Kitchen Cheat Sheet
As they say, “Abs are made in the kitchen.” You can work out 2 hours per day and eat out every night, and never see the results you want. Studies also show that families who eat dinner together, at home, are not only leaner – they’re happier! So cook at home! Some of my favourite recipes have come from UK chefs Nigella Lawson and Jamie Oliver, but converting metric to imperial, or vice versa, forces me to pull out my laptop during cooking… which means I have food...
Read MoreAt Home Workouts: Up The Intensity
A lot of people seem to be under the misconception that you need to have an enormous variety of equipment to exercise at home. This is simply not true. With an inexpensive tool or two and some creativity, you can enjoy (and sort of not enjoy…) a variety of at-home workouts that are challenging, fun & effective! To increase the number of exercises you can do and add a little interest to your daily exercise routine, add one or any combination of the following: A resistance band...
Read MorePregnancy Exercise Dos and Don’ts
When you are pregnant, exercise can help soothe and prevent common aches and pains and build lean muscle mass and strength for labour and postpartum. But there are certain dos and don’ts to be aware of. …beyond “Don’t wear white on top unless you want to look like the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.” That is always sound advice. The kind of Dos and Don’ts I really mean are – you guessed it! – exercise related. I remember being in my last trimester...
Read MoreKnow Your Portion Sizes, Ladies
If the thought of counting calories makes you all stressy inside or you just can’t seem to keep track of what you’ve eaten all day, maybe this is the system for you! Use this handy visual calorie control guide from Precision Nutrition. Put away your measuring cups, spoons and scale and all you need is a hand! Well, and a mouth… to put the food in. One quick point regarding carbohydrates and fats: Note that both the carbohydrate and fat entries mention “if extra...
Read MoreTop 5 Summer Activities To Keep You Fit
Nothing beats these 5 summer activities for toning, strengthening and leaning down your body while you play. Summer is all about fun! Here in Canada we only get so many weeks of sunny, co-operative weather and – as any bored fitness club staff will tell you – this time of year is no one’s favourite season for hitting the gym. So why not roll with your laid back self? Try to incorporate one of these fun and simple outdoor activities every day to keep you limber, trim and fit...
Read MoreExpert Tips to Fit in Fitness
Originally published at Brighterlife.ca. For busy, stressed parents and working people, getting to the gym can sometimes be the last item on a long to-do list. In fact, only one out of two adults manages to fit in 30 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous exercise once or more a week, says Statistics Canada, while only one in 20 works out for at least half an hour five times a week. “Fitting in fitness is definitely a challenging goal for a good percentage of the population,” says Michelle...
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