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Is supervised training that much better?

Here at OneUp Fitness we offer a 30 minute, evidence based and personalized solution to long-term health and fitness. Our trainers will supervise every rep, set and workout that you will ever do; ensuring you are safely performing the exercises at the appropriate level of intensity for your needs and goals. They will track your progress and offer regular feedback throughout your program. […]

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Women and Strength

Regular Strength training (also known as resistance training) is the best known solution for these challenges. Here at OneUp Fitness we promote the concept that exercise is medicine and it is our passion as personal trainers to help you find the right dosage of ‘medicine’ for your goals and lifestyle. In as little as 20-40 minutes per week you can begin to have a positive impact on your hormonal regulation and live a healthier lifestyle. Building and maintaining healthy muscles and strength is a long term commitment that has far reaching benefits. It gives years to your life and life to your years!! […]

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Exercise & Immunity

Exercise Immunity By: Matt Mombourquette, B.Sc.Kin, Trainer, Owner OneUp Fitness October, 2021 Introduction Disease immunity is a hot topic, and in this article we share some of the research on exercise and immune function. Additionally, we will quickly outline what you can do for yourself to keep your immune system strong. […]

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More isn’t always better when it comes to fitness

More isn’t always better when it comes to fitness For many years practicing as a physiotherapist, I faced the challenge of helping people safely return to activity. Exercise prescription was – and is – an essential part of optimal rehabilitation and, while it may seem straightforward, many people struggle to find the right balance of […]

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Prioritize Strength

Prioritize Strength If you have time to do nothing else, prioritize strength! I’ve been a trainer for well over a decade now. I’ve performed hundreds of fitness consultations and have instructed thousands of fitness sessions. I’ve had the opportunity and pleasure to meet hundreds of people and hear many different stories, goals, aspirations, fears and challenges regarding […]

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Staying fit through the summer – Do you still need your regular workouts?

Staying fit through the summer – Do you still need your regular workouts? Spring is here, and summer is in the air; the days are getting longer and the night is full of the sound of chirping frogs (my absolute favourite thing to fall asleep to). We now have the opportunity to enjoy more outdoor […]

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Corporate Warrior is a great resource on resistance exercise, nutrition and overall well-being.

Corporate Warrior is a great resource on resistance exercise, nutrition and overall well-being. “If you are looking for more information on resistance exercise, nutrition and overall well-being, the Corporate Warrior is a great resource. The blog is fantastic and the podcast is even better. I’ve been listening to the podcast for roughly 3 years now […]

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Can strength training improve symptoms of depression?

Can strength training improve symptoms of depression? I’ve written about the benefits of strength training on mental health before here. I want to share with you a new article that I’ve come across which discusses new evidence to suggest that those who suffer from symptoms of depression and those who feel their cognitive prowess is not what […]

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Lead with Action

Lead with Action The past few years leadership has been the buzzword, and everyone seems to have an elaborate opinion about ‘what it takes to be a leader’. The best definition that I’ve heard and that resonates with me most is ‘be first’, quite simply, lead. Leaders lead. It’s simple and really drives home the point. Everyone […]

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Menopause Seminar: Thursday, February 23rd, 2017

Menopause Seminar: Thursday, February 23rd, 2017 Are hot flashes ruling your life? Nutrient density and exercise can help tame the flames. Join Matt Mombourquette of OneUp Fitness and Jill Haverstock, Nutrition Consultant at Santé for this informative workshop on how to redirect the fire of menopause into the most resilient time of your life. Find out how. We’ll […]

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2017 ‘Kickstart’ Promotion

2017 ‘Kickstart’ Promotion Lean and strong. Who doesn’t aspire to look and feel lean and strong? What about sustained energy throughout the day, everyday? Better quality sleep, improved mood, improved blood sugar regulation, decrease or eliminate blood pressure or cholesterol medications…these are all achievable with the right approach to food and exercise. The biggest challenge […]

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Menopause

Menopause The link below is to an article titled “Strength training during menopause offers multiple benefits”. This is an excerpt from a guide by Barbara Bushman, PhD, Janice Clark Young, EdD and the America College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) entitled “Action Plan for Menopause” – 2005. Here are (some) of the key points from the article […]

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Partner Highlight: Afishionado Fishmongers

Partner Highlight: Afishionado Fishmongers At Afishionado Fishmongers we are passionate about sustainable fish and seafood and the incomparable health benefits it provides. Our soon-to-be launched FiT FiSH subscription program (available for pick up from either one of the OneUp Fitness locations Wednesdays) rounds out your nutritional needs with clean, lean, sustainable protein. OneUp Fitness and Afishionado […]

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How to Build a Healthy Brain – Part 4: Stress Management

How to Build a Healthy Brain – Part 4: Stress Management How to build a healthy brain Part 4: Stress Management No matter how great your nutritional habits and exercise regime may be, if you aren’t practice good stress management techniques you will not achieve the health and fitness you are striving for. Un-managed stress […]

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Why strength training is essential for overall health

Why strength training is essential for overall health There are a number of reasons why I recommend strength training for anyone who wants to achieve optimal long-term health. As a chiropractor, I have a triad of things that I believe are essential to optimize our physical well-being. These three things are alignment, flexibility/mobility, and strength/stability. Our
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Free Exercise Workshop

Free Exercise Workshop Strength training at home or on the road This hour long session will take you through some essential exercises that you can easily perform from the comfort of your home, office or a remote office (for the travelling professionals out there). Date: Thursday, June 16th, 2016 @ 7pm Location: OneUp Fitness – Halifax […]

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How to Build a Healthy Brain – Part 2: Sleep

How to Build a Healthy Brain – Part 2: Sleep In my last post I discussed some very interesting and promising evidence supporting the significant ‘brain boosts’ that come from regular exercise and activity. This evidence supports the idea that brain health markers improve when performing semi-regular (one or two sessions per week), intense workouts; and that resistance training is emerging as […]

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Don’t Beat Yourself Up – Tips on Consistency

Don’t Beat Yourself Up – Tips on Consistency Don’t Beat Yourself Up – Tips on Consistency I’d like to share with you all one of my more recent workouts. I performed an impromptu, 15 minute, full body session with Quinn in our Halifax location. I wasn’t feeling particularly energetic or enthusiastic about the workout going into it, and […]

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How to Build a Healthy Brain – Part 1: Exercise

How to Build a Healthy Brain – Part 1: Exercise I believe that there are 4 pillars to building a healthy brain; they are sleep, nutrition, stress management and exercise. Each is equally important and dependent on the success of the other categories to achieve optimal brain function. If one pillar is lagging, it will negatively impact the others. For […]

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Keep it Up

Keep it Up A regular sex life is an important part of a healthy and fulfilling intimate relationship. Aside from sheer pleasure, there are plenty of health benefits from regular sex. Of course ‘regular’ is relative to the individual and it’s normal to sometimes not feel ‘in the mood’. If bedroom activities are becoming fewer […]

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Just Lift Weights

Just Lift Weights Weight Lifting our way to a healthier Nova Scotia Although personal trainers are relatively new on the health care scene, our focus on wellness and prevention is extremely important for the future of health care. Our society has grown accustomed to counting on the health care system as a safety net and, as such, […]

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Exercise, Body Fat & Sugar : how these three work together to fuel our busy lives

Exercise, Body Fat & Sugar Exercise, body fat, and sugar: how these three work together to fuel our busy lives: As a species we took an evolutionary gamble in the early days of our existence. We developed an organ more complex than any other species, our brain. The gamble came from the fact that this […]

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Family Turned Fit

Family Turned Fit A healthier Nova Scotia…and a Family Turned Fit. I\’m often asked why I became a fitness professional and why I choose to work with the general population instead of athletes. So I\’d love to share with you why I am so eager for a new model for fitness and, like Matt, continue […]

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Our first HITuni certified trainer!

Our first HITuni certified trainer! We’d like to say congratulations to Quinn for completing the HITuni Continuing Professional Development course for personal trainers. A brief course description is below: “The CPD Course will enable you to become a High Intensity Resistance Exercise Specialist enhancing your current skill-set as a Personal Trainer or Gym Instructor. This […]

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Golden Years

Golden Years This week there was an article written about our clinic in The Chronicle Herald. It is nice to have our business recognized for the value we aim to create. That value lies entirely in our ability to positively impact the lives of our clients. The goal we really want is for people to be able […]

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Why OneUp?

Why OneUp? It’s been an interesting journey so far. A vision long held is finally coming to life. People have been asking since we opened 10 years ago when we would be expanding to new locations. The launch of OneUp represents a big step up in the next phase of our company’s growth. The thing […]

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Strength Training & Biomarkers of Aging

Strength Training & Biomarkers of Aging Skyler Tanner, one of our colleagues at Efficient Exercise in Austin, Texas, has written a terrific summaryon the impact of strength training on the biomarkers of aging. The following 10 biomarkers were outlined over 20 years ago by leading researchers at Tufts University: Muscle Mass Strength Basal Metabolic Rate Body Fat Percentage […]

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Creating Headroom

Creating Headroom Is your exercise program “ or lack thereof “ building up or tearing down physiological headroom? How about what you eat? http://www.sebringclinic.com/article.asp?a=31 What do I mean by physiological headroom? I mean the ability to restore organ capacity. I mean stimulating anabolic growth in your body rather than enduring catabolic destruction. I mean cleaning […]

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Maintain Your Muscle

Maintain Your Muscle Check out this recent article in the New Your Times called Doctors Seek Way to Treat Muscle Loss. It is a great overview of the problem we have been trying to make people aware of for a long time. Doctors, however, seem to remain largely unaware of the solution. The article concludes: ‘Maintaining […]

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Know Pain, Know Gain

Know Pain, Know Gain Patrick Wall, one of the world’s most respected researchers in the physiology of pain, once asked, “what are the appropriate motor responses to the arrival of injury signals [and pain]?” In other words, what movement is required to help someone avoid or relieve pain. To me, this ought to be the […]

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