by Gillian Goerzen | Jun 18, 2019 | Inspiration
I’ve been re-reading Brene Brown’s Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone as part of the SuperCrew Book Club. In Chapter 6: Hold Hands with Strangers she shares some of the ideas and research around Collective...
by Gillian Goerzen | Jun 12, 2019 | Fitness
It’s not just you, when you’re exercising in the heat, it is harder. Our bodies are constantly working to maintain something called homeostasis – essentially the optimal body state for all things to function well and keep us alive (pretty important...
by Gillian Goerzen | Jun 11, 2019 | Body Positive, Inspiration
Shed the weight (of body shaming) and feel truly free this summer! I hear from clients all the time that they’ll “never wear shorts” or “never swim in public” because they’re too nervous about being seen (read: judged) for their...
by Gillian Goerzen | Jun 11, 2019 | Running
This weekend I had an awesome conversation with my learn to run muddy group. This group clinic is a progressive walk to run program (aka learn to run) off the road and onto the single track in and around Westwood Lake. We were tackling a big (read: really steep)...
by Gillian Goerzen | Jun 10, 2019 | Recipes
I’ve long coveted the amazing Beet Quinoa Salad from a local restaurant that is now closed (insert sad face). Since I can no longer sleuth out the flavour palate by eating there, I have to bank on my memory. But I think I’ve done it. For real. This is so...