I'm the Workplaces in motion leader at my office, and I adore that part of my job is to keep active and encourage the other staff members to keep active, too! Here are a few techniques that you can use to get fit while working (it will even help to…
As many of the you know, I'm the co-host for CKUW's Wooden Spoons radio show, an hour-long talk show on healthy living and nutrition. My co-host was away on holidays for the month of August so I got to choose my own guests and topics for the most recent five…
We all know the importance of reading food labels - and this includes the labels on fruit juices. Many juices have sugar and other ingredients added; you can often identify these without looking at the ingredient list just by the frequent use of the term "fruit cocktail" over "fruit juice."…
Yes, you can eat healthy even when you're out at restaurants! Here's what to do: 1) Choose local businesses over chain restaurants. With chain restaurants, there's too much of the unknown surrounding your food. Some of the items will be shipped in bulk from far away. Most of the meat…
I started doing boot camp on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays about two months ago. I love it. I didn't realize how much I missed going to boot camp! I really enjoy challenging myself and having someone to encourage me and tell me that I can do just one more rep…
This is a question which has been long-debated and which I've gone back and forth over a few times over the years. After my last post, I figured I'd better talk about my position on it. But before we answer the question, there's a few things we need to consider.…
I haven't been ill in a very long time. A couple of weeks ago my boss was sick. Then Mr. Science came home from field work with a cold. Then I got caught in the rain twice in the same week and both circumstances meant that I had to sit…
