Category Archives: Active

Lifting Weights, Strong Women and Challenging Social Expectations

Why does being strong nullify your femininity? Strong Women; it’s a good thing.

Oct

Greening Up Your Digs

For those of us that spend most of our lives navigating a concrete jungle, it’s easy to forget the importance of taking the time to get our nature on, especially when you live in a place where 40% of the year is dedicated to hibernation (Go, Canada, go!).

Sep

AHAA™ Living

Get On The Ball With A BOSU

Ideal for targeting a multitude of muscle groups, the device’s combined stability and instability are key to intensifying your workout.

Aug

Personal Growth: Learning to Skateboard at 29

My newfound love affair with hopping on my board(s) is so much deeper than the activity itself. I love how learning something new forces me to get in touch with my body. As an athlete, it can be easy to fall into a pattern of doing what I’m good at and cruising on autopilot.

Jul

Diana Wegner

Diana

Fit Is a Way of Life

Health is a dynamic process as it is always changing. As our lifestyles change, so does our level of health.

May

Mike Dineen

Escaping Fitness Bro Culture

Escaping fitness bro culture is an ongoing effort – but a worthy one. The reality is that not one of us can precisely meet the “ideal” image of masculinity.

Apr

AHAA™ Living

Simon Whitfield on Outdoor Adventures, Being an Introvert, and His Love Affair with the Stand-Up Paddleboard

Olympic gold medalist Simon Whitfield on Outdoor Adventures, Being an Introvert, and His Love Affair with the Stand-Up Paddleboard.

**Originally Posted February 7th, 2015**

Jan

Beyond Injury: A Look at Overcoming Mental and Physical Limitations

AHAALiving.com’s, Malina Kaija, sat down with self proclaimed life-athlete Catherine Strus, to understand the toll injuries can have on an athlete and how to overcome injury-induced challenges.

Jan

Beverley Cheng

GUEST BLOGGER

Move of the Month: Push-Up to Alternating Bird Dog

By Beverley Cheng

#MoveOfTheMonth: Push Up to Alternating Bird Dogs

Dec

Mike Dineen

Change Up Your Strength Training with Unilateral Exercises

One of my favourite ways of changing up my routine enough that it confuses my muscles, but still allows me to do my favourite moves, is to switch to unilateral exercises, which are movements that use a single arm or single leg.

Dec

Daniella D'Alimonte

Mammoth Outerwear: Ethical Fashion Meets Functionality

Mammoth Outerwear is on a mission to create animal-free outerwear that is warm and functional!

Nov

Katherine Yager

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Want To Improve Your Training? Take A Break

By Katherine Yager

If you’re following a training plan, taking a break should be part of it to improve your training.

Nov

Move of the Month: Alternating Plank with Scapular Retraction

Move of the Month: Alternating Plank with Scapular Retraction.

Oct

Howard Chang

AHAA Living Founder

Life Happens Outside Your Comfort Zone

There are times when you need to challenge yourself, step outside your comfort zone, and take that big mouthful of adventure with gusto.

Oct

Howard Chang

AHAA Living Founder

Why I Bought a Steel Bike

Why on earth did I just buy a steel road bike? Steel? Isn’t that what the retro-grouches ride? Aren’t they heavy and old school and not particularly fast?

Sep