West Coast Running: my top tips for running year round (rain or shine)
It’s gorgeous and sunny here as I write this, but I know those tides are turning, and before we know it the liquid sunshine will be upon us. Here are my top tips for running in the rain and loving it (ok, maybe just not hating it).
Begin with Body Gratitude
It’s next to IMPOSSIBLE to create sustainable health and fitness habits if the desire to change comes from a place of body hatred or worse, disgust. But we live in a society that perpetuates the notion that our bodies are a problem, that we’d better fix – fast! So how can we move past this?
Roasted Roots Buddha Bowl with Orange Goddess Dressing
As with most recipes this was a little o this and a little of that and it came together in a delicious way, so I thought I’d share! And it was SO great the next day for lunch. So #winning
Free Yourself from FOMO and Follow Your Path!
It’s that time of year. When people are winding down from summer and gearing up for fall. And the “shoulding” is off the charts. I “should” join the gym. I “should” join this program. I “should” (insert whatever “thing” you think you “should” do to get your health “back on track.”). But here’s the thing. All I hear in those statements is Dread. Yes, with a capital D. Ditch the Dread, Free yourself from FOMO and follow your path, your journey to health and fitness for life! I’ve got 5 tips to get you started!
Keep Moving: Don’t Let Summer Hijack your Fitness!
Feeling a little MEH about MOVING this time of year?! It’s not just you! There’s so much going on and it’s easy to fall away from your fitness routines. So instead of “writing off” the summer, get creative. Build out your “movement zone” – decide on a daily goal for movement. It might be a certain number of steps, or a specified amount of time working out each day or a specific number of days per week.
Sweating together is about so much more than sweat (it’s about true belonging)
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 Effervescence...
10 Tips for Exercising in the Heat!
The temps are heating up (hurray summer!). But with the change of season there are a few more things to be aware of as we rock our workouts (indoors or out)!
Be Super You Bathing Suit Challenge 2019
Want the shed the weight of body shaming and have FUN this summer? Join the #besuperyoubathingsuitchallenge It’s easy. Have a body, wear your awesome suit, do cool things! Repeat! Want to WIN something? Read on…
Travel Fast on the Trails
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.
Beet Quinoa Salad (I think this is it!)
I’ve long coveted the amazing Beet Quinoa Salad from a local restaurant that is no closed. 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 close…and even if it’s not “it,” it’s darn close and it’s delicious. Which is good enough for me!