Have you experienced back pain before? 

If you have, you know how debilitating it can be. Not only can back pain prevent you from doing what you love to do, but it also can make everyday activities and movements seem impossible.

Developing a positive and supportive environment around sports and exercise for youth can have a long lasting positive effect on their health and wellness. 

Cold and flu season is still going strong! 

You’ve woken up and you feel exhausted with a headache and sore throat. You had planned to go for a long ride this morning, but are not sure if you should push through or rest.

It's always a bummer to be sidelined when you are not feeling well, but is it ok to exercise when you are sick?

A good warm up routine helps to prepare your muscles for movement and allows your body to perform at its best. It is also essential for preventing unwanted injuries! But first, let’s talk about what exactly it means to warm up your body.

Winter blues got you down?

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) or winter depression is related to changes in the seasons and is most prominent during the fall and winter months when days are shorter and the weather is colder.

Whether you suffer from SAD or just feeling the winter blues, here are a few things you can do to alleviate the symptoms.

With colder days, many of us are going to the gyms for our workouts. Whether you are a seasoned gym junkie or a newbie trying to find your groove, here are our top three mistakes that you might be making while working out at the gym! 

Whether it is creating a healthy lifestyle or pursuing peak performance, here are some tips for setting sustainable and attainable intentions that will help you achieve your goals.

Triathlons are a very demanding sport that places a lot of stress on your body. Not only does it require fitness and endurance, but it also requires training for three different sports.

This leaves very little time and energy for strength and mobility training. However, anyone who has trained for a triathlon knows how important it is to incorporate regular strengthening exercises into your training to improve performance and keep your body strong and injury free!

COAST physiotherapist and triathlon expert, James Cook knows how important it is to build a strong and resilient body when training for a triathlon.

COAST Performance Rehab is honoured to be partnering with Field  Hockey Canada. We look forward to working with such dedicated and talented athletes. Our intent is that we can support them off the field, so they can focus on achieving their goals.

A lot of people are talking about the importance of functional fitness, but what is it exactly? Functional fitness focuses on exercises that use similar movements that we do throughout the day for our daily tasks and activities in order to support your daily life. These exercises help to strengthen muscles and help prevent injuries they may include squatting, walking, pulling or pushing.

Living in Vancouver, we have access to a ton of amazing trails to run all year round. Trail running is a great way to enjoy a nature-based activity, while also getting in a great workout. Here are just a few reasons to love trail running!

Pregnancy does not necessarily mean that you should stop exercising. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle, which includes exercise, during pregnancy helps to keep both mother and baby happy and healthy.

Here are three pre and post natal friendly exercises demonstrated by COAST Kinesiologist Megan Redpath.

Developing a whole body approach to training and fitness can improve your performance and reduce injuries, no matter the sport!

When the days are longer and warmer it is easier to find time to fit in some exercise before or after work. But as temperatures start to dip and the days become shorter, it can be hard to stay motivated to stay fit throughout the fall and winter months. But that doesn’t make it impossible! Here are a few strategies to help you stay on track and get you through a successful fall and winter training cycle.

Sprains, strains and tears. These are common injuries among athletes, but what do they mean and what are the differences?

The following explains the difference between these injuries, treatments and preventions.

Our hips are a complex structure that connects our core to our lower body and can be impacted by large muscles such as our glutes and hamstrings. 

As a result, pain in your hips can be hard to diagnose since there are so many variables to consider.

Here’s a look at some of the most common injuries and sources of pain in our hips.

Athletes often experience pain or discomfort in their hips for one reason or another. It is usually either a result of an overuse injury, especially in runners or any sport that requires a lot of running. Or it can be from a direct impact injury, like from lunging, jumping or being tackled or hit.

Some hip pain can be treated with rest, but if the pain persists then it is a good idea to book an appointment with a rehab specialist.

Our feet are often forgotten, but they are our body’s point of contact to the ground, bearing our body weight, drive force and locomotion. The foot is a very complex structure. It has 33 joints, 26 bones, and more than a hundred muscles, tendons, and ligaments. 

Have you ever heard the term Mind to Body or Mind to Muscle connection and wondered what it means?

Mind to muscle connection is a phrase that is being thrown around a lot these days, but it is definitely more than just a trend. Incorporating mind-muscle connection into your workout will change the way you exercise.

It’s summertime and it is hot! That means when you are doing your training outdoors, it is important to take extra precautions. Working out in the heat can add another challenging dynamic to your training program. Heat puts additional stress on your body and can significantly impact your performance and recovery! Here are a few tips to manage the heat while still training for peak performance.

Unfortunately, aging is inevitable and we can’t stay 21 forever. How well you age is impacted by many factors, some you can control and some you can’t. The good news is that there are many lifestyle choices you can make now that will have a positive impact on your health and wellbeing as you get older.