We've all heard the saying that there's a time for work and there's a time for play. However when it comes to working out and exercising, is it possible to have a combination of the two?

Let me be clear by stating that I consider it absolutely necessary to push yourself 110% each time you set foot in the gym. I also believe that it's incredibly important to have the utmost focus and intensity on each and every set that you perform if you are serious about achieving results with your physique. However I also think it's just as important that you have a bit of fun as well while you're in the gym lifting all those heavy ass weights.

But can you really build muscle without feeling pain? Can you really burn fat without having to suffer? And is it actually possible to enjoy your time spent in the gym?

The Gym has helped me through break-ups.

The Gym has helped me though the tragic losses of loved ones and friends.

The Gym has helped me though financial hardships.

The Gym has helped me manage my stress levels.

The Gym has helped me create balance in my life.

The Gym has helped me establish a career and a successful business.

The Gym has given me a reason to wake up each morning.

So if you were to ask me if I think Going To The Gym should be considered an essential service, my answer is and always will be - You're Damn Right It Should Be Considered An Essential Service!

When COVID-19 first hit our province here in Vancouver, British Columbia, our Government was left with the difficult decision to make as to whether or not businesses should remain open to the public. As the number of COVID cases began to rise quite rapidly across our province, it became clear that the only way to slow down the transmission of the coronaviruses was to enforce a state wide lockdown, request that we all start practicing social distancing, and self isolate for two weeks if experiencing flu like symptoms.

It has now been 4 months since our province declared it's first state of emergency. Since that time, the entire world has changed dramatically. People have lost their lives. People have lost their jobs. People have lost their homes. And People have lost their businesses.

The Plan

The year was 2017. As I mentioned in my previous blog, our business had outgrown our previous training location and we needed a change in environment. The time had come to make a move. And the move I decided to make was to call up an old friend of mine who owned his very own training facility and make him an offer to sublease part of his gym to our company. My friend and I sat down and worked out a contract that would work well for both his company and mine. I knew the move was going to be risky as so many of our clients had become accustomed to training with us at our previous location, however I was confident in my decision. Within less than a week, we had moved our company and all of our training equipment to our new location. Now we just had to wait and see if our clients would join us.