I have an on-off relationship with running (it’s off at the moment), but this week I started taking step class again. I’ve always loved step class, but I hadn’t done it in years since I cancelled my YMCA membership (I started it again last month. Hurray!). For the past few months I’ve been much preferring [...]
This weekend I went on a kayaking trip with the boyfriend and Westwood. It was fantastic! I hadn’t been kayaking in years. The boyfriend has his own kayak and Westwood has been a canoe tripper pretty much forever, so it was great that they had some experience. We were away for three days in the [...]
Last week the boyfriend and I travelled to Sleeping Giant to hike 53 km over the course of 3.5 days. It was an amazing trip – we both have such a passion for hiking and really enjoyed both the beauty of the scenery and the challenge of the trail. This was easily the toughest hike [...]
Since the boyfriend and I are away on a 5-day hike, I figured I’d write a post about the food that we’re eating. Food is essential in everyday living, but it is especially important to have a steady fuel intake when you’re back-country camping. This particular hiking trip is over 50 km long and it’s [...]
You all know that I’m a big proponent of walking (glorious glorious walking!), but I’m also a big advocate of standing. There are so many reasons why we should stand more often in the day than sit! I recently received an email promoting the graphic below and was asked to share it with my readers. [...]
Yoga is an amazing way to relax the mind and stretch and tone the muscles. In many ways it can be equally as challenging as an activity such as boot camp or kickboxing, because yoga challenges you to truly focus and balance the mind and the body. I’ve flirted with many different forms of exercise [...]
I used to wear my pedometer on a daily basis. I loved it. We had such memorable times together. Then we decided to take a break. It’s not you, it’s me! I felt it was necessary to explore other avenues of exercise besides walking. After enough time had passed, I was ready to get back [...]
My thoughts on fitness goals in the New Year, as well as a discussion on the gym vs. at-home workouts and a week’s worth of exercises (unusual and everyday!) for you to try out.
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Since Monday, I’ve been practicing yoga every day this week! It feels awesome. I put together a quick video of a few yoga poses which I love and wanted to share. These yoga poses are basic beginner moves. Some of you, such as Maggie (The Salad Girl) and Clare (YogiClareBear), are very advanced and do [...]
