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  • Real

    Our approach to fitness is based on sound training principles. Program design is focused on what’s effective and most appropriate for the individual client. We do not subscribe to fitness & diet "fads"; there is no substitute for hard work and being realistic about one's habits.

  • Quality

    Our trainers are knowledgeable coaches, communicators and athletes. We attend seminars, workshops and practice, practice, practice! We don't believe a high price tag equals value; our clients prefer to pay for the quality of training versus a towel service and bamboo floors.

  • Results

    Results matter. They matter to you and they matter to us. Whether the desired goal is to improve posture, do 10 push-ups or to lose 40 lbs, every choice we make in our personal training programs is based on whether or not it will deliver results to the client.

Epicentre is Launching Outdoor Bootcamp this Summer!

Classes begin Tuesday May 22nd @ 6pm in Westmount Park. $15 drop-in or 10-class card for $120 taxes inc. Contact us for details - see you in the park!

Lucky me! Personal Training with Eric Braeden (aka Victor Newman) during his visit to Montreal.

The great Eric Braeden, who plays the role of Victor Newman on “The Young & The Restless”, for those of you who haven’t seen daytime television in the last like, 30 years, was in Montreal on the weekend for the International Women’s Show at Palais des Congres.

Turns out he’s passionate about working out and staying fit (the great Victor has to, of course, stay in tip-top shape to run Newman Enterprises and jet around the world seducing women!). He heard about Epicentre and wanted to brush up on his weight-lifting techniques in a cozy & private environment. I was, of course, happy to oblige! I grew up watching Y & R with my mom and grandmother so this was especially fun for me – if my grandma were still around to hear about this, she’d be pretty darn impressed.

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Keep it Real…

When searching for guidance on nutrition and diets, there is an abundance of information touting the newest scientific findings on food combinations, products, or complicated plans, that will ‘revolutionize’ the way you eat, jumpstart your diet, and give you quick results.  The sheer variety of often contradictory advice, may in the end leave you confused and frustrated.

It was with this in mind that I recently reviewed my copy of the book Food Rules – An Eater’s Manual, by Michael Pollan.   It was a reminder to myself that healthy eating doesn’t have to be overly complicated.  The short book outlines 64 simple rules to guide everyday choices, focusing on eating real food.  Meaning that processed, artificial, and a slew of ingredients that the human body wasn’t designed to ingest are not real food, and therefore not healthy choices.  The rules are quick to read, each with a short description explaining its origin, and why the rule is included.  Applying just a few can lead to better everyday habits.

 

 

Here are some of my favourite rules:

#12 – “Shop the peripheries of the supermarket and stay out of the middle.”

#19 – “If it came from a plant eat it; if it was made in a plant don’t.”

#20 – “It’s not food if it arrived through the window of your car.”

#47 – “Eat when you are hungry, not when you are bored.”

#60 – “Treat treats as treats.”

 

With fad-diets and diet-foods found at a-dime-a-dozen, it is refreshing to remember that the foundation for a healthy plan doesn’t have to be complicated.  If you’re overwhelmed, or looking for a refresher, Food Rules reminds us to keep it simple… eat real food.

Epicentre Members – If would like to borrow the book Food Rules, by Michael Pollan, let us know!

Personal Training & Bootcamp in Small Groups – the new training trend in Montreal!

When you think of exercise, do you think of time spent alone, on the treadmill, head-phones on, plugging away at finishing your session?  Have you ever thought about training with a group to benefit from the support and energy of others, but are afraid that your individual goal, and personalized assistance would be compromised?

Small Group Personal Training may be for you.  Listen to what this group has to say about their experience at Epicentre!

Do you have an event coming up that you’d like to get in shape for?  Have friends of family that would benefit from a group training session?  Give us a call to discuss options.