Overtraining: Just for the elite?

*With the NHL season underway, many players will LOSE muscle over the course of the winter.

*Why are there countless men and women who train hard, eat healthy but LOSE muscle?

*What about the teenage boy who performs thousands of biceps curls but fails to

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Marathon News!

*Fauja Singh completed the Toronto marathon at the remarkable age of 100 this past weekend! This was one of the many records he set last week, also raising the bar at distances of 100m and up to 5000m.

 *At Medpoint, our own marathoner Scott Schofield

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Medpoint Director of Fitness Aric Sudicky named Canadian Fitness professional of the year!

News Bulletin:

Local fitness guru takes home the big prize!

It’s considered an act of respect to be nominated.  It’s spectacular to be considered a finalist.  It’s monumental when you win.

The Medpoint Health Care Centre is proud to announce that their own Director of

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Medpoint expansion!

*The new 2000sq/ft executive training studio is finished!

*We have new equipment that can service any client from fat loss, elderly clients to even pro athletes!

*What makes this new gym unique? For starters, when you walk in and see cork entrance floors, leather furniture

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“10 Minute Trainer”

Myth Buster: “Aric, my wife is insistent on purchasing these new ’10 minute trainer’ programs that are available at the As Seen on TV Store. Do they work?”

Great question!

PRO’s:

*If this is the only thing that gets you active, do it! Far better

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Medpoint updates:

 

 Medpoint Fitness client Bob Dell received provincial and federal awards last week!

*According to estimates, almost 500,000 people have been positively impacted by “The Water School” charity, where Bob is still acting president.

*SODIS or Solar Disinfection is a simple yet very effective method

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Congratulations!!

Our Medpoint Fitness client successfully finished their ½ marathon! They feel great and are already planning the next race! Incredible achievement in such a short period of time.

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“Ask Aric”

The “Ask Aric” button at http://medpoint.ca/fitness/ is getting used a lot! Thank you for your questions, I always appreciate feedback about our show and questions about your own training/nutrition. Keep them coming!

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Being Overweight: How It Affects Our Kids

We often hear about the health consequences of obesity on ourselves, however, can being overweight affect our kids?

A new study suggests that the answer is YES!

-Obese women have lower levels of a hormone called ghrelin, which appears to affect the uterus development of

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Helping Youth Get Healthy

You keep mentioning parents helping youth get healthy, what is the best way to make positive change in the home?

New study confirms childhood obesity prevention starts with parents!

A new study compared 3 interventions:

a)      Parental initiated help to children via a dietitian’s guidance.

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