Holidays don’t have to derail your progress. Learn how to enjoy Thanksgiving meals with intention, balance, and zero guilt. From mindful eating habits to simple portion cues, this Fit Foodie Friday guide shows how to celebrate food for joy and connection while still honouring your goals — no restriction required.
Buying local produce in BC isn’t just about tariffs—it’s about fresher, more nutritious food, a stronger local economy, and sustainability. Learn why choosing BC-grown fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy, and seafood supports your health, community, and environment. Discover where to find the best local options and how small changes can make a big impact.
Discover practical tips for better sleep, whether you’re a Night Owl or an Early Bird. From creating healthy routines and optimising your environment to using tools like sleep tracking, supplements, and napping, this guide will help you wake up refreshed and energised every day.
Exploring the role of feasts throughout history, highlighting how they foster connection, reinforce cultural values, and celebrate abundance, this post examines our evolutionary tendency for overconsumption during feasts and offers strategies for enjoying these occasions mindfully without compromising health. By approaching communal meals with intention, we can maintain balance and celebrate without overindulging.
We had a great turnout for the first-ever BTG Baby Barkley this past Saturday, with eleven people participating. The weather was beautiful, and actually was quite comfortable for most of the duration, only getting really hot in the afternoon hours. Read the full post for my recap of my (just under) 6 hours’ effort on the mountain!
We often chase “control” thinking it means perfection or discipline. In truth, it’s about trust, awareness, and resilience. This Mindset Monday explores why real control isn’t about force, but about learning to bend without breaking, and how loosening your grip might just be the key to lasting stability, growth, and peace of mind.
Discover what it really means to be strong outside the gym. Learn how training with sandbags, stones, and other odd objects builds balance, focus, and resilience through real-world movement. Practical, challenging, and deeply rewarding, this Hard Work Wednesday article explores how unconventional training creates strength that truly lasts.
Most people never learn to breathe properly, and it costs them more than they realise. From strength and endurance to recovery, stress management, and body composition, how you breathe influences everything. Learn how to use your breath to steady your mind, improve performance, and build real, lasting control.
Gratitude isn’t about pretending everything’s fine. It’s about noticing what’s still steady and good, even when life feels uncertain. In this Thanksgiving reflection, JP explores how real gratitude coexists with struggle, why it’s a practice rather than a performance, and how it helps ground us in the present while still leaving room to grow.
Holidays don’t have to derail your progress. Learn how to enjoy Thanksgiving meals with intention, balance, and zero guilt. From mindful eating habits to simple portion cues, this Fit Foodie Friday guide shows how to celebrate food for joy and connection while still honouring your goals — no restriction required.
Most adults have forgotten how to move the way their bodies were designed to with crawling, rolling, hanging, and playing. This article explores why rediscovering these natural movement patterns builds strength, balance, and resilience at any age, and how reconnecting with play can make you a better athlete for life.
We often eat for reasons that have nothing to do with hunger — stress, boredom, habit, or emotion. This Mindset Monday explores why that happens, the most common reactions that keep us stuck, and what to do instead. Learn how awareness, identity-based choices, and environment design can help you regain control and confidence around food.
Mobility isn’t optional; it’s maintenance. Just like weeding a garden, small daily efforts keep your joints healthy and your body moving well. Skip it, and stiffness and pain build up until the work becomes much harder. Learn why consistent mobility matters and how to make it simple and sustainable in your everyday life.
Rest isn’t a reward you earn after suffering. It’s part of the work that makes progress possible. In training, nutrition, and life, pushing without recovery leads to burnout and shame, while building in rest fuels growth, joy, and sustainability. Learn why you don’t have to justify rest — and how to embrace it without guilt.
Eating out or sharing meals with family and friends doesn’t have to derail your progress. This Fit Foodie Friday dives into why connection is part of health, why one meal won’t make or break your goals, and how to navigate social meals with balance and confidence. Includes practical strategies and links to recipes you can share without regret.
