Eating healthy on a budget can seem like a challenge. But one of nature's most nutritious foods is also one of the supermarket's least expensive: dried legumes. Legumes, or pulses -- the family of grain seeds that includes lentils, beans, peas and peanuts -- are so...
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Free “How-To” Exercise Videos
Free "How-To" Exercise Videos Are you a fitness newbie and a bit uncertain about how to do exercises correctly? Or maybe you're a regular gym junkie who's ready for precision instruction on your form. Whatever your skill level, you've come to the right place! On my...
7 Reasons To Hire A Personal Trainer
Hiring a personal trainer is an important step towards getting and staying fit and healthy, no matter what your age or income level. Personal trainers aren't just for accomplished athletes with a lot of experience. In fact even if you're a complete fitness newbie,...
Back To Basics: 3 Videos To Help You Master Your Pilates Practice
Hi guys -- I've put together these 3 videos to help you master your Pilates practice. Because no matter how long you've been practicing Pilates, it's important to go back to basics now and again. If you're new to Pilates, you'll benefit from mastering these few...
Finding The Right Exercise Mat
If you attend group fitness classes regularly, have you considered investing in a high-quality mat? The right exercise mat can enhance your practice, making the whole class experience more pleasant. If your hands slip forward in Downward Facing Dog (so distracting!),...
Homemade Dark Chocolate From Christie’s Chocolate Factory!
I love creating homemade, useful holiday gifts. And I love dark chocolate. (Who doesn't!?) So this year's DIY holiday gifts are a no-brainer: homemade dark chocolate! Making chocolate is so much easier than I'd imagined. You need only 4 essential ingredients, a...
Don’t Be A Turkey! 4 Tips To Help You Avoid Holiday Weight Gain
The holiday season comes with all kinds of stress, from gift-giving anxiety to dealing with difficult relatives. But the biggest stress-causer of the season, for me anyway, is the parties: all those appetizers; all those chocolates; all that wine; all those calories!...
Fat Is Not Your Enemy: 4 High-Fat Foods That Could Help You Lose Weight
In the late 1970's, rising rates of obesity, heart disease and some cancers were blamed on dietary fat. A few early studies linked fat consumption with higher blood cholesterol levels, and suddenly fat was a new enemy. It seemed so simple: eat fat, get fat. So...
Healthy Recipe: Guilt-Free Pumpkin Spice Smoothie
It's autumn, and here in Vancouver you can't walk a block without passing a cafe offering delicious Pumpkin Spice coffee drinks. The creamy, spicy aromas waft out onto the sidewalk to tempt you with their sweet, warming flavours. Yum! Reality check to the rescue...