In the world of fitness, myths and misconceptions are plenty, and many accept them as the fundamental truth. Unfortunately, a few long-held beliefs concerning different exercise types are difficult to dispel and continue to be followed by many. Falling prey to these misbeliefs, however, will do more harm than good as it can result in an injury or disrupt your fitness goals.
Whether you’re trying to lose weight, recover from an injury, train for an athletic event, or simply stay in shape, an individualized workout plan under the guidance of a personal trainer can help you achieve most of your health and fitness goals.
The Baby Boomers are an inspiring generation of hard-working men and women. But as “The Greatest Generation” transition into their senior years, the demand for kinesiologists is increasing rapidly. Known ...
Have you seen people with colourful tape across their shoulders, calves or knees? What you saw was most likely Kinesiology therapeutic tape, or “KT-tape”. Kinesiology tape can be used for ...
Have you ever been going on throughout your daily activities and felt a muscle stretch in a certain position? For example, trying to tie your shoes and your hamstrings are a little tight. This is a common problem with people that are active on a daily basis.
A dynamic warm-up is a series of stretches that are considered dynamic because you are moving for the stretch. Static stretching, which requires you to hold a stretch for a period of time, used to be the most popular type of warm-up for many athletes.
At Fleming Fitness we have a team of kinesiologists and we understand that a lot of people might not know the difference between a kinesiologist and a physiotherapist. So, we thought ...
Muscle strains are very common and can happen to anyone at any point. If you’ve ever has a muscle strain you might have heard you should go see a kinesiologist, ...
Part of the problem with the holidays around Christmas and the New Year is falling off your fitness journey. January is a month of resolutions and creating new habits, so what better time than now ...
Are you tired of going to the gym everyday and not seeing any results? Maybe you’ve hit a plateau or you’re not really sure what you’re doing. We’ve put together 5 tips to help you on your fitness journey.
A lot of people write out their resolutions for the year and never end up sticking to them. If you really want to stick to your resolutions this year you need to make a change for how you approach them. We ...
The new year means a lot of people make it their resolution it be more healthy and up their fitness level. However, there are people that don’t know the right way to set these resolutions. We’ve put together ...