Nutrition What You Need to Know About the Health Benefits of Collagen April 15, 2025 / April 15, 2025 by Anthony Cozzetto Collagen is a key component in bones, skin, muscles, and other body parts. It may help improve skin health, relieve joint pain, and prevent bone loss, among other things. Collagen is a protein. Your body makes it, and it’s important for healthy joints, skin, bones, muscles, and more. But as you age — just when […] Read more » Collagen MOVATI Nutrition
Fitness Lifestyle 5 Pilates Reformer Exercises To Enhance Your Golf Game April 8, 2025 by Anthony Cozzetto Why are Pilates exercises good for golfers? Golf and Pilates have a lot in common. Both require that your mind be connected to your body. Have you noticed how a tiny change in alignment can have a huge impact on your swing? Pilates will strengthen your mind-body connection and help you create good movement habits, […] Read more » Golf MOVATI Pilates Reformer
In Club Wellness Group Fitness – Restorative Yoga March 25, 2025 / March 31, 2025 by Anthony Cozzetto Restorative yoga is a restful practice that encourages you to slow down and open your body through passive stretching. Some restorative yoga classes have participants barely moving, holding only a few postures. Restorative yoga is a completely different experience than most other styles of yoga. Read on to learn more about restorative yoga, and why […] Read more » MOVATI MOVATI Yoga Restorative Yoga
In Club Wellness Group Fitness – Hot Hatha & Hatha Yoga March 20, 2025 / March 31, 2025 by Anthony Cozzetto Hatha yoga is a foundational style emphasizing physical postures (asanas), breath control (pranayama), and meditation, while Hot Hatha is a variation of Hatha yoga practiced in a heated environment, typically around 38-42 degrees, often with a more dynamic routine. Hot Hatha Class Category: Yoga Studio: Hot Studio Class Length: 60 Minutes Hot Yoga uses heat […] Read more » Hot Hatha MOVATI Yoga
In Club Wellness Group Fitness – Yin & Hot Yin Yoga March 18, 2025 / April 16, 2025 by Anthony Cozzetto Yin yoga is a style of yoga that focuses on holding poses for longer periods (3-5 minutes or more), targeting the deeper connective tissues, fascia, ligaments, joints, and bone. Hot Yin yoga combines the principles of Yin yoga, focusing on holding poses for extended periods to release deep tissues, with the practice of yoga in […] Read more » Hot Yin Yoga MOVATI MOVATI Yoga Yin Yoga
In Club Lifestyle MOVATI Athletic’s Jessica Chiarello Wins Ottawa’s Favourite Fitness Influencer & Fitness Instructor March 16, 2025 / March 19, 2025 by Anthony Cozzetto MOVATI Athletic is proud to announce that Jessica Chiarello, a Level 5 Performance Coach and Pilates Reformer instructor from our Barrhaven Club, has won Ottawa’s Faces Magazine Favourite Fitness Influencer awards. Presented by Mattamy Homes, the 2025 Ottawa Awards is the city’s largest people’s choice awards, recognizing excellence across more than 300 categories of businesses […] Read more » Award Favourite Fitness Influencer Favourite Fitness Instructor MOVATI Ottawa Awards
Nutrition Overnight Oats February 27, 2025 by Anthony Cozzetto Mornings can be hectic, but a delicious and nutritious breakfast doesn’t have to be complicated. Overnight oats are the ultimate meal-prep hack—wholesome, satisfying, and ready to grab straight from the fridge. With just a few simple ingredients, you can create a creamy, flavor-packed breakfast that keeps you fueled for the day ahead. Whether you prefer […] Read more » Healthy Recipe MOVATI MOVATI Nutrition
Wellness MOVATI ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE STRETCH February 26, 2025 / March 4, 2025 by Anthony Cozzetto Unlock Your Full Potential with Performance Stretch Formerly known as Fascial Stretch Therapy (FST), Performance Stretch can help you move better, recover faster and perform stronger. Recent research highlights the benefits of Performance Stretch in improving flexibility, mobility, and recovery. Unlike traditional stretching, it targets both muscles and fascia—the connective tissue that supports movement—allowing for deeper, […] Read more » MOVATI Performance Stretch
Lifestyle Celebrating International Women’s Day at MOVATI Athletic: An Interview with the Women of MOVATI February 25, 2025 / March 3, 2025 by Anthony Cozzetto International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global celebration of women’s social, economic, and cultural achievements. At MOVATI Athletic, we are proud to recognize the women who inspire and lead within our communities. Join us as we share the stories of three incredible women who shape the future of MOVATI Athletic every day. Rae Yorke […] Read more » International Women’s Day MOVATI
Fitness Nutrition The Facts on Fasted Workouts February 24, 2025 / February 25, 2025 by Anthony Cozzetto Pros and Cons of Weight Training on an Empty Stomach Is it possible to exercise while fasting? This is a common question for those who fast during Ramadan and abstain from eating and drinking between sunrise and sunset each day. Commonly, we believe that food gives us energy and therefore it will be difficult to […] Read more » Fasted Fasted Workouts MOVATI Nutrition
