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Time or Distance: The Perennial Runner’s Question
Running for time or distance is a common and often disagreed-upon topic amongst runners.
5 Important Yoga Postures for Beginners
A yoga practice can have over 300 different positions (asanas). We have put together a list of five easy and important postures, that you can master as a beginner to get you started on your way to finding your own practice.
Top 10 Health & Fitness Podcasts You Need to Hear
We put together a list of our top 10 picks for best Health and Fitness podcasts this year.
Private vs. Group Fitness? How to Choose What's Best for You
Here at Benchmark, we offer both private and group fitness classes to residents. Find out what’s right for you!
Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for children in their early years released.
The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) came up with a 24-hour movement guidelines for children. These 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years (ages 0-4) show there is an important relationship between how much sleep, sedentary behaviour and physical activity children get in a 24-hour period.
Is your workout causing you to accumulate belly fat?
Every time you exercise you are creating a hormonal response. Hormones are chemical messengers in the body that are created in the endocrine glands. These messengers control most major bodily functions, and where we accumulate fat.
Cardio Vs. Resistance Training. Which one is best for fat loss, lean weight and metabolism?
For years we have heard that cardio is the solution to lose weight until research on strength training came along as the “must-do” for speeding up your metabolism and losing weight while you sleep, so should you be focusing on resistance training only?
5 Habits of Highly Effective People
We all seem to be busy every day but are we actually being effective? The dictionary definition of effective is “successful in producing a desired or intended result”. Learn 5 tips on how to become more effective every day.
4 Reasons why you aren’t building muscle and losing fat.
If you are working out and eating a low-calorie diet but not seeing results, you might need to re-evaluate your approach.
How to get Rid of Muscle Cramps
Muscle cramping is often caused by an imbalance in the body’s levels of electrolytes, and minerals such as potassium, calcium and magnesium.
Pre-and Post-workout Foods to Lose Fat and Build Muscle
Are you tired of exercising and eating healthy most of the time without seeing results? This could mean that you are not eating the right nutrients at the right time.
H.I.I.T vs. Steady State Cardio
Have you ever wondered what type of cardio you should be doing or what the difference is?
The type of cardio that you do should depends on your personal goals!
Fitness Hacks for Busy People
Life is busy, we know and we get it. You work hard at the office and put in hard work at the gym but you’re burning out—and for little results. If the energy you put into this whole work-life balance thing isn’t leading to big results on the other side, it’s time to make a shift.
Stick Around for Savasana!
It may look like the easiest yoga pose to do when you compare it to headstands and arm balances, but many yogis would tell you Savasana- or Corpse Pose- is just the opposite.
3 Must Do Full Body Moves
Gone are the days of hour-long gym sessions and ‘leg day.’ Now is the age of total body toning, in less time than ever before. This is where functional fitness comes in.
4 Techniques for Maximizing Your Gains
If you’re putting in the proper time and effort when you train but are still not seeing any evidence of it in your body, chances are your workouts aren’t as efficient and effective as you thought they were.
How Exercise Order Impacts your Workout
Your goal is to get to the gym, do your exercises and get out, right? Hold on a second. The order you do your exercises in can actually impact the results you get.
How to Avoid Joint Pain at the Gym
There’s nothing more demotivating than having to take time off from your routine when you’re in a good fitness groove. Joint pain is the culprit behind many fitness setbacks and injuries.
Hydration Tips for Active Living
It’s vital for all living beings and it’s a huge part of the athletic performance picture. Proper hydration boosts your energy, focuses your mind and raises your fitness potential.