How Stopping my Cardio Classes changed my Life

Perhaps I shouldn’t be admitting this as the co-owner of this fitness blog, but I have lost my motivation to get to the gym since the kids have been out of school.  I used to drop them off at school for 830am and than I would go straight to the gym.  I didn’t even think [...]

Curves Closes Thousand Locations

I came across this story and really made me think about how the fitness industry is changing… While Curves fitness centers have been pretty easy to find in shopping centers all across the country, that has been rapidly changing in recent years. Since 2007, Curves International Inc. has closed thousands of its franchise locations. Curves [...]

Comparing the Toning Shoes..what shaping shoes should you buy?

With every shoe company hopping on the band wagon to get a piece of the “toning’ shoes pie (shoes that claim to shape up and tone up your legs, improve circulation, burn calories, and helps you “lose weight”), how does the savvy consumer decide which shoes to buy? They are sometimes referred as wellness shoes, shaping shoes or toning [...]

Super Foods that Reduce your Fatigue

Guest blogger Amy Applebaum is a success coach whose work includes the Release Your Inner Millionairess coaching program designed to create life-changing breakthroughs in her clients. Amy’s groundbreaking six-step process has helped thousands of female entrepreneurs accomplish goals they never imagined possible. Amy’s coaching success has led to appearances on ABC News, CNN, TLC, and [...]

5 Diet and Nutrition Tips You Need to Follow

5 Diet and Nutrition Tips You Need to Follow Dr. Lisa Hark, registered dietitian, offers advice about a healthy diet. In this short video, she describes the 5 simple things that can make a big difference in your health and fitness journey:

Sex and the City Diet and Workout Secrets

Let’s talk about sex, baby! OK, lets just talk about the cast of Sex in the City, since everyone else is! When celebrities are talking diets, America listens. Our fascination with what the stars eat and don’t eat provides the fuel for countless diets, super food purchases and expensive weight loss remedies. We also know that [...]

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  • Vancouver's newest landmark: "Mom's Puke Tree". YIKES!

    What are your most embarrassing workout moments?

    I went for my run the other day and it took me past the spot my kids have gleefully dubbed “Mom’s Puke Tree” (yes, it is still alive despite what I did to it that day). Anyway, I’m happy to report the incident did not repeat itself! Although I have to say I was REALLY [...]

  • How Stopping my Cardio Classes changed my Life

    How Stopping my Cardio Classes changed my Life

    Perhaps I shouldn’t be admitting this as the co-owner of this fitness blog, but I have lost my motivation to get to the gym since the kids have been out of school.  I used to drop them off at school for 830am and than I would go straight to the gym.  I didn’t even think [...]

  • 10 Tips to Sneak a Workout into your Busy Day

    Here are 10 great tips to sneak a little more workout time into a busy schedule. 1. Swap your chair for a balance ball. If this one won’t go over well at work, at least try it while watching TV or paying the bills at the kitchen table. Sitting on a balance ball with two [...]

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  • Review: Gardein Protein Buffalo Wings

    Review: Gardein Protein Buffalo Wings

    I hate when someone tries to be who they are not.  Don’t you?  I also hate when food products try to be something they are not.  But, along came Gardein buffalo wings (meat free) trying to be the old stand by pub  dish.  I just had to see if they would even come close the [...]

  • Power Milk for Fitness Review

    Power Milk for Fitness Review

    What do you drink after or before working out?  Or maybe you use a certain drink as a mini-meal/ snack?  Well, we wanted to test some pre-bottled milk drinks and let YOU know what this GGS gal thought of some flavored POWER milk. Shamrock Farms sent GGS 3 flavors of Rockin’ refuel to try out.  Vanilla, chocolate [...]

  • KIDStrong Drink Review + Minute Maid Giveaway

    KIDStrong Drink Review + Minute Maid Giveaway

    Winner~Pammi Wammi Congrats! It’s summer and the kids are off school.  My active  two kids constantly are thirsty and it is hard ,and just not practical, all the time to offer only water.  I wanted to find something that my kids would like and was fairly good for them without all the chemicals and other additives.  KIDStrong was [...]

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  • Giveaway: RESE Activewear Outfit-CLOSED

    Giveaway: RESE Activewear Outfit-CLOSED

    Winner~Michelle B! Congrats! Who does not need new workout clothes to rock that body into Spring?   Not just any work out clothes either, we are honored to be giving away RESE Activewear  gear.  RESE name comes from “Re-See” Yourself by creating a stronger, healthier body, inside and out!   And, these clothes are so darn cute and did I mention [...]

  • iPOD and Sensei GIVEAWAY now!CLOSED

    iPOD and Sensei GIVEAWAY now!CLOSED

    It’s finally here…  we’re giving away six months of the Sensei for Weight Loss program – and an iPod Touch to go with it (yours forever). How cool is that? Or hot? Or phat? Whatever – that’s the skinny. Summer is only a few days away and once again I’m not as beach ready as [...]

  • Giveaway-2010 New Balance Cross Trainers-CLOSED

    Giveaway-2010 New Balance Cross Trainers-CLOSED

    CLOSED~Winner-Katherine What girl does not need another pair of shoes! Well, you came to the right place for your chance to WIN a pair of New Balance Cross trainers that are NEW for 2010! Yippeee..a very lucky GGS girl got the honor of ROCKING out her very own New Balance shoes..see what she says here! HOW TO ENTER: This [...]

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  • Your Stories

  • Warning: Do not Stop Trying to Eat Healthy

    Melodee has been blogging about the ups and downs of her weight since 2006. Do not send her cookies. Find her at DietNakedBlog.com. Five years ago, I weighed 225 pounds. I’d meant to lose weight before a rare visit to the in-laws and a long-awaited trip to Disney World. But I didn’t. A few months [...]

  • When is the Last Time you had a Tiff with Yourself?

    When is the Last Time you had a Tiff with Yourself?

    I have a green scaly bug-eyed devil named Tiff.  She’s my little – but loud – inner voice and I always picture her as a portly green monster sitting on my shoulder, doing her best to weigh me down with her negativity. (Why Tiff? It’s the name of a particularly nasty girl I once knew. [...]

  • Run ‘Til You Vomit?

    Run ‘Til You Vomit?

    Last week I started the P90X program (upcoming post).  I also did the Grouse Grind, tried kayaking (post upcoming Sunday) and continued to run.  All in the summer heat. Turns out (no surprise, right?), it was too much for my body.  This I found out on a hot, muggy run. In retrospect, I could have [...]

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  • How Whey Protein Helps Shed Pounds

    How Whey Protein Helps Shed Pounds

    Whey is a popular supplement for people looking to build lean muscle mass. The protein is a by-product of the process of turning cow’s milk into cheese. When you use it in its purest form, as whey protein isolate, it contains little-to-no fat, lactose or cholesterol. And, if you use whey protein along with a [...]

  • 2 Blondes in a Pink Kayak…Our First Experience

    Kayaking. Always wanted to try it, never really got around to it. Part of the reason is just plain apprehension about tipping over! But when I signed on to participate in the a super-worthy Innovative Fitness Canuck Place Adventure Challenge which raises money to benefit the sick kids and their families that visit Canuck Place, [...]

  • Recipe: Home-made Veggie Burgers

    Recipe: Home-made Veggie Burgers

    I love veggie burgers.  Its so nice to have one BBQ’ed instead of the super high fat beef variety.  But….I hate how much the stores charge for veggie burgers?  The cheapest ones I have found are about $1 per patty.  And, they are far from my favorite.  So I decided to try to make some on [...]

  • Living on a Shoe String while Eating Healthy

    Living on a Shoe String while Eating Healthy

    Ranae from Ranesheart.com joins us as a guest blogger today. Ranaesheart.com was born as the result of a life-changing weight loss and the commitment to “pay it forward” in helping others achieve the same success. This site is dedicated to helping people transition to a healthier lifestyle by implementing nutritional food choices, moderate exercise, positive [...]

  • 5 Ways to Keep the Weight Off

    5 Ways to Keep the Weight Off

    John McGran, chief editor at Diet-to-Go, has been covering the fields of diet, fitness and health since 2000. He writes from the perspective of a dieter rather than a dietitian. Over the past 30 years, I’ve lost hundreds of pounds by following a variety of diets. The problem: At the age of 50, I am [...]

  • Review: Pomi Tomatoes + Recipe

    Review: Pomi Tomatoes + Recipe

    Did you know how good canned tomatoes are for you?  Well, here is a new take and in different type of packaging of an old stand by. It’s Pomi Tomatoes from Italy, in a box.  Need a reminder why tomatoes are so good for you?  Well, Pomi has a list of 7 great reason why you should eat [...]

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