Want to avoid your annual winter cold? Get yourself to the gym! And I’m not the only one saying it http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/cbc/101101/science/science_exercise_fitness_colds_1

IF you guessed Sun Burn, you’re right! As the long weekend approaches, might I remind you all to wear sunscreen! As you can see from this picture – I did not take my own advice.  I was wearing a sports bar while I was painting my deck. I was paying for it for days!

I am the first person to say that I love Starbucks. In fact, I’m embarrassed to admit that when I travel to Europe (where it seems espresso was invented) I still scout out the nearest Starbucks for my fix. I don’t know if you’ve been in a Starbucks recently – but they are pushing their [...]

The Sunny Vitamin! Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin which means that the body can not store it. It must be replenished each day. As most of you know, the best place to get your Vitamin D is from Sunlight. What does Vitamin D do? Promotes Calcium Absorption Helps with bone growth * Good for [...]

Too much of anything is really to much. Unfortunately you can over eat even the healthiest of things! I think it’s important to know what the correct portion sizes are because sometimes I think people think they are making a healthy choice- and then the foil their efforts without even knowing it just by eating [...]

If you’ve got the 5k down, it’s time to introduce a new challenge! The thing with working out is that your body gets used to what you are doing pretty quickly and after a few months of doing the same thing over and over again, you will stop seeing results. Signing up for 10k is [...]

It’s Artichoke heart season and I’m pumped. I love the little buggers. Why? Well honestly – I love dips – hummus, tzatziki, roasted red pepper, garlic sauce .. But in order to eat dips you kinda need a pita or a chip to dip it in ! And these are things I generally don’t eat! [...]

I don’t mean to be a stick in the mud but I think it’s important for someone to tell you the honest truth about losing weight. None of this 10 pounds in two weeks business! None of this eat everything you want and lose 60 pounds! It’s important to know what you’re in for when [...]

If you’ve never run before,  a 5k is a great place to start. This training schedule should get you ready for a 5k by the end of the summer! 1. Listen to your body. If your body is telling you to stop or if you feel an injury lurking. Back off. Running is great, but [...]

If your looking for ways to help get you motivated to start exercising, this is the best seasons for it! Why? It’s Marathon Season! I encourage you to find a 5k. Maybe it’s for a worthy cause or maybe it’s just part of a marathon. Here is a link to all the marathons happening during [...]