Blogs, Videos & More – Brock Armstrong – Fitness & Movement Coach

January 17, 2022January 7, 2022

How to use Yoga for Athletic Performance with Abi Carver (Yoga15)

My guest, Abi Carver, is the founder of and head instructor at Yoga 15, a two-time 200-Hour Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Teacher, and a National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer. So yeah, she knows a thing or two about how the body moves. Which makes her the perfect person to explain how we can use yoga to support our fitness endeavours.

January 14, 2022January 13, 2022

Laundry Day Workout

Photo of Brock going up the stairs sideways

In this video, I demonstrate that by applying my 4 criteria of exercise to doing something like laundry, you can turn it into an effective workout.

January 10, 2022December 7, 2021

Why I Swim in Cold Water

When I posted that I was swimming in cold water on Social Media, I immediately started getting questions about why I would do this. Was it for longevity? To defeat chronic inflammation? To lose weight? To boost my immune system? And you know what, people seemed upset when I replied: “I just like it.”

January 9, 2022January 8, 2022

Movement Digest – Jan 9, 2022

Since this is my first digest of 2022 (Happy New Year!!) I feel like I need to address all of you who have made resolutions to “get fit” this year. And my biggest piece of advice for you is this:

Start where you are
—not where you want to be or where you were –
but honestly and sincerely where you are right now in your fitness journey.

January 3, 2022December 6, 2021

What We Can Learn from Pro Athletes with Brad Kearns (B.Rad Podcast)

In this episode, Brock and former professional triathlete Brad Kearns talk about what we can and can’t, should and shouldn’t, learn from pro athletes. We then dig into the difference between HIIT and HIRT, and how hard we should be training (it’s a lot less than you think).

December 31, 2021December 30, 2021

Video: Shovelling Snow can be a Fun Workout

I mean, hey… it needs to be done right? It’s also hard work that gets the heart rate up, challenges your muscles, and your mobility/coordination – with the added bonus of being done outdoors – so why not make it into a fun workout!

December 27, 2021November 29, 2021

How Using a Treadmill Wrong Can Benefit Your Genes

In this episode, I tell you about some specific ways to use a treadmill… incorrectly… but my greater point for this episode is to demonstrate that by being creative we can turn even the most dreaded of exercise machines into a fun game.

December 26, 2021December 24, 2021

Movement Digest – Dec 26, 2021

Happy Boxing Day to all my fellow Canadians out there! No matter how you celebrate it – the traditional way by giving presents to your servants (yikes) or the more modern way of buying cheap stereo equipment at Radio Shack (double yikes) – I hope you have a good one, eh. But before you do that… a quick reminder!

If you want improve your nutrition and create lifelong sustainable eating habits, don’t forget to join me at Monica Reinagle’s 30-Day Nutrition Upgrade on Jan 2.

December 20, 2021December 20, 2021

Getting Durable with Tim Waggoner (Endurance Planet)

What does being “durable” mean to you?

My guest on this episode, Tim “Lucho” Waggoner, has a goal of being durable. Physically and mentally. And I love that notion. It takes so many of the loaded ideas we have about our bodies out of the equation.

And being durable feels so much more meaningful than simply being thin or muscular but it can include it.

Tim raced as a professional triathlete before switching his focus to ultra races. He switched once again to sprint distance races before really changing his focus to work on becoming as durable as possible. We get into what that means and how you can achieve it, in this episode.

December 17, 2021

Video: Walk + Backpack + Groceries = Workout!

I had one of those days. I got behind on work, had to skip my official dedicated workout time, and suddenly realized that I didn’t have food for dinner! So – I turned a grocery trip into my workout. Check out the video to find out how.