Fit Couples Diary: Aida, Week 1
Today is Day 4. Have cut out the dairy, the sugar, the wheat. A couple of days ago before I went looking for wheat-less bread I found an old chunk of rye bread, straight from the ‘old country’. Not...
View ArticleFit Couples Diary: Aida on her first DVD workout
Okay, so it is already Wednesday and today was my first DVD workout morning by Stephanie Joanne. F-31. 31 minutes on the phone with my at-university daughter, 31 minutes trying to hook up and set up...
View ArticleFit Couples Diary: Susan, Week 1
Well, we are one week in and have had our second session with Stephanie Joanne. We changed our diets dramatically, no wheat, no sugar, no dairy and no alcohol. Some of this was both challenging and...
View ArticleFit Couples Diary: John and Margrett, Weeks 1 and 2
Week 1: What did we just commit to??? Well the cupboards are bare with just essentials the fridge looks like a fruit and vegetable market attacked it and the living room has been cleared of furniture...
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Fit Couples Diary: Maryse, Week 1
When my boyfriend and I started talking about getting married, my mom and I made a decision that we would try our hardest to get into the best shape possible. At that we started looking into a class to...
View ArticleFit Couples Diary: John and Margrett, Week 3
Week 3: Newly introduced to boxing and as John would say ”beats downward dog any day”. For me it’s all about getting full satisfaction in being able to punch your husband legally. It’s awesome and we...
View ArticleFit Couples Diary: Susan on a tough week
Well this week was tough. On Saturday Stephanie told us we were to give up coffee. I was afraid for the solvency of Starbucks. Every morning 7 days a week my husband and I head out for our cup of java....
View ArticleFit Couples Diary: Susan on the toughest challenge of all
Well, we are about half-way through the challenge. This week I faced my toughest challenges of all. Real-life got in the way of my Cityline couples challenge. First off, Saturday night was Maryse’s...
View ArticleFit Couples Diary: John and Margrett, Week 4
Week 4: Mental Fitness Training with John Foulkes was an eye opener for John and was a strong reinforcement for me. The take-away for us surrounding a car analogy was that in your Journey of Life YOU...
View ArticleFit Couples Diary: Maryse runs her first 5K!
The first couple weeks I was feeling really good about this challenge. I was finding it fairly easy to focus all my non-work life to the workouts and cooking new healthy foods. This week was much...
View ArticleFit Couples Diary: Introduced to Joga
Joga = Yoga for Jocks The mere word “YOGA” is very intimidating for most, including my fitness challenge partner and husband John who is turning 65 this year. After only 1 lesson with Jana his yoga...
View ArticleFit Couples Diary: Lots of “food for thought”
Lots of “food for thought” this week (excuse the pun). We had an afternoon of learning about how to take care of the most important machine we own, our bodies. Our calories in are directly related to...
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Fit Couples Diary: Some alternatives…Yay sweets!
I am seeing fantastic results from all the working out and eating healthy. I have definition that I have never seen before, especially in my arms and shoulders. I feel happy and healthy (and strong!)....
View ArticleFit Couples Diary: Judy shares her highlights
On boxing: Todd and I absolutely loved boxing. It incredible how much of a workout it is even in a short amount of time. It’s a total body workout. It’s a sport that we can do together and have a lot...
View ArticleFit Couples Diary: Learning and reflecting
Week 6-7: Lots of learning and reflecting as we push through to the end. Getting harder to do the exercises and trying to improve our assessment circuit with all the spring outdoor reno’s and gardening...
View ArticleFit Couples Diary: Maryse on rock climbing
We had an amazing time in Saturday at Boulderz climbing centre. The instructor was super helpful and accommodating for our group. I love rock climbing as an exercise because you don’t realize how much...
View ArticleFit Couples Diary, Susan: I have truly won in all ways
Well last Saturday we met at Boulderz to go rock climbing. I am familiar with rock climbing. When Maryse and my son Matt were young I was happy to drive them to rock climbing facilities to watch them...
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Fit Couples Diary: WE ROCK!!!!!
OMG… That was amazing. Although it’s in my DNA I never got a chance to try wall climbing or actual rock climbing. My father was trained with the Alpine elite team – Real Rock climbing in protecting the...
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