Core Health Fitness

Starts tomorrow morning 6:30am at Waterhouse beach.

We are officially closed. Core Health Fitness was a vision I had of a place where people could come to get healthy and fit. A wholistic version of a gym. I worked hard, put in a lot of time, energy and money over the past 5 years. And it was awesome. The people that Core Health Fitness has attracted I am blessed to have gotten to know. My staff have been passionate, and caring. And the members have worked hard and changed their lives, inspiring myself and each other. ...Such a wonderful community. And that is what I am going to miss. Not the building, the equipment, the schedule, etc. but all of you. So, please keep in touch and tell me of your healthy lifestyle adventures from here on out!! And don't be surprised if I hug you in the middle of No Frills, cuz your like family :) AND Good Luck to the team heading to Tweed tomorrow to show off their physical prowess and have some fun together!! You go, you Fluffy Kittens!! See more

We are closed Monday for the holiday! Beautiful weather forecasted... Can't wait to hear about all the fun stuff you did outside !! Enjoy.

Finished week #1?? Put a comment with how it went and what you noticed. I decided to focus on eliminating sugar, upping my water, and being active every day for an hour. I wasn't perfect but it was a huge improvement and I noticed I slept better, I felt more energetic and my belly didn't hurt :). How about you?

Spring challenge enters week #2! If you have filled out a chart for week #1 please drop it at the gym so we can send praises your way! Rule #4: eat protein every meal. This is a tough one for many. It is recommended that we consume at least 0.5g of protein for every pound of body weight to maintain health. So, if you are 150lbs, that is 75 g a day. A steak is 40-50g average, a chicken breast is 30g average and an egg is 6 g average. So, getting this protein takes some ...work. If you are trying to build muscle they recommend 1-1.5 G protein per pound body weight!! Here is where folks get a little crazy. This protein should not come from a can, bottle or vacuum sealed bag!! Man cannot make protein as well as nature!! If this is a huge stretch for you, start adding protein to your meals but don't beat yourself up about the quantity... Work your way up. There are charts online that tell you how much protein is in foods so you can make informed decisions. See more

Rule #3... Eat lots of fresh vegetables and fruit. They're life giving. Packed with a variety of vitamins and minerals, fibre and water you can't beat fresh fruits and veggies. They're even packed with micronutrients that are just being discovered! There is more good stuff in there than we even know about!! There is no way man can recreate these in a factory! Make sure to eat a variety of fruits and veggies every day, organic or locally grown if possible... It makes a difference in the taste and nutrient value! And for those with a sweet tooth, a nice apple or handful of strawberries should do it!

Sugar. Refined sugar, brown sugar, high fructose corn syrup. They're killing us. Some call sugar the most addictive drug on earth. It has no nutritional value and has some of the worst effects on our health. Yet, it's everywhere!! Sugar is responsible for some obvious problems... Obesity and diabetes being the most well known. But for the last decade researches have shown that sugar (and grains) have more effect on cardiovascular health that cholesterol and fats!! I...n fact our low fat high carb diet of the past few decades have made us fatter and sicker than ever! I lump grains in with sugar because they share in their effect on systemic inflammation in our bodies and grains are broken down to glucose in our bodies. This inflammation causes havoc in our digestive tract, our joints, and our blood stream. The cool part is that removing grains and sugar from our diet can reverse all these issues!! So for these reasons Rule #2 of Dr. Terry's Rules for a Healthy Lifestyle is eliminating sugar, artificial sweeteners, and grains from your diet. If you don't believe me, go cold turkey for 1 month and see how much better you feel See more

Did you take part in our triathlon last fall? Are you missing a bike?? I have 3 mystery bikes! We are tearing down our garage, so if one of these bikes is yours let me know please.

Today is day one of our Spring Challenge. Don't worry, you can join in anytime! First on the list of rules is to drink water! Real, plain, water. Water is essential to life. This is not debated. How much you need has been debated a tonne. There are calculators online that determine how much you need. Someone somewhere said you need 8 cups a day, and that stuck. I've read you should drink enough that your urine is pale yellow. Let's keep it simple. Drink before each meal and first thing in the morning then drink when your thirsty in between!! Be aware of your thirst. Our bodies are brilliant, and as hard as we try to destroy them they will keep giving us messages about what they need... But we have to listen! . Drink up gang!

This spring's challenge is on it's way.... 66 days to summer!! Starts April 16th... Details to follow!! Join us!

Tomorrow is the first day of Barbells, Babes and Beer!! Open to all CrossFitters... Do one of the "girls" WODS the hang with Johnny for a little social time. 4:30 Friday.

Fun family WOD today! Everyone worked hard and had some fun! Congrats Team Cameron, Team 5'4" & Under, Team "the Barkers" and Team Frills!!

Family WOD 11:00am Monday March 28th. Come on in out of the rain and have a little fun working out with your family and your CrossFit family!!

Great job on 16.5 yesterday! Graham, Tracie, John and Corena did an amazing job! As well as Karen, Sarah and Dave who did it "just for fun" to support them! It did NOT look like much fun with Thrusters and Barfing burpees nonstop!! Thanks to the cheering squad, your energy definitely helped our athletes push themselves!

Special Easter WOD this morning! Join Miss Sarah for a sweat and maybe a few treats :). There's peanut butter in them so they're close to paleo :)

We had a certain lady visit our Crossfit Box yesterday and boy did she get thrown down! Congratulations team as you all kicked FRAN's butt! Some major accomplishments to be proud off SG improved her time .39 sec, down a band, +10lb LB improved her time 6:38 min LH improved his time 2:19 min, down a band... PS improved his time .29 sec, +10lbs JS improved her time .24 sec, down a band IK improved her time1:03min, +10lb JC improved her time 1:58min down a band, +10lb KM improved her time .26 sec LyB improved her time .51 sec Rx pull ups See more

16.2! Dave Castro; Bless you! Hard work and determination sure was shown in our box today! Hats off and job well done John, GFunk and Tracie

It's Mobility Day and Coach Graham is putting the girls through the "ringer". Awesome job ladies!

16.1 complete in the morning class! Awesome job peeps!!

Our month of heart challenges is over. Be sure to get your ballots in, draw is on Friday!

Coach John and Coach Graham post 16.1... Superb job boys!! Gotta love how CrossFit can make grown men cry

Very proud of our first Core Health CrossFit Open participant, Tracie Woodcox!! Even with a little bit of nerves she had a flawless 121 rep workout! Excellent work Tracie