Mom, Dad and Me…and a Healthy Lifestyle

Mom, Dad and Me…and a Healthy Lifestyle It really is alarming; nearly 31% of Canadian children and youth 5-19 years of age are overweight or obese. And if the trend continues, we’re going to end up with an adult epidemic of obesity. It’s no secret that we have a...

Growth Spurts

Growth Spurts My wife and I recently purchased our 12-year-old son a new pair of shoes and new pants only to discover a month later, he’s complaining that he can’t make them fit!!  Geesh. Funny too, is that he liked a girl in school but she grew taller than him; a...

The Dreaded Side Stitch

The Dreaded Side Stitch Most runners know all too well the discomfort of the notorious side stitch. There’s nothing worse than that sharp pain “under the ribs” creeping up out of no where to ruin what would otherwise be a perfectly great run. The...