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Book Review: Eat Drink and be Gorgeous

Posted on August 11, 2010May 14, 2011 by Shari Zisk

Book review: Eat drink and be gorgeous, A nutritionist’s healthy guide to living the good life, by Esther Blum You want to look like a million bucks and feel even better? Instead of a dreadful corporate consultation wouldn’t you rather...Read More

My favorite things: My Bliss Skort

Posted on August 7, 2010May 22, 2011 by Shari Zisk

Active lifestyle gear There are a handful of ‘things’ that I use all the time to support my active lifestyle. There are fitness tools, gear and clothing that I have had for years and serve such an important role in...Read More

Problogger Challenge: My 7 Links

Posted on July 15, 2010August 7, 2010 by Shari Zisk

What a fun post idea. Here are my 7 Links as part of the Problogger challenge. (more…)

Surprise! The unexpected benefits of becoming physically active.

Posted on July 13, 2010July 18, 2021 by Shari Zisk

Most people start a fitness program for the obvious benefits of physical activity. However, there is an endless number of unexpected benefits of getting fit that we don't even plan for, they just sort of happen much to all of our...Read More

Postpartum fitness, it’s never too late to start

Posted on July 9, 2010March 7, 2021 by Shari Zisk

Even if your baby is in college, you may still need to adapt your fitness program to your postpartum body. Carrying, giving birth to and raising a baby can cause muscle imbalances that can persist for decades after the baby...Read More

3 things Starbucks can teach us about reaching our fitness goals

Posted on July 8, 2010July 8, 2010 by Shari Zisk

[caption id="attachment_1605" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Image Credit: Jeff Wilcox, Flickr"][/caption] If you don’t know what Starbucks is this article will be of little value to you. I suspect most of you will continue to read. That makes my point. From a...Read More

7 reasons why I will not kick your butt on your first training session

Posted on June 3, 2010July 2, 2010 by Shari Zisk

Here are 7 reasons why I do not do full intensity workouts for one-time clients or on the first training session: Core function Unless they have had previous training, 90% of the people I work with for the first time...Read More

To the gym or to the mountain?

Posted on May 17, 2010May 18, 2010 by Shari Zisk

[caption id="attachment_1507" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Me 'n Murphy at Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park"][/caption] Do you really need a gym membership, fancy running shoes and a personal trainer to stay healthy, strong and to lead a robust life? My great grandfather...Read More

Is childhood obesity child abuse?

Posted on April 20, 2010July 18, 2011 by Shari Zisk

That is the question CBC News Canada asked Canadians recently in response to new research that shows that Canadian children are becoming alarmingly overweight and are presenting with obesity associated lifestyle diseases. My answer to this question is no, childhood...Read More

Kids get fit with Pokeman

Posted on April 15, 2010July 2, 2010 by Shari Zisk

With the childhood obesity epidemic status recently updated from ‘looming’ to ‘it’s here”, strategies to support physical activity are a top priority for parents, teachers and video game developers. Believe it or not video games developers have been the source...Read More