Christie’s Fitness Tips
Check out the latest exercise tips, quick workouts, awesome stretches and how-to videos.
Five “Healthy” Foods That Aren’t As Healthy As You Think
Making healthy food choices can be pretty confusing. For every time we read about some exciting new miracle superfood, it seems another, innocent seeming edible is placed on the Naughty List. Remember when we all thought fat was bad for us, and ate nothing but pasta...
Neck Pain during Pilates Exercises? This Will Help
Many people experience some neck pain during Pilates, especially those newer to the practice. In my classes I'm asked regularly about how to prevent or eliminate this unpleasant tension in the neck and shoulder area. Weak neck muscles can definitely contribute to...
Floating: How To Experience Nothing – And Love It
I'm lying naked in complete and utter darkness. I can hear nothing but the sound of my own deep breathing. I'm unable to sense where my skin ends and the space around my body begins. Suspended in a dreamlike trance, I've lost all awareness of time passing. Where have...
“I Want A Six-Pack!”
When I ask clients about their long term fitness goals, defined, washboard abs - the six-pack - often makes it onto the list. Who among us (myself included) hasn't craved that magazine cover beach body? Take my client Jen for example. Jen is fit and athletic, and...
Should I keep my core engaged all the time?
Do you have a question about your fitness routine? Is there an exercise you just don't "get"? Or maybe you're curious about the benefits of one workout versus another. Every week I'll post a question submitted by a reader, and answer it right here. If your question...
Snowshoeing: Healthy and Fun (and Cheap Too!)
Looking for a fun, easy way to stay fit during the winter season without spending tons of cash? Try snowshoeing! Snowshoeing is very inexpensive compared to alpine skiing. Once you have shoes & poles, it's practically free, and there are no line-ups! It is easy to...
My Favourite Three Exercises That Require No Equipment At All
You don't need tons of props and equipment to get fit. Simple exercises using only your body weight can help you achieve strength gains, boost your cardiovascular fitness and strengthen you bones. Plus, you can do them anywhere - at home, on the beach, maybe even in...
Raw Food. Paleo. Atkins. Popular Diets Not As Healthy As You May Think
They sound like the perfect diets. Eat "ancient" like our ancestors did, before we ruined things with additives and preservatives. Or, eat "natural" like our primate cousins do: raw foods only, no newfangled notions like, well, cooking. But instead of promoting...
When You Burn Off That Fat, Where Does It Go?
So here's a question I never really thought about before: when you lose weight, where does it go? I mean, fat cells are made up of atoms and atoms can't just disappear. So when your love handles start to shrink or you lose an inch off your belly, what happens to that...