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I recently caught up with Karen Furneaux and had a great chat with her. Karen is a Canadian Fitness legend and a FitAfter45 contributor. She is a 3-time Olympian, a 2-time World Champion, and winner of over 9 international medals; all over her 20-year professional sprint kayaking career. Karen is al…

On October 17th of this year, cannabis was officially legalized in Canada. This was a pivotal moment in Canadian history and drew a plethora of opinions and stances on the matter at hand. There are those who are elated with the legalization of cannabis and those who are concerned about how it will i…

Bring up the word balance and visions of gym goers performing circus tricks on a stability ball is probably the first thing that pops into your head. Balance training is not doing bicep curls while standing on a Stability ball or channeling your inner Cirque du Soleil in front of the dumbbell rack.Â…

Habit is often viewed as a dirty word; as something to break. We hear most often of bad habits from the time we are young and it continues to carry that negative connotation well into adult hood, however habits pose a plethora of benefits and can be used in our favour. How, you ask? Well,...

When it comes to working out, getting started is the hardest, yet most rewarding part. Beginning and sticking to a good workout regime will leave you feeling accomplished, but if we continue to do the same movements at the same level, our body’s will plateau and those results won’t seem …

Bio U-RAAW! creates fresh, delicious, custom-made health foods. It’s the essence of what we do, but there is more to the story. In a time when diabetes and obesity are epidemics in North America, and foods with preservatives and additives line store shelves, we think a whole foods product like U-R…

I’m not a preacher or a prohibitionist, but I am a post 45 Athlete who is continually striving to get the most out of my body’s ability to perform. Its common knowledge that nutrition plays a huge role in both our aesthetics and our performance in the gym. It doesn’t come down to just …

We all want to be fit and we all want to save money. It’s two things that almost everyone has in common and we often feel that one, fitness, cannot be accomplished without sacrificing the other. Well, we’re here to tell you that you can, in fact, get fit without spending a truckload of money....

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