuffin, and one or two nights in the month I drink a can of Diet Pepsi while practicing my couch potato techniques watching recordings of UFC Fight Night. According to Matt …
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Super Bowl, SnackWell’s and snacking: Part One
It’s been called the fourth and fifth meal, sometimes the sixth meal. Let’s say 80-90 years ago there was a belief that snacking was not healthy. Grandma’s voice? “It makes you fat, go outside.” Was obesity a problem back then? The idea that eating more often would make us gain weight was the mantra, but …
Half of Canadians too busy for balanced diet
By Richard Tardif March of course is Nutrition Month in Canada, but for half of Canadians they might not even notice. Life and family is keeping us occupied, with one in 10 finding it a challenge to eat a balanced diet, occasionally cooking together at home; instead, opting for the less healthy, fast and readily …
Keto, all the time: Lack of research, and potential health risks
By Richard Tardif The ketogenic diet, an extreme low-calorie, high-fat eating plan ballyhooed by celebrities (Halle Berry and Kourtney Kardashian to name a few) and social-media’s day-in and day-out certification of a process forcing the body to use fat for energy instead of the body’s chosen source of, dare I say it, sugar. Known as …
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2bFit opens high-end health centre in LaSalle
A multi-purpose, on-site health centre, where you can still have a workout and trip the cardio, and have immediate access to a variety of classes and health professionals has come to LaSalle. Though 2BFit Health Centre is undergoing renovations, the centre promises a high end and modern facility offering aerobics, spinning and mixed martial arts …