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How a few breaths can change your perspective…

How a few breaths can change your perspective…

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So one of the things that doesn’t change in life is change itself. It’s everywhere and come at us in an ever-increasing pace. How we react to it is what makes us a success or not if you… Read More

Happy Thanksgiving Monday to all!

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Happy Thanksgiving Monday to all my readers. I hope you can take it easy today, maybe slept in and be thankful for all that you have. I know I’ll be thankful for playing in a hockey tournament, seeing… Read More

Findings from the worlds of running, fitness and sleep…

Findings from the worlds of running, fitness and sleep…

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Another beautiful in the neighbourhood! See below for some information/links I thought you might enjoy on this wonderful Friday: How’s your form? Is it like the pros? Are you sure? You might have seen this before but here’s… Read More

UltraMental ebook: Showcasing a new way to train for endurance events on a few hours per week

UltraMental ebook: Showcasing a new way to train for endurance events on a few hours per week

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Now weekend warriors have no more excuses if they want attempt crazy events with this new unconventional training guide I collaborated on. Together with Andy Magness, a top North American endurance event junkie, we bring a ground-breaking guide to… Read More

Recap: My @SchoolBOXhelps experience, part 3

Recap: My @SchoolBOXhelps experience, part 3

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Okay, indulge me this one last time and then I’ll try to keep my SchoolBOX trip to myself for a few days. It’s just been that cool of an adventure for me. I wanted to give you a… Read More

Recap: My @SchoolBOXhelps experience, part 2

Recap: My @SchoolBOXhelps experience, part 2

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My recent SchoolBOX trip was more than a physical experience but also a spiritual one. Some pretty cool feelings came over me over the 10 days:  Amazement, pride, joy, disgust, inspiration and mostly gratitude. One of the biggest… Read More

Recap: My @SchoolBOXhelps experience, part 1

Recap: My @SchoolBOXhelps experience, part 1

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Yes, I didn’t do much running while I was in Nicaragua for my recent SchoolBOX adventure. Something to do with with the 40+ degree weather, the lack of time and the fact that I was pretty beat every… Read More

Onto my new adventure: My @SchoolBOXhelps school build

Onto my new adventure: My @SchoolBOXhelps school build

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As some of you may know, I’ve been involved with SchoolBOX for a few years now. I’m even on their Board of Advisors now. I’m a big deal, I know! I even got suckered by new business partner Kimothy Walker to… Read More

Getting jiggly with it, aka my take on weight loss…

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I think most of us have ups and downs when it comes to our weight. It’s cyclical and from what I read, it’s human nature. I’m on an upswing these days. I can say it’s because I’m busy… Read More

Book review: Grain Brain by David Perlmutter, M.D.

Book review: Grain Brain by David Perlmutter, M.D.

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I listened to another great book during a recent work trip. This book, Grain Brain by David Perlmutter, M.D, has been a pretty popular one so I wanted to check it out for myself. Dr. Perlmutter is a neurologist… Read More

Book review: Cooked by Michael Pollan

Book review: Cooked by Michael Pollan

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I got to listen to Michael Pollan’s Cooked recently and what a treat! He’s the same guy who brought up In Defense of Food and the Omnivore’s Dilemna . He’s slowly becoming one of my favourite authors. He takes us… Read More

Connecting with nature: How I celebrated #EarthDay2014

Connecting with nature: How I celebrated #EarthDay2014

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I’ll be honest, I didn’t even know it was Earth Day yesterday. A friend asked what I was doing for it since it seems I have a “green” reputation. So to celebrate, I went for a nice soothing… Read More

How sweet are you? A “Fed Up” documentary preview

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I love how things come together sometime… If you’re a follower of this blog, you know I love books, especially ones about how science is telling us how cool our bodies are and how we can help ourselves…. Read More

Book review: Making a Good Brain Great by Daniel G. Amen, M.D.

Book review: Making a Good Brain Great by Daniel G. Amen, M.D.

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I’ve been on a brain kick these past few months. Ever since I read the book “Brain that changes itself” in the past year or two, I’ve been fascinated with all we’re learning these days about our most… Read More

Life is all about falling down 8 times and getting up 9 times…

Life is all about falling down 8 times and getting up 9 times…

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Isn’t? I wish life was all about puppy dogs and unicorns. Well maybe it is for some of you but from what I’ve learned getting older and wiser, it’s not. And for some reasons we shy away from… Read More

Life is short…

Life is short…

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I received some sad news this weekend as one of my high school friends passed away. It’s quite sad since he had a wife and a young family. To be honest we hadn’t hung out much since high… Read More

What corpse pose taught me about rest in training

What corpse pose taught me about rest in training

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As North Americans, we’re usually busy being busy, always looking for the next task or challenge to tackle. When I was living in Europe (and to some extend the Maritimes), it seems people took a bit more time… Read More

What a crazy world we live in…

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I don’t like to go on rants, especially on social media but here it is goes, more like a state of the union address. Sometimes people suck. It seems that people know when someone has disappointed me and… Read More

Now what? Post event blues anybody?

Now what? Post event blues anybody?

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It happens to me after every major event I do, whether it’s organizing the Amazing People Gala, or completing a marathon or an Ironman. Whenever you put a few months’ worth of sweat into an endeavour, it’s a… Read More

Some advice and book recommendations for marketing/PR college grads!

Some advice and book recommendations for marketing/PR college grads!

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Like last year, I was invited by my friend Thom Kearney to come to talk about my career and give some advice to these aspiring business folks from Algonquin College. I find it hard to say no and it’s not… Read More

Book review: God in a Cup: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Coffee by Michaele Weissman

Book review: God in a Cup: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Coffee by Michaele Weissman

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It seems coffee and running is intertwined at every step in my life. It’s hard to imagine a run on a weekday or weekend morning without a cup of java before or after. Or both. This book was… Read More

How exercise helped me with a recent bout of depression… #BellLetsTalk

How exercise helped me with a recent bout of depression… #BellLetsTalk

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So most of you know/see me as a fairly motivated individual. I hope today’s post will not change your perception of me and also shed some light on depression and how exercise can help. For a few months… Read More

Recipe: Healthy pancakes, anyone?

Recipe: Healthy pancakes, anyone?

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Hello there, need some more healthy recipes for your favourite morning meal? Who doesn’t? I forgot exactly where I found the inspiration for this recipe but I’m glad I did. I always liked pancakes since it brought me… Read More

Book review: Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John J. Ratey, MD (Part 2)

Book review: Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John J. Ratey, MD (Part 2)

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Like I mentioned in my post earlier this week , I love this book called Spark. It really made me think twice about why I exercise. I used to exercise to get sweaty and maybe lose a few pounds. Now it’s mostly… Read More

Book review: Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John J. Ratey, MD (Part 1)

Book review: Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John J. Ratey, MD (Part 1)

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I got introduced to this book by Luke MacDonald, one of the owners of Aerobics First in Halifax and one of my favourite partners out east. Not only did he promote the book and its message, he also… Read More