So I successfully completed my personal stair challenge on Monday – it worked out to be 10 repetitions up 10 floors worth of stairs. I kept the pace higher than I thought I would and I took 2 stairs at a time. I did rest and get some fresh air after 5 repetitions. I walked down the 10 floors worth of stairs as rest. There is some muscle soreness in my legs however I would say that most people will limit the pace at which they take the stairs effectively enough that the soreness will not be that bad for anyone. This series of posts is ongoing so I have to tell you about today! Read the rest of this entry
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Apartment Fitness 2
Apartment Fitness
I might have to use a tree instead!
As I have begun my clinical practice my life has encountered a common challenge – the “not enough time for exercise-itis”. None of us in North America are immune to this issue! My goal now is to start a series of posts outlining how I am going to get back to my previously active lifestyle by using what is available to me in (and around) the apartment building that I currently live in. Read the rest of this entry
Should You Train Like The Pros?
In th
e world of physical training there seems to be a desire to emulate the best in the field – while admirable this may be a fools game. It often happens that a person will say “I want to be like Michael Jordan so I will do Michael Jordan’s workout”. You can substitute any name and the thought remains the same – if I want to be the best I need to train like the best. If you want to progress in any physical way it is not the thought that counts! Read the rest of this entry
