Challenge Yourself by Steph Beth Nickel Whether you’re new to exercise or a professional athlete, you must challenge yourself physically if you want to see positive results. A couple of months ago, I agreed to be a young lady’s accountability … Continue reading
Will Lifting Weights Make Women Bulk Up? One of my favourite haunts is Chapters bookstore. I love nothing more than to order a steamed milk at Starbucks and then browse through the books for hours on end. Sometimes I’ll peruse … Continue reading
Why Shouldn’t I Skip Breakfast? As soon as I awake in the morning, my thoughts turn to breakfast. I’m a diehard cereal lover and I usually go over in my mind the choices I have in the cupboard. I actually … Continue reading
How Do I Buy the Right Shoes? My shoe size used to be a 7. Now it’s an 8. I blame my children. I believe that my kids caused my hips to widen, my height to shorten, and my feet … Continue reading
Are Sauna Suits, Plastic Wraps or Rubber Jumpsuits Good for Weight Loss? Sauna suits, plastic wraps, rubber jumpsuits oh my! These are 3 things that make me want to cry. Outrageous, outlandish, and potentially dangerous–stay away from them. These suits … Continue reading
I Can Does Not Mean I Should by Stephanie Nickel Oo, shiny! That’s how I often feel when I hear of a new opportunity. You too? I have what I refer to as the Butterfly Syndrome. I love to flit … Continue reading
How Can I Develop a Better Body? Have you ever found yourself up in the middle of the night, unable to sleep so you turned on the television and started to watch the shopping channel? Inevitably some fancy gadget comes … Continue reading
How Can I Reduce Stress? Many years ago, my dad suffered a heart attack, I sold my home, moved to a different city, and started my own small business. Talk about a stressful year. Besides the emotional feelings tied to … Continue reading
How Can I Maintain a Normal Resting Heart Rate? Most of the time, you’re probably unaware of your heart’s activity—nearly 100,000 beats per day, or about 37 million beats per year. But have you ever been startled out of a … Continue reading
How a Gym Membership Changed Me by Stephanie Nickel As I write this, I can claim only three visits to the gym since I (re)joined. And yet … the changes are already taking place. Here are nine of them: 1. … Continue reading