How Is Your Internal GPS?
Did you know that you have an internal GPS? It allows you to orient yourself in space, respond to changes in the environment, and move through life. Running, picking up your kids, lifting weights, balancing, and even resiliency to stress are affected by this mapping function of the brain. Better maps result in better movement […]
Are Your Muscles Stuck? Fascial Stretch Therapy 101
What, Why, and How You Can Benefit from FST When Starting or Continuing Your Fitness and Health Regimen You may have heard about Fascial Stretch Therapy, or FST, and no, it is not stretching of the face. Or, perhaps you have been looking to add another tool to your toolbox when it comes to getting […]
New Online Training Resource
In conjunction with Trainer +, a Toronto based fitness tech firm, Totum has developed an excellent resource for exercise selection. The Totum ExerGuide is an app with an incredible selection of exercises from the basics to important post rehabilitation work. It includes: • a library of over 1,000 exercises • hi-def video demonstrations • techniques and common […]
If Man Invented the Wheel, Woman Invented Spinning
The past, present, and future of RPM Stationary Cycling Early mornings at 2 Roxborough Street East aren’t your typical wake-up-and-smell-the-coffee days. In fact, they’re quite the opposite. At 6:10 am sharp, ambient beats flood the area as early risers eagerly make their way into Totum’s spin studio. Spin bikes are aligned in front of mirrors […]
Juicing Your Way to Health
To curb the summer heat, many of us turn to juicing or pulping for refreshment and hydration. Juicing is an easy way to assimilate all the vitamins and minerals that would normally take an hour to digest after eating fruits and vegetables. Our bodies can uptake the powerful enzymes and phytochemicals from juiced veggies and […]
Beat the Bloat: How to Prevent Abdominal Bloating
Summer is in full swing, and that means more barbecues, food festivals and eating out. It may also mean more digestive upset, and in particular, bloating. We’ve all experienced it at some point—when your stomach feels enlarged or swollen and may be accompanied by excessive gas. While bloating can be a symptom of a serious […]
The Stress Response
There are two main divisions to our nervous system: the sympathetic and parasympathetic. There is also a third known as the enteric system, but for clarity’s sake, we’ll leave that division out of this conversation. Fight or Flight? Or Rest and Digest? Our sympathetic nervous system is our “fight or flight” response, which is the […]
Upcoming Summer Events: Youth Performance Camp Registration
Youth Training. when done correctly, can make a huge difference in athlete performance and resistance to injury. Registration is now open for our 2018 summer youth performance camp running from Aug 13–17. This year we will be returning to the York School Senior school for the morning portion of the day and then complete the day […]
Back to the Track: Three Tips To Help You Ease into Running
Ease into a manageable pace for your first few outdoor runs of the season! Now that warmer weather is upon us, here are the 3 tips you hate to hear for enjoying a sustainable season: 1) Don’t go from zero to hero, build capacity gradually. Running efficiently is key. How to start? Start by skipping […]
Totum In Action
Chuck Magwood: Father, Grandfather, Farmer, Winemaker—and More. Chuck is literally client #1 at Totum. Back in the early 90s, Chuck decided he needed some structure to his workouts in order to get the most out of the rest of his life. Wow, has he ever walked the walk! Chuck’s commitment to his own fitness and […]