By Yard Athletics – Feb 15th, 2019 Greetings! Today we are starting out a new series, diving into some of the myths that surround lifting weights, especially when it comes to gaining and losing weight, leaning out, bulking up, risk of injury, the works. And what better resource to ask than founder and director of Yard Athletics, Ilan Cumberbirch. Unless … Read More
20 Questions w/ Marianne Beilmann: #YardHard Faithful
By Yard Athletics – Feb 8th, 2019 Tuesday’s blog was a little doom and gloom (…”50% of US Adults have heart disease“) so we had no choice but to liven things up with everyones favorite question and answer series… the Yard Athletics 20 Questions! We might be biased, but ours seems a lot better than that cheesy, totally-scripted-but-pretending-to-not-be-scripted Vogue 73 … Read More
Canada’s New Food Guide: A Breakdown
By Henry Gould – Jan 29th, 2019 The new Canada Food Guide was released last week, which proudly declared to be free from industry influence. Despite the majority of people singing praises on the new guide for focusing on plant based foods and proteins, there is still a larger debate within Health Canada about potential mandates that would require producers … Read More
20 Questions w/ Keiko Voss: #YardHard Faithful
By Yard Athletics – Jan 11th, 2019 Look alive people! The best questionnaire on the web is back and better than ever, with a brand new set of 20 Questions to bounce off one of our devoted regulars. This week we get to know Keiko Voss, friend of Yard Athletics who has been training with us since summer 2018 and … Read More
RECIPE – Chicken “Miso Soup” w/ Gluten-Free Soba Noodles
By Henry Gould – Jan 8th, 2019 Warning to all food purists and authenticity snobs: this recipe is likely to cause immense grief and frustration! It’s not quite traditional soba, not really miso soup, and definitely not what might charitably be called “ramen”. But is it delicious, inexpensive to prepare, and incredibly healthy??? Yes. Yes it is. Although this preparation … Read More
Life of Blondette X Yard Athletics – Instagram Giveaway!
By Yard Athletics – Jan 2nd, 2018 Happy New Year #YardHard faithful! Hope everyone is feeling refreshed, revitalized, and ready to hit 2019 with a bang. To kick off the year, Yard Athletics is teaming up with Ashley & Kirsten from Life of Blondette for a special Instagram giveaway. The rules are very simple: Hop on Instagram, and follow both … Read More
RECIPE: Northern Italian Soup of Fennel Sausage, Borlotti Beans and Red Onion
By Henry Gould – Dec 19th, 2018 Combining cured pork and beans is about as old-school as it gets. Nearly every culture that raises pigs and eats legumes has a tradition of combining the two together, usually to delicious and comforting results. From the pit beans you get with southern BBQ to Spanish chorizo and chickpeas, the two almost always … Read More
12 Days Of Christmas: Dec 12th –> Buy any Customized Strength & Conditioning Package, receive free Group Drop
By Yard Athletics – Dec 12th, 2018 All good things must come to an end! Today is the last day of Yard Athletics 12 Days of Christmas, and we have to say thank you all so much for the support, and for getting on there and buying passes and sessions to the Yard! We are nothing without the community of … Read More
12 Days Of Christmas: Dec 11th –> Buy any 5 pack, receive a free Yard Athletics Hat
By Yard Athletics – Dec 11th, 2018 Folks, it’s almost over! 2 more days until the 12 Days of Christmas is over at Yard Athletics. People have been cashing in big time, stocking up their credits so it’s a breeze to pop into the gym over the coming weeks. All we have to say is, great stuff and thank you … Read More
12 Days Of Christmas: Dec 10th –> Buy any 10 pack, receive a free Yard Athletics Hat
By Yard Athletics – Dec 10th, 2018 OK people – 3 more days! That’s all there is left before the 2018 “12 Days of Christmas” comes to an end for Yard Athletics. Now, who out there doesn’t love free stuff? That’s right, no one. So everyone is in luck, because today if you buy any 10 pack of sessions, you’ll … Read More