6 Exercises to Improve Your Upper Body Running Posture
Check out Jon’s most recent article titled 6 Exercises To Improve Your Upper Body Running Posture, featured on Podium Runner’s…
Running a Race Soon? Here are My Top 10 Pre-Race Do’s & Don’ts
By Julia Howard, VDot02 Distance Coach, RHN, MPH Have you ever had a vision of your perfect race day, only…
Julia’s Favourite Plant-Based Burger
By Julia Howard, RHN, MPH The goal of many new vegans and plant-based eaters is to find and master the…
3 Ways To Strengthen Your Hamstrings
Check out Jon’s most recent article titled 3 Ways To Strengthen Your Hamstrings, featured on Podium Runner’s website. Podium Runner…
Take Your Golf Game from Subpar to Under Par with this Secret… The Gym!
By Angie Hurley, CSCS, CAT(C) For the last 2 decades, top golfers have been taking golf from game to sport.…
The Busy Person’s Guide to Working Out
By Thomas King, CSCS, MSc I get it. For many people, time is a resource more precious than gold. Between…
5 Tweaks That Improved My Sumo Deadlift
We’re proud to announce the launch of JKC TV! Check out our premier video 5 Tweaks That Improved My Sumo…
Find Jon in the July issues of Muscle&Fitness and Canadian Running
Jon Answers Q&A in June Muscle&Fitness Magazine
Check out the June edition of Muscle&Fitness for Jon’s next article, this time, a 10-page spread called, To the 10th…
Thomas’ Fantastical Fat Loss Voyage
Many of our clients have been asking me about my weight loss so we thought it best to write this…
Accessory Moves to Help You Bust Through Weak Points and Supercharge Your Bench
Walk into any gym and you will see people performing many variations of the bench press. There’s no right or…
Dawn of the Deadlift 4-Week Program
Looking for a new #deadliftprogram? Check out the May issue of @muscleandfitness for Jon’s 4️⃣-week, repeatable, deadlift program. Complete with accessory exercises, this…
JKC was recommended to me by a fellow runner. I was experiencing injuries, and feeling weak and fragile. When I started with JKC, Jon asked me about my goals and my focus. I wanted to concentrate specifically on running, and preventing injury. Jon developed a program for me that has enabled me to focus on my form and strength and has been flexible enough to enable me to train for many different races. I have been training with JKC for six years, and during that time I have enjoyed Jon and Thomas’s expertise in a very warm and supportive atmosphere.
From my initial consult with Julia, she was professional and knowledgeable as both a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and athlete. She was interested in my nutrition and fitness goals and the development of a plan that would set me up for success.
Julia designed weekly meal plans that were complete with recipes and shopping lists. The food choices were nutritious, easy to prepare, and ensured that I felt well nourished and energized throughout my training and non-training days. Not only do I feel leaner and more fit, but I have more energy and I feel much more in tune with my body and food choices. Julia really helped me put everything in place so I can continue this process going forward- I cannot thank her enough!
I heard somewhere that achieving your health goals is determined largely by what you do in the kitchen. I am grateful to have found Julia who brought direction and accountability to this most important piece for me. Having Julia in my corner has brought me confidence and certainty that I am on my way to achieving my goals. I highly recommend her if you are serious about making a change and feeling better about your health.
Before starting at JK Conditioning I had attempted strength training multiple times through various local gyms and at home. Each time I would end up frustrated and injured. A little over two years ago, I contacted Jon and shared my goal with him to complete my first Ironman and remain injury free in the process. Jon, Thomas and Angie have worked with me weekly and I feel stronger but most importantly I have remained injury free for 2 years, 2 months and 6 hours….. but who’s counting. HaHa. The atmosphere at JKC is welcoming for any age and ability. While Jon, Angie and Thomas are serious about GAINZ, I’ve never once found myself not laughing while working out. Thanks for helping me to continue in this crazy sport where strength training is often neglected but is the key to remaining injury free!!
I had signed up for other gyms in the past and never went or rarely went. Something always got in the way or I was just too tired and lacked motivation to go. This way I’ve made a commitment to Jon or Thomas and I try very hard to keep my sessions once I’ve booked in. JKC is different from other gyms that I’ve tried in the past because no one is there to be “seen”. We are all there to get a good workout in and go on with our lives. And it’s a small gym so you get to know everyone and it’s like a big family. When I joined JKC, I couldn’t do a chin up with an elastic band, but I’ve slowly worked up to 10 free hanging chin ups. That was big because I hate chin ups.
