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Fat Canadians
Tuesday, March 04, 2014 19 comments www.theglobeandmail.com/ news/national/tripling-in- obese-canadians-expected-t o-strain-health-care-syste m/article17257478/ My family has certainly benefited from "free" health care. And I'm hugely grateful, f... Read more
Osteo ST Wrist Brace and Hooks: thanks PHOENIX1949!
Monday, March 03, 2014 6 comments www.prowriststraps.com/w eight_lifting_hook_straps Several people have expressed interest in ST Osteo gadgets. PHOENIX1949 very kindly ran a Google search and found these -- they look exactly like the ones my gym friend... Read more
Workouts Worked! ST osteo aids?
Monday, March 03, 2014 16 comments Neck and shoulders feeling way better after that Wednesday rear-ender -- I'm thinking that probably the lat pull down and bent over rows and shoulder lifts may have assisted with this. A friend at the gym who also has severely osteo arthrit... Read more
Low Key Weekend
Sunday, March 02, 2014 13 comments Accomplished the "usuals" and the "necessaries" -- black bean soup mole style, laundry and groceries done, lunches packed for 2 days. Got to the gym. Not enthusiastic about xc skiing however: it really is so cold here at the moment. Although ... Read more
Tracking Nutrition for the Rest of My Life: I'm With DDOORN!
Friday, February 28, 2014 21 comments www.sparkpeople.com/mypa ge_public_journal_individu al.asp?blog_id=5636066 Once again, DDOORN has a fascinating blog -- about coming to terms with the reality that for most of us maintaining weight loss after obesi... Read more
Meaning? or pleasure? DDORN gets me thinking!
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 20 comments Thanks to DDORN for posting this link to a fascinating article about happiness. greatergood.berkeley.edu /article/item/happy_life_d ifferent_from_meaningful_life Essentially the researchers are distinguishi... Read more
Calorie Laws
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 21 comments www.theglobeandmail.com/ globe-debate/will-a-calori e-law-work-fat-chance/arti cle17069460/ Margaret Wente is one of my favourite writers at the Toronto Globe and Mail. This morning she reviews the research on "c... Read more
Nice weekend!
Sunday, February 23, 2014 16 comments 
Diet Till I Die? I'm OK With That!
Friday, February 21, 2014 29 comments What's the definition of the word "diet"? Here's what is says in the on-line Merriam-Webster dictionary: Diet is 1 (a) food and drink regularly provided or consumed (b) habitual nourishment (c) the kind and amount ... Read more
Hope Springs . . .
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 22 comments The days are cold, but getting longer: it's light when I leave work (if I get out the door before 6 or so . . . ). The snow banks are high, but sparkling in the sunshine. I hear cardinals at dawn. They're here all winter, but don't star... Read more
Sheepskin!
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 15 comments Over the years, and in various states of decrepitude, I have acquired: a sheepskin coat (very old, worn rarely) sheepskin boots (salt stained, pretty grotty) sheepskin gloves (several pairs, continuously needing restitching) sheepskin... Read more
Exercise endorphins: invaluable!
Monday, February 17, 2014 10 comments www.sparkpeople.com/mypa ge_public_journal_individu al.asp?blog_id=5625512 ONEKIDSMOM has a terrific blog about endorphins and whether they are "sports specific": that is, whether the quality of endorphins is "better"... Read more
Other Stuff I Like About My Gym
Sunday, February 16, 2014 12 comments I've been a Y member (except for those periods when I've been at university) since I was very small, about 3-4 years old tagging along with my mother when SHE went to the Y. While she volunteered as a Y fitness instructor! (As I did too, when ... Read more
Towel Indulgence at the Gym!
Saturday, February 15, 2014 20 comments When I walk in the door, I'm greeted warmly by name by the worker at the Y reception desk where I've been a member since about 1975. And with a big grin she slides across to me a stack of 4 (four!!!!) fluffy white towels. Because she knows... Read more
We Are Hungry Most of the Time
Friday, February 14, 2014 17 comments www.theglobeandmail.com/ life/health-and-fitness/he alth/eat-like-a-greek-deco ding-the-mediterranean-die t/article16851568/ There's been lots of recent research on the health benefits of a Mediterranean diet: h... Read more « First Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 Last Page » |
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