Week 2 Q&A
Q: What can I do to make my regular walks with my dog more healthy? A: Walking your dog is a great way to stay active, but [...]
October Challenge: Week 2
Mini Challenges Choose 1 or more of the following to complete during the second week of the challenge, October 8th-14th: Cut out the sugar in your coffee. This [...]
The top 5 things that will improve your health, in order!
When you’re looking to get healthy, it can be difficult to know what things you should focus on first. The mega and mini challenges laid out each [...]
October Challenge: Week 1
Mega Challenges Choose one or more of the following to complete during the entire 31 day challenge: Sober October: Do not drink alcohol for 31 days. Daily Movement: Participate in some form of physical activity for at least 20 minutes every single day. This could be a full workout, leisurely walk, yoga, quick weight lifting session, stretching, a run, etc... just be sure to move! Listen to your body and be sure to take it easy when you're tired, stretching and walking [...]
Shifting Gears for a Healthy Fall
With fall’s arrival, it’s the perfect time for all of us (adults, kids, drivers, office staff, etc) to get back to a healthier routine. Summer typically brings a lot of unhealthy food, drinks, late nights, and an overall lack of routine, so it’s important to get back on track and keep ourselves healthy before the back to school germs hit us with a cold or the flu. Check out the list to below to see some of the most impactful ways [...]
Summer Stress-Busters
As the temperatures rise and the schedules fill up, it can be easy to get caught up in the business of summer and let our physical and mental health take a spot on the back burner. Now, you may think that summer time means you’re more active, spending more time outside, and eating more fresh fruit and veggies, so how could that be a bad thing? Unfortunately, those things are often paired with more unhealthy food (hotdogs, hamburgers, etc), alcohol, dehydration, [...]
Junk Food Cravings
You’re stopping for fuel and you head inside to pay, but then all of a sudden you’re attacked by a bag of potato chips, which make their way into your hands and you’re forced to pay for them and eat them. Okay, that’s not exactly how it happens, but sometimes it can feel that way. When you spot your favourite junk food and the craving hits, you feel like you need it and it can feel impossible not to cave. Or [...]
Week 5 Mini-Challenges
1. Replace all soda, juice, energy and sports drinks, alcohol, etc with WATER! This one might sound tough, but if you tend to sneak a soda, chocolate milk, or one of your kid's juice boxes here and there, this challenge may be perfect for you! I won't be too mean about it though... go ahead and have one coffee per day if you wish, and enjoy an unlimited amount of herbal tea, just skip the sugar! 2. No Bread or Pasta [...]
Week 4 Mini-Challenges
Each week during the 10 Pound Challenge, I'll outline 5 different mini-challenges. Your job is to choose 1-2 of them to fully commit to for the week, and you may choose to continue that practice for the remainder of the challenge. You may wish to do more than 2 of the challenges, and you are welcome to do so, but be sure to fully commit to 1 or 2 so that you don’t get overwhelmed too quickly. You’ll select your challenge [...]