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While improving cardiovascular fitness requires, for obvious reasons, cardiovascular activity, this article will highlight important aspects of the methodology to get you there. A lot of emphasis in health and wellness includes many types of…
A Regular Addition to One’s Fitness Regimen In recent years, there has been a growing interest in incorporating kettlebells into fitness routines to achieve a well-rounded workout. Although kettlebell training may be less familiar to…
On the surface, running seems to be a great form of exercise. And it is; It burns calories, can be mentally beneficial (note the “runners high”), builds cardiovascular strength, and can even improve muscular strength,…
When your primary goal is muscular strength, you need to build muscle for apparent reasons. As such, improving strength and building muscle essentially goes hand-in-hand. Of course, this is a simplified statement. In other words,…
Typically, Yoga and Weightlifting are viewed as independent of each other, completely different forms of exercise, and practiced by two entirely different groups of people. Where Yoga is considered to be primarily for relaxation with…
Our Chiropractor in West Vancouver delves into this topic and offers you some great suggestions if you’re interested in weight training when you’re over 60 years old. Starting weight training when you’re over 60 can…
No one is quite as flexible as they were when they were children, but it doesn’t mean it’s all downhill from there. Becoming less flexible as you get older might seem like an inevitable outcome…
Pilates is one of those more daunting types of exercise, the kind you hear about and think – what exactly is Pilates? Is it good for me? In short, it’s a low-impact exercise that tones…
Advice on how and when to stretch comes in all sorts of different shapes and sizes. Knowing when exactly to stretch can be a bit confusing, especially if you’re starting on a new exercise journey. …
Recent research does show that people naturally get shorter as they age, with men losing up to an inch and women up to two inches. Our West Vancouver Chiropractor has some tips in this article…
Here at Ambleside Chiropractic in West Vancouver, our Chiropractor in West Vancouver gets asked lots of questions about how to make sure the whole family is practicing and making healthy lifestyle choices. One question that…
Regular exercise is an essential part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, especially when it comes to the health of your heart, spine, joints, and bones. Exercising on a weekly basis keeps your heart strong, your…
There’s no doubt that regular exercise is essential if you want to maintain a healthy body and spine in the future. Knowing how much exercise to do in a week, and when to take a…
Stretching isn’t just reserved for after-work runs or for the first thing you do when you wake up. Although it feels great to stretch after a workout, you should be stretching regularly. You really should…