Healthy Tips

Toronto Personal Trainer: The Effects of Stress

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

When we discuss stress, it can be easily classified as a “Disease of the Modern World”. A disease is defined as an “impairment of the normal state or functioning of the body as a whole or of any of its parts” Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, Copyright (c) 2005. Stress, as a disease, impairs out biomechanical [...]

Toronto Personal Trainer: Preventing and Treating Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

PREVENTING AND TREATING CARPAL TUNNEL
SYNDROME

What is it?
Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the median nerve which runs from the forearm into the hand becomes pressed or squeezed.

What are the symptoms?
The symptoms include; pain through the wrist and hand, and numbness through the fingers.

How to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome:
Try to keep the [...]

Toronto Personal Trainer Office Fitness: Correct Seated Posture

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Sitting Upright not right way to prevent back pain: studies show
A 135-degree body-to-thigh sitting posture was demonstrated to be the best biomechanical sitting position, as opposed to a 90-degree posture most people consider normal (Dr. Waseem Amir Bashir, researcher from University of Alberta Hospital)
85% of us will experience back pain during our lifetime.  Office workers [...]

8 FITNESS FACTS

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Drink more water.  Drink ½ a litre of water pre-work and post-workout.
Eat more protein.  Protein is the building blocks for muscles.  The best sources for protein are tuna, chicken and tofu.  A shake made of protein [...]