On living with IBS

In this episode of Best for Women LIVE we are joined by Alison Crouch, founder of MoveSMART and Boomerang Pilates in Toronto, who shares her experience of living with IBS (which is completely different from Brooke’s).

Restoring Your Pelvic Floor With All Day Movement with Petra Fisher

Today I’ll be speaking with Petra Fisher about our Pelvic Floor – what it is and what it does for you. Dr. Mary Peric mentioned our pelvic floor the previous episode and I think it’s a part of our body that doesn’t get enough air-time. We talk about core muscles or doing keegles but not […]

How Far do I Need to Walk Every Day to Lose Weight?

Couple walking along the shore

Walking is a great form of exercise for a couple or reasons. One, you don’t need any equipment. Two, you can do it just about anywhere. These two reasons make it a great type of exercise to do on your lunch or when traveling – you don’t have to carry around a bunch of equipment […]

I Don’t Care if the Sun Don’t Shine

Sunshine is one way to get vitamin D.

Have you connected deeply with a song? Some songs I know from just the first note. I have an affinity for the voices of Ella, Peggy Lee and Patti Page. “I don’t care if the sun don’t shine” is a personal favourite. The sun contains a ray, they label vitamin D. If you like vitamin D, […]

Let it go. Let it go.

What is the body image we've been told to model?

I recently attended a Move Your DNA workshop. One of the exercises was letting it go – letting your belly all hang out and relax. It wouldn’t let go. Literally. 20 years of “holding it in” turned out to mean holding on to some mental imagery of hiding my belly. A belly that gets bigger whenever stresses seem to pile […]