The weather is finally nice, and stair season is upon us. This is where all Edmontonians take advantage of the beautiful river valley and get their fitness on the stairs. Did you know Edmonton has over 40 sets of stairs of all sizes for you to utilize for free for your workout? Top 3 Sets …
The Muddled Meaning of Mobility
“Mobility” has become a huge buzzword in the area of fitness and health. The term gets thrown around quite often in online articles, but rarely is its true meaning explained. What exactly is mobility, why is it made out to be such a big deal, and why is it so good for me? The general …
F*ck Burpees!
Literally. Please stop the madness. STOP. We don’t burpee. Ever. On the heels of some of the top trainers in the world, including Ben Bruno and Mike Boyle, we too are saying NO to burpees. #justsaynotoburpees I know, I know – there are no bad exercises, only bad application. The fitness industry is awesome at …
Strength in Many Forms
When a lot of us think of the word strength, our minds might jump immediately to a picture of someone hoisting a fully loaded barbell from the floor, squatting with an extremely heavy load, or cranking out rep after rep of pull-ups. And that isn’t necessarily wrong! Those activities obviously require a great deal of …
No Trends, No Fads, No Quick Fixes
Some might say what we do at SVPT is boring. From a certain point of view that is true, as we aren’t sexy, we aren’t flashy, and maybe the cool kids don’t dig us. But what we are great at is teaching you to master your movement and build fitness that will ultimately make you …
T’is the Season for Maintenance
For many personal trainers, the month of December might be properly referred to as a “Maintenance Month.” December is typically filled with social obligations, and stress surrounding the holidays in general for clients. Your regular routine and schedule goes out the window and all the holiday parties and gatherings mean you’re tempted to indulge in …
What is the SVPT way?
Welcome to our first blog! We are excited to be starting a blog and video blog series to share what we are about, and what we do. You will see in our posts we hashtag #theSVPTway. Maybe it’s time to explain. Simply put, #theSVPTway is our fitness philosophy and our culture. It’s what sets us …
Myths of Cardio
Are you ready to have all of your cardio questions answered? To have all the controversy solved once and for all? Get answers from experienced fitness professionals who learn and teach this stuff for a living? Well, just keep reading! Ready? Here we go: Q: Does cardio mean jogging on a treadmill or going on …
