Active Body Training

02/10/2026

❤️ 6 Tips for Optimizing Your Heart Health

Your genetics do play a role in cardiovascular health—but they’re not your destiny. 🧬
Lifestyle choices can significantly reduce your risk of heart disease, even if you’re genetically predisposed.

Here are 6 science-backed ways to support your heart 👇

🥗 1. Eat the rainbow
Deeply colored fruits and veggies (berries, leafy greens, citrus, sweet potatoes) are rich in antioxidants that help reduce inflammation and oxidative stress in the heart and blood vessels.
Pro tip: fresh, frozen, or dried > canned. Richly colored juices like pomegranate or cranberry can help too.

🥑 2. Prioritize unsaturated fats
Swap saturated fats for heart-friendly options like olive oil, avocados, nuts, seeds, and fatty fish. Omega-3s (found in salmon, sardines, trout) are especially powerful for reducing heart disease risk.

🌾 3. Get enough fiber
Soluble fiber helps your body remove excess cholesterol.
Think oats, apples, pears, kiwi, mushrooms, beans, and legumes—your heart (and gut) will thank you.

🐟 4. Consider fish oil
If you don’t eat omega-3 rich fish weekly, a high-quality fish oil supplement may help reduce inflammation and support healthy cholesterol levels.

🏃‍♀️ 5. Balance your movement
Both high-intensity exercise (like HIIT) and low-intensity movement (like yoga or walking) support heart health.
Strong heart + good circulation = better long-term outcomes.

😴 6. Protect your sleep
Less than 7 hours of sleep is linked to higher cardiovascular risk.
Support better sleep by:
• Creating a calming bedtime routine
• Reducing screen time before bed
• Using blackout curtains or sound control

💙 Your heart works for you 24/7—small daily choices make a big difference.

Save this post and start with one change this week.

02/03/2026

🫧✨ IT’S TIME TO GLOW UP! ✨🫧

We’re heading to 5k Foam Fest Fun Run on Saturday, May 30, 2026 and we want YOU on our team! 💚

🏃♀️ Run, walk, crawl & laugh your way through foam, inflatables, slip-n-slides & festival vibes
👕 Wear NEON for team spirit
👯 Friends are welcome!

📍 Laketown Ranch Music & Recreation Park
🕛 Start time: Noon
👥 Team name: GLOW UP
🔑 Team code: ABT1

💸 Register by Feb 6 to save $80

Let’s glow together, ABT fam! ✨🫧

02/03/2026

Still icing that cranky elbow, Achilles or patellar and hoping it’ll magically get better? 🧊

Here’s something that might change how you think about tendon rehab.

Research out of UC Davis, led by Dr. Keith Baar, shows that gentle isometric holds—just 30 seconds, repeated 4–5 times—can stimulate tendon regeneration at the cellular level. Meanwhile, excessive rest and icing may actually encourage scar tissue rather than healthy tendon adaptation.

Here’s the part most people miss 👇
Tendons max out their growth signal after about 10 minutes of work. Push beyond that and the signal shuts off. But give them 6 hours of rest, and they’re ready to respond again.

Nutrition matters too 🥤
Athletes who consumed 15 grams of collagen peptides (or gelatin) with vitamin C before brief exercise doubled markers of collagen synthesis. When researchers tested their blood on engineered ligaments, those ligaments became mechanically stronger.

One professional basketball player went from a severely damaged tendon on MRI to fully healed in 18 months using this exact protocol—no injections, no surgery 🏀

If you’re dealing with a tendon issue, try this:
• 15g collagen peptides or gelatin + vitamin C 🍊
• Wait 45 minutes ⏱️
• Gentle, pain-free contractions targeting the tendon
– Hold 30 seconds
– Rest 2 minutes
– Repeat 4–5 times
• 2–3 sessions per day, spaced at least 6 hours apart

Give it 6–8 weeks of consistent effort and pay attention to how your tendon responds. You may be surprised by the results 💪

01/29/2026

Sticking to a new routine isn’t about motivation — it’s about building habits.

Motivation comes and goes. Habits stay.

The key is to start small, keep it realistic, and focus on showing up consistently — even on the days you don’t feel like it. Missing a day doesn’t mean you’ve failed… it just means you reset and keep going.

Progress is built in the everyday actions you repeat, not in doing everything perfectly.

Stay patient. Stay consistent. The results will follow. 💪

01/20/2026

“What a Year Together!”

As we wrap up the year, we’re filled with gratitude — not just for the sweat and progress in the gym, but for the moments shared beyond the workouts.

This year, our ABT community came together for so much more than fitness…

🎳 Bowling laughs
🎨 Paint night in beautiful Cowichan Bay
🧗‍♀️ Indoor climbing adventures
🍳 Nutrition seminars on protein power and smart carbs
🍷 Wine & distillery tours
⛳ A golf tournament with the Rotary Club
🖐️ An inspiring evening at the Hand of Man Museum
🧘‍♀️ A soul-soothing Yoga Recovery Afternoon

Every event was a chance to connect, support each other, and have some fun outside the gym.

We’re not just building strength — we’re building friendships, memories, and something real.

Thank you to every member who showed up, shared a laugh, and made this community what it is. We can’t wait for what’s ahead in 2026!

💛 Here's to movement, connection, and a year well spent.

12/16/2025

“Where You’re Seen, Supported, and Accepted”

The gym is more than a place to move.

It’s a space where you can be fully yourself —
Strong or struggling. Confident or brand new. Loud or quiet.

Here, everyone is an individual — with their own goals, their own story, and their own pace.

And yet, no one trains alone.

Because this community?
👉 Accepts without judgment
👉 Supports without conditions
👉 Celebrates every kind of win

It’s the friendships that form through shared effort.
The high-fives. The “you’ve got this.” The just-showing-up-together kind of support.

At ABT, we lift each other up — not to be the same, but to become our strongest, truest selves.

💥 Different paths. Same respect. Always welcome.

12/09/2025

🧠💪 Move Your Body, Boost Your Brain

We talk a lot about how exercise makes you stronger — but did you know it also makes you sharper?

Movement isn’t just about muscles — it’s one of the best things you can do for your brain.

✔️ Improves focus and memory
✔️ Reduces anxiety and depression
✔️ Boosts mood through feel-good chemicals like dopamine & serotonin
✔️ Supports long-term brain health and cognitive function

Every time you train, you're not just working on your body — you're building a clearer, calmer, more resilient mind.

Your brain loves movement.
Your future self will thank you.

12/02/2025

“Kathleen’s Win: Hard Work That Clicks”

“For me, the hardest movements are the most rewarding — especially when your body gets it.” – Kathleen

And that right there is the Whiteboard Win of the week. 💥

Kathleen has been showing up, leaning into the hard stuff, and trusting the process.

It’s not just about lifting heavier or moving faster — it’s about those moments when things finally click.

When strength meets skill, and your body says, “I’ve got this.”

We’re proud, inspired, and celebrating every breakthrough — big or small — with Kathleen and the entire crew putting in the work.

Keep crushing it! 💪

Active Body Training in Duncan, BC will help you achieve your fitness goals faster! Work with our coaches to discover the fittest you - no matter your current fitness level.

11/30/2025

“A Beautiful Afternoon of Recovery & Restore”

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Recovery & Restore Yoga afternoon with Erin. 🧘‍♀️✨

It was a truly special time — a chance to slow down, breathe deep, and share in a practice that left us feeling restored, grounded, and reconnected.

A huge thank you to Erin for her gentle guidance, warm energy, and sincere care for each and every one of us.

Her presence created a space where we could all soften, release, and tune in — exactly what we needed.

We’re so grateful to have shared such a lovely afternoon together, and we can’t wait to do it again.

11/25/2025

“𝘛𝙝𝙚 𝟱:𝟰𝟬 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 — 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁”

While most of the world is still asleep,
the 𝟱:𝟰𝟬 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 is in the gym — showing up, putting in the work, and setting the tone for their entire day.

This crew doesn’t just train early — they train together.

💥 They lift each other up.
💪 They hold each other accountable.
👏 And they prove that when you commit to showing up, the motivation follows.

For them, it’s more than a workout.
It’s routine.
It’s discipline.
It’s community.

And according to them?
👉 “It starts the day off right.”

Big love to the 5:40 Club — you inspire us all.

11/18/2025

“Move Now to Thrive Later”

Movement in the gym isn’t just about building muscle or chasing a fitness goal.

It’s about building a life that feels strong, capable, and free — today and for years to come.

Every squat, push, pull, and lift you do is training your body to:
✅ Get off the floor with ease
✅ Carry groceries without strain
✅ Protect joints and improve balance
✅ Feel energized, mobile, and confident

Movement now is an investment in your future self.

Science keeps telling us what we already feel:
Strength training and regular movement are key to a longer, healthier, more independent life.

It’s not just about looking fit — it’s about living well.

So next time you step into the gym, remember:
👉 You’re not just working out.
👉 You’re training for life — today, tomorrow, and decades from now.

10/28/2025

“EAT THE FROG FIRST!”

Ever heard the phrase “Eat the Frog”? 🐸
It means: Do the hard thing first.

That workout you’ve been putting off?
That early morning training session?
That healthy meal prep you keep skipping?
👉 That’s the frog.

When you face it head-on — especially first thing in the day — everything else becomes easier. You build discipline, momentum, and confidence.

At Active Body Training, we’re all about embracing the challenge and doing what needs to be done — even when it’s uncomfortable.

Because growth doesn’t happen when it’s easy.
It happens when you lean into the hard, the sweaty, the uncertain... and do it anyway.

💥 Eat the frog.💪 Own the day.