by Yard Athletics – June 26th, 2019 The time has come! Yard Athletics is pleased to officially go live with “Yard Work 2019” at UBC’s Thunderbird Stadium, Saturday July 20th. We are thrilled to once again partner with lululemon on this amazing day, with all proceeds going towards KidSport BC. Below are all the details you’ll need, including a link … Read More
The Myths Of Weightlifting: PART 5 w/ Sam Shaw
by Yard Athletics – June 21st, 2019 Bad news! We got word through the grapevine that more of those pesky weightlifting myths were piling up in our absence… unacceptable!! There’s nothing worse than bad information, especially when it comes to health and fitness. We at Yard Athletics are very confident in the formula we use (fundamental movement patterns, done correctly … Read More
What is “Resistant Starch”?
By Henry Gould – June 11th, 2019 The last few years have seen a huge uptick in a number of health and wellness trends, including stuff like ketogenic diets, fermented foods, intermittent fasting and High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). Some we’ve covered on this blog before; others like intermittent fasting seem worthy of a longer discussion in the future. One … Read More
RECIPE – Roasted Chili Salsa
By Henry Gould – June 5th, 2019 You know when you go to a great Mexican restaurant or taco spot, and the salsas are so good you can’t control yourself, so you end up completely soaking your food in them, resulting in potential discomfort a few hours later? Yaaaa… me too. The great salsas at restaurants are usually a result … Read More
Health & Wellness Links From Around The Web!
by Henry Gould – May 31st, 2019 It’s Friday morning! Instead of waking up and checking your phone for angry client emails and 1 million group chat notifications (no? just me?) why not browse a few interesting links from around the internet? All the news that’s fit to print, or rather, stuff I came across that seemed interesting and relevant … Read More
RECIPE – Chilled Soba Noodle Salad w/ Tahini Dressing
By Henry Gould – May 28th, 2019 Judging by the weather, summer has officially arrived in Vancouver. The days are longer, the willpower to resist patio drinks is basically zero, and the desire to turn an oven on to make dinner is definitely out of the question. The solution? A lovely chilled noodle salad! This recipe is great for a … Read More
New Yard Athletics Merch In Stock!!!
By Yard Athletics – May 14th, 2019 Suns out guns out, sky’s out thighs out!! New Yard Athletics merch is in stock and oohhhhh baby are we excited. Pink T-Shirts? GOT EM. Crop top’s? GOT EM. Snap backs? YOU KNOW IT. See below for all available items. These are selling fast so get yours ASAP!!! Email “info@yardathletics.ca” to reserve or … Read More
#YardHard Community Spotlight: Herve Nzeyimana
By Yard Athletics – May 3rd, 2019 It’s Friday! It’s May 3rd! Spring is here! We still don’t know what to do with our hands! Our 20 Questions series has been a huge success, as we absolutely love learning more about where our community wines, dines and unwinds. Now we want to go a little deeper on the fitness side … Read More
MAY SUMMER SHRED STARTS TODAY!!!
By Yard Athletics – May 1st, 2019 The Yard Athletics Summer Shred train keeps rollin on down the line! It’s gaining momentum, an unstoppable juggernaut, ready to blast through that winter weight and shred all participants into chiseled marble statues. April’s Summer Shred sale was a massive success, so we are back for May with one little change – no … Read More
5 Tips For Weekly Meal Prep
By Henry Gould – April 30th, 2019 For any of us who fall into the category of “millenials”, we’ve no doubt been scolded by older generations telling us we eat out in restaurants too much, buy fancy coffee drinks when we should be saving, not to mention probably thinks we eat Avocado toast for breakfast, lunch and dinner @ $10 … Read More