Inspiring Stories

Matt Ross: Taekwondo Master

Few people are more passionate about Taekwondo than Master Matt Ross he has competing and teaching the sport for over 25 years. I got into Martial Arts because I was being bullied as a kid. One day I watched a Bruce Lee Movie, I was so impressed with how a little guy could take on...
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Natalie Bean: Certified Nutritional Consultant

The impetus for my journey began at the age of 8, I was an obese child. My parents got divorced, which was not a common thing back then! I immediately turned to food for comfort and became an emotional eater! Eating was my drug and helped me deal with the anxiety and sadness! I was...
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Kathleen Trotter: the Reluctant Trainer

I didn’t choose this life …. It kind of chose me. I always thought I would be a lawyer. (Remember the TV show “Street Legal”? I wanted to be Cynthia Dale’s character, so edgy and strong and well dressed.) I was the child of a single mom. I hated the inequities she had to endure....
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Tom Drake: the Intermittent Fasting Journey

Tom Drake started intermittent fasting in 2018 with the goal of becoming healthier and from the numbers he shared below he is well on his way. His eating window is generally 12 pm to 8 pm. He also started cutting out things like pop, beer, chips, and pretzels. He was over 210 lbs when he...
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Hazel McCallion – 100 Year Old Canadian Icon

Hazel McCallion, the incredibly popular Canadian politician was the mayor of Mississauga from 1978 until 2014. On Feb 14th she turned 100 years old. Here are “Hurricane Hazel’s” four tips for living a happy and productive life. 1. Stay active in the community In a 2016 interview, Hazel sai…
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Igor Klibanov: “I wanted to win!”

Wayne Gretzky may have started skating at the age of 2 but he wasn’t hanging from a chinning bar. Igor Klibanov, one of Canada’s top Fitness experts, was doing exactly that. Before the age of one, his father would make him hang off the chin-up bar to develop upper body strength – tough lov…
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John Paul Catanzaro: from Goaltender to Fitness Guru

My Personal “Fitness Guru” and one of Toronto’s most respected Personal Trainers John Paul Catanzaro shares how he got into weight training and the Fitness Industry. JP back was a competitive goaltender early in his athletic career. At around the age of 13, his back started giving him prob…
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