As you know, last weekend was Canadian Thanksgiving. I love Thanksgiving as it is a time where we focus on all the things in our life we are thankful for. Our past experiences, our families, our health, our good fortune, nature, good friends. The list goes on and on. Since the “Why” of this blog… Continue reading How My Brush With Death Makes Me Appreciate Health
I was very fortunate to be able to have an interview Medhat Mahdy, President and CEO of the YMCA GTA. The YMCA of Greater Toronto encompasses over 400 locations and over 5000 staff. I wanted to interview him as he shared with me a few weeks back the process he goes through with new employees… Continue reading Why Work Is The 5th Priority at the Y
The most frequent question I get asked is what types of meals or food do I eat in a given day. I, therefore, thought I would write about this and share what my daily plan is. I outline my “plan” as I don’t always follow my plan based on where I am or what I am doing… Continue reading What I Eat On a Ideal Day
What Happens On Race Day I have been asked by many to share what happens on race day so I thought I would share what happens leading up to and on race day. I learned that things don’t always go to plan(like life) and I share my strategy around this and what I did to overcome it.… Continue reading My World Triathlon Race Experience
Baby Steps I have found that the most important thing when it comes to improving health is to take small(Baby) steps. My observation is that people try to take on way too much at once and as a result in the end fail. People often make commitments that ultimately they can’t continue on with as… Continue reading Baby Steps – The Key To Transforming Your Health
I have shared before that often I do my love life “mantra” when I am out for a run or simply before I go to sleep. Part of that mantra is appreciation that in itself has a healing effect. I thought that since today is my 54th birthday, I would reflect on all I am… Continue reading What I Am Grateful For As I Turn 54
One of the questions I get asked frequently is should I work out or do exercise when I am sick? My theory is that if you are really sick and have the chills, a temperature, or the flu then I would not suggest you work out. So the way I measure that is how do… Continue reading Should You Work Out When You Are Run Down?
One of the questions I often get from people is “What should I drink in the summer”? As we know, summer is a very social time and if you know me personally, I do indulge every once in a while. I do have some favourites that I thought I would share with you that don’t… Continue reading What Are The Healthiest Alcoholic Drinks In The Summer?
Last fall Barb and I went on a trip to England and Scotland. We were only in Edinburgh Scotland for 2 days so there was not a lot of time to see the city. The first morning I woke up and went for an easy run around the City. I was amazed at the landscape,… Continue reading How Fitness Allows You To Experience “love life” Moments
One of the concepts I have referred to in previous Blogs, was the topic of Inflammation and whether foods were Acidic or Alkaline. The bottom line is that the more Acid you have in your system the more “Acidic” your system will be and therefore inflamed. The best way to think of Inflammation is to think… Continue reading 4 Steps to Reducing Inflammation & Reduce Cancer Risk
