Wow! It’s the beginning of a new year already! With the start of the New Year it’s also the start of New Year’s Resolutions. So many decide that this is the year to make changes once and for all; people are all saying things like “2015 is going to be my year, I’m going to be the best me I can be” or “I’m going to finally lose this last 20 lbs of baby weight in 2015.” What …
Start Living Your Dreams
If you keep doing the same things, then you will keep getting the same results.
Let me be Frank
Last week I talked about setting up goals and your New Year’s resolutions. This week I thought I would get a little more serious and talk about some of the reasons I changed my lifestyle. People rarely decide to make life-long changes unless something happens that makes them stop and at take a closer look at where they are and …
‘Tis the Holiday Season… Are You Ready?
Wow, we are so close to Christmas already and the Holiday Parties are all around us. There are decadent chocolates, baked goods of all sorts of goodies to entice us for just one more and rich entree’s to entice us to go for seconds. Who are we to turn it down? How often do we have the chance to indulge …
8 Tips to Keep the Winter Blues From Settling In
[two_third last=”no” class=”” id=””]It’s that time of year when the days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer. We go to work in the dark and come home in the dark and it seems your energy is gone with the daylight. Don’t let the winter blues settle in and get you down. Here are some helpful tips to …
Snow Day Workouts
With the start of winter and the snow piling up outside it’s a whole lot easier to look around at your warm cozy home and say “forget working out today.” Staying indoors where it’s warm and cozy is more appealing than going out and braving the cold. Who wants to get bundled up, digging out mitts, scarves, boots and the …
8 Steps to Treating Your Back
Last week I talked about different ways to deal with knee pain, so this week I thought I would share 8 steps to treating your back on your own. ‘In Canada, medical expenditures with respect to low back pain are estimated between $6 and $12 billion annually. Low back pain and related ailments have a significant economic impact on society …
5 Quick tips to Start Solving Your Knee Pain
One of the most common complaints I hear and have to deal with is knee issues. I’ve seen my clients suffer from knee pain and occasionally, I suffer from knee pain as well. There are different causes for the pain such as arthritis, being a flat foot (that’s me), overuse or weakness of the muscles that protect the joint. The …
Beat Stress with Regular Exercise
Even though exercise may not be the most exciting word in your vocabulary, it sure is a word with a lot of benefits. Participating in daily exercise will not only make you healthier in general, but it can also diminish the effects of stress on your body as well. Think about all the times you have heard someone say “the …
So You’re a Healthy Eater?
Being a healthy eater requires you to become both educated and smart about what healthy eating entails, and in its entirety. Being food smart isn’t about learning to calculate grams of fat, nor is it about studying labels and counting calories. Let me explain: healthy eating is all about balanced and moderate eating, consisting of healthy meals at least three …