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August 29, 2014 In Monthly Giveaway's | FREE STUFF, News, Spotlight, Uncategorized By Vancouver Health Coach

September Giveaway is from Bambii Clothing

Fitness Goop’s September Giveaway is here! This month's giveaway is over $200 in gear from Bambii clothing. This giveaway will be for 2 Facebook fans, so make sure to “Like” Fitness Goop’s Facebook fanpage in order to win! Bambii clothing was founded on art & love for animals, people, & style. A Canadian line formed in 2012, bringing you unique, loud,  cruelty free fashion. Surfacing on the web, Bambii is launching with organic tees,  cut off tees, pullovers & snapbacks. Later releasing everything from toques to denim, fall jackets to pleather pants.  Our Signature collection features hand studded pieces and upcoming artists. The root...

August 25, 2014 In Food and Recipes, News, Spotlight, Uncategorized By Vancouver Health Coach

5 Good Reasons to Fall in Love with Healthy Fats

Quite commonly from time to time I will overhear conversations and various perceptions about an essential nutrient dear to my heart, Fat. “Eating fat will make you fat” and expressed fears of eating fats of any kind to avoid gaining weight are among the conceptions I often hear. In our society today, there is a strong focus on non-fat or low fat food products. Sometimes I almost catch myself starting to feel sorry for this lovely macronutrient. But in time, these impressions are beginning to turn around and fat is getting the recognition it deserves for being extremely important to...

August 5, 2014 In News, Running, Spotlight, Uncategorized By Vancouver Health Coach

Getting Motivated to Go for that Run

There will often be circumstances that can derail you from your running schedule. Whether it be the weather, a bad mood, too much food in your stomach, childcare, a traffic jam, or sad news. So how do you maintain your best intentions in the midst of life's curve-balls? Establish a conscious intention to battle the de-motivators. Take inventory of what you've noticed that has taken you off course in the past, and create an arsenal of strategies to combat these factors. Some 'tools' in your arsenal could include: Have an all-case scenario 'kit': Energy gel-pack for hunger, wet and cold weather gear, alternate...

July 28, 2014 In Green & Healthy Living, Holistic Health, News, Spotlight, Uncategorized By Vancouver Health Coach

Visualization and Our Immune System: Using Your Mind to Stay Healthy

The cold and flu season is here. Thankfully, however, there is something you can do to improve your chances of fighting off illnesses and staying healthy.  Long overlooked by conventional medicine practitioners, imagery techniques are an extremely effective, safe, and easy-to-apply healing tool. Promising research in the field of mind-body medicine has found that the brain has the ability to influence the immune system. Imagery techniques like visualization have great potential to affect physiology, and are a useful method anyone can use to help strengthen the immune system and promote healing. What is the immune system and how does it work? The immune...

July 27, 2014 In Ask The Expert: Health & Fitness Advice, Fitness, News, Spotlight, Uncategorized, Workouts By Vancouver Health Coach

Ask The Expert: Avoiding Low Back Pain in Golf

Whether it’s the sunny skies we have seen in late March, the recently re-crowned #1 player in the world wearing ‘Sunday-Red’, or the near approaching 1st major of the season on the PGA Tour, you must be getting excited for the beginning of the golf season! Research has shown that golf injuries do occur at high frequencies.  To no surprise, the number 1 injury associated with the game of golf is Low Back Pain.  Statistics show that 1 out of 2 golfers will experience some type of low-back-pain or injury during their playing career. Why is this so prevalent, you might...

July 12, 2014 In Green & Healthy Living, News, Spotlight, Uncategorized By Vancouver Health Coach

Controlling Diabetes with a Balanced Diet and Exercise

Lifestyle changes can make a profoundly positive difference when it comes to controlling diabetes, not only from day to day but also over the long term as well. Because many medications associated with diabetes can create complications — such as the link between the Actos and bladder cancer — many people with diabetes are trying to reduce their need for medications and insulin injections in favor of a natural, balanced approach to blood sugar control. A balanced diet, meaning one that contains the right nutrients in the right amounts, is quite capable of reducing the need for diabetes health medications over...

July 6, 2014 In Food and Recipes, Green & Healthy Living, News, Spotlight, Uncategorized By Vancouver Health Coach

How To Be Gluten-Free Without Being Socially Awkward

No one wants to be socially awkward. However no one wants to eat something they know causes unpleasant symptoms, either. For the 1 in 133 people worldwide suffering with Celiac disease, or the 6-7% of people with non-celiac gluten sensitivity, living gluten-free (GF) is not easy. There has been a tremendous increase in availability, variety and quality of gluten-free products in recent years. However, there are still many facets of gluten-free living that create a ton of awkward social moments. Let’s start with the dinner party. Being a guest in someone’s home, who you know put a ton of effort into...

October 21, 2013 In Green & Healthy Living, News, Spotlight, Uncategorized, Yoga By Vancouver Health Coach

Yoga off the Mat: 5 Yoga Poses for Better Balance

Taking your yoga poses and practice off the mat to develop balance and awareness in all areas of life. Living a balanced life has become quite the buzz term these days, but what does living a balanced life really mean? In a culture that maintains such a hectic pace and has a hard time being still for even a short period of time, many of us often only become aware that our bodies and lives are not working because we have been literally stopped by illness or injury. Life has a wise way of resetting that which is not sustainable. So how...

August 26, 2013 In Fitness, News, Running, Spotlight, Uncategorized By Vancouver Health Coach

Dynamic Stretching for Recreational Runners

Alright folks, the running season is coming up.  With your local 10km charity runs, full or half marathons and recreational running clubs quickly approaching, it's time to hit the pavement and lace up those running shoes! I am a strong believer in having both a pre and post exercise stretching routine.  Stretching prepares the body for physical exertion and sports performance. There are two styles of stretching: Dynamic Stretching or Static Stretching. Dynamic Stretching increases range of movement, blood and oxygen flow to soft tissues prior to exertion and has been proven to reduce the risk of injury. Static Stretching used to be...

June 21, 2013 In News, Product Reviews, Spotlight, Uncategorized By Vancouver Health Coach

No More Shaving, No More Waxing: Me Smooth Product Review

What if you never had to buy another package of razors again?  Never had to experience the ouch factor of a shaving cut?  Could go camping for an indefinite period of time and never feel like a grizzly bear? Now, what if I told you getting hair-free didn’t have to involve thousands of dollars or multiple, painful office visits slathered in lubricating gel, submitting to the terrifying pulse of professional laser hair removal? Well, that’s precisely what the “me smooth” at-home professional hair device offers. This FDA-cleared device is virtually painless, can be used in the privacy of your home, is suitable for...