Author: Shawna Kaminski

For All You Dad’s…

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Happy Father’s Day to all the dad’s out there. For me, I have many reasons to celebrate. Allow me to share and then I’d like to tell you about something called ‘Never Grow Old Fitness‘ – not necessarily for you! Read on… As many of you know, my Dad suffered a stroke in January. He … Continued

Ahoy Matey! Sailing and Your Fitness

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  ‘Man the jib.’ ‘Pinch to the mark.’ ‘Time to tack.’ ‘Launch the spinnaker.’ ‘We’ve got dirty air’….       I could go on and on about this foreign sailing language that I’m trying to learn. I have the good fortune of being BFF’s with an experienced sailor who’s invited me to be crew … Continued

No Impact? No Problem – A Challenge for Everyone

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I often get asked why my whole workout series and blog is incorporates the word ‘CHALLENGE’. After all, it’s not that inviting is it? Maybe I should have called it ‘EASY workouts’ or something easier to swallow… Instead, I like the whole idea of ‘challenge’ because to me it means that you can constantly be … Continued

Life is Better When You’re Strong

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Are you recovering from an exciting weekend? I hope so, but I hope the excitement was all about doing cool things (versus ‘drinking cool’ things). For me,  I tried ‘slack lining’  for the first time this weekend ====> #NotAsEasyAsItLooks! Good fun, but I definitely need to have more practice before I run away and join … Continued

Sore Knees? Exercise Alternatives

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Do you have sore knees? Some people MAY experience some INITIAL knee pain if you are new to exercise or if you have a history of sore knees. Guess what? Whether you exercise or not, at some point in your life you may experience sore knees. Quitting exercise should NOT be an option. You just … Continued

Nutrition hack + Workout hack = Look better naked ☺

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Have you got your bathing suit out this season yet? (Or is this something you’re sort of avoiding?) Summer is just around the corner (even here in Canada), so now’s the time to do something so you feel more confident in whatever you choose to wear. If you’re looking for a quick solution, I have … Continued

My 4 Top Anti-Stress-ors (+ workout)

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29 days from now you could be down at least one pant size… Right now it’s the beginning of May as I write this, so by the first weekend in June, you could be feeling more confident getting into your summer clothes… I have more on that and a cool workout I wanted to share … Continued

‘Healthy’ Brownies (and embarrassing story)

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Treat day? I have just the thing… But first, an embarrassing story…now since my son doesn’t read my emails, I can tell you this. Once I made ‘healthy’ brownies, but they were of the black bean variety.We had dinner, chased it with a delicious and healthy black bean brownie and then we went to a … Continued

5 Rules I Live By

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Time flies by; life has a way of getting in the way of plans, doesn’t it? (Speaking of which, if you don’t have time to read this post and want a workout, go here now and read my rules later ;)) Fact is, if we’re not careful, life, and all it’s interruptions will get in … Continued