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I love Dr. Valter Longo. I think he's a brilliant scientist and have read him extensively as well as listened to his podcasts. He is now sharing a new study that I think you will all appreciate. None of us are surprised by this and I'm sure it pertains to men as well. This is … Continue reading Physical activity can save women over 70

It was a year ago this Wednesday that all of Canada shut down. I think many of us didn't think it would happen but it did. Now here we are, 1 year later. Those first few weeks last year were such a scramble. Zoom was now a thing. We were lending out equipment, figuring out … Continue reading It has been a year!

A friend shared this article with me and I thought it had a lot of great points. A couple of things it is missing though: It doesn't acknowledge that women and men are different. Hormones for women and age sometimes make it much more difficult to lose fat. It also doesn't address other health factors … Continue reading Do not read if you’re easily offended…

Well this seemed timely! I ordered the book. Will let you know how it is. I always love learning new ways of eating but also the newest research in nutrition. For a man in his early forties, Bas Kast — the science editor at a Berlin newspaper — was extremely fit. He ran 10km four … Continue reading The science Diet by Bas Kast

Every year around Christmas we have been doing this little beast of a WOD... Sometimes it lands on a weekend and sometimes during the week. Please wear all of your Christmas workout kit so we can take a few pics 🙂 12 Days of Christmas 1 Power Snatch (115/85) 2 Turkish getups (24/16) 3 Squat … Continue reading 12 Days of Christmas

We will be doing the HERO WOD NUTTS, like we do every year. For Time10 Handstand Push-Ups15 Deadlifts (250/175 lb)25 Box Jumps (30/24 in)50 Pull-Ups100 Wall Ball Shots (20/14 lb)200 Double-Unders400 meter Run (with 45/35 lb plate) - we will row or bike due to weather.

We are doing a HERO wod for Remembrance day.   What we've actually decided to do is a Week of Hero Wods to honour the fallen soldiers and first Responders.  We will be doing 3  Canadian HERO wods this week: Jennifer, Nutts and Ship.  Yes it's going to be a tough week but you will … Continue reading Remembrance Day and week

Two prominent CrossFit athletes were honored among Men's Health's "13 Inspirational Black Men Who Are Leading Their Fields and Paving the Way for the Next Generation": CrossFit Games athlete Chandler Smith at #2, and CrossFit's Fittest Man in the UK Zack George at #12. In the piece, Chandler Smith said, "Distractions persist, but I never … Continue reading Two CrossFit Athletes Featured as Top Next-Gen Black Leaders