Trouble Making Healthy Habits Stick? Why Guilt Doesn’t Work, and How to Succeed

Lately I’ve been doing some reading on habits and willpower: no matter what our goals are, most people struggle with doing what you really want long term or what aligns with your goals and values (often thought of as ‘should’), vs. things that grab our attention in the moment (and often with the excuse of […]

Keeping Girls Physically Active: Think Outside the Box (or sports complex)

This great Active for Life article offering 5 tips for keeping girls physically active, made me think. According to the article, research data shows strong correlations between physically active girls, and other healthy life choices (behaviour, relationships, personal hygiene, goals and performance at school). Keeping kids active today is a high priority in Canada, both […]