Totum Life Science

Physical Literacy at Totum Life Science

daviddick — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:15:43 +0000

Active For Life interviewed Totum co-founder Stacy Irvine about instilling the knowledge of fitness, or physical literacy, in children, and why it’s so important to the long-term health of both children and adults.

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Top Health Trends for 2013

daviddick — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:35:38 +0000

Stacy Irvine recently visited CityLine to look at the top health and fitness trends of the year ahead, including growing obesity, qualifications for fitness professionals, multi-purpose fitness equipment, and meditation.

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Running Edition: How to Perform Your Best This Spring!

daviddick — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 19:29:42 +0000

by Dr. Erin Woitzik
Chiropractor and Personal Trainer

A change in season marks the transition from snowy streets to fast, smooth footing and shorts — revealing those strong legs you’ve been working on all winter long. With a sunny Around …

Gonzalo Rivero

daviddick — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 23:56:57 +0000

Interview with a clinician – Get to know Gonzalo Rivero, RMT

Where did you do your schooling?

I did my education at Kikkawa College, here in Toronto. It was a two year program, and included courses such as myofascial …

Client Success – Alex James

admin — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:01:18 +0000

Alex James Totum Client Since 2012

FIFTY SHADES OF HAY
How I cut my body fat in half last summer
By Alex James

I didn’t really subsist on a diet of Bermuda grass and alfalfa sprouts all through the summer …

Looking for a great Fish Oil Supplement?

admin — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 03:37:02 +0000

Nutrasea: An Amazing Fish Oil, by Andrea Fairborn, Registered Holistic Nutritionist and Pilates Instructor

We have been informed from the media and from our health care providers about the importance of Omega 3 fats. Why? These amazing …

Client Success Story

admin — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:01:46 +0000

Lee-Ann Siu, Totum Client Since 2010

In her late 20’s, it became clear to Lee-Ann that she needed to restore balance to her life. She was burnt out from working long hours as a lawyer, and choosing not to make …

An Introduction to Dynamic Stretching

daviddick — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 23:08:09 +0000

What you may have missed out on while the coach was making you do push-ups
by Nick Wilson, PT

Growing up playing a lot of team sports, I was always taught to stretch before a practice or a game. This …

Running Injuries: Things they didn’t teach you in high school

daviddick — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 19:34:17 +0000

by Kirsten Jones, Physiotherapist

Change comes to every sport, even in a sport as simple as running. As with everything in medicine and sport, commonly held perceptions on how to train change with new research, thus enabling different training …

An Introduction to Complex Training

daviddick — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 01:48:26 +0000

by Shawn Walker, NSCA CSCS

In practically every anaerobic sport the development of power is essential to improved performance. When in the gym training for power, the use of plyometrics is a well-known and effective way to improve explosive …