Fitness & Physical Activity
Saghi: Off-track, and Pushed Right Back On!
For the past two weeks I did not stick to my 6 days a week workout schedule. I started feeling exhausted and weak. I needed to rest and take it easy. Like Jess’ recent blog: you have to listen to your body. Normally I’d have some food before a strength workout with Jess, for some reason on Monday all I had was a rice cake with almond butter, a few hours earlier. BIG mistake! By the time we got through the first set I was feeling dizzy and really low on energy. As Jess would describe it: I was hitting a wall. We were unable to complete the third set of the last strength exercise and ended about 15 minutes early. I needed food ASAP. During my session on...
Read MoreSaghi: Preparing for the Last Dress Fitting
Less than 2 months until our wedding! I had gone for a dress fitting 2 months ago when the lady told me that the next time I went in would be the last time before she takes it in. She said I could not lose any more weight after that fitting, since she can only take the dress in once. This fitting was scheduled for next week, however I knew I’d end up losing more so I changed it for the end of May. The challenge after that fitting will be to maintain my weight and not lose more than 5 lbs. The last thing I want is my dress feeling loose on me. So Jess has helped me to come up with a workout and diet plan to help maintain my weight. I’m confident that it will...
Read MoreRyan: Intervals and Vegetarian Try-Outs
Hello everyone, Another healthy week in the books! I took Jessica’s advice regarding interval training this past weekend. I did 15 rounds of 1 (fast) min : 1 (slow) min and immidiately saw resuts. I covered 6KM for a total of 5 Min/km during the work out. It is amazing how that little timer keeps the focus on pace throughout the workout. I am going to add in more shorter 5-6 KM runs going forward, as per Jessica’s comments about my muscle goals relative to my cardio goals (Jess adds: With too many long runs, Ryan will not put on the muscle that he intends). I think I mention it every week: Diet is my biggest challenge. Jessica concocted a clever little plan,...
Read MoreSaghi: New Pant Size – Now We’re Talking!
This past weekend I was in Boston with Noah visiting family and checking things off our to do list for the wedding. We definitely got things done and saw our friends and family, however one thing missing was my workouts. It was hard to make time with so much to do and so many people around. Knowing that I wasn’t going to get any workouts in, I had to make sure I watched what I ate and my portion size. All in all it was good. I did indulge a few times, but it was worth every bite! Having not worked out at all for 3 days in a row left me feeling like something was missing. The night we flew back, we both hit the gym right away and completed a full hour of strength...
Read MoreRyan: A New Restaurant, and New Running Goals
Well hello, ya’ll. So this past week was a bit slower on the workout side of things: 2 strength workouts and two 11km runs. But, this week I am back on track. I was slowed down by some blisters from my new work boots. Made running pretty impossible – same with squats, lunges, burpees… basically any of the staples of a J-Man workout. But now that the blisters have subsided I’m back on track. I have been running a lot lately and thought I would share some of my ups and downs with you on that front. I live approximately 11.2KM from my work. My timed runs to and from work have been everywhere from 55-70mins, averaging around 60 minutes. This works out to about a...
Read MoreBalance is the Only Way, and It Will Change Your Life
This past weekend I was fortunate enough to attend the CanFitPro one-day event with Dr. Natasha Turner. Natasha Turner is a naturopathic doctor who is causing a lot of hype these days in the wellness industry because of her successful novels – two of which, “The Hormone Diet” and “The Carb Sensitivity Program” I picked up at the lecture. The reason why I was so full of adrenaline (!) while listening to Natasha’s lecture is because she was affirming the very pattern of nutrition that I’ve been teaching to my clients for the past eleven years, and made such sense of it. Of course, this pattern of nutrition does come from my...
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