Diet & Fitness
Boot camp fitness: ‘It takes 21 days to make a new habit’
I gained two pounds — after four weeks of intense workouts in a women’s-only boot camp. But maybe they’re two pounds of muscle?
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Getting fortified in the fight against cholesterol
If you’ve been paying attention to billboards lately, odds are you’ve seen ads for a new type of margarine that supposedly lowers cholesterol. Of course, being the at-least-mildly skeptical consumer you...
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Wet workout beats heat, high impact
Too hot to exercise? Jump in the pool for a great summer workout that does more than keep you cool when the weather heats up.
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Big Yoga: everybody say "Om"
When one of Meera Patricia Kerr's students tried to attend a regular yoga class the instructor told her to come back when she lost weight.
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It's summer people, get those kids outside!
In my day summer meant cycling around the neighbourhood, playing in the park and hanging around at the pool. Parental supervision was from a distance and kids spent most of the day outside.
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Spice up your meals
Turmeric is a deeply hued spice found in yellow Indian curry powder that provides much more than colour -- starting with antioxidants.
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Ancient form of yoga keeps you supple
Don't expect to drip sweat, struggle to balance or fight to breathe during a yin yoga class. But do expect to work, intensely and deeply.
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Push-ups, squats, burpees: Why I love (hate) boot camp
Why hit the treadmill when you can romp around outside on the grass, in a park, with trees? Breathe in the fresh air before you sprint up a steep hill to wave at the rugby players in the field.
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Soccer can test conditioning
The average age of pro players has increased as athletes get in better shape and sports medicine advances.
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Make healthy eating a habit
Old habits are hard to break -- but it can be done. Be realistic with your expectations and make changes a few at a time rather than trying to change everything all at once. Adopt three to four of the...
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Prepare carefully before extreme sports
While tennis and golf remain popular sports for baby boomers so, too, are more extreme activities like whitewater rafting and rock-climbing, fast-paced sports like hockey, and even bungee jumping.
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Keys to all the right moves
In the work I do coaching kids, I often see a lack of control when it comes to movement. I know they’re young, but by the time they’re old enough to play musical instruments, ride bikes, and so on, they...
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The perfect bike is the one that fits
While other competitors at a recent Edmonton duathlon zoomed by on expensive high-tech machines, Cam MacKenzie plodded along the 30-kilometre bike course on his mom’s vintage three-speed.
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