Workout Wednesday A new feature where we highlight some of the great things in the fitness industry and my training as I work towards being a competitive powerlifter again. Did you suddenly find yourself in a situation where you had to shovel.. and shovel .. and shovel during what felt like a never ending snow storm? You are not alone […]
READ MOREThe 3 things I learned from our attempts to execute a skating dance program. The Big Breakfast decided to honour the arrival of Skate Canada International in Kelowna with an attempt at a dance program, yes, on skates. These athletes are amazing and what a great way to highlight just how amazing by attempting to do even a smidge of what they […]
READ MOREWhat a wonderful gift. I always try to stay positive in life. I daily remind myself that I have a choice of how I view the world, my community, my workplace, my homelife, and myself. I long ago tossed out my rose coloured glasses but my rose tinted glasses remain. I choose to think the best of people, situations and […]
READ MOREMotivation is for the weak. I read that delightful statement on someone’s facebook status last week. My first response involved enough eye rolling for my husband to ask what I was reading. The statement stayed with me for another day or two and was murmured by my sub conscious enough that I sat down and had a little think about […]
READ MOREResolutions are a pain in the butt. I know plenty of people who say yearly resolutions don’t work or doing them once a year is a set up for failure, but I don’t think so. I think we tend to attack them in ginormous chunks, so either our resolutions are too broad with no specific goals; Example: In 2014 I […]
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Day 20 One of the constants of life in Calgary is the bright sunshine! Which is awesome.. unless it is in your eyes as you come around the corner onto Crowchild mid morning, being blind while merging onto a major artery is bad. Very. Very. Very. Bad. SOLUTION! Fancy, schmancy sunglasses from my favourite optical store Bankers Vision! Bonus, they […]
READ MOREAthlete Factory Christmas Countdown Diet
I can honestly say that I never in a million years would think I was excited about something from American Apparel. Generally speaking it is not a store that is geared towards my age group or body shape. But these Principle 6 t.shirts are simply awesome. From the webpage: The Principle 6 Campaign takes it’s name from the entry of […]
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