FREE FAMILY WORKOUT !!
Join me and my girls for a summer themed fun family workout ... in the comfort of your own home!
Dress in bright colours, turn up the heat and get ready to sweat!
No equipment needed!
Saturday December 5th : 9:30am
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That's TOMORROW MORNING!!
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Day 2 of the Family Winter Wellness Calendar
Reading a book together
Kids who read more at home will improve their language and vocabulary, have a great sense of imagination and will spend less time on electronics ( yeah)!
We read as a family every night... but I truly love listening to my oldest read to her sisters!
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Exercise of the Week
Single leg squats
After personal training 2 separate injury rehab clients for their pre-existing knee injuries, I noticed a similarity in their posture and limited mobility in their hips, knees, pelvis and ankles when performing 2 legged or single legged squats.
1. Valgus in their knee (moving inward)
2. Shifting of their hips laterally
3. Ankle pronation or supination
4. Posterior pelvic tilt (bum tucked under)
What I usually observe:
Weak adductors; overactive glute med and IT band; limited ROM in their ankles which is preventing them from squatting lower; weakness in their core causing their pelvis to not shift as smoothly and a lack of breath during their movement.
There is no "proper" way to squat. Every body is different. My job as a Kinesiologist and Clinical Exercise Physiologist is to assess you and get you to try different positions and exercises and help you return back, as closely as possible, to functioning how you were pre- injury.
Of course there are many variables that contribute to an injury and working with an educated health care team is the best for your overall wellness!
Exercise:
When you perform a single leg squat with your foot up on the wall, focus on pushing your glutes back and pivoting from your hip forward. Starting slowly and not squatting as low is preferred! Watch that you're not shifting your hip or letting your knee to bow inward.
**I'm showing this exercise on my injured knee to show you that I still have weakness and need to keep at my rehab every .single. day.** ... See MoreSee Less
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Kindness Advent Calendar
I started this 6 years ago. A calendar full of crafts and ideas to do together as a family. As the years go on and my girls get older, I've switched out some of the cards to relate to them more. What I haven't changed are the random acts of kindness cards. We donate to charity. Buy a stranger a coffee. Make cards for loved ones. Shovel neighbour's driveways etc.
My purpose as a mom is to raise our daughters to be kind, loving, caring, resilient, empathetic and confident.
I'm hoping that by showing and teaching them what kindness is, not only during the holiday season, they'll remember and continue to do these random acts of kindness their entire life. ... See MoreSee Less
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