This week on #WellnessWednesdays, we chat with Ashley Mathieu about the world of fitness and eating fat. Ashley is pro personal trainer and co-owner of the Anytime Fitness franchise on Kent St in downtown Ottawa. She is also the… Read More
So most of you know I’ll try anything twice, especially when it comes to wellness. Ever heard of sensory deprivation therapy? Or floating? Well you should! It’s another trend coming from our friends in California that’s getting quite popular all over the… Read More
Hey there, I had so much cool stuff to share this week I had to make two #FridayFindings posts. This one will be all about nutrition though… Perfect for the weekend when you have more time to cook,… Read More
So I can’t really sit still… (This should not be news to you!) I’ve been loving the podcast world these days so that got me thinking. We don’t have much great local content for wellness and fitness. I’ve also… Read More
You might have noticed a few more posts about food and recipes recently on the blog. Don’t worry, I won’t turn into a Pinterest foodie feed on you just yet. It’s just that all this reading and cooking… Read More
I’m not talking about sweating the small stuff in your daily life, I’m talking about h ealth benefits of sweating in a closed space. This also applies to exercise in general but I’ve already written about that many, many times. Since I… Read More
I did for a long while. Why would you walk when you could run was my way of thinking! Well as you get older your opinions change, trust me. These days I’m finding walking is great as it… Read More
Have you ever heard of the Dead Sea? Or the Nordik Spa’s Källa treatment? I have and I read up a lot on the benefits of Epsom salts so with an incredible deal I found online I decided… Read More
Here are some some cool links from the world that looks at the mind-body connection. The good thing is there is more and more of this stuff out there! I know I’ve been talking about meditation a lot… Read More
It’s often said that it’s beneficial to do things that are not easy for us. That’s what comes to mind when I used to think about meditation. My mind works 1000 MPH so when it comes to slowing… Read More
As always I’m on the lookout for great articles and tidbits I can share with all of you. Here is some great stuff I came across recently: You know I’ve been talking about brain health a lot these… Read More
I got invited to a screening of The Connection: Mind Your Body this past weekend at Hub Ottawa, with the lovely Jamine Ackert of Capital Yoga as gracious host. To be honest I didn’t really know what to expect. I was… Read More
I love it when it all comes together! Read below for a win-win-win situation. Did I mention it’s free? It’s even better when it involves great people.. *** Crowd Ask It and the Ottawa Media Group (OMG) are… Read More
All Natural! Organic! Fat free! Made with whole grains! Have you seen these claims on your food lately? Who hasn’t! My buddies and I always joked a few years back when we saw a fat-free label on pretzels…. Read More
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
As a lifelong bachelor, V-Day doesn’t carry much weight for me. And I’m pretty sure my Mom is tired of hearing from me on this date every year anyway… Whether you have a special someone to celebrate or… Read More
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
As always, good times at another installment of the Health & Fitness TweetUp. It was even more rewarding since it was freezing outside and the auditorium was nice and toasty! I chatted about five books that have made… Read More
Here is a blog entry I did recently about the effects of exercise on the brain for the Ottawa Wellness Hub, a local start-up I co-founded to provide workplace wellness leveraging the top local practitioners: We all know… Read More
I got a hold of another great book recently: Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think by Brian Wansink, PhD. It’s basically what science is telling us about how portion size, packaging and perception is telling us… Read More
I never cease to be amazed about what the body does and what it can do. Folks like my buddy Simon Donato doing self-sustained multi-day stage races all over the world and Ray Zahab’s 111-day running quest across the Sahara. Or something simple… Read More
The great things about infromation these days is that it’s like drinking from a fire hose. There’s just so much out there! Every few weeks, I try to bring you some fun and relevant articles so can get… Read More
I spent a day spent at a local outdoor spa recently to take a bit of a break and let it all soak in. It made me think about why people go to those places and why some… Read More
You have control over everything that you do, right? Well you might and you might not… I listened to this great book recently. Some powerful stuff about how habits are created and how powerful they can be. It… Read More
Who knows what a good calorie is anymore?!? This book really shows you not all calories are created equal. This book is very heavy on studies and research which is never a bad thing. I’m a bit of a… Read More