For many personal trainers, the month of December might be properly referred to as a “Maintenance Month.” December is typically filled with social obligations, and stress surrounding the holidays in general for clients. Your regular routine and schedule goes out the window and all the holiday parties and gatherings mean
Some might say what we do at SVPT is boring. From a certain point of view that is true, as we aren’t sexy, we aren’t flashy, and maybe the cool kids don’t dig us. But what we are great at is teaching you to master your movement and build fitness
When a lot of us think of the word strength, our minds might jump immediately to a picture of someone hoisting a fully loaded barbell from the floor, squatting with an extremely heavy load, or cranking out rep after rep of pull-ups. And that isn’t necessarily wrong! Those activities obviously
Literally. Please stop the madness. STOP. We don’t burpee. Ever. On the heels of some of the top trainers in the world, including Ben Bruno and Mike Boyle, we too are saying NO to burpees. #justsaynotoburpees I know, I know – there are no bad exercises, only bad application. The
“Mobility” has become a huge buzzword in the area of fitness and health. The term gets thrown around quite often in online articles, but rarely is its true meaning explained. What exactly is mobility, why is it made out to be such a big deal, and why is it so
The weather is finally nice, and stair season is upon us. This is where all Edmontonians take advantage of the beautiful river valley and get their fitness on the stairs. Did you know Edmonton has over 40 sets of stairs of all sizes for you to utilize for free for
