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. 

Fitness Focus Health & Athletic Centre

Corporate or group memberships are a great way to save money on your gym membership! It's possible your place of work already entitles you to a discounted rate at Fitness Focus; dozens of businesses and companies from around Saskatoon already have existing accounts.  Please check with us to see if your workplace has an account or see our Prices online for the current company list.

If you are interested in starting your own company or group account, you need a minimum of 5 people to qualify.  Please contact Garret at the club at garret@fitnessfocus.ca.

Fitness Focus Health & Athletic Centre

It's the New Year, and chances are you're looking for a gym in Saskatoon.  Here is your chance to try Fitness Focus free for 2 weeks.  Come experience everything you need in a fitness centre with your trial pass that gives you access to the club and all major ammenities.  CLICK HERE TO PRINT YOURS

Your 2 week membership gives you access to The Gym, Cardio Theatre, All Group Fitness Classes, Unlimited Tanning, Towel Service, Lockers and more... Print your Trial Pass Today!!

Did you miss Shaw Televison's recent interview with Sarah Stephanson about the first issue of Well Being Magazine?  You can see it on YouTube.  You'll hear about the magazine, the cover modes, and the head-to-head comparisson of saskatoon's gyms.  Go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpm997NSjNM&feature=related.

Make sure to pick up your free copy of Saskatoon Well Being magazine at any of the different locations around the city: http://www.saskatoonwellbeing.com/distribution/

The first issue of Saskatoon Well Being Magazine is out this week featuring Chris Pylypchuk and Melissa Leier on the cover. Make sure you pick up your copy at the gym!
Check us out in the "10 Saskatoon Gyms Head-to-Head" article; afterwards Email Well Being at editor@saskatoonwellbeing.com and tell them which is your gym of choice for the New Years. Subject your email "RESOLUTION GYM" and make sure to include your Name, Phone and Mailing Address.

http://www.facebook.com/SaskatoonWellBeingMagazine

Well Being Magazine's first issue hits Saskatoon for January.   Pick up your copy of Well Being Magazine today! The magazine is full of health, wellness, nutrition tips, training tips, gym tips and even pet health.  The magazine is available at many businesses around the city including here at Fitness Focus. http://www.saskatoonwellbeing.com/distribution/

Let us know what you think of the content and articles!  Happy Reading!

Fitness Focus Health & Athletic Centre

Follow us on Facebook!  You can stay in touch with us and receive updates about everything new to the gym.  You can start your own discussion and ask questions, you can also browse our pictures or add your own to the gallery. Please feel free to post your videos and links about health and fitness on our wall.  We also post our holiday and long weekend hours.

Fitness Focus Health & Athletic Centre

You are not alone in the never ending quest to maximize your potential to be healthy and fit.  And of course you want to receive the full payoff for your hard work invested in your training, whether it’s sport specific, in the gym, or focusing on your overall well being.  The roadblock most people inevitably run into is their diet.  With so many variables such as lifestyle and genetics, everyone has different requirements.  Life would be much easier if there was one perfect, generic diet that told you what to eat and when to eat it, and this would be the standard eating plan that everyone could follow.  Unfortunately this is not possible, and furthermore you cannot rely solely on supplements for all your nutritional needs.  However, the one aspect of a proper nutritional diet does remain the same for everybody is the benefits received when you implement the right food choices and timing of your meals.

Some main benefits for proper meal timing and nutrition include:

• It ensures that your muscles strengthen and repair between each bout of physical exertion.  Adequate nutrition after exercise speeds your recovery time, leaving your body ready for the next workout. Faster recovery from your training allows your next training session to be much more efficient.
• Sufficient nutrients maintain your immune system allowing you to fight off infection more efficiently. 
• It optimizes fuel use so that you remain energized through your current workout.

Hopefully looking at these benefits is an incentive to start asking your trainer more questions about what foods are right for your body type and how to successfully manipulate the timing of your nutritional intake.

Fitness Focus Health & Athletic Centre

Thanks again to everybody at Saskatoon's Fine Lifestyles for their terrific job on the Winter issue of the magazine.  It's great to see such familiar faces from local Saskatoon businesses.  If you haven't had a chance to see it for yourself, you can check it out online:

http://www.finelifestyles.ca/magazineissue31

Keep you eyes peeled for the Spring issue in the months to come.

Fitness Focus Health & Athletic Centre

Its that time of year again; Fitness Focus Gift Certificates are available for anyone you might know in Saskatoon that is looking for a gym.  Gift Certificates are available for everything from Regular Memberships, Group Fitness and All Service Memberships.  Gift Certificates can also be added to existing memberships.

Please contact Fitness Focus at info@fitnessfocus.ca or at the club.