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What’s the Best Way to Create Healthy Habits?
When starting to build a new healthy habit, most people ask themselves, “What can I do on my best days?” I agree with James Clear when he says that trick is to ask, “What can I stick to even on my worst days?” In his book 'Atomic Habits', he talks about starting small...
How Can I Make Restaurant Eating Healthier?
Eating is a deeply social and celebratory activity. It is something humans have always enjoyed, even way back in time. Ceremonies and joyous occasions often centre around food. With holiday celebrations now in full swing, this is the perfect time to be reviewing this...
Why I Stopped Piling on Sour Cream
I, like 90% of Canadians I know, gained a few pounds during the strict COVID-19 lockdowns and social distancing regulations that were applied here in Ontario. Unlike many others, I actually increased my activity level during COVID-19. I increased my weekly step count...
How to Be Social After a Period of Isolation
I'm not going to lie, during a couple of weeks back in the spring, when my husband and I were really into the habit of working from home, then relaxing on the couch while watching Netflix most evenings, the thought of being social and having 3 or 4 social plans over...
Have a Positive Return to the Gym After COVID-19
Many of us, myself included, have avoided the gyms for over one and half years now. I didn't notice much of a change in my fitness routine because I'm lucky, I have my own studio set-up. I know how to continue building muscle with tools including the TRX, Swiss and...
Do You Dread Bathing Suit Season?
With summer finally here, there are a ton of people, females in particular, who aren't happy because they don't want to be seen in a bathing suit. And this is really too bad. Why are so many females embarrassed to be seen in beach attire? Why Bathing Suit Season is...
My Second Try at a Healthy Hobby
So I stuck with it…a hobby that I started only last year - building and growing my own vegetable garden. I've expanded my veggie growing skills outside of the wonderful garden box Colin built for me last year by adding six garden pots throughout the backyard. These...
Active Meditation Helps Me De-stress
I've read about active meditation in the past, but I used to think you had to fully immerse yourself in the more traditional forms of meditation, like mantra meditation, to truly reap the rewards of this practice. During this stressful year, I learned how wrong I was....
Why I Track my Healthy Habits
Many people come to me looking to firm up and lose a few inches around their waists or thighs so they feel and look better. Others reach out, with the intent of building up their energy levels and increasing their strength so they can do more throughout the day. When...
3 Ways to Keep Moving all Day Long
So many of us have been working from home for almost one full year now. Working from home often leads to less walking; it's more challenging to keep moving throughout the whole day. We no longer have to walk to the public transportation, or from our parking spot to...