January 20 is Take a Walk Outdoors Day. This day is an opportunity to lace up your boots or running shoes, get outdoors, and reconnect with nature. It will be good for you, and the planet!
Wrapping up the year with a full 2025 goals recap
Before we close the book on 2025, it’s time for a final goals update. Along with my regular monthly goals update for December, today’s blog post has a full 2025 goals recap and a look ahead to my 2026 goals.
Fun and easy Christmas workouts to fit your schedule
Between time pressures and all that delicious food and drink, it’s so easy to get out of our fitness routine this time of year. To help you stay active over the Christmas holidays, I’ve compiled a list of Christmas workouts from my favourite YouTube fitness channels.
It’s time for my November 2025 goals update
After lamenting the darkness and dreariness of November in last month’s update, November was a pleasant surprise with lots of sunshine and snow to brighten things up. Did that give a boost to my motivation? Find out in my November 2025 goals update.
It’s time for my October 2025 goals update
The transition from October to November is always difficult for me. October is my favourite month of the year—and November is by far my least favourite. Less daylight and dreary weather take their toll, and the sparkle and joy of Christmas feel far away. Enough complaining, though! It’s time for my October 2025 goals update.
Seated workouts are surprisingly challenging
When I recently hurt my leg and needed to slow down, I explored seated workouts on some of the YouTube channels I follow. Read on for some of my favourites.
The benefits of walkable neighbourhoods
Does your city or neighbourhood make it easy to get around without a car? Your answer will depend a lot on where you live in the world. Here in car-obsessed North America, walkable neighbourhoods are just a dream for most of us. Read on to find out your neighbourhood’s walkability score…and learn why it matters.
August 2025 goals update – How did I do?
After the extreme heat of summer, cooler days and nights of September are a welcome change. But let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves. Before we officially close the book on summer, let’s look at my August 2025 goals update.
The Sunday Spark – Reinventing retirement … a year later
On Friday, it had been a year since I left my full-time job behind and officially kicked off my latest chapter. In today’s Sunday Spark, I reflect on highlights of the past year.
In addition to reinventing retirement, this week’s edition looks at fog harvesting, the case for bike lanes, and fun facts about jigsaw puzzles.
Try these balance exercise videos to promote healthy aging
What does your fitness routine look like? If it doesn’t include regular balance training, you’ll want to take a look at a post I published on my retirement coaching site last week. The post shares some of my favourite balance exercise videos.