HEY CALGARY (& surrounding area)... We've got a major announcement (if you haven't already heard). After touring to Florida in 2023 & Ottawa in 2024, it's time to stay home in 2025 & make this the best one yet..... .... what is it you ask? The Conditioning Workshop is landing in Calgary in 2025! September long (August 30th & 31st specifically) we will be hosting the most comprehensive conditioning and gait assessment workshop out there. Here's what others had to say about the workshop:
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One of my clients has been with me for a few years now, and her story still blows me away. She had Harrington rods put in her spine as a child to treat scoliosis. Despite that, she had a long pro volleyball career, until chronic back pain forced her to retire. By the time we met, she was: In 4/10 pain on a good day, 8/10 on a bad one Having 2 flare-ups a week Relying on constant chiropractic care (weekly) Scaling back training intensity, frequency, and exercise selection to the point of...
This week’s newsletter dives into something that gets missed all the time in rehab: it’s not always about what exercise you do—it’s about how much it challenges you. I’ll walk you through a quick case study to show what I mean. Skimmable highlights in yellow below. “I’ve been doing all the exercises.” A client came to me last year frustrated that her pain hadn’t improved despite being incredibly consistent with her physio homework. She was now open to trying a trainer & hoping for a different...
This week, I’m handing the mic over to one of our endurance coaches, Rick Canning. Rick has been a key part of our coaching team at Vital, and he’s our go-to to send ultra-distance athletes to. Case-in-point, he's currently training our client Mike for 10 marathons in 10 days in 10 provinces! He’s here to share why training for an ultra isn’t just about running more miles—and why the details matter more than you think. Skimmable highlights in yellow below. Did you know that only around 1% of...