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Five Ways to be a Great Sports Parent

Five Ways to be a Great Sports Parent Is there anything better than watching your child run or skate around with a smile on their face? Kids will tell you the number one reason for playing a sport is fun. Seeing your child find enjoyment while playing sports is...

Feeling sore after a workout? Could it be an injury?

Feeling sore after a workout? Could it be an injury? Everyone’s experienced that post workout feeling of “Wow! Definitely got a good workout in today”. Or maybe you have experienced DOMS or “delayed onset muscle soreness” where your extremely sore and tight for a...

Mom, Dad and Me…and a Healthy Lifestyle

Mom, Dad and Me…and a Healthy Lifestyle It really is alarming; nearly 31% of Canadian children and youth 5-19 years of age are overweight or obese. And if the trend continues, we’re going to end up with an adult epidemic of obesity. It’s no secret that we have a...

Growth Spurts

Growth Spurts My wife and I recently purchased our 12-year-old son a new pair of shoes and new pants only to discover a month later, he’s complaining that he can’t make them fit!!  Geesh. Funny too, is that he liked a girl in school but she grew taller than him; a...

The Dreaded Side Stitch

The Dreaded Side Stitch Most runners know all too well the discomfort of the notorious side stitch. There’s nothing worse than that sharp pain “under the ribs” creeping up out of no where to ruin what would otherwise be a perfectly great run. The...

The Warm Up – Let’s Stretch…Or Not

The Warm Up – Let’s Stretch…Or Not Growing up, I always lived by the concept of ‘make sure you stretch before exercising, you don’t want to hurt yourself’.  I’m sure we all agree that stretching has been a mainstay of the warm up routine for decades....