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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.

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Mammoth Outerwear

Mammoth Outerwear: Ethical Fashion Meets Functionality

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

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Eat Like a Traveller: Tips for Quick, Simple Eating

By Laura Banks

Tips for healthy, simple eating for long-term travellers and non-travellers alike.

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Priceless Presents That Celebrate the Gift of Giving

By Patty Lowry

In the spirit of the season, saving some coin and respecting the sensibility of sustainability, here are some priceless presents that celebrate the gift of giving.

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curried tofu chili

Warm and Hearty Curried Tofu Chili

This curried tofu chili recipe is brimming with warm spiciness, nutritious veggies, protein-packed tofu and beans, and just a hint of coconut milk for a creamy texture and a bit of sweetness to balance the heat.

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When Finding Balance Just Means Doing Your Best

By Emma Segal

My advice for finding balance is simply this: do your best. Sometimes that means doing all the things. Sometimes it means a few, or just one.

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Rainbow Salad with Local Purple Cabbage and Tahini Lemon Dressing

This past week I received a rather large head of local purple cabbage. During my new Saturday morning routine of spending time searching for recipes, I came across an awesome rainbow salad, which I adjusted slightly to make even tastier!

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India, the Home of Mindfulness

By Patty Lowry

The benefits of mindfulness are plentiful, starting with a sense of freedom and ease.

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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.

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8 Reasons Why Sustainable Fashion Matters

Here are 8 quick facts about just how much damage the industry is doing, and why you should care about sustainable fashion.

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How I Went From Non-Athlete To Ultra Marathon Runner


Katherine says her journey to becoming an ultra marathon runner began when she was in university.

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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.

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Totally Tasty Vegan Tuna Salad


Trying to make more sustainable food choices, or just feel like having fun with an old recipe, swap out the fish and give this tasty vegan remix on tuna salad recipe a shot!

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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?

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Bean Curd Is the Word

For decades, concerns about the suitability and safety of tofu in our diets have plagued the West’s nutrition community and experts. Allegedly, tofu is home to hormone disrupting phytoestrogen plant compounds, not to mention the severity of its genetic modification. There are also the bodybuilding blogs, which scoff at the suggestion that tofu is a bio-available protein source; alongside the meat-centric foodie belief that tofu is akin to eating Styrofoam.

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