As someone who has spent a lot of time working with pre- and post-op clients, high performance athletes, and regular everyday exercising folks, I cannot help but notice a few very common trends amongst exercisers. With gyms now open (YAY!), consider giving this a read before your next visit! [Read more]
YOU NEED 10,000 STEPS A DAY TO BE HEALTHY While this 10,000 steps marker is a great benchmark for overall activity, it is not the only parameter we need to focus on with respect to [...]
In honor of National Volunteer Week last month, I thought it would be worthwhile to highlight the positive effects of volunteering on mental health and wellbeing. I, myself was very surprised to hear that this was a researched area and that volunteerism contributed to positive mental wellbeing?! Upon reading the literature, it became evident as to why. [Read more]
Happy April everyone! As the weather begins to warm up and we find ourselves ENJOYING being outside more and engaging in healthy habits, I thought It would be a great month to introduce you to [...]
As we roll into March 2021, I think we are all having a little PTSD of what March 2020 was like exactly one year ago. It has been one entire year of navigating an evolving, [...]
Brought to you by the Fox Creek Library! Are you someone that always has a book on the go? Pat yourself on the back, because you’re already contributing to better emotional and mental health—from [...]
As we enter the New Year, it is a bit tough to forecast what we have to look forward to in 2021. 2020 has proved to be an extremely challenging year and believe I speak [...]
Maintaining “balance” over the holidays can seem extremely unrealistic for a lot of folks. The holidays are quite literally the “over the top” season; overspending, overindulging, overeating, and some people are frankly “over” the holidays [...]
When I stumbled upon this question on the internet, I was totally intrigued. How DOES social media affect our spending?! I can take a guess and say that it heightens our desire to “want” things [...]
Supplementation is a HUGE industry these days; it’s the hot topic around for any gym goers, and even the not-so-intense-casual-exercisers! As consumers that care about our health and wellness (and the thickness of our wallet), [...]
