I recently had the opportunity to take a complimentary barre class at the newly opened, spacious barre3 studio on King Street, west of University. Unlike other barre programs across the city, barre3 only has one type of class and follows an approach created by Sadie Lincoln, who started the first studio in 2008 with her […]
As summer comes to a close, time spent exercising outdoors decreases and fitness-minded individuals return to their local gyms for their regular workouts. A lot of people have love/hate relationships with their gym. On the one hand, many believe there is almost nothing that compares to the euphoric feeling you get after a tough workout. […]
An article in the Telegraph in the UK published on Monday said that the way we have calculated BMI for years is actually inaccurate. It made taller people (over 6′ or so) seem heavier, while shorter people (under 5’5″ or so) were seen as slimmer. The new method reverses the fact, so that those who […]
UNION Studio, a collaborative project by Our Lady Peace members Duncan Coutts and Jeremy Taggart as well as Raine Maida, Christie Ness (formerly of Get Spun) and John Kawaja of Taylormade Global Golf. Located in the hip Bathurst and Wellington area, near the Thompson Hotel, this 2,800 square foot space offers three types of classes: […]
Since 1989, The Canadian Dermatology Association and The Canadian Cancer society have been hosting all sorts of events during National Sun Awareness Week (which occurred earlier this month, from June 4 to June 10): free skin screenings, school visits by dermatologists, video competition for teens are among the few initiatives meant to bring ‘light’ to […]
Available since February 1 of this year, the official launch party of the Holistic Vanity Rosacea Care Line was on February 8, held at the Bata Shoe Museum. Kristen Ma, co-owner of popular Toronto based holistic spas Pure+Simple has launched her highly anticipated skin care line targeting clients with Rosacea and sensitive skin issues. From […]
Most of us are crazy-busy women, always on the go. However, breakfast is always important and it really shouldn’t be that fat-loaded pastry with the super-sweetened latte. Instead, why not grab a yogourt, fruit (berries are good) and some cereal? One of my favourite easy breakfasts is combining fruit with yogourt and a little bit of cereal […]
Cynthia Cheng Mintz Everyone knows that October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Pink is everywhere and there is a great deal of literature. However, few realize that the final week of October is also cervical cancer awareness week. This cancer is preventable if the right precautions are taken, but still kills some 450 women in Canada each year. […]
