Category : Stanley Park

BLADING

Posted by admin at 6:33 pm

Today my clients and I went roller blading around Stanley Park. I think I had been taking for granted the area of Vancouver that I live in. Not everyone has access to such a wonderful park with so many beaches, bike paths, rollerblade paths, walking paths….etc….STANLEY PARK

In the summer it is an amazing place…especially first thing in the morning with the warm sun, cool breeze and the smell of the forest. Being from New Brunswick I have always been a nature kind of girl so I feel at home in these surroundings.

Rollerblading is an amazing exercise…not only do you work on cardio but you get a full body workout using both your upper and lower body…i.e arms and legs. Especially great for your quadriceps and abductors….soooo grab a friend and go for a nice blade!
xoxoxo Ali

Sprinting/Running

Posted by admin at 11:36 am

For those of you who know me and for those of you who don’t: I am a sprinter not a runner…soooo going for long runs is a challenge for me. I am trained to run fast for short periods of time followed by lots of rest. However, lately ive been trying to get out for more and more runs and slowly train my aerobic system on top of my anaerobic system. Honestly as hard as it is for me and as much as I am more a fan of sprinting I am slowly beginning to enjoy it more and more. It helps me clear my mind and forget about the problems that I am dealing with, it gets me out of the gym and enjoying the fresh air. Fortunately I live right next to the seawall and an amazing park, so many there are a lot of great running paths and beaches. It is beautiful to run next to the ocean and very soothing. I suggest trying to find a nice area by where you live, where you feel comfortable running, and make sure that the area is safe. I think it’s important to feel safe and have different running choices. If you are always running the same route it gets boring. So make sure that it is an area where you can have some variety.

Soon Ill be posting a lot of running and training tips
xoxoxo
BELLA

Walking/Article/The Wrestler

Posted by admin at 6:30 pm

Hey Ya’ll! We’ve been having some great weather here in Vancouver…by great I mean mild…and no snow lol…so today I jet setted around Stanley Park. It was nice…foggy but nice! I need to do that more often! I live so close and its great exercise and there’s nothing better than fresh air! On top of this its a great way to clear your mind and refocus. So get to walking! If it isn’t as mild where you are bundle up and still get out there in that fresh air and put your feet to the streets!

Also I am featured in a full artilce online at http://www.thetrickplay.com Chris, the writer did a little piece on me. He asked about my martime roots and a lot of things that I have been up to as far as work, training, people I’ve met and stuff along that nature! Check it out! I also think that it’s great to see someone from the maritimes taking some initiative to do something for the sporting and athletic community so big props to CHRIS SURETTE from Trickplay!

After my giant walk in between work and such I also checked out the movie THE WRESTLER starring Mickey Rourke. Wrestling has always had a spot in my all time fav sports. My mom and grand father were lets call it…wrestle maniacs lol. I love all the old classic wrestlers…i.e big bossman, undertaker, bush wackers, legion of doom, ultimate warrior etc etc….anyway I had heard some good reviews so I decided to check it out. It was great! I suggest if you enjoy wrestling that you check it out too…it goes into a little bit about how even though it is “fake” that they are still real athletes and put there bodies through a lot to achieve the realness of it all that we love.

Anywhoooo I gotta run!
OXOXO
Ali