By Sheila Ascroft
If you’re stuck riding an indoor trainer three or four times a week, the winter months will definitely improve your fitness, but it could wear down your mind. It’s hard to keep pedalling and go nowhere–eventually the boredom will drain you. Having a spring goal will help keep you focussed. Some lucky people
Read more . . . Beat Boredom on an Indoor Bike
By Heather Pardon
The past year has brought many “firsts” into my life including the fact that 2009 will go down in history as the first time I ever cycled my way to Christmas dinner. On the west coast, you can do this in December, which is something I found quite novel being an Easterner from
Read more . . . My Yuletide Ride on the West Coast
By Kerry Guglielmin
It’s a wintry Friday evening, minus twenty-five degrees outside—a perfect night to curl up with a book in front of the fire. Instead, I pull on my bike shorts, scrape the ice off the car and drive over to the community centre for a spin/yoga class. I know it will be worth it.
When
Read more . . . Spinning & Yoga: The Perfect Workout
By Laurel-Lea Shannon
Fat has been vilified by the medical community for decades. But did you know your body needs fat to function properly? Healthy fats may be your biggest ally in the battle against weight gain.
Eating healthy fats will make you feel full faster and for longer because fat is digested more slowly than
Read more . . . The Skinny On Fat