You might have watched or heard about the record-breaking marathon times that have been set in the last few weeks. These records are the culmination of many years of training with incremental goals along the way. These records did not fall by chance. What does that mean for your training plans? It means that not having a training plan, or …
High-fat health risks
It is widely recognized that being overweight is not healthy, but news about lung health highlights another reason to maintain your weight. The list of unhealthy side effects of gaining weight now includes asthma. Add that to the increased risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and atherosclerosis. Being overweight is a risk factor for asthma, but previously it was …
Top 5 training goals for your off-season
The top 5 goals of an off-season include the following: Rest and recovery are number one. This doesn’t mean don’t do any exercise, although it can temporarily. It does mean, shorter duration, lower intensity, less focus, and more fun. Go for a run because you love it, leave the heart rate monitor at home. Don’t worry about the distance, just …
Off-season goals
Last week I talked about the importance of changing your fitness routine with the seasons. Regardless if you love summer sports like running, cycling, tennis, triathlon or whether winter is your optimum season with cross-country or downhill skiing, skating, hockey. Regardless of your favourite and whether you participate in events, or not, you need an off-season. The importance of an …
7 Health Reasons to Eat Less Meat
Food choices have health consequences. By switching to a plant-based diet you can reduce your risk of many diseases, including type 2 diabetes and cancer, while reducing your environmental impact. Eat more plants for your health.
For every season there is a purpose
That line may sound vaguely familiar if you heard a lot of folk music like I did growing up. The version of this song that I heard the most, from the song, Turn, Turn, Turn, was sung by Pete Seeger, but you may think of the Byrds, The Limelighters or even the Dolly Parton version. It was a big hit …
How does your diet rate?
How would you rate your daily diet? Healthy? Could use improvement? Pretty good? How do you think you compare to other North Americans? An 18-year study published in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) shows that the American diet hasn’t improved much. While the study looks at 44,000 Americans from 1999-2016 to assess diet quality, the findings can be …
Spicy Chipotle Tomato Soup
An easy soup recipe for a hot, spicy meal to warm you from the inside out. Quick Tip: To roast a red pepper, wash and place the entire pepper on your stove element, gas or electric. Turn often until blackened and skin is lifting away. Remove from heat and cool, slice and remove seeds and stem then chop. You can …
Do it right.
When you go to the gym it is easy to try to do the exercises faster, but what you really want is effective technique. Get the most out of your time at the gym with good form. These are three exercises that are often done incorrectly and are also ones that can give you the biggest gains if you do …
Is it fun?
Number 8 on the list of The Top 12 Worst Thing we do to our Health Fun. We aren’t having enough fun. Are you doing the activities you think are fun? Do you get outside and go for a ride, run, hike, just for the joy of doing it? I do think that some people use exercise as an atonement …