We had our second edition of the Ottawa Health and Fitness TweetUp last week at Rama Lotus. Another great event, and this time we had the lovely and talented Kathy Smart as our guest speaker. 1. There are a lot… Read More
I think so! I’m hooked. I must admit. I saw it again on the weekend when I was out for a short ride. I was just pedalling myself to some new places when I realized I had one… Read More
See below for some tidbits, blog posts and articles that caught my eye recently. It’s a worldwide edition! From the UK, here is an article that explains the correlation between height/weight and speed. It has an interesting look at many marathon champions over… Read More
A few years ago after a weekend-long swim camp I ran into one of the coaches in the shower after another gruelling session. Guys being guys, we made small talk so it’s less awkward when we shower under… Read More
I’ll admit it, some days I wanted to just get on the couch and watch some more Entourage. The weather, the darkness, the comfy couch… But without a fail, every time I set out for another run in January, I… Read More
It’s supposed to be true that for every door that closes another one opens but sometimes I still doubt it. I don’t want to be a Debbie Downer or Negative Nancy but sometimes it’s not easy to give… Read More
I’m very thankful for every public speaking engagement I do. I’ve been blessed as I’ve only been doing these gigs for the past few years and they are already multiplying. I love to be able to share my… Read More
I spent a great weekend in Halifax where I was presenting and an exhibitor at the Optimyz Live Health Show. Good times! I did a talk about triathlon on Saturday and ChiRunning on Sunday, following the likes of… Read More
It was a blast! Although I’m sure Mother Nature kept a few folks off the roads last night and away from our TweetUp, we had a great turnout. The great folks from Daya Spa were gracious hosts, taking coats and… Read More
Folks, I just received the final version of my new ChiRunning promotional video and I wanted to know what you thought. I’m a bit biased but I like it a lot. Kudos to Lara and Anthony from Do More Video …. Read More
As a chiropractor I spend much of my day treating musculoskeletal pain. Sometimes this pain is due to an athletic injury, sometimes it is due to a work injury, and sometimes symptoms will appear seemingly without cause. There… Read More
I’ve been lacking balance the past few months and my body (and the scale) has been feeling it. The past few months have been extremely busy and I’ve been neglecting my body and my health. I love business lunches… Read More
Me too! I was watching an old Superman movie yesterday while spending time with my favourite family in the GTA and it got the hamster going. Who doesn’t want to be a superhero? Is that a bad thing?… Read More
Here is a good blog post from the New York Times about running and older folks. Some good and some bad! Great stuff none the less… Apparently you don`t lose your running economy as you age but you do get more… Read More
Folks, I wanted to take this moment to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. I hope this blog entry finds you and your family in good health and good spirits. 2011 has been a great one… Read More
I look as exercise and physical activity as an investment. I know, I’m weird. It has been showed that active people not only age better but they enjoy the golden years a lot more. I’m not there yet but that’s definitely what… Read More
Now I love running in the winter so much, I even started training for races over the winter months (Around the Bay 30km in March and Ottawa Race Weekend in May) to help keep me motivated. I have… Read More
How many of you are afraid of running in the winter?? Scared that you might slip and hurt yourself? Or are you worried you will freeze in the frigid temperatures? Think that you will have a hard time… Read More
As I was doing a lovely (but exhausting – in a good way) hot yoga class while on my recent trip out west, the words used by the teacher really drove home a point. I’m finding it more… Read More
How about both? Since we haven’t had much snow I HAD to head out west to go play in the fluffy white stuff. Now let’s just say I’m really looking forward to having some time to walk around… Read More
If you’ve read my blog in the past, you’re probably aware that I’ve been known to watch a wonderfully Canadian show called “Being Erica” about a young professional who does some time-traveling to work on her “regrets”. As… Read More
I am motivated by many of the obvious things: other running friends, watching the weight go down and talking to like minded people. Sometimes motivation comes from unexpected places, too. There is this woman I see from time to… Read More
Folks, There are some cool events this weekend in Ottawa, especially for people who are investigating this minimalist running thing. This afternoon we have an event full of local superstars including Neil Rosenthal and Ryan Grant from SoleFit Orthotics, Francine… Read More
I attended a great session at CanFitPro Calgary on breathing in exercise last weekend. As important as breathing is in life (as in you can’t really do much if you can’t breathe), we don’t really think about it… Read More
You gotta love technology (or the lack of skills of this user). This was supposed to go out Friday, when it was actually written. Sorry! *** One of my favourite things to do these days is to explore new… Read More
