Exercise really is one of the best things you can do in your life. It's kind of like the Frank's RedHot sauce of condiments. Remember their tagline? Just like Frank's RedHot, exercise does it all as well. Or if you're more of a movie buff than a chef maybe Windex is a better example. Just like Windex, exercise can solve many of life's problems. Because we're aware of many of the benefits of exercise including increased/improved: strengthfitnessmobilityhealthsleepmental healthpostureimmune functionlongevitybone & joint healthenergy weight managementacademic performance And this is really preaching to the choir because as a reader of this blog, and possibly subscriber of our newsletter, you already live an active life for the reasons listed above. But did you consider one of your reasons for increased fitness to be so that you would have improved motor skills? In other words, is there a physical task you were looking to improve and thought the way you would get better would be by increasing your fitness? If you hadn't thought that way don't worry you're not alone, read this blog for tips to staying fit and healthy.. Not many people had. And new research published this months is among the first evidence to show this. The study looked at how running fitness improved motor learning. More specifically the researchers wanted to know what was the mechanism that allowed for better movement. Here's what they did. The had mice run daily on a wheel for a week. And then they measured how the mice on the time to cross a balance beam and their performance on a rotarod measuring speed when they fell off. Below are the results comparing the the mice that ran versus the controls that didn't. e Time to cross a 1-m long, 4-mm diameter rod balance beam during each trial...

Normally I write the majority of the blog posts. But every now and again I like to step back and let someone else take the lead. I encourage our staff to do this as much as possible. Write, that is.  In school I was never a very good writer and I'm sure there's a few of you that are thinking to yourselves 'you still aren't very good!' That's ok. I'm working on it. And I'm getting better. And this helps me to be a better communicator. And hopefully a better coach. So I want the same for our team. Today I step aside and let Jordy share with you her experience from the Perform Better Summit in Long Beach, CA. Now in my best Tonight Show impression....'heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere's Jordy! The Okanagan Peak Performance crew and I went to a 3-day “Perform Better: Functional Training Summit” that took place in Long Beach, California from August 9-11. This conference included both lecture and hands-on sessions allowing us to not only listen to the speakers, but also take their information in our own hands. There were four sessions on at one time; two lectures and two hands on. However, the only problem with this is choosing which session to attend.Do you go to the “one and only” Charlie Weingroff who was explaining “Joint Centration”, or do you go to Martin Rooney for some hands-on “Energy System Training”? After a few rounds of flipping a coin, I ended up attending the hands-on session with Martin Rooney and would crown this session as one of my favorites! I love any kind of hands-on sessions where you get to move and stay active while learning and applying it to your own clients. The best part of this session was the energy that Martine Rooney brought to the room! You...