Functional Health Initiative

02/05/2022

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07/13/2021

Sebrina at Functional Health Initiative is passionate about educating women about the importance of maintaining and building functional muscle mass. Women have been caught up with weight loss for so long, that they have completely disregarded their muscle mass in an effort to be skinny. Unfortunately, this results in extremely poor health outcomes later in life when faced with illness. Our muscle mass is a huge indicator of how resilient we are, how capable we are of fighting disease.

Why do I care about helping women build functional muscle mass?

I care because our muscle mass is related to our overall health and longevity. Our muscle is an endocrine organ that is directly impacted by how we eat, how we train and whether or not we prioritize recovery.

Over the years women have latched onto the idea that the size of their body is directly related to their worth. News flash! Your size has nothing to do with your worth. Women tend to live in a world of restricting and/or burning calories. They haven't been told that their muscle mass matters!

Ladies...YOUR MUSCLE MASS MATTERS! How MUCH you HAVE matters and how FUNCTIONAL it IS matters...immensely!

We have learned to be so hyper-focused on body fat, that we've completely failed to learn that our muscle mass is essential to our long-term health 💛

04/21/2021

If you are interested in learning how to Strengthen your body via strength training, safely, in a private one-on-one environment, check out our 6-Week Strength Training Clinic. I have 1 spot available starting the first week of May.

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03/05/2021

Find out your risk for Type II Diabetes.

The following questions will help you to find out if you are at higher risk of having prediabetes or type 2 diabetes.

01/03/2021

Sebrina Fystro, Registered Kinesiologist

11/19/2020

Help Researchers at the University Of Alberta raise $22 million to find a cure for Type I Diabetes. DONATE TODAY!!!!

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11/19/2020

Scientists at the University of Alberta say they may have discovered a cure for diabetes.

10/31/2020

Wayne Chen's lab at UCalgary identifies a way to interrupt and prevent progression of devastating condition

10/27/2020

A 98-year-old WW2 veteran who smokes and drinks daily has revealed the secret to his old age - going to the gym FIVE TIMES a week. Great-granddad John Hamilt...

10/23/2020

While poor sleep can have some impact on metabolism, drinking coffee immediately after waking can harm glucose control. Strong black coffee consumed before breakfast increased blood glucose response to food by 50%.

09/23/2020

Lifting weights and strengthening the body is often pursued by those obsessed with appearance. This is NOT what we are about. The women who have walked through my doors and into my life have much more profound reasons to pursue strength training. Our focus is and always will be HEALTH ❤ We are not striving to compete on a stage. We ARE striving to eliminate injuries, we ARE striving to become mothers, we ARE striving to live long disease-free lives, we ARE striving to lead by example, we ARE striving to improve our relationship with food and we ARE striving to become the best possible version of ourselves.

09/14/2020