This time two years ago, Pam LeJean threw a discus just for the hell of it. After watching recurring shoulder injuries keep her from playing basketball, her strength coach suggested that she and her “long arms” might be well-suited for field sports like javelin, shot put and discus. “So, we went out into the gym, […]
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Do I need eight hours of sleep?
For my birthday I got a “wearable tech” gizmo, an UP bracelet that tracks both movement and sleep. Suddenly life was all about numbers: How many steps I walked that day, how much time I was active, how I was sleeping at night. I liked having daily goals—the 10,000 steps proving easier to get than […]
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Making a stand
“The fact that we have mobile devices doesn’t mean we’re mobile while using them,” says Sara Kirk, Canada Research Chair at Dal. She explores the links between chronic diseases and the built environment. Schools and offices, for example, are set up for prolonged sitting—and thus encourage diabetes, heart problems, obesity. “Sitting is bad,” says Kirk. […]
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Year of the axe
“I’ll be 50 in May and I’m going to arm-wrestle everyone.” Nancy Hawkins bursts into laughter as she says this, but it’s quite possible she’s not joking. “I’m not trying to get in shape to wear a bikini, it’s to be strong and independent. I don’t want to be a burden to anyone at any […]
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How to mend your spending habits
“A resolution without a plan is really just a wish,” she says. “Everyone needs a plan for how their money gets spent, because the money is going to get spent, regardless if you plan to spend it or not.” Trustee in bankruptcy and debt professional Leanne Salyzyn doesn’t like to use the word budget, but […]
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Job mentality
Halifax’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.9 percent last month, almost on par with the national average at 6.6 percent. Crappy weather aside, a job search in HRM at this time of year can be spiritually exhausting. “But when people have the tools that are required to secure employment, the search becomes much easier,” says Cora […]
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Wrestle woMania
Just ask any pro wrestler and they’ll tell you wrestling truth: the blood, sweat and tears are real. In entertainment wrestling, pain and pleasure form an almost-perfect union of athletic excellence and performance art. Still, wrestling is critiqued for its over-the-top campiness, which happens to be the same reason why it has one of the […]
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Juiced up
The day before you start a juice cleanse you think the craziest thoughts, like “this is going to be so easy” in between shovel-bites of spinach and cheese ravioli pesto. Almost everything sounds like a good idea three weeks from having to go through with it, and this was no exception. To be fair, the […]
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Pleased to meat you
I’m not a dieter. Sure, I think about it like every other woman in society who has better things to do, but I never get around to doing it. I don’t adhere to any food restrictions. I’ve eaten grasshoppers and live sea urchins and dog and coagulated blood-filled intestines before. If it’s on the food […]
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Group on
Glorious LA Lakers six-time champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar once said, “You can’t win if you don’t play as a unit.” Think about that the next time you’d rather stay nestled among chips and Netflix. We know it’s not always easy getting the 60 minutes of recommended physical activity per day to stay healthy and in shape. […]
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Dig into the Well Being Guide
Winter’s when we need motivation the most, it can be hard to get fired up about anything when you’re bouncing between weather bomb and sideways rain. Our annual Well Being Guide doesn’t make any promises to start a Body Revolution or inspire your next 30-Day Shred, but it’s a gentle coax towards getting healthy this […]
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Custio Clayton: eyes on the prize
The bell had barely finished ringing when Custio Clayton won his first-ever competitive boxing match. He delivered one good punch, sending his opponent (who’d swung and missed already) into the ropes, effectively ending the fight. Clayton’s first nine match-ups would end like this, in victory, but this one made him a champ in just 25 […]
