All-Star Power Medley Workout

Workout Focus: Power & Agility! Intensity: moderate You need: a timer, rolled towel or t-shirt, and a bench or box. Mat optional. Suggested Warmup: 25 Jumping Jacks | 30 High Knees | 20 Half Squats | 20 Good Mornings | 20 Walking Lunges Stability …

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All-Star Hufflepuff Workout

Workout Focus: Endurance, Power & Agility, Lower Body You need: a timer Suggested Warmup: 30s each: Jumping Jacks, Half Squats, Good Mornings, High Knees Stability Training: Walking Lunges with a reach-back: 20 lunges (=10 each side) x 2 All-Star …

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All-Star AMRAP 12 Workout

Workout Focus: Endurance, Power, Strength, Full Body You need: Stopwatch, bench for dips, mat (optional) Warm up: 20 x wall push-ups | 20 x good mornings | 20 walking lunges | 20 half squats | 3 core activations + 20 Dead Bugs (from the How to Engag…

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conquer anything HIIT workout

The Conquer Anything HIIT Workout

Sometimes you want to be invincible. Sometimes you need to feel like you can conquer anything! That's where high intensity interval training (HIIT) comes in. It's damn hard work, but in the end, you're ready to take on the world (and that scary blocke…

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better burpees

Better Burpees, Eight Ways

Good news! Burpees are for winners! Bad news! You might not be doing them very well... Burpees can be a wonderful exercise, building strength, power, and endurance all in one delicious, muscle-burning move. But there are some mistakes to watch out fo…

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Love Your Derby Legs

Derby Love for Derby Legs

  I promise: this is a different kind of Valentine. It's no news that we live in a world with unattainable physical beauty standards for women, underscored by incessant chipper Hallmark-holiday messaging. The past week's marketing onslaught …

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A Love Letter to Derby Legs

* photo courtesy of my favourite skate shop, Rollergirl.ca! Dear Derby Legs, I'll admit it - sometimes you frustrate me. When you refuse to fit into those trendy, skinny jeans that all the unathletic girls are wearing. When said skinny jeans in your siz…

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