Looking at ways to spice up your cardio? Try some of these simple and easy changes or tips to help bring some life to your cardio training! HIIT- High Intensity Interval Training is a great way to get the heart pumping and the blood flowing. HIIT training can be done inside or outside. It takes [...]
As it relates to our physical well-being and harnessing the strength and power of our bodies, posture and breathing are crucial components and very well could be holding you back from achieving your fitness goals. What is good posture? Good posture is a position in which our spine stays in a neutral alignment with natural [...]
If your answer was “no” or “sometimes”, then the following helps explain why you may need to make it a more regular part of your routine. Like any meal plan it needs to be individualized to you for it to work. Which is often a big reason why “diets” are not practical or sustainable in [...]
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is not uncommon and affects 8-20% of women worldwide. It is a problem in which a woman's hormones are out of balance. Hormones are chemical messengers that trigger many different processes, including growth and energy production. For reasons that are not well understood, in PCOS the hormones get out of balance. One hormone change [...]
There is no shortage of workouts available that promise to “shred fat” from your belly, booty or thighs. But is this possible…..will those ab exercises really melt fat from your tummy?? In fact this is a MYTH! Most of us are guilty of working those “problem” areas a little more than others, but research has [...]
Hey!! This is Tannis, Trainer/Kinesiologist and Pre/postnatal specialist with Provision Athletics. Today I wanted to clear up a few myths about exercising during pregnancy and after babies have arrived. Too often I hear “I can’t exercise because I’m pregnant”, or “I want to get back into fitness but can’t right now because I’m breastfeeding “along [...]
Hello PV-A Team, Lorne here and today I wanted to go over something I hear FAR TOO OFTEN. I hear this so often that I thought it was time to explain WHY we are an exercise company first, and not the other way around, I am sure you have all heard this statement "Weight loss [...]
Summer is here and we know that everyone is looking for body weight workouts that they can do outside or on the go. Below we have a list of workouts that we want to do at least 3 sets (up to 5) and 10-15 reps each. That means we are going to do one exercise [...]
Happy June everyone and welcome to some nicer weather (for our northern PVA’ers). Lorne here and I want to tell everyone about our exciting June promotion! A little back ground first. We spend 365 days a year talking to people about their goals, their abilities, their limitations, and so forth, and we wish we could [...]
