When we talk about our Exhale Studio, we talk about Yoga, Pilates, Meditation and Barre. Today we’re going to focus on the last of those exercises, Barre. It’s gained a lot of popularity in recent years, and there are a few great reasons for that. Let’s dive in.

Here at FIT, we’re committed to not only ensuring you’re physically fit but also emotionally and mentally fit. Reaching your fitness goals is our priority, and we want to work with you to do that, but progress isn’t always linear and this can be disheartening, frustrating and stressful. So what are some other things you can do to make this week better than last week's? What are some things you can do to build your mental fitness? Well, we’ve put together a short list of things you can try.

If you’re looking for a great way to warm up before a workout or improve your flexibility, yoga might be the thing for you. But yoga has a lot more benefits than just mobility, it can also help you prevent injury, build strength and reduce stress. You’ve probably seen our Exhale Studio posters around the club, we have entry-level classes available in our amazing yoga studio - but if you want to try a few entry-level poses before you visit your first class, we’ve put together 7 of our favourite poses to give you a starting point.

Warming up and cooling down are two vital, but often neglected, components of any exercise program. The warm-up prepares your muscles and other soft tissue, as well as your skeletal system, for the rigorous exercise to follow. 

Mobility is the ability of your joints to move freely and smoothly. It allows you to move your muscles effortlessly through their full range of motion. Including mobility exercises in your routine will make you more agile and mobile.

Here are 7 key mobility exercises that you can include in your warm-up routine.

With the pace of life more intense than it’s ever been, burnout is a risk that we all face. When you’re including exercise as part of your lifestyle, you need to be careful that you don’t overdo things, resulting in a state of overtraining and burnout that leaves you exhausted and unable to function normally. 

Mobility is strength through the full range of motion of an exercise. Unlike flexibility, it relies on the muscle alone to produce the range of movement. So, a flexible person may be able to raise his straightened leg quite high with the assistance of their arm. A mobile person, however, will be able to manipulate their leg or other muscles without any help at all. 

When we’re busy, it can be tempting to forego the preliminaries and jump directly into our workout. In this article, my aim is to remind you why taking the time to warm up and cool down is well worth the extra few minutes. 

Heading into the winter season, a lot of people start to get sick, suffer from itchy throats, sniffles, and general yuckiness. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Here are 5 winter wellness tips that can keep you healthy as the weather closes in.

Knee pain can be debilitating. Even if it’s not chronic, it will cause constant discomfort and get in the way of your everyday routine. In this article, we lay out 5 stretches that will help you to bring some relief to the pain in your knee.

The way you control your intake of oxygen has a lot to do with how you feel. More specifically, by learning to breathe for maximum oxygen intake, you'll be able to significantly reduce your stress and anxiety levels.

Life is an accumulation of habits. If we can accrue more good ones and fewer bad ones, we will thrive, both physically and mentally. Here are 5 wellness habits that you should focus on, along with some tips on how to stick with them.

Well-being is front of mind for many people, largely as a result of the pandemic and the health challenges it has presented. The integration of health and tech has seen a plethora of health and wellness apps to guide our journey come onto the market. Let’s check out 5 of the best.

Your life is nothing more than an accumulation of days. And your day is the result of the habits that dictate how you fill the minutes that make up those days. When you incorporate mindful habits into your daily routine, your life will have more purpose, more direction, and more forward momentum.

Let’s face it - we’ve had a lot of health challenges over the last couple of years. But now we’re in a new year.

Why not make it your resolve to make 2022 your healthiest ever?

Doing so doesn’t have to require drastic changes. In fact, the healthiest people I know all say the same thing …

Great health is all about doing the little things consistently.

Stress is something that we can’t avoid in this hectic, fast-paced society. But we can do something about the way we respond to it. By regulating our breathing, we are able to trigger the body’s relaxation response to counter stress.

As we enter the new year, the world remains in a state of uncertainty. With Covid variants creating concern on every continent, it’s no wonder that people are constantly seeking new and different ways to optimize their health and wellbeing. In this article, we’ll explore 5 of the most exciting wellbeing trends of 2022.

Yoga is not just a way to exercise your body; it’s also one of the best things you can do to unwind both and relax. That makes it an ideal activity to engage in just prior to going to bed. In this article, I’ll lay out five great yoga poses you can do right in your bedroom before hitting the sack.

The COVID lockdowns upended our lives during these past two years. We were forced to adjust, making dramatic changes to our daily routine. A lot of it was annoying and restrictive. But not all. It allowed many of us to slow down and finally adopt the healthy lifestyle habits that we simply didn’t have time for previously. Here are five lockdown habits that you should keep when life gets back to normal.

After another crazy year, the silly season is on our doorstep once again. That means that your health and fitness routine is about to be challenged. But it doesn’t mean that it has to be upended. Here are four tips to help you to, not just survive, but thrive through the silly season.