Tag Archives: running
Can Running Burn Body Fat?
Posted on 13. May, 2011 by Yuri.
Losing body fat is a fitness goal for many people but with different advice everywhere you turn, it can be hard to decide the best way to burn fat. Some people suggest low intensity exercise so you work out in the ‘fat burning’ zone. Others will tell you high intensity exercise is the only way [...]
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Transformation Contest is Back
Posted on 26. Jan, 2011 by Yuri.
It’s been almost a full year since we ran our last Transformation Contest (called the Fitter Than Ever Contest) and I’m happy to announce that our newest one is just around the corner. Our famous 12-week transformation contest will be starting next Tuesday February 1, 2011 and wrapping on Tuesday May 3, 2011. The last [...]
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Up the Intensity! Part 1
Posted on 20. May, 2010 by Yuri.
One thing that I have discovered (or maybe I should say “have been coached to realize”) on my fitness journey is the importance of intensity to achieve my fitness goals. As Yuri says through my earphones, “Strive for that 1% difference.” Whether it is lifting weights or running on the treadmill, I continually strive to [...]
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Why I’m doing this
Posted on 30. Apr, 2010 by Yuri.
Today I started the second week of Yuri’s Fitter U workout, the fourth workout in phase one. And I feel great! There’s a short bio about me somewhere around here, but I’ll just give a quick little background of where I am, fitness-wise. I have always been somewhere in the middle – not very overweight [...]
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Rock Climbing for Fitness
Posted on 19. Apr, 2010 by Yuri.
I’ve climbed a few walls in my time. I love the sport and I wish I did more of it. Not necessarily because it gives me an amazing workout but because of the strategic challenge and “meditative”-like zone it forces you into. Recently, one of my youtube channel subscribers asked me this question about climbing [...]




