Have you ever felt your stomach flutter before an important meeting, or noticed your shoulders bunching up toward your ears after a long day? A nerve we don't hear much about is likely involved. The vagus nerve is the longest cranial nerve in the body, running from...

For this week’s article I’m turning the keyboard over to Charles  You know it. I know it. I think on some level everybody knows it: things are… a little dark these days. Climate change? Check. Trade war? Yup. Authoritarianism on the rise? Uh-huh. Oh, and Covid. As...

Menopause is one of life's certainties. Whether it's behind us, happening now, or still down the road, every woman reaches this chapter eventually; I'm right there with you. What we don't hear enough about is how much it affects our muscles, bones and metabolism. The...

If you've been told you have osteoporosis or osteopenia, you might feel like your active life just hit a wall. The diagnosis can be unsettling. But here's what I want you to know right from the start: having lower bone density doesn't mean you need to stop moving. In...

You've probably heard me say this many times during our classes together: don't skip the cooldown! Why do I make such a big deal over this? Because a cooldown isn't what you do after your workout; it's part of your workout. What happens inside your body during those 5...

I’m so appreciative of our Silver members, even if we rarely speak face to face. It’s great to see so many people incorporating fitness into their routines, on their own schedules.  But there’s one thing recorded classes don’t have, which live classes do: the social...

You've been showing up to your classes consistently, moving your body the way you know works for you, and yet you might have noticed something subtle: things feel a little bit harder to maintain. Maybe you're not feeling quite as strong as you used to, even though...

One of the questions I'm often asked when I wear my "nutrition counsellor" hat is: how many eggs are safe to eat in a day? And I get it. I'm old enough to remember when eggs were on the naughty list - regarded as risky, something you had to justify eating if you cared...

Like a lot of people, my partner Charles struggles with balance. Exercises like Single Leg Deadlift and poses like Warrior Three have always given him trouble, and he’s the first to admit these moves are on his "least favourite" list. But the other day in BodySculpt,...