What EPIC Trainers Do People generally have a stigma towards personal training. Many people are afraid of personal trainers. Popular thoughts are that they are drill sergeants who only count reps until you puke or are only satisfied when you are saturated in a pool of sweat and can’t get up. People refuse to open [...]
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Type-A Blood Type Diet, Day 10!
Type-A Blood Type, Day 10 Check-In Today is day ten of eating according to my blood type (Type-A, vegetarian). In preparation for this change in my nutrition, I set out to the grocery store, thinking I could stock up on food to last me at least most of the week, and started my prep on [...]
Red Bull Crashed Ice – Quebec City 2013
Well, its over. An exciting and thrilling season of Red Bull Crashed Ice has come to an end. This was our first year experimenting with Red Bull Crashed Ice athletes, some we were very hands-on with and others we were laid back with. It great for us as a fitness facility to see how we [...]
Blood Type Diet for Optimal Health?
What is Your Blood Type? At our staff meeting yesterday, all the trainers, receptionists, and group instructors had their fingers pricked to find out their blood type! Now why on earth is that relevant to a bunch of health junkies during a staff meeting? Starting on March 11th, 2013, our EPIC Fitness team will begin [...]
Inside the Barn – Episode 1
Follow me Kayla Hottot, The Strength and Conditioning Coach for the University of Ottawa Varsity Women’s Hockey program, as we begin the 2013/2014 Hockey season. Once upon a time, I was a player for the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees Women’s Hockey team. I first put on the “lid” (hockey helmet) in September 2006 and finally [...]
IHP/JC Santana comes to EPIC Fitness
This weekend we had Juan Carlos Santana at EPIC Fitness to teach his Functional Trainer (FT) course to our trainers and some other personal trainers around the city. For those of you who know the story of how EPIC Fitness got started, you know that having JC in out place this weekend was big for [...]
EPIC SHRED Outdoors…Spring 2013
I don’t know about you, but I CAN’T wait for Spring to begin. Soon enough the snow will melt, the grass will start to grow and we’ll be able to walk, run, skip, cycle and WORKOUT OUTDOORS! EPIC Fitness will be launching EPIC Shred outdoors as soon as the snow clears up, potential start date [...]
Red Bull Crashed Ice – Saint Pauls, MN
Weeeeeouuuuuu! Red Bull Crashed Ice did NOT disappoint this past weekend in Saint Paul Minnesota. It was a beautfiul backdrop to yet another challenging and difficult track. One of the biggest challenges with Red Bull Crashed Ice is that every track is completely different from the last one. You never know what to focus on: [...]
EPIC Fitness – FIT FOR GOLF!
EPIC Fitness is Proud to Announce the Launch of the SFPro Golf Machine! Are you an avid golfer? Are you looking to better your swing, drive and/or posture? This machine and its program can and will help you. The SFPro was designed by golf pro Michel Dagenais, an Aylmer native. Michel became a member of the [...]
RED BULL CRASHED ICE CHAMPION: Fannie Desforges!
EPIC Fitness was at Red Bull Crashed Ice this past weekend in Niagara Falls. This was the first stop of 5 in the internaional circuit. Niagara Falls is a new location for Red Bull and let me tell you it was perfect. With Niagara’s rolling hills, touristy shops, hotels and restaurants, fans of Red Bull [...]
Ghyslain Hotte is an Epic Fitness Sponsored Athlete. He will be competing in the 2013 Red Bull Crashed Ice International Event. He has competed in Quebec City for the past 5 years, but this year he's taking it to the next level. Ghyslain will be in the best shape of his life this year while training with Owner/Performance Coach Neil Frotten.
