What is the best time of day to run?
Will running in the morning provide any extra benefits compared to training at any other time of day? Blackmores’ Online Personal Trainer and Weight Loss Coach Andrew Cate weighs up the pros and cons. The benefits of a morning run Have you been told it’s best to run before breakfast? While... read more »
Why so many Australians are heading for the gym
WORKING up a sweat at the gym is the second most popular fitness activity for Australians – behind walking – a report suggests. The latest snapshot into the fitness industry, the Australian Fitness Industry Report 2012, also shows most people go to their gym once or twice a week. The... read more »
Dr Michael Gelb shares his tips for a healthy mind
MENS sana in corpore sano” is a Latin phrase coined 2500 years ago by Socratic priests. But its meaning (a sound mind in a healthy body) is just as effective today, according to a leading US creativity and innovation expert. Michael Gelb is set to visit Australia next week as part of the... read more »
Dance walking trend hits Toronto
Balancing her boom box on her shoulder, Susan Shapiro leads our dance walk group of 24 brave souls down St. Clair Ave. W. on a hot, lazy Sunday morning in June. We get a few curious stares and lots of smiles as our group bougies down the sidewalk to Abba’s Dancing Queen. Shapiro got the idea when... read more »
Five fall superfoods
Fall is the perfect time to punch up your diet. The harvest season offers a bumper crop of delicious local produce, much of which is nutritionally dense, high in fibre and inexpensive, too. Embrace... read more »
