January is over, but your New Year’s Resolutions don’t have to be. Skechers has a an entire line of footwear geared to fitness and my favorite part about these shoes is how fun and stylish they are (because if you look anything like me when…

Welcoming a new patron to the Fishbowl, Xbox Canada.

One of the best investments Adam and I ever made for our health and well-being was our home gym.Any parent knows how difficult it can be to fit in regular exercise, and for many folks, the only way it can happen is if it is done at home.Now you don’t n…

In today’s UP: noted film critics answer questions at a TIFF panel discussion, three new exhibits debut at XPACE, Andy Kindler returns to Comedy Bar, new music from Tomboyfriend and pals, and classic tunes from Loving In The Name of.

DISCUSSION: TIFF’s Cannes Critics Week celebrates 50 years of the festival’s special screening series, with films selected by eight local critics. Today you get a free opportunity to grill some of those opinion-makers, as Fabien Gaffez, Peter Howell, Liam Lacey, and Jonathan Rosenbaum will participate in “Higher Learning—Cannes Critics Week Panel: Film Criticism Today,” a [...]

One of my goals for 2012 is to try and continue to do yoga at least 1x week. Now that I’ve mostly recovered from my hamstring tendonitis, it’s not so much the physical benefits I crave (although I love those too!) as the mental benefits. I really enj…

Pay if you don’t work out; get cash if you do.

My theory is if I drink a lot of smoothies, spring will magically appear.  So far, outlook not good…(although today was the first dusting of snow we’ve had practically all winter!). This is why I haven’t changed my blog header to a winter theme yet…I need more snow! This smoothie was made up of frozen [...]

Above: Tips for getting in shape right now. Before the turkey, champagne and bonbons.
The chatter around me at the office is what we’re going to be doing to get in shape in January. A couple gals have enrolled in a boot-camp style fitness program. I’m going to continue walking (one hour and fifteen minutes, [...]

I strongly believe in the therapeutic benefits of both yoga and massage. So when I heard that Thai massage integrates components of both, I was intrigued. For years I have wanted to give it a try but just never seemed to get around to it.Then a few w…

You can easily stay fit by exercising at home on your own. But fancy equipment, group fitness and saunas are not the only perks of joining a gym to stay fit. In fact, if one of the reasons you go is for the social element, you may be more likely to a…

Aside from the relentless cloud cover and rain we’ve been hit with lately, the temperatures have been fairly warm for November! I’ve been getting outside for runs this week, trying to soak up every last degree of warmth. Yesterday, I had a great run that I like to call the “5-mile pick-up run”. With each [...]

Before I had children I never believed it was possible to be REALLY fit without going to a gym and using expensive machines.It was only when I became a mother and that was no longer possible that I realized the truth: You don’t need a gym OR any expens…

Kids learn early on to associate birthdays and parties of any kind with cake, candy, etc. So I love anything that uses these celebrations to encourage physical activity instead.Adam’s cousin Shawna recently launched a business that does just that:STAR…

Good afternoon! I thought I’d give a little update on how my Workout Log Challenge is going so far.  I mentioned last week that I was struggling with motivation and this log seems to be renewing my enthusiasm for exercise. I don’t plan on doing it forever, but for right now it’s giving me the [...]

[source] Brrrr…it’s cold out there today! This is the time of the year when I really start to notice the waning daylight hours and struggle with motivation when it comes to workouts. The early mornings are no longer bright and sunny, but dark, chilly, and uninviting. I’ve always preferred to workout in the morning, but [...]

With its new iPod Nano-like device, Motorola offers a music player, fitness tracker, and versatile workout tool.

Do you like sports? Do you like to exercise? Or both? Sports and exercise activities overlap but are not one in the same.Sports are: Activities involving physical exertion and skill that are governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken…

Do you like sports? Do you like to exercise? Or both? Sports and exercise activities overlap but are not one in the same.Sports are: Activities involving physical exertion and skill that are governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken…

By Heather Scoffield, The Canadian Press OTTAWA – Federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq will be announcing new rules for so-called energy drinks this morning. She is concerned about teenagers and tweens consuming too much caffeine by downing drinks such as Monster and Red Bull. The drinks were the subject of a panel of experts who [...]

Fit for Faith – 7 Weeks to Improved Physical and Spiritual Health by author Kimberley Payne is an 83 page book that will make you fit inside and out!

Part one deals with exercising both your body and your spirit, giving you goals to set for cardio and…