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Take Your Fitness to the Next Level: Add Massage! Fitness is next to Godliness - or at least it's close. As a culture, we are becoming increasingly more conscious of the necessity of regular exercise in order to lead a healthy, balanced life. In a city like Vancouver, you’re hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t actively take measures to get outside or get to the gym at least once a week. This is all well and good but sometimes we push ourselves a little too hard during a workout. It’s not uncommon to hear someone finish a workout only to exclaim, “I’m going to be sore for days after this.” We spend a lot of time doing weight training or...

Attention Vancouver Cyclists: You Need a Massage! If you live in Vancouver the chances that you’ve been on a bicycle in the past six months are considerably high. Cycling is an essential part of the Pacific Northwest’s culture, it's built into our everyday lives. In May 2016, Vancouver was recorded to have the highest percentage rate of commuters biking to work in Canada. Commuting by bicycle now constitutes 10 percent of all trips, with 41 percent of trips being made by car. We are addicted to cycling and it shows! However, all that cycling has its pros and cons. Cyclists experience improved cardiovascular health and overall fitness but also deal with the sensation of sore and tired muscles almost daily....