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The Oh She Glows Cookbook, Book Review

Posted on March 23, 2017April 10, 2021 by Shari Zisk

[siteorigin_widget class="SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget"][/siteorigin_widget]Book Review: The Oh she glows cookbook 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....Read More

Stress soothers

Posted on February 2, 2014September 11, 2020 by Shari Zisk

You don't need to go to a spa to reduce your stress levels. Get stress relief at home with our DIY self-massage techniques. The hustle and bustle of the daily routine can frazzle our minds and tie our muscles up...Read More

The Melt Method by Sue Hitzmann- Book Review

Posted on July 21, 2013March 14, 2023 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 HOW I HEARD ABOUT THE MELT METHOD This book review of the...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 need a posture assessment before you workout

Posted on January 20, 2010March 3, 2021 by Shari Zisk

We are all a little crooked, our posture that is. A snapshot of your postural alignment contains a lot of important information needed to customize a fitness training program that will keep you free of injuries and guarantee success. Here...Read More

Forget Bridal Bootcamp to look stunning in your wedding dress

Posted on October 2, 2009May 9, 2019 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