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CROSS TRAINING – SNOWSHOEING

Are you a triathlete looking for cross-training options? Try snowshoeing (Raquette). It's a fun, low cost, low impact sport which requires you to use large muscle groups to fight snow resistance (especially over hilly terrains and deep powder snow). It is an ideal exercise to tone...

CHEST PRESS and  BRIDGING ON  A BALL

Have little time to train? here is a great  combo workout: Chest press and bridging on a ball THE BENEFITS: It builds your upper body’s strength by developing the pectoral muscles, the shoulders and the posterior part of the upper arm. It also aids in chest...

FEET & ANKLE ROUTINE

Stiff ankles as well as high ankle mobility can harm you if you are an endurance athlete.  Below are some exercises which can help increase mobility (if you are on the stiff side) or strengthen your weak joints if you suffer from joint laxity. But...

HAMSTRINGS CURL ON A SWISS BALL

Squats and lunges indeed stimulate hamstrings* all while targeting quads, but if you want to target and build hamstring strength, then deadlifts*, kickbacks, and leg curls are your tools. Leg curls are at the foundation of every hamstrings’ exercise, they can be done on machines,...

WHAT’S A HUMAN CORE and WHY A STRONG CORE?

WHAT’S A HUMAN CORE?    Your core is not just your abs, it is a 3-D space comprising all muscles between your diaphragm and your distal pelvis. It is your general center of mass, your motor control center and the focal point of force-transfer between...

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