According to StatsCanada after water, coffee is the most frequently consumed beverage by Canadians. With over two thirds of Canadian adults reporting to drink 1 to 4 cups per day. Coffee is often centred out for containing caffeine, but caffeine is present in a wide variety of products including tea, energy drinks, soft drinks, food...Read More
When your body recognizes anything that is foreign such as an invading microbe, plant pollen, or chemical your immune system kicks in to protective mode. This response often triggers a process in your body called inflammation. Sporadic bouts of inflammation directed at truly threatening invaders are a normal immune responds and protect your health. Sometimes...Read More
Ok, not Wednesday but I came across this great blog by Katy Bowman https://www.nutritiousmovement.com/walking-or-bouncing/ CHECK IT OUT. Do you glide or bounce?Read More
Control Front on the Reformer #Pilates is about integration and #strength. Control Front builds functional strength in the shoulder girdle. Join us tomorrow for Body Harmonics’ Advanced Reformer & Jumpboard 1-7pm ONLY 4 SPOTS LEFT What are #reformers? A classical piece of Pilates equipment that uses spring resistance with a variety of. different levels of...Read More
It’s May. And our walking challenge starts! Each Wednesday I will post a tip to improve your walking ( running too). The schedule Today’s post; Walking is a series of moments standing on one leg, train your hip abductors. Wednesday May 8th; The spiral engine, how spine rotation powers your stride. Wednesday May 16th; Move...Read More
It’s never too early or too late to start thinking about bone health. Most of our bone growth happens during childhood and adolescence. As we grow older, our bodies lose bone density which is why in adulthood, it is important to slow the rate of bone loss. After menopause, women, especially are at risk for osteoporosis....Read More
#walkforhealthguelphEven if you don’t exercise, you walk. You walk to your car, to your bed, to the bathroom; we all walk and our bodies are made to walk. The clinical definition from Katy Bowen http://nutritionousmovement.com states: “The mover has at least one foot on the ground at all times. Human walking should be a mechanical...Read More
