Archive for November, 2009
The GGS Holiday Gift Guide – Click here for new picks
. It’s that time of year again…. ….shopping time! . This year why not show your loved ones how much you really care and give them the gifts of fitness and health? We’ve put together a series of fab finds with the coolest books, dvds, gear, gadgets, clothing, equipement, footwear and…well, you get the drift! [...]
GGS Holiday Gift Guide – Fitness Footwear
Girl Get Strong’s Holiday Gift Guide Giving the Gifts of Health and Fitness Footwear Edition Shoes, shoes, shoes. What girl has enough shoes? Not this one! My eyes are always bigger than my wallet when it comes to shoes and handbags. So naturally, I had no problem finding fitness footwear that caught my eye for [...]
A 3,000 Year Old Holiday Stress Saver
In-laws, holiday parties, tightened wallets, the list goes on of what we need to accomplish in just a few short weeks of the holiday season. If you are in desperate need of an immediate tension-tamer, I have one word for you: Yoga. For those who may already have a regular yoga practice, you will appreciate [...]
GGS Holiday Gift Guide – Six Health and Fitness DVDs
Girl Get Strong’s Holiday Gift Guide Giving the Gifts of Health and Fitness DVD Edition . During the busy holiday season it can be easy for your workouts to get off track. Grabbing a fitness DVD to work out to is a great option for the days you can’t – or don’t want to – get [...]
Following the Flame – Fun Photos of the 2010 Olympics
NEW photos every Sunday! Updated: Dec 20th. In anticipation of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, we’re following the Olympic Torch as it makes its way across Canada. Each Sunday we’ll share a few pictures from the journey of the flame for the week previous. What’s your favorite photo? Click on the photo below, then click [...]
Four ways to make Breakfast Cereal a Winner
Being a busy mom, I find that mornings are especially chaotic and not friendly to a leisurely, home-cooked breakfast. Not only that, my kids’ favorite breakfasts involve foods that are high in fat and calories and not healthy choices.
Trailing the Torch – Fun Photos of the 2010 Olympics
In anticipation of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, we thought we’d follow the Olympic Torch as it makes its way across Canada. So each Sunday we’ll share a few pictures from the journey of the torch for the week previous. Since we’re a little slow starting, this week we’re starting early and we’ll do a [...]
Exercising on the go: back to basics
Even with the best intentions fitness can be hard to work into your life on a day to day basis. And when you’re traveling, it doesn’t take much to throw you off your game. I recently had to spend a few days in a mountain village at Hemlock Valley on a business trip. I was [...]
Five Ways to Avoid Excess (Body) Baggage When Traveling This Holiday Season
Airport layovers, road trips and holiday vacations are just waiting to lure you to celebrations of gluttony. Traveling disrupts our usual schedules, and it’s easy to become disconnected from a structured lifestyle. But with some planning you can maintain your established pattern of eating and exercising and avoid piling on the pounds over the holidays. [...]
Hungry Girl’s Healthy Holiday Tips
Who doesn’t love the Hungry Girl? With bestselling books like Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World and Hungry Girl: 200 Under 200, Lisa Lillien is one of the most creative and fun foodies who knows how to have her cake, low-fat of course, and eat it, too.
BOSU® Sport Balance Trainer Review
Okay, right off I’ve gotta tell you. Before we received the BOSU® Sport Balance Trainer I’d never tried it. I know. Sian and Erica both made fun of me. Apparently, there’s such a thing as a BOSU® Sport Balance Trainer virgin and I’m it. Yikes! I did have a little disc-shaped balance board that I [...]
Review: O3mega+ Joy
O3mega+ Joy has been a life-saver for me. Winters have always been tough for me. For as long as I can remember I have had winter lulls where I just don’t want to get up in the morning. When I do finally drag my butt out of bed (after 10 hours of sleep) my body [...]
I did it!
Hi Ladies, I DID IT!!! Yes, I am now a proud owner of a half marathon medal!!!! Wow, what an experience. Let’s start the day or night before. I did what my running partner, Farida had told me to do. Eat, drink lots of water, lay everything out and get a good night sleep. I [...]
Did the Biggest Loser Shed More Dead Weight?
Watching the Biggest Loser last night, I shed a few tears. It gets me every time I see families reuniting, the look on the kids’ faces as they see their mom or dad again. And the speeches, well don’t get me started again… Am I just a sap? Probably, but I’m okay with that. Liz’s [...]
GGS visits the Vancouver 2010 Olympic speed skating oval
Last weekend we had the chance to go skating at the Richmond Oval, which will be home to all of the speed skating events during the Vancouver Winter Olympics in February 2010. So of course Steve and I bundled up the kids, grabbed mitts, helmets, skates and of course most importantly…my camera! Photo Gallery: Check [...]
What’s your hurry…?
Love, LOVE Jody’s post over at Truth2BeingFit.com…it’s all about working out with proper form and NOT rushing through your workout, which is a great reminder for those of us (my hand is up) who are always in a hurry in the rest of our lives. If you find yourself rushing through your reps, stop, take [...]
