Christmas Countdown Holidays style
What do you bring as a hostess gift when you visit with friends over the holiday’s? Wine? Flowers? Dessert? All are great ideas, but this time of year it is fun to kick it up a notch and I have found the perfect thing! Reindeer Wine Toppers!! So wicked cute.. they also have toque wine toppers and Santa’s! Garnet […]
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Every year around this time I do a Christmas countdown featuring some of my favourite things! You can take them as gift ideas for someone who is tough to buy for.. or perhaps something for you! This year I start with a personal connection! I worked with Tarzan Dan Freeman in Kelowna for 6 years or so.. along with his […]
READ MOREI love the creative spirit! As much as I can be a bit of a hard ass when it comes to the difference between a “goal” and a “dream” I can certainly celebrate inspiration. Lisette Xavier is suppling that in droves in her latest song and video “Dream.” Sometimes you need the one, two three punches.. you have to hear.. […]
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I had a very exciting day at The Athlete Factory recently. I back squatted 290lbs!!! Now if you have been tracking my progress you know that I recently back squatted 320lbs at a competition. So why the excitement about this 290? In powerlifting there is two basic categories. Equipped and Classic. If you lift equipped you use […]
READ MOREHere is something that I have figured out. There is a time and a place for a “fad diet.” GASP. WHAT? Yes. There. Is. We often have a special day that for one reason or another we feel the need to be “skinny” for. Just please go in with your eyes open. Chances are very very good that the weight […]
READ MOREYou are not responsible for your behaviour when you are hungry. Wait. WHAT? I first heard those words from Paul Balsom the “head of it all” (Director of Athlete Performance & Coach Development) at The Athlete Factory where I train. He has said these words a few times. The first few times I don’t think it registered at all, mainly because […]
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Change rooms can be intimidating. Change rooms at a gym that trains elite athletes from a variety of different sports even more so. At The Athlete Factory I have shared the change room with swimmers, tennis players, figure skaters, golfers, yogi’s, rugby players and fitness models. Including this super sexy woman: Meet Deanne Greff Wbff Pro About the only […]
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