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Unlocking Positive Change: The Power of Simplicity, Time, and Consistency (A Client Story)
A client of mine has been working with a modified windmill exercise in her program for several months. This week she was very excited to...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Dec 3, 20243 min read


Are You Making Health Too Complicated?
The quick answer to this post's title question: DAMN RIGHT WE ARE!! We're complicating it. We're overthinking it. We're overanalyzing...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Nov 26, 20244 min read


Can You Really Be Happy with Where You're At?
Society is constanting pushing us to do MORE. I'm not saying don't challenge yourself or strive to continue to create positive change,...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Nov 6, 20244 min read


The Hidden Struggle: What Is the Real Cost of Taking Multiple Medications?
this conversation (like others) NEVER TALKED ABOUT LIFESTYLE PRACTICES.

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Oct 30, 20247 min read


Client's Words that Inspire and Motivate
People say the darndest things eh? Sometimes you hear something someone says and it immediately resonates with you. That's the joy of...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Oct 24, 20242 min read


How Focusing on YOUR Deep Health can Positively Impact Others
My client shared a very cool story with me last week... We've been really focusing on helping her practice caring for HERSELF first and...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Oct 22, 20244 min read


Our Surroundings and Inner Self can Lead us to Healthier Living
This wonderful story, I hope, may inspire some of you to begin to practice changing HOW you approach your nutrition practices.

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Oct 3, 20245 min read


Do you Notice the Signs that you have Taken on Too Much?
A couple weeks ago I wrote myself a note to remember to do a blog post about my funny, yet "oh crap" moment. This particular day I began...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Sep 20, 20245 min read


"I have to do something; I have to drop some weight"
The title of this post, is the exact message I received this week from a client. I wanted to share this story with you, our wonderful...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Sep 18, 20246 min read


Are Your Comfort Habits Hindering Your Path to Better Health?
"Comfort is the worst addiction" ~ Marcus Aurelius~ The former Roman emporer, died in March, 180AD yet his powerful words continue to be...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Sep 5, 20245 min read


Strength Training is a TOOL!
Muscular strength and endurance has a host of benefits to our health and longevity without question! Contratry to what you may think,...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Aug 21, 20244 min read


"What Truly Makes Me Feel Good?"
Conversations with clients recently and my own day to day ups and/or downs, had me thinking about this question; What Truly Makes Me ...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Aug 12, 20244 min read


"How Can Self-Care Practices Reduce Hospital Wait Times and Doctor Visits?"
Here in Canada.... -Our wait times in hospitals have only increased over the years. -Many people don't have a family doctor. -Even those...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Jul 31, 20246 min read


How Does Your Ego Affect Your Ability to Stay Consistent with Healthy Habits?
EGO. It's there. We all have one to varying degrees. More often than not, I will argue that your ego is barrier that is overlooked as...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Jul 24, 20246 min read


Consistency Doesn't Mean "Perfection"
I had an excellent conversation with a client this morning in regards to consistency in his weekly routines. When I asked my client this...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Jul 17, 20244 min read


How One client is Cultivating Change and Progress in Deep Health by Prioritizing Herself
As with all clients, the discussions surrounding simplicity and consistency in individual daily health practices is a norm here at...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Jul 11, 20244 min read


Exploring the Power of Looking Inward
"The Heart’s Wisdom" In the quiet spaces of the mind, Emotions flow, gentle and kind. Through storms and calm, they guide our way,...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
Jun 13, 20243 min read


The Power of a Healthy Relationship ... With Yourself
I signed up a while back to an email newsletter called "The Journal Prompt" (It's Canadian too! Yay!). Each week, they send a newsletter...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
May 30, 20243 min read


How can we embrace change and overcome the fear of the unknown?
We fear change. We often resist it for the familiar in our days, weeks, months and years. Yet change is inevitable. Change is nature....

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
May 23, 20243 min read


Sometimes You Find Gold!
I love quotes. Do you? Granted, the ones we never forget and that we actually use in our approach to our daily routines are the ones...

Derek Arsenault (CSEP-CPT, PN1)
May 13, 20242 min read
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