Are You as Fit as You Think?

So you think you’re pretty fit, huh? These suggestions should reveal if you’re right, or if you’ve neglected one of the three core areas of fitness: strength, flexibility, and cardio. Maybe you’ve trained independently for years without a basis for comparison, or you could be a hobbyist lifter, dancer, or runner wondering how your fitness compares outside your comfort zone. … Read More

Don’t Sweat Skipping Some Summer Workouts

Every summer, regimented exercise programs take a backseat to lawn maintenance, daylong barbecuing, and outdoor fun. But here’s the good news: the heat of summer naturally boots the metabolism and the longer days enable you to fit in more activity. So there’s a chance you’ll burn even more calories simply having fun than you would in the gym! Consider that … Read More

The Many Benefits of Weekly Meal Prepping

Eating five times daily, as most know we should, is difficult if you also want to eat cleanly by limiting artificial and processed ingredients. That’s partly why so many have recently turned to weekly meal prepping. Getting Started… The ultimate goal should be eating well-balanced daily meals we can call breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, and supper. But considering … Read More

TRX: An Introduction and Exercise Guide

If you’ve seen a lot more people just “hanging around” at the gym lately, they might actually have  been using one of the latest, greatest fitness tools: TRX cables! Original TRX was a military tool: Also called suspension training, TRX cables were first introduced to the general public in 2005 by ex-Navy Seal and Stanford MBA graduate, Randy Hetrick. As … Read More

Technique Essential For Great Results

Before heading to a gym, be sure you’re packing more than just a towel! You’ll need an understanding of proper exercise technique to optimize benefit and avoid injury.  Here are some tips to get you started:  Warming-up and Stretching: No matter your fitness level, warming-up and stretching are required prior to any workout. Your warm-up should consist of about 10 … Read More

Karp Personal Trainers Can Get You Fit!

Are you a gym beginner? Or a highly trained athlete? Maybe you’re nursing an injury? No matter your fitness goals,  Karp Fitness can help you excel. Why Choose Karp? Established in 1992, Karp Fitness is one of Vancouver’s premier fitness specialists. With university degrees in kinesiology and  other supporting certifications, all our personal trainers are a cut above. Karp trainers also care. They will … Read More

Personal Training Vancouver: Staying On Track This Summer

It can be a challenge to keep up a healthy lifestyle during the summer months. Some lazy afternoons it’s hard to pick yourself up off the lawn chair and out of the sun, and other days it’s difficult to find the time between entertaining the kids and keeping up with work and chores. Here are some tips to help you … Read More