Healthy Eating Active Living gives us more great recipes! Hummus is quick and easy to make and can be used as a veggie dip or spread. Bored of your typical hummus? Why not try spicy sweet potato hummus, or vibrant beet hummus. Both recipes are delicious and nutritious and will help you with your healthy eating goals! Get the recipe.
The question: I’m training for a 10-kilometre race. Every week I run one three-km run, three five-km runs and one long run that progressively increases from six to 12 km. All of my runs are at the same pace. Am I missing anything?
The answer: Replace the three-km run with a weight workout and make sure that you stretch after each run. Focus on strengthening your lower body and core. Strength training and stretching will help prevent running related muscular imbalances and injuries. Read More
Kathleen in Chatelaine’s March issue. Fewer moves, faster results! Do these four exercises three times a week — and sculpt every single inch. Read More
This week’s video is a two-in-one: bicep curl to shoulder press. Kathleen Trotter, Personal Trainer, demonstrates the exercise in this video.
Healthy Eating Active Living shares another great recipe with us. This time it’s Spicy Sweet Potato Hummus. Take typical to intense by adding sweet potato to your hummus. This could be eaten as a side dish, or as a dip or spread. Get the recipe.
THE QUESTION: I am pregnant and I want to work out. Can you give me some guidelines?
THE ANSWER: Before you start any exercise routine, make sure your doctor has given you the “all clear.” Your exercise routine prior to this pregnancy is a big indicator of what you can do while pregnant. A good general rule of thumb is: Don’t take up new sports or fitness activities while pregnant. Do what you are used to, just decrease the intensity. Read More
This week’s video features a core exercise. This advanced exercise works your abdominals and shoulder muscles. Watch the video.
Healthy Eating Active Living has shared another unique recipe. Make a statement with this bold hummus. Bored of beige? Why not add some beets to your hummus to improve the colour and the nutrition. Get the recipe.
The question: My feet pronate when I run. What can I do?
The answer: The ankle should primarily be a hinge joint that brings your toes toward and then away from your shin. During pronation, the foot points out to the side, and the inner arch rolls in. If you pronate while running, the muscles of the knee, hip and back have to alter their recruitment patterns to compensate for the pronation, and over time this can cause injury. Read More
Toronto Personal trainer Kathleen Trotter demonstrates a basic strength training exercise for your back. Watch the Video.
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