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So far this New Year we've had record setting attendance in all the Group Fitness classes!  We owe that mainly to our great instructors for always keeping their classes fresh and motivating.  We have had an incredible response to the Monday and Wednesday evening Zumba Classes.  Zumba Instructor, Cara Lee is the newest addition to our Group Fitness Squad and has commanded full attendance in every single class.  Due to the overwhelming popularity of Zumba, we are planning to add an additional Class to the schedule on Saturday mornings, following the morning Bootcamp.  If you think you would be interested in a Saturday Zumba Class, please message us on our Facebook Page, email us at info@fitnessfocus.ca or call (306) 244-6413 

Here is another great article from February's issue of Wellbeing Magazine

The more quickly carbs enter your bloodstream, like with high glycemic foods, the more your body responds by flooding itself with insulin. Large, inconsistent spikes in insulin fatigue you and inhibit your body’s fat storing processes, which can lead to health problems over the long run.

By Tyler Kalmakoff

This is a very indepth article and has much more information about managing your carbs than you see here.  check out Saskatoon Well Being

Hey Saskatoon, have you already lost your New Years ambition to get to the gym?  It's really easy to get excited about starting that training program when you're just starting a new gym membership, or rejuvenating the one you have been ignoring since the summer.  Here are a few tips that can help you keep on track, permanently:

1.   Have a plan!  If you can plan ahead, your ability to stay the course will be that much better and you'll be able to avoid external stresses and time constraints.

2.   Be disciplined! Make sure you do everything from eating, planning, training and resting with consistency. Once you find your groove, anything that deviates from the routine will be your motivation to get back on track.

3.   Stay positive!  All the negative influences over a few days seem to accumulate and cause your drive to workout to completely crumble.  Leave it all behind you. Dwelling on the negative things in life, even on the way to the gym, will make you feel like turning around and going straight home. After that, you'll wind up feeling guilty that you missed your workout, and the negativity continues.

4.   Define your goal!  To simply go to the gym is not a goal. Too often you might find yourself going through the motions and not facing the challenge each day.  Choose where you want to be and what you want to achieve. Otherwise you'll never realize that you've succeeded

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The Saskatoon Wellness Expo Starts this weekend and the show is shaping up to be a terrific second year show. Exhibiting companies, seminar speakers and much more are lined up to entertain, educate and motivate the visitors at this event in the Prairieland Exhibition Park on February 10 – 12, 2012.  Check out their online Exhibitor List to see whose is scheduled to attend and make plans to visit them for your chance at a VIP pass courtesy of that exhibitor. You can also see who is scheduled to present this year by visiting the Seminar Pages for Saskatoon 2012.

Issue #2 of Saskatoon Well Being Magazine is out this week .  Well Being Magazine is a well written and comprehensive magazine about everything to do with your overall health and wellness.  You can get your copy, free at the gym now.  You can also find it at any of their other locations throughout Saskatoon.  Check the website, http://www.saskatoonwellbeing.com/, for a preview and where else in the city you can find it.  

Ladies, there is a great article about your weight training on Page 24. 

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