Within a few hours of arriving in Toronto (I’m living here for the next five or six weeks), my boyfriend and I joined a nearby gym. Included in said gym’s marketing materials was a bookmark with the “Top 10 Exercise Mistakes to Avoid.” Perplexed more by the idea of a bookmark than anything else (people still read things written on [...]

You’ve probably heard that the average person needs to drink 8 to 10 cups of water per day to make up what the body uses and loses. But for active folks who exercise, that number can easily double. Drinking upwards of 20 cups a day is a challenge, so here are a few tips to help you get yours: Make [...]

Bad backs and related injuries can be absolutely debilitating. They can translate to time out of work, sleepless nights and chronic pain. So it’s no wonder that people are very weary when it comes to their backs and exercise. The reality is, the best way to prevent debilitating back injuries down the road is to train regularly. If you go [...]

It’s generally recommended that exercisers train their larger muscle groups (think chest, back, quads and hamstrings) before the smaller muscle groups (shoulders, biceps, triceps, forearms, calves, etc). Why? Because larger muscles are supported by the smaller muscles. If you exercise and fatigue the smaller muscles, the larger muscles won’t be able to work properly. Perfect example: Most back exercises require [...]

With the exception of a handful of Olympians, there will always be someone faster, higher or stronger than most of us. But when it comes to the gym, many people expel a great deal of energy comparing themselves to the men and women around them. At my gym, there’s a new member that is working hard to get into shape. [...]

Dear Davey, I have had loose skin for about 2 years now and I don’t know how to make it go away. I got it when I lost a lot of weight from working out. Could you please give me and the other people out there suffering with loose skin some advice? Thanks! From, James Dear James, Congratulations on your [...]

Earlier in the year, I shared 6 helpful tips for finding the right gym. But even once you’ve found a gym that feels like a good fit, there are still a handful of questions that you should ask before signing the dotted line: What are the terms of the contract? Often times, gyms offer an introductory price or special promotion. [...]

If you want to lose weight, you’re faced with the difficult decision of deciding which diet you’ll embrace. For most of us, there are mainly two types of diets: Diets that restrict carbohydrate intake (think Atkins) and diets that limit calorie/fat consumption. There has been a lot of recent research on the effectiveness of both types of diets – and [...]

If you’ve ever been to a gym, you’ve probably seen men and women wearing weight lifting gloves. They are worn for a variety of reasons, but generally because they: Increase grip strength. Weight gloves make it easier to hold dumbbells and barbells while performing various exercises. Decrease calluses. Weight gloves prevent hands from becoming callused as a result of dumbbell [...]

Hey Davey, I’m new to the gym and i just wanted to ask a few questions to get me going and get me on the right track. I weigh about 190 lbs. and am 5’11″. I am mainly going to the gym to turn all this fat into muscle. I go to the gym 5 days a week, and the [...]