The much anticipated reopening of BC Parks is underway! After more than a month of closures, the majority of provincial parks and protected areas and marine parks have now reopened. This allows people across the province to have more access to safe outdoor recreation opportunities, while remembering to follow the guidelines of Dr Henry, the…
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Diversity Health Fair 2013
Canada’s largest multicultural health fair takes place at Vancouver’s Croatian Cultural Centre next Saturday March 9, 2013. Presented in dozens of languages to welcome Vancouver’s varied cultural communities to attend, the Diversity Health Fair is a free of charge event, featuring wellness activities for the whole family. Celebrating its 9th year, the theme of this…
12 Days Of Christmas Gift Ideas – Day 11
After Christmas comes the New Year and of course, New Year’s resolutions. More often than not resolutions revolve around health and well being. Quitting Smoking, Eating Less, Workout More are all top contenders. Why not help people on their quest by giving them a membership to their local community centre gym or sports club or…
Six Month Fitness Update
Well here we are, it’s been six months since I changed my lifestyle and began getting healthy so time for another update. I’ve been working out on my own since wrapping up my 12 weeks of personal trainer sessions. I’m happy to report I’ve lost weight but gained so much more: muscle, self-esteem/confidence, energy and better health…
12 Weeks Done – Update
A small update to the last post: Just a couple days after the 3 month point, I was very happy to hop on the scale at the gym and have it finally hit the 30 pounds lost point! Since I’ve also been gaining muscle, I wish there was a way to be able to tell how much weight…
12 Weeks Done
As promised after 6 weeks, here’s the update of the next 6 weeks of healthy living. It’s now been 3 months since getting up and into the Steve Nash Sports Club in an attempt to have just a butt instead of a fat butt. I’ve lost 28 lbs so far but that’s not really an accurate depiction of the physical changes that…