As they say, April showers bring May flowers. What a wonderful time to reflect on our life and bloom! Increase your NEAT No, we’re not talking about your neatness (though it is the season for Spring Cleaning!), we’re talking about your non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT), or your energy that you use for movements other than exercise, sleeping and eating. As you’ve probably heard, sitting for prolonged amounts of time has been linked to poor health regarding physical ai

Craving some sweets during the sweet time of summer? These bad boys are quick, easy, perfect for on the go snacks and incredibly delicious! If you like the candy bar Almond Joys, you’ll LOVE these! Here’s what you’ll need: 1 ½ cups of PITTED dates (we may or may not have made this mistake- won’t name names… #datenewbz) ⅔ cup of almond butter 5 tbsp of cocoa powder ¼ cup of unsweetened coconut shavings 1 tbsp of honey Mix all of the ingredients in a food processor. Blend until

If you’ve been to a couple of our classes, you’ve most likely participated in one of our favourite workout styles: doing a high volume of reps without realizing it (anyone remember Marjorie’s 80th birthday class? We did 80 celebratory burpees!). The secret to completing incredibly high rep workouts is to break it down into small, manageable steps (hey, this sounds like a metaphor for achieving a lofty dream by splitting it up into attainable goals... ). So, in this workout, y

Robert... You’ve probably never seen him in our classes, but you probably know Robert. Being the senior administrator of the Tai Chi & Kung Fu Centre, he is responsible for all of the behind scene activity that allows the entire Centre, including us, to run smoothly and effectively. Not only is he Sergio’s right-hand man, he’s also a level 5 Silver Tiger Tai Chi instructor, and travels across the world spreading the benefits of Tai Chi. With all of this responsibility, where