After running for 24 years one can expect the occasional injury. As a new runner I had made all the usual mistakes—running too far, running too fast. The camaraderie of my running peers and the release of endorphins made me feel like a young calf being...
The word spin no longer conjures up the image of a woman sitting at her spinning wheel industriously creating threads for family clothes. Picture this instead: stationary bikes organized around an energetic instructor, up-tempo music filling the room, participants eagerly doing their best to keep up, and...
Running has been my main-stay for exercise and socializing for over twenty years. I have been running with the Longboat Roadrunners since 1996 and have developed many friendships that have brought much joy into my life. I have many fond memories of running, racing and...
Fast Food sells because we don’t like to cook. Fast Food sells because it's addictive. Salt + fat + sugar = yummy Processed food has replaced ‘home cooking’. We pickup processed entrees at the store on the way home from work; we grab salads and wraps...
Over the years I have found great joy running outside through all seasons of the year. You can often hear me saying there is no such thing as bad weather only the wrong clothing. I still subscribe to that theory with one exception—ice. This winter...
Mojo missing? Tired, tired, tired? Here’s how one friend put it to me this week: I am so friggin' tired, ran-over-by-a-truck-tired, Dear-God-what-has-happened-tired. I just don't know why. Struggling for sure. And not alone. For some it could be a result of grey, sunless, cold winter days; it might...
Recently I've been asked about Intermittent Fasting (IF) Before sharing a few ideas keep these 3 things in mind: Diets do not work long term. (Sustainable behaviour changes.) Becoming fitter is more important for health than becoming thinner. You cannot tell if a person is...
Imagine two people set out to walk across country from coast to coast. (A long trek for sure.) One sets a limit of 20-miles a day. Whether feeling energetic or tired, it was 20 miles a day, no more and no less. The other walker started out at the...
Martin Gibala refers to his Eight Basic Workouts as ‘fun and fast’. They are only suggestions and intended to be adapted by you, to suit you. Perfect for aerobic workouts and resistance training too. Pointing out once again that the benefits of these workouts have been...
An exercise pill? Sit on the couch and just take a pill? Apparently ‘the concept of taking an Exercise Pill to obtain the benefits of exercise without actually expending any energy has mass appeal for a large majority of people’. (John Hawley and John Holloszy,...