Sleep may be MORE important as we age
There remains a misconception that we need less sleep as we age. While sleep challenges become far more prevalent in older adults, the overall need for sleep is still the same: 7-9 hours per night.
Grey Days Don't Need to Make You Blue!
Less sunlight – less daylight also – is thought to be linked to chemical alterations in our brains that can create or exacerbate challenging feelings including anxiety, fatigue, social...
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Cool Weather Running Tips
Just because the running calendar has ended for 2023, it doesn’t have to mean the same for your outdoor running. Running throughout the winter will help you beat the winter blues and keep...
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Change: One Step at a Time
Sometimes, at this particular time of year, we spend a little more time thinking about what we’d like to change or improve. About ourselves. About our lives. This can be an extremely...
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Holidays can be tough. We've got your back.
It really can be the most wonderful time of the year. Even so, there are moments for all of us that can be frustrating, stressful, even painful. For some, this holiday season may be remarkably...
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DIY Party Survival Kit 2023
December comes with its very own delicious challenges and opportunities. From where we stand, there is typically an increase in: alcohol, calories, spending, late nights. Accompanied by a decrease...
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Make a Difference: Connect
Toronto's 19th Annual Vital Signs Report recently published some tough numbers: Over 50% of adults feel depressed at least one day a week; Torontonians are among the loneliest in Canada - 37%...
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Secure Your Oxygen Mask First
When faced with a loved one, friend, coworker, even stranger who is struggling, securing your own oxygen mask first can feel counterintuitive. Wrong even. Yet, putting yourself first in fact...
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Exercise for Results
Earlier this month, we explored how deciding that everything counts can be a powerful mindset shift in supporting a lifelong commitment to movement and exercise. Exercise adherence is tough. We...
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