Category: READ
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Books I loved this month…
for children: Tortoise and Hare This cute little children’s book is a definite great pick for little ones AND adults who need a reminder that a) we all move at different paces and b) it’s good to slow down if you are like the “hustle culture” hare in this story. 😄 Tortoise and Hare by…
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Books I’ve loved this month!
It is so rare for me to carve out time to read anything more than a fitness magazine or a cookbook – something that is easily picked up and put down. Luckily, our recent holiday involved two long (5 hour) plane rides, which meant time to dig into two novels that I absolutely loved. My…
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Some interesting new studies on health & fitness
Many new studies on fitness are published each month but only the very flashy or shocking ones seem to ever make it to the news. You might remember an earlier post about how I try to stay on top of new research by setting up alerts to my email – this is a great way…
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Novel a Week?
This week I FINALLY read a novel (Where the Crawdad’s Sing by Delia Owens). I have no problem buying novels, starting novels, and buying more novels but I have a huge problem finishing them. Usually, my kids are a big reason since it’s very difficult to carve out time for sustained reading and I usually…
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“Emotional Thrift”
When I had my first child I was thrilled to be able to use a name that had been in my mind for so many years. Celia. Unique, lovely and inspired by one of my favourite movies: Brief Encounter. The film centres around the love story of Laura (played by Celia Johnson) and Alec (Trevor…
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#librariantip – how I stay on top of new studies and publications on fitness!
discover a quick and easy way to stay current with fitness research and trends.
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little luxuries…
In the mid-nineties, Sarah Ban Breathnach’s Simple Abundance was published. If you were a fan of the Oprah Winfrey show, you may have watched her breathlessly describe how this book changed her life. It IS a wonderful book and one that I bought again (after losing my copy during university moves) during COVID. The premise…
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The Original Fitfluencer: Gayelord Hauser
Long before lifestyle blogs and Instagram influencers, a charismatic man named Gayelord Hauser* charmed audiences from New York to Paris with his lectures and books on health and beauty. We rarely speak of him today but he flourished in mid-century America, mingling with movie stars and royalty, dispensing advice to women on how to improve…
Barre with Justine 