Category: Fitness

The Importance of Self-Care

Anyone else too “busy” for self-care? We have all heard (in some capacity) the importance of self-care. Simply put, self-care is the act of being loving and generous to ourselves. However, society often tells us that our worth is measured by our success, and our success is a representation of our productivity. On countless occasions,… Continue reading The Importance of Self-Care

Digital Detox

With the comforting routine of fall comes the urge to plan everything in our regrettably shorter daylight hours. We schedule time for yard work, homework, meals, activities, and bedtime. Many of us even schedule in our television time, anticipating the premier of our favourite show.  The TV habit we kicked during the summer because of… Continue reading Digital Detox

Make the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice

When it comes to promoting healthy weights, we’ve begun to understand the need to make the healthy choice the easy choice. This means ensuring that the environments where people live, work, learn and play have a positive effect on their health. Consider the effect of sedentary behaviour such as watching television, video games and being… Continue reading Make the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice

Canadian Children Are Inactive, and They May Be Losing Sleep Over It

It’s that time of year again. The time of year where alarm clocks are set extra early, morning routines are back in action, school lunches are carefully prepared the night before, and new fall activities have filled the calendar. The long days of summer and family vacations are nothing but a memory, and although getting… Continue reading Canadian Children Are Inactive, and They May Be Losing Sleep Over It

Flatlanders Set to Kick Off First Races of the Season

Photo Credit: Jason Hankewich

Start your engines because Flatlanders is back! June 5th and 6th will see hobby stocks, street stocks, thunder trucks, modifieds, and a newer series called wingless sprints back on the tracks. “We have a lot of vehicles coming in from a lot of different places because a lot of the tracks aren’t open yet,” said… Continue reading Flatlanders Set to Kick Off First Races of the Season

Canadian adults get a ‘D’ in overall physical activity: Participaction report

Source: Cassandra Szklarski, The Canadian Press, October 29, 2019  It’s not just kids who get too much screen time and too little physical activity — adults are falling short, too. That’s according to the first-ever report card for adults from Participaction, a non-profit group that promotes healthy living and typically ranks children’s fitness levels. The new report gives Canadians… Continue reading Canadian adults get a ‘D’ in overall physical activity: Participaction report

Is Your Workout as Stale as Your Gym Shoes?

Source: Brendan Rolfe, DipA, PTS, NWS, Alive.com, June, 2019 How you should be working out: a mansplanation You do it because it’s your routine, or maybe you don’t do it because it’s become routine. Either way, you don’t enjoy working out anymore. It doesn’t have to be this way. Let’s make exercise great again (MEGA)—hats not… Continue reading Is Your Workout as Stale as Your Gym Shoes?

Find your inner warrior

Source: Alive.com, January, 2019 A winning mentality might be the only thing separating you from top athletes. “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” “No pain, no gain.” These quotes about physical and mental toughness are so cliché, I couldn’t cite my sources if I tried.* We all love searching for the perfect quote to help us… Continue reading Find your inner warrior