Manage your body weight the green way
Hey! I want to get riptshizzled and be eco-conscious! But how?
KC at The Woman Condition has the answer.
Amazingly, staying active and eating right is actually better for the planet — assuming you don’t expect to get fit using the “industrially produced supplements, treadmill and TeeVee method”. Support small farmers, get outside, do more chores by hand… hey, that’s almost easy!
The Paleo Solution podcast
It’s understandable to yearn for the good old days when food was anything you smacked in the head or nibbled from a tree branch. Understandable… and luckily, says researcher Robb Wolf, a pretty smart idea.
StrengthBox Beginnings in Toronto
My peeps over at StrengthBox in northeast Toronto are offering a Beginnings course — great for folks just starting out.
Want to get back into shape, work towards a leaner physique, and learn more about natural movement? StrengthBox Beginnings may be for you. It’s a new month-long class that’s being offered three times per week (M-W-F at 7 am) at the StrengthBox gym in Toronto that’s designed to get you moving again in a safe, fun and co-operative environment.
StrengthBox Beginnings is not a bootcamp. The emphasis is on learning the fundamentals of movement. All exercises are completely scalable and intensity is ramped up gradually as you’re ready. This is in-line with our philosophy:
- Life should feel good.
- Fitness should have real-word benefits
- It’s important to have fun.
Email [email protected] and check out the website for more info.
Change Your Body, Change the World: The “Exuberant Animal” Podcast
“Exuberant animal” is one of the best phrases I have ever heard to sum up a holistic approach to movement and wellness. And in Frank Forencich’s new book Change Your Body, Change The World, the exuberant animal is us.
Training with spinal injury blog
When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. When life hands you a spinal cord injury… you feel like shit for a while, then hit Home Depot and rig up various inventive solutions for a pullup bar. At least that’s what Ian did. He’s learning how to move and train again after a spinal injury, and […]
Workout Structure for Fighters: Endurance
From the hive mind and kicked asses at Bang Fitness, some tips on designing a fighter workout.
If you compete as a combat athlete (or coach them), you know that endurance is important. But what is endurance?
Oct 17: Toronto Yoga for Charity
My colleague, the lovely Tiffany at Bang Fitness in Toronto — strong woman and yoga lover extraordinaire — will be teaching a charity yoga class on October 17 in Toronto. She writes:
NOW4Youth is a fairly new charity established last year; it is a registered, non-profit charitable organization dedicated to propelling at-risk youth to greatness through wellness career training opportunities, such as yoga & Pilates teacher training certification.
Yoga translated means “yoke” or “to unite”….this is the goal of the fundraiser – All Together NOW – to unite hundreds of people at various studios, on the same day, at the same time, participating in the same 2-hour vinyasa sequence, all for one cause…to make a difference in the lives of our youth.
I will be teaching one of 8 charity classes on Sunday October 17th from 4.30-6.30pm… and for those classes to be a success we need participants. The minimum donation to take part is $25. All participants will receive a “swag bag” as a thank you for their participation and fundraising efforts. All donations for $20 and above are eligible for a tax receipt.
For more information please see now4youth.org
Toronto study looking for participants
Q1. Are you currently at a healthy weight?
Q2. Were you previously overweight and have intentionally lost a large amount of weight and have maintained this weight loss for at least 1 year?
If you answered “yes” to the two questions above, you may be eligible to participate in a genetics and psychology research study at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in collaboration with York University.
This study is looking for both men and women:
- Age 25 – 45 years
- In good physical health, not using street drugs
- No psychiatric disorders
- Able and willing to provide meaningful consent to participate
This study will require about 3 hours of your time to answer questionnaires, perform some simple computer tasks and provide a blood sample for genetic testing.
You will be compensated for your participation.
For more information call: Caroline Reid at 416-535-8501 ext. 4639 or email [email protected].
All queries are strictly confidential and study data will be anonymized.
My Body, My Image blog
Theresa Ruth Howard’s My Body, My Image blog:
“…wanted to create a place where we can discuss the body the way we do with our girlfriends on the telephone, with our mothers and sisters over the kitchen table, with our partner and lovers in the dressing rooms of clothing stores and with ourselves in our heads! (Sometimes it’s the best conversation you can get). I wanted to create a place where women and men alike can realize that they are not alone in their feelings of confusion (as to where they fit or what to be) or frustration (at not being at all what they truly want to be). I wanted for all us to have that collective “somebody” to say, “You’re all right?” – “It’s ok” – “I know” or sometimes “Shut up – and eat that cake!” Because sometimes what you have – ain’t what you want – but it’s better than nothing, so, we have to learn how to accept and appreciate what we do have because we are all fabulous by design- and fabulous starts in the mind!!”
Rant 59 September 2010: I’m Not Old; I’m 37
In nearly four decades, it has never rained on my birthday. As I write this on Sept 4, 2010 (mark your calendars for next year — Mistress loves presents!), my 37th birthday, it is raining.
The only inevitability in natural systems is change.