What are they, do you need one, do they help and which one is best? Big questions for sure but do they even work is a pretty good one too! I found it a really weird concept that I would eat while I was running when I trained for my first half. It was a... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 144
Okay it's official there are lot's of disappointed runners, cyclists and triathletes out there, probably for the duration of race season. While I was still a tiny bit on the fence I was probably going to run my first full marathon this year. The trainees were really planning their very first half. Even the elites... Continue Reading →
How to Talk to Kids about Exercise
Before we want anything else for our kids we want them to be happy and healthy even if we aren’t always. Personally, I think that fostering a love or a habit of exercise in your kids is a really big part of that. But that, like so many other things in life is complicated. If... Continue Reading →
8 Tips and Tricks for Dealing with a Sunburn
Sunburn season is fast approaching. I firmly believe that a tan is just a more aesthetic version of skin damage but year after year I end up with a pretty dark one. Not for lack of trying though. Most years I get a certain degree of a sunburn too. We will talk a little about... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 143
Admittedly this isn't the best picture I've ever taken but I just couldn't resist. The caption is pretty cliche too but how could you put anything else on it? In the summer we work really, really hard but when we do get some time off to enjoy the season the perks of our job means... Continue Reading →
How Cool is the CRTC
I’m about to geek out in the most Canadian Studies way possible. I know that doesn’t sound like an exciting read but if you’re a Canadian a lot of the rule changes that have happened recently that you probably like the CRTC is responsible for. One of those C’s is for Canada and one is... Continue Reading →
My Sports Bra Has Nothing to do with You!
Summer is just around the corner, perhaps after the forecasted snow on Sunday, at least that’s what they tell me. I’m actually super excited to get back to my favorite running outfit which is a running skirt and just a bra. There are lots of reasons that’s my favorite outfit and it took me while... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 142
Sometimes not all the time but sometimes we do want to impress people. Or at the very least it feels great when you do impress people. So many people in my life have all of these super impressive skills. My next door neighbor is super crafty and her end products make the Pintrest image look... Continue Reading →
The Most Flattering Workout Gear for Women
So here’s the deal with what you look like in your fitness gear. I matters to literally no one but you but that can matter a lot! I love the quote that goes something like “You would care a lot less about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” So... Continue Reading →
What is the Point of Crops/capris Really?
Why don’t were just call these pointless pants, that’s how I feel about it if I’m being honest. Do I own some? Yes. Do I wear them? Sometimes, but not all that often. Usually I would do a point/counterpoint post about a topic like this but there is no point really! Obviously this is a... Continue Reading →