The Fit Life Blog

Fuelling for Life

Nutrition is more than just what’s on your plate — it’s the foundation of your energy, recovery, and long-term performance. Whether your goal is to build strength, improve endurance, or simply feel better day to day, the way you fuel your body plays a critical role. In this week’s email,

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What Exercises Actually Grow your Glutes?!

We are going to deep dive into a study looking at glute activation in specific exercises to help us understand what exercises will actually help us activate our glute muscles best so we can work efficiently in the gym.  Study Purpose The review examined how much the gluteus maximus (GMax)—the

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Importance of Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Omega-3 Fatty Acids When it comes to supporting overall health, performance, and recovery, omega-3 fatty acids are often overlooked yet play a critical role in how our bodies function. From heart and brain health to inflammation control, immune support, and exercise recovery, omega-3s influence multiple systems that are essential for

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Determining your Elbow Pain

Do you have elbow pain that just wont go away? Does it interfere with your daily life and / or gym life? Continue reading to help distinguish between conditions, fix your pain and when to seek help! It’s important to know that Nutrition and Hydration play a major role in

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The Link Between the Gut Microbiome and Performance

Happy New Year! As you start mapping out your fitness goals for the year ahead, I want to shine a light on a topic that isn’t talked about nearly enough—your gut microbiome. When we think about improving performance, we usually focus on training intensity, nutrition, and recovery. But there’s another

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Why Grip Strength Matters More Than you Think

Grip strength is often overlooked, but it plays a much bigger role in our overall health and fitness than most people realize. Strong grip strength supports everyday tasks like carrying groceries, opening jars, and lifting objects safely. In the gym, it directly impacts performance in exercises such as deadlifts, rows,

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Creatine

I wanted to share a clear and evidence-based breakdown of creatine to help address common questions, clear up the myths, and highlight who can benefit most from supplementation. Below, you’ll find a summary of what creatine is, whether it’s necessary, how it works in the body, dosing guidelines, and what

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5 At Home Mobility Tests

Mobility is essential for maintaining overall health, performance, and quality of life. It allows your joints and muscles to move freely through their full range of motion, reducing stiffness, preventing injury, and improving posture. Good mobility supports better movement patterns in everyday activities and workouts, helping you move more efficiently

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HRV and all you need to know

What is HRV? HRV stands for Heart Rate Variability, which refers to the variation in time between consecutive heartbeats and is controlled by the autonomic nervous system.  Technologies HRV Status feature records HRV data while the user sleeps and compares it to their individual baseline. When you wake up, your

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Warming up with Intent

This week, we’re focusing on something that often gets overlooked… moving with intent and purpose during our warm-ups. It’s not just about the workout itself, but how you approach it from the very first rep. Your warm-up isn’t just a box to check before the “real work” begins. It’s where

Read More »

Fuelling for Life

Nutrition is more than just what’s on your plate — it’s the foundation of your energy, recovery, and long-term performance. Whether your goal is to build strength, improve endurance, or simply feel better day to day, the way you fuel your body plays a critical role. In this week’s email,

Read More »

What Exercises Actually Grow your Glutes?!

We are going to deep dive into a study looking at glute activation in specific exercises to help us understand what exercises will actually help us activate our glute muscles best so we can work efficiently in the gym.  Study Purpose The review examined how much the gluteus maximus (GMax)—the

Read More »

Importance of Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Omega-3 Fatty Acids When it comes to supporting overall health, performance, and recovery, omega-3 fatty acids are often overlooked yet play a critical role in how our bodies function. From heart and brain health to inflammation control, immune support, and exercise recovery, omega-3s influence multiple systems that are essential for

Read More »

Determining your Elbow Pain

Do you have elbow pain that just wont go away? Does it interfere with your daily life and / or gym life? Continue reading to help distinguish between conditions, fix your pain and when to seek help! It’s important to know that Nutrition and Hydration play a major role in

Read More »

The Link Between the Gut Microbiome and Performance

Happy New Year! As you start mapping out your fitness goals for the year ahead, I want to shine a light on a topic that isn’t talked about nearly enough—your gut microbiome. When we think about improving performance, we usually focus on training intensity, nutrition, and recovery. But there’s another

Read More »

Why Grip Strength Matters More Than you Think

Grip strength is often overlooked, but it plays a much bigger role in our overall health and fitness than most people realize. Strong grip strength supports everyday tasks like carrying groceries, opening jars, and lifting objects safely. In the gym, it directly impacts performance in exercises such as deadlifts, rows,

Read More »

Creatine

I wanted to share a clear and evidence-based breakdown of creatine to help address common questions, clear up the myths, and highlight who can benefit most from supplementation. Below, you’ll find a summary of what creatine is, whether it’s necessary, how it works in the body, dosing guidelines, and what

Read More »

5 At Home Mobility Tests

Mobility is essential for maintaining overall health, performance, and quality of life. It allows your joints and muscles to move freely through their full range of motion, reducing stiffness, preventing injury, and improving posture. Good mobility supports better movement patterns in everyday activities and workouts, helping you move more efficiently

Read More »

HRV and all you need to know

What is HRV? HRV stands for Heart Rate Variability, which refers to the variation in time between consecutive heartbeats and is controlled by the autonomic nervous system.  Technologies HRV Status feature records HRV data while the user sleeps and compares it to their individual baseline. When you wake up, your

Read More »

Warming up with Intent

This week, we’re focusing on something that often gets overlooked… moving with intent and purpose during our warm-ups. It’s not just about the workout itself, but how you approach it from the very first rep. Your warm-up isn’t just a box to check before the “real work” begins. It’s where

Read More »

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