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Book Review: The Oh She Glows Cookbook

Posted on March 23, 2017March 23, 2017 by Shari Zisk

The Oh She Glows Cookbook: Over 100 Vegan Recipes to Glow from the Inside Out, by Angela Liddon (Penguin Group 2014) Reader, I married a vegan. I am not vegan. How am I going to be able to feed my...Read More

Stress soothers

Posted on February 2, 2014February 2, 2014 by Shari Zisk

DIY self-care treatments to relieve stress The hustle and bustle of the daily routine can frazzle our minds and tie our muscles up in knots. These do-it-yourself self-care techniques and soothing herbal remedies provide at-home relaxation—no massage therapist required. Valentine’s...Read More

Book Review: The Melt Method by Sue Hitzmann

Posted on July 21, 2013February 20, 2017 by Shari Zisk

Melt Method: A breakthrough self-treatment system to eliminate chronic pain, erase the signs of aging, and feel fantastic in just 10 minutes a day. Sue Hitzman, Harper One, 2013 This book review of the bestselling (#1 on Amazon right now)...Read More

5-Minute core workout-UGI style

Posted on June 9, 2012September 18, 2012 by Shari Zisk

Especially for my friends with a UGI Ball, here is a 5-minute core training workout you will love. See the exercises below or download the PDF here! (Don't have a UGI? You can do this workout with a Bosu & medicine ball) ...Read More

My Favorite Things: The oven-baked solution that saved my knees

Posted on October 14, 2011February 4, 2012 by Shari Zisk

[caption id="attachment_2323" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="I have supportive footbeds in my hiking boots so my knees can make it back down the mountain!"][/caption] There is nothing worse than active people who can’t be active and do what they love because of...Read More

A fitness gadget skeptic finds a new training tool. Meet UGI.

Posted on March 5, 2011May 19, 2012 by Shari Zisk

New fitness gadgets enter the marketplace with remarkable consistency. There are some that make it to late night TV informercials and are purchased by half-awake masses of people dreaming of a beautiful physique. Then there are the gadgets...Read More

The first kinesiologist comes to Vancouver. What Leonardo DaVinci knew about human movement.

Posted on March 5, 2010May 14, 2011 by Shari Zisk

In celebration of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver B.C., Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has loaned Leonardo DaVinci’s Anatomical Manuscript A to the Vancouver Art Gallery for showing in its entirety for the first time ever. The Anatomical Manuscript...Read More

Book review: The Thrive Diet by Brendon Brazier

Posted on February 1, 2010September 24, 2011 by Shari Zisk

The Thrive Diet is a philosophy about nourishing the body for health and for high level athletic performance with a plant only based diet. A large amount of the discussion hinges on stress, nutritional and exercise stress in particular and...Read More

7 reasons why you should have a posture analysis before you begin a fitness program

Posted on January 20, 2010May 14, 2011 by Shari Zisk

[caption id="attachment_842" align="alignleft" width="368" caption="Have a posture analysis before you begin a fitness program"][/caption] Every body is unique and will respond best to a training program that is customized specifically for it. Too many times I...Read More

Forget Bridal Bootcamp to look stunning in your wedding dress

Posted on October 2, 2009September 16, 2015 by Shari Zisk

How many brides-to-be bust their butt for weeks on end in bootcamp fitness classes, only to walk down the aisle with rounded shoulders? Have a look at your friends’ Facebook wedding albums and I’m sure you will agree that most...Read More