How to Up Your Performance this Spring

As the snow is melting for those of us in Northern climates and as the days are growing longer, it’s time to come out of hibernation mode and kick it to the next gear of training (like the bear in this photo, lol!).  Even the most serious athletes can find it more...
How to harness anxiety for success

How to harness anxiety for success

Recently, a reporter asked me the following questions for an article she was writing.  I thought I’d give you a sneak peak into my take on anxiety and what you can do about it. What does anxiety mean? What happens to our body when we experience it? The Merriam-Webster...

Congratulations to MTI Client Ella Douglas on a Silver Medal International Finish

For Ella Douglas, winning silver on beam was not predictable or to be expected, especially not at Gymnix, Canada’s premier international gymnastics competition.  Over the last 2 years Ella has undergone two different surgeries: one on her shoulder about two years ago and another on her foot/ankle last summer.

MTI Athlete Maddie Radvanyi wins Silver at Canada Games

What an exciting week it’s been for MTI athlete Maddie Radvanyi!  One week ago she was just a student at school at Acadia University in Nova Scotia and now she’s the Canada Games GS Snowboarding Silver Medalist.  This is only the 2nd Canada Winter Games...

Mental Toughness at the Super Bowl in 2015

For those of you who watched the Super Bowl in 2015, I’m sure you noticed that the theme  was definitely Mental Toughness.  In the post game celebrations, it seemed like all Patriot interviewees brought up the subject of Mental Toughness as being a determining...