Month: June 2016

Your feet in the buff – barefoot training and its benefits

By Richard Tardif Walking around barefooted may be just what you need to strengthen the small muscles in the feet and ankles and reconnect to your natural core and while shoeless training is not new, more people are seeking relief of pain and inflammation with their feet firmly planted on the ground. “Barefoot training is …

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Latest health report gets my “I told you so”

By Richard Tardif A recent Pan-Canadian Public Health progress report concluded that one in three Canadian children and youth are overweight (18.6 percent), or obese (12.5 percent). Compare that to the 2005 Pan-Can study reporting 26 percent overweight, a significant decrease, and eight percent classified obese, or a 4.5 percent increase. See Press Release here. Keep …

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