Sometimes you’re just stuck with your body weight. I was out in Kelowna moving my Dad into a retirement home. Before the day got started and the weather got too hot, I busted out a workout each morning. You can always fit 20 minutes of fitness in if you really want. Here were my workouts … Continued
I distinctly recall returning to school in the fall of my fifth grade year and was asked to write ‘What I did on my summer vacation’… (Knowing me, I have that paper somewhere in a journal – I tend to keep all kinds of embarrassing written things that I hope someone will burn when I … Continued
Here we are on the brink of summer… How has your winter training gone? (You know that summer bodies are built in the winter…) Have you given it your all? Did you leave some effort on the table? Have you been able to transform your habits so that you can see evidence of this in … Continued
Want to strengthen your core and back and get a toned stomach? Forget crunches and sit-ups. They not only won’t get you the results you’re after, you’re quite likely to hurt your back and damage your spine. <===Meet my publishing partner, Lisa Bullock. Lisa and I have been working together for a couple years. She’s … Continued
This might be too much for you… (Especially if you’re afraid of heights.) Take a look at just a few pics of a climb I did last weekend: … Continued
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
‘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
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
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
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