A time challenge
March heralds the return of spring in Quebec, but also the dreaded daylight-saving time change on the night of March 9. Help from science...
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Enjoy our columns and fitness tips published monthly in Tremblant Express.
Robert Roy
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Blood flow restriction training
When science meets strength training, the possibilities of how we can train evolve. Blood flow restriction, or BFR, is a unique way to...
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Alexandre Roy
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Embracing winter on the run
There is no need to hibernate. With the warm winter sunshine glancing off the bright, white, snowy landscape, cold weather running can be...
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Move to manage stress
Stress is an inescapable companion of modern life. Demands and responsibilities can quickly pile up, especially during the holiday...
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Robert Roy
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Powering up
Power is the combination of strength and speed. It is force times velocity. Power is what enables explosive movements such as jumping....
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Alexandre Roy
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Embrace autumn on the run
As our landscape prepares to unveil its rich autumn colours, trail running is the perfect activity for observing the breathtaking change...
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Gabrielle Little
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Savouring summer
In August, we enjoy the last month of our short, magnificent summer in the Laurentians. Have you savoured summer to the fullest? What’s...
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Robert Roy
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Strength and longevity
Science has shown us that strength is the foundational key to improving our lifespan and increasing how healthy we are during our life....
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Alexandre Roy
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Spring into running Spring
It’s that heady time of year that every runner keenly anticipates. New shoes. New goals. New finish lines to reach. Run strong The...
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Robert Roy
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Fitness adaptations
“Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality,” urged the Dalai Lama XIV. Andy Galpin, Ph.D., has been a professor of...
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Robert Roy
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Weighing in on race weight
With triathlon and running season approaching, let’s take a look at the importance to the endurance athlete of making informed food...
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Robert Roy
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A focus on fitness
If you want to be more fit, focus on these simple suggestions. Set multiple goals Set long-term and short-term goals. If your goal is to...
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Robert Roy
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The weight of breathing
As we enter a new year, the most common resolutions are to lose weight, eat healthier and exercise. Can the way you breathe affect weight...
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Robert Roy
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The Holiday Fitness Challenge
Fabulous festivities, scrumptious meals, family parties, and what seems like an endless parade of social events. The year-end holiday...
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Robert Roy
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Protecting your knees
The brisk air of October just begs us to spend more time mountain hiking or trail running. Taking care to protect your knees as you...
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Robert Roy
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Push further for better health
Exercise lowers the risk of early death. That’s not news. What is news however, is that boosting activity higher can further reduce the...
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Robert Roy
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Injury as opportunity
Amissed grip on an overhead obstacle at the Spartan Race in June was all it took. I ripped the biceps muscle in my right arm from the...
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Robert Roy
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Active for life
One of the pleasures of a thirty-plus-year career as a kinesiologist has been working with young athletes. As residents of a community...
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Robert Roy
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Spring into running
With most running events and triathlons back on the calendar this year, many of us are itching to get back to running outside. But before...
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Robert Roy
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Tee up your fitness
As the weather warms and spring approaches, golfers are eager to dust off their clubs and get back on the course. To make sure your golf...
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Robert Roy
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Managing intensity
Whether you are just beginning to strength train or are a seasoned veteran, there are variables you must manage: frequency, volume and...
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Robert Roy
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Exploring “Reduced High Intensity Training”
You have probably heard of High Intensity Interval Training, or HIIT. It is a traditional training protocol of about thirty minutes and...
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Cathy Bergman
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Ask yourself why
What’s your “why”? What drives you to want to change? To move better? To work out? To get healthy? After three decades as a kinesiologist...
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Robert Roy
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Your holiday survival guide
Holiday festivities, epic meals, family parties and social gatherings… Our yearend celebrations can make skipped workouts, overeating and...
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