Articles & Recipes
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The Right to Bare Arms
How do you feel about baring your arms this summer? Are you excited to show off their sculpted, fit presence or would you prefer to promote a long-sleeve fad for the season? With a few key muscle strengthening exercises you can say goodbye to a bad case of the arm jiggles and hello to a…
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Know Your Vices: Caffeine
Everyone’s favorite breakfast beverage is suspect. Whether it’s coffee or tea, most North Americans are drinking a caffeinated beverage in the morning. By following this comforting ritual, your cup of caffeine can lead to difficulty losing weight. The link between caffeine and weight gain was first identified in the late 1990s when Diabetes Education Centers reported…
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Know Your Vices: Alcohol
While we can enjoy alcohol in moderation, we recommend that you get to know your vices a bit better in order to make good decisions about when you do decide to have a drink. How alcohol affects weight gain or weight loss depends on genetics, diet, gender, potential ‘sensitivity’ to it, and your habits. No single food…
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Take Your Mind to the Gym
Living a healthy and happy centered life doesn’t happen without reinforcing our beliefs. Take your mind to the gym by exercising the power of positive thinking. Here’s a simple exercise. Maybe you’ve tried it before. Maybe you’ve wondered if you should try it. Give it a try. We feel pretty confident about this method. Write a…
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Kirk’s Detox Tips: Spring Clean Your Body
Detoxing is the body’s way of spring cleaning. With winter well behind us, the sun warming our bodies and fresh food growing, the planet and our bodies are in line for renewal. The following are tips for supporting toxin release and making the most of a cleanse or just a great way to invigorate your body.…
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Moroccan Turkey Stew
This stew is hearty, warming, packed full of nutrients, and brimming with flavors that will transport you directly to Morocco. Tip: take the spices (including the ginger) aside and saute them in a near dry skillet on a low heat for a few minutes. This helps release their rich flavors. Then add your onions, celery,…
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Hiking Tips & Techniques For Fitness
Here are a few hiking techniques to practice in your new light hiking boots or trail runners…if you wish to prepare before joining us! How to walk in the Woods at our hiking spa It is said that ‘the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step’, but what if that step is…
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The Fun Theory
Volkswagen, that clever German car manufacturer who brought us the Bug, is now peddling straight up, joyous, no strings attached, fun. Their fun theory is a clever marketing campaign that has nothing to do with their cars, and rather focuses on ways that people can add more fun to their lives. The fun theory is based on…
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Mountain Trek BC Featured in Zoomer Mag!
“In the quest to drop a few pounds and take his fitness level to new heights, Bill Macpherson heads for the hills”. He documents his experience at Mountain Trek’s British Columbia lodge in the March 2011 edition of Zoomer Mag. Here is an excerpt from the article, Making the Trek: “We’re moving. Through sun-speckled forests of cedar and…
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Healthy Feet
100 moving parts…26 bones…33 joints…countless muscles, tendons, and ligaments…an engineering miracle! The importance of FEET cannot be underestimated. Our feet are the basis of our gait and posture…absorbing 3 times our body weight with every step…cushioning compression for our knees, hips, and spines. To keep them healthy, free the “10 little piggies” and walk barefoot…