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summer in Vancouver

Summer’s around the corner! Does that have to mean overindulging at barbecues, beers on the patio every week, and worrying about how you look in a bathing suit? NO!

Being healthy brings an immense amount of confidence. Let’s kick-start good habits now that we can bring into the summer months (and beyond)!

To me, summer means spending time with family and friends outdoors, whether it’s walks along the seawall, picnics and barbecues at the park, hiking, or hanging out at the beach. My personal goal for the summer is to spend more time outdoors by going on more hikes and …

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Full house at 6am for T25 with Shaun T!

I woke up early Friday morning with the intention to do the T25 workout, but honestly just felt like going back to bed. Thanks to Dianna’s encouragement, I dragged my lazy butt out of bed and got changed. Once we got to the conference area, we decided to line up for the 21 Day Fix workout instead, but we weren’t even close to getting in, so we ended up at T25 after all. This was my first time doing T25 and it was …

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Exciting news! Beachbody is bringing a number of info sessions to Canada including Vancouver, Toronto, and Winnipeg! The Vancouver date is Saturday, August 16, featuring celebrity trainer Autumn Calabrese (21 Day Fix).

If you are interested in Beachbody fitness programs, coaching, or what the Beachbody Challenge is all about, you won’t want to miss this event! The event includes a workout with Autumn Calabrese, samples of Shakeology and Results & Recovery, and a raffle draw for tickets to Summit 2015. Plus, if you are one of the first 125 people to purchase tickets, you get a chance to …

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size 25 bdg jeans

In October, thanks to my friend and coach, Kim Yager (The Fit-spired Life), I started on a ‘get-fit’ journey. Over the last few years, I was gaining weight from a very sedentary lifestyle: lack of exercise, sitting in front of a computer every day, and eating out lots (oh, and falling in love with craft beer).

Last year was the heaviest I’ve been and also the most unhappy I’ve ever been. My lack of motivation to get moving was based solely on how hard I find it to be accountable to myself and create new habits. Kim …

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