May is Hypertension Awareness Month! Let's talk about how to manage your blood pressure and health. What is hypertension? High blood...

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How you define exercise? Is it just something to do in a gym? Is it taking to the pool or to the track? See what counts as exercise....

Over the past 50 years especially, we have seen a lot of activity with new inventions, new records, new ideas… But we have also seen the...

Why were the Canadian 24-hour movement guidelines created? What are the guidelines? How to apply the guidelines. Presented by Rasha...

November is Falls Prevention Month. This however is something that we need to be mindful of every day! Falls are not a normal part of...

How To Do A Sit To Stand Exercise 1. Move to the front of the chair 2. Keep feet planted on the floor and knees apart 3. Hinge forward,...

Welcome back to fitness Fridays! It seems like forever since I’ve wrote. I want to give you a few quick updates. Working From Home As...

As our nice weather continues I’m enjoying exercising outdoors. I’m in my gardens, walking my dogs, biking with Sophie, and doing outdoor...

I’m tired, my body aches, I have no energy, I don’t want to get up. I think it’s safe to say that we have all experienced at least one of...

Welcome back to fitness Friday. If you read my first blog you will have discovered that we became gardeners this year. I started 51...

Be a role model! Kids are sponges, they love to learn and explore. If they see you move then they will also. Include it in their daily...

Many of you have been asking how do I get or stay motivated when it comes to exercise? Motivation can come in many forms, many different...

# Plank the Curve Welcome back to Fitness Fridays! At the end of March our Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, made a plea to Canadian...

Hi, it’s Laurie here again. Last week I shared a project with you of one way that I plan to stay active during this pandemic. Today I...

Hello, thanks for visiting and reading my very first blog entry. For those that don’t know me I would like to start by introducing...

Here are two youtube videos that show the importance of hand washing. The first video shows a very simple experiment involving water,...