Gran Fondo Canada

Preparing for Gran Fondo Canada

Paul Stevens Carpe Diem (but in a relaxed sort of way) Preparing for Gran Fondo Canada With kneecap issues seemingly resolved by maintaining some exercises aimed directly at improving  quadriceps/hamstring muscle balance, I have been able to enjoy some great bike rides with my fellow Manditos.  I’m the new guy on the block having lived

95 year Old Track Star: Charles Euster

Sara Thompson – MSc in Exercise Science I first learned of Charles Eugster when Fiona Callender and I visited Europe last summer. Fiona and I did a quick tour of Europe, meeting up with a number of researchers who study interval training and the aging population. However, we were also hoping to meet some star

Carpe Diem, The Series: Listen to Your Body

Paul Stevens We live in a marvellous time.  I’m not blind, and recognize that we have our modern day challenges. But, on the positive side, our access to information is staggering.  Pretty much everything you need to know is at your fingertips and you only need to move them across a computer keyboard.  This is

#Dadblog 5 – Training for my First Triathlon

Mike Caterini I had a mechanical breakdown, which is why I’ve been off the blog grid this past month.  It wasn’t my wonky knee, kinked neck, sore hips or planter fasciitis that failed me.  Although, all of these minor chronic ailments did rear their ugly heads, only to be held at bay by the forces of

Cycling: The Importance of the Long Haul

Paul Stevens Carpe Diem (but in a relaxed sort of way) Moving to a new town, albeit one I was fairly familiar with, I had a few things I wanted to accomplish in terms of keeping myself active while at the same time meeting some new people.  One of them was to continue playing hockey

The Top 3 Tips To Improve Your Balance

Grayson Fertig Balance Training: 3 Tips I believe that one reason why I’ve had success as a personal trainer is that I incorporate balance training into the programs that I design for people. I do this for psychological reasons: People find balance challenges very invigorating and very rewarding. And I do this for physiological reasons:

Soccer workout

3 Easy Exercises for Grandparents

Grayson Fertig When I think about grandmothers and grandfathers, I think about my grandmother and grandfathers and my kids’ grandmothers and grandfathers.  For sure there are incredibly capable older men and women, but even those incredibly capable have still suffered to some degree or another a loss of physical ease across their lifetime. Fatstwitchgrandma is

Carpe Diem, The Series: Testing Yourself

Paul Stevens Carpe Diem (but in a relaxed sort of way)! As alluded to in my past couple of articles, I was scheduled to undergo a fitness test.  The genesis of doing this was to determine where I, as a reasonably active 60 year old male fits into the fitness spectrum for my demographic. To