Just because you've hit a certain age doesn't mean that you don't care about getting lean and fit anymore. We all want to look and feel great, right? And there's no reason why being a certain age should slow you down. People have very defined ideas about what people should be like at various ages. What [...]
Today is Valentine's Day, and many people's thoughts turn to chocolate. There are few foods as positively regarded as chocolate. It has a certain allure that you just don't associate with broccoli. Chocolate was even thought to be an aphrodisiac, although some interesting research from 2006 seemed to indicate that it doesn't increase sexual desire. It [...]
Weight loss can be elusive sometimes. You may struggle with the same ten or twenty pounds for years. You'll be down a couple of pounds one week and up a pound or two the next week. Lose five pounds in November, put them back on (with another pound or two extra!) in December. Many people yo-yo most of their [...]
This has been a tough couple of weeks on the weather front. Things went from "pleasantly wintery" to "ridiculously frightening" last week, resulting in snow days and cancellations here in Toronto. Three snow days in 3 weeks - yikes! The Polar Vortex hit Canada and the US Midwest and we were facing -35 degree Celsius (-30 Fahrenheit). [...]
Let me start off by saying that I believe strongly in exercise (not surprisingly!). As a child, my parents kept my sister and I active in our spare time. I started judo at 8 and then moved on to karate (my lifelong love) when I was 9. I was a competitive karate athlete for 14 years, [...]
It says something about the way that 2019 has begun that I'm writing this blog post in February! 2019 has started off busy - in a good way! I've welcomed a couple of new Online Coaching clients. I'm always excited about the opportunity to change people's lives through a healthier lifestyle. Although I managed to give [...]
Many people have weight loss as their goal at this time of year. Over a third of North Americans will vow to "eat healthier" and/or "get more exercise". While those are certainly good measures to take, most people fail within a few months (some even sooner!). The failure of these resolutions isn't a big surprise. This [...]
Happy new year! I hope that 2019 has started off on a bright note for you. And if it didn't...there's still plenty of time to have an awesome year. My holiday break was surprisingly busy and I didn't get as much downtime as I expected. I had a couple of weeks of quality time with family [...]
Hopefully you're enjoying a bit of rest in the next week or so. While many of us are still working (sometimes with the added constraint of having our kids around!), with any luck you're having a bit of down time too. I'm reducing my gym workouts a bit to spend time with my family. We're keeping active though. [...]
We're in the midst of a tough time on the nutrition and exercise front. The parties are everywhere. The chocolate, the gingerbread, the candy canes...perhaps even the wine, cocktails or beer. 'Tis the season, right? Hopefully you haven't decided to throw in the towel and get back on track in 2019. That's something I refer to [...]
