After 10 years coaching, Kraken's trainers admit what they got wrong: blaming clients, overcomplicating plans, and pushing calorie tracking on everyone.Read More

Walking lunges, planks, hip thrusts, face pulls, lat pulldowns - here are the form mistakes the coaches at Kraken Fitness in Burnaby see most often, and exactly how to fix each one.Read More

Most "high protein" packaged foods have misleading labels, minimal bioavailable protein, and hundreds of hidden calories. Here's what those labels actually mean - and what to eat insteadRead More

Think your posture is permanently wrecked? It probably isn't. Here are 3 quick tests - the wall test, overhead squat, and toe touch - to find out what's actually going on and where to start fixing it.Read More

Chronic stress raises cortisol, which drives belly fat, stalls weight loss, breaks down muscle, and wrecks your hunger signals - even when your training and nutrition look perfect on paper.Read More

Never been to the gym before? Start here. These 5 exercises - kettlebell deadlift, goblet squat, incline push-up, chest supported row, and farmer's carry - cover your whole body and build real strength from day one.Read More

Muscle loss, hormonal shifts, slower recovery - here's what's actually happening to your body after 40, and the training approach that works with those changes instead of against them.Read More

Not all personal trainers are created equal. Here are 3 red flags - no assessments, talking in absolutes, and timer overuse - that signal your trainer in Burnaby might be doing it wrong.Read More

Two coaches with 10+ years experience break down exactly what they'd do if they had to start at the gym from scratch - trainer, machines, simple programs, etiquette and all.Read More

Burnaby trainers rank 8 common gym cues from D to A tier. Learn which coaching cues actually help your form and which ones cause more confusion than they fix.Read More