Yusuke A | YA Core Fitness

January 20, 2022May 14, 2023

The Remarkable Benefits of Increasing Your Daily Walking

Navigating through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic has undeniably been a tumultuous and exasperating period for many individuals, including myself, where even my personal training endeavors had to be put on hold. Nonetheless, it is crucial that we prioritize our well-being by making the most of our capabilities.

It is understandable that not everyone may feel at ease returning to public gyms during these uncertain times. However, there are numerous activities that can be pursued independently to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

January 19, 2022January 19, 2022

COVID-19 Updates

The BC government has extended most of the COVID-19 restrictions imposed last month to combat the spread of Omicron, but is allowing gyms to reopen under new guidelines.

GREAT NEWS!! Finally our personal training gym will open on Jan 20th.

Don’t be shy to ask me for the new year special!!

January 18, 2022May 29, 2023

The Impact of Belly Fat: Taking Action for a Healthier You

As a personal training professional, I frequently encounter clients who express their desire to lose belly fat. It is a common reason for embarking on a fitness journey. In this article, we will explore the consequences of doing nothing and educate ourselves on the importance of taking action.

January 17, 2022

In-home training side of abs

Working on the frontal part of the abs is more popular and easy to do. And I have had some personal training clients who asked me if he / she could get a six pack. This is a great goal.

Yet working on the side of abs is so important. Strong side abs will protect the spine. You should never skip training them.

January 14, 2022January 14, 2022

Move your body and prevent lower back pain – mobility exercises part2

Personal training is not only for weight loss / muscle gain, but also should functional movement be focused on. Some mobility exercises to start your training is not a bad idea.

Try some from your next training.

January 13, 2022

In-home training legs / glutes day

I believe leg training is more important than the upper body.

In order to generate the power, it always comes from the lower body then the core at the end upper body (athletically and functionally). So we should never skip a lower body training day.

January 12, 2022January 12, 2022

Move your body and prevent lower back pain – mobility exercises

This is the actual movement part and I certainly do some during personal training sessions.

I hope you could do this regularly (2 – 3 times a week or even more). Since human bodies are relatively tight in the morning, doing these exercises in the afternoon or evening so that you get better result compared to doing them in the morning.

January 11, 2022January 11, 2022

Learning how to generate explosive speed from stolen base technique in baseball

Legendary baseball player Ichiro Suzuki (my childhood hero, and I am sure he was respected by many Japanese) is well known for one of the best lead off man.

But did you know he was also pretty good at stolen bases?
He has record of 95.8% stolen base success rate in 2006 (attempt 47 and failed 2)

I thought his technique was worth mentioning because this explosive start spirit skills is not only for baseball.