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(1406, 1, '2016-12-04 04:41:13', '2016-12-04 04:41:13', '<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Nanaimo-Personal-training-listing.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-1075 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Nanaimo-Personal-training-listing-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Nanaimo Personal training - Personal Trainer Nanaimo \" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" /></a>If you are new to working to working out it might be a really smart idea to hire a personal trainer. Personal trainers are health and fitness professionals that have the knowledge to design safe and effective exercise programs. Personal training can help you archive the result you are looking for probably faster than on your own. They can make sure you do the exercise movement with correct form. There are lot of Personal trainers in Nanaimo and I wanted to do a listing of all of them to help you pick the best one for you. There are lot of different factor to base your decision: certifications, experience, personality, enthusiasm, appearance, cost, package offer, in home, gym or at home.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Personal-Trainer.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1095\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Personal-Trainer-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"Nanaimo Personal training - Personal Trainer Nanaimo \" width=\"416\" height=\"284\" /></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https://www.anytimefitness.com/\">Anytime Fitness</a></p>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.ariafitness.ca\">Aria Fitness</a>\r\nAngela Warnock CPFA Pole Fitness Instructor, BCRPA certified Personal Trainer, Weight Trainer and Elite-Pro Figure athlete, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. ’ As fitness is everything I live and breathe, I’m now determined to spread my love for fitness and training with others as a personal trainer. I can show people how to make the necessary changes in their lives that will allow them to succeed in reaching their fitness goals, no matter how big or small those goals may be. Whether you’re looking to be more active, lose weight or tone up for yourself or something special, I will help you realize that ‘there’s no such thing as I can’t’...\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Angela-2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1070 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Angela-2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Nanaimo Personal training - Personal Trainer Nanaimo \" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Angela-3.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1071 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Angela-3-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Nanaimo Personal training - Personal Trainer Nanaimo \" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Angela-4.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1072 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Angela-4-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Nanaimo Personal training - Personal Trainer Nanaimo \" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /></a></strong>\r\nEmail <a href=\"mailto:Angela_Warnock@hotmail.com\">Angela_Warnock@hotmail.com</a>\r\nCall or text (250) 751-9038\r\nFacebook <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/AngelaWarnockPoleAthlete\">www.facebook.com/AngelaWarnockPoleAthlete</a>\r\nInstagram @angelawarnock\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http://www.ballisticstrengthnanaimo.com\">Ballistic Strength Nanaimo</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Ballistic-Strength.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-1060 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Ballistic-Strength-300x117.png\" alt=\"Nanaimo Personal training - Personal Trainer Nanaimo \" width=\"300\" height=\"117\" /></a>Offer personal training and group class training facility located just 4 blocks from the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.  The owner and head coach is Solomon Macys, a competitive weightlifter since 2012, founder of the <a href=\"http://www.kbclubnanaimo.com/\"><span class=\"s1\">Nanaimo Kettlebell Club</span></a>  amateur bodybuilder, and former Provincial level wrestler.  Private 1-on-1 sessions are geared to the individual based on their goals, but the predominant modality taught at Ballistic Strength is kettlebell lifting.  Unlike traditional weightlifting, kettlebell sport is a cyclical power-endurance activity like rowing.  Other training tools include clubbells, medicine balls, battle ropes, sled, tire and sledgehammer, gymnastics rings, dumbbells and barbells.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">Services include private and semi-private training, physique competition prep, nutritional coaching, kettlebell-sport lifting, youth athletic development, and cross-training classes.  Private training is $60/session, with discounts of up to 15% on packages.  Classes are $18 each, with discounts of up to 15% off on packages.  Monthly prize draws for eligible patrons - details on the website and through social media.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">Solomon also produces a <a href=\"http://www.ballisticstrengthnanaimo.com/podcast-episodes.html\"><span class=\"s2\">podcast</span></a> released through <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/ballistic-strength-radio-kettlebell/id949776201?mt=2\"><span class=\"s2\">iTunes</span></a> about kettlebell sport.  By special request of Linda Gilmour of Iron-Bell Fitness in Victoria, and Canadian Kettlebell Alliance representative, Solomon produced and screened a <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn_P9FKOP_o\"><span class=\"s2\">commemorative short documentary</span></a> on the evolution of kettlebell sport in Canada at the Canadian National Kettlebell Sport Championships on May 28, 2016.\r\n<a href=\"http://instagram.com/big.bopper?ref=badge\">Instagram</a> - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/Sollylama\">Twitter</a> - Email: <a href=\"http://ballisticstrengthnanaimo@gmail.com\">ballisticstrengthnanaimo@gmail.com</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p4\"><a href=\"http://www.bodybywiseman.com/personal-training.html\">Body by Wiseman</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http://bodytempo.com/collections/training-packages\">Body Tempo Health &amp; Fitness</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http://www.cjmartialartsnanaimo.ca/knockout-body-personal-training.htm\">C&amp;J Martial Arts &amp; Fitness</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">Chelsie Trinkwon</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/personaltraining/\">Choose2be</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/leg-1-push-up-on-Bosu-You-can-do-it.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-459 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/leg-1-push-up-on-Bosu-You-can-do-it-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"Nanaimo Personal training - Personal Trainer Nanaimo \" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" /></a>I offer personal training in your home, at the gym, outdoors or <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/8-week-online-program/\">online</a>. Whether your goal is permanent weight loss, muscle toning, strength building or enhanced physical performance, I can design a program tailored to your needs and fitness level that will help you meet your fitness goals. Over a decade of experience in the field. Certified Medical Exercise Specialist, Personal Trainer, Group Instructor, Yoga Instructor and more. Would love to help you.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http://www.nanaimocrossfit.ca/personal-trainers\">Cross Fit Nanaimo</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http://www.dpfitness.ca/training-packages/\">Driven Performance</a>d</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http://www.equilibriumforlife.ca/\">Equilibrium</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http://www.finebalancenanaimo.com/services/\">Fine Balance</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http://www.fitcorehealth.com/#!repairs/cuy0\">Fit Core Health</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http://patrickskailes.com/personal-training\">Fitness and Training Solutions Patrick Skailes</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http://www.fitendeavour.com/\">Fitness Endeavours</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http://www.fullonfitness.com/fitness-bootcamp/personal-training\">Full on fitness</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http://jdathletics.ca/\">JD Athletics</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http://www.harbourcityfitness.com/\">Harbor Fitness</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http://www.haydenfitness.ca/services/training/\">Hayden Fitness</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http://www.germana.ca/personal-training/\">Heart Consulting Germana</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Germana-Head-shot-Business-.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1087\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Germana-Head-shot-Business--300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Nanaimo Personal training - Personal Trainer Nanaimo \" width=\"97\" height=\"97\" /></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Kasey-Scott-Personal-Trainer-349454741739756/\">Kasey Scott</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http://www.lifestylehealthandfitness.com/meet-our-personal-trainers.html\">Lifestyle Health &amp; Fitness Center</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http://www.naturaledge.ca/\">Natural Edge</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Naturel-Edge.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-1063 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Naturel-Edge-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"Nanaimo Personal training - Personal Trainer Nanaimo \" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" /></a>We offer both indoor and outdoor circuit training classes in Nanaimo. Locations change throughout the year based on weather, but operate primarily in Beban Park and Bowen Park for outdoor classes, and are excited to be using the Vibe dance studio location for some of our indoor classes this fall and winter! We put an emphasis on fun in our classes and feel you can get your \'sweat on\' while enjoying your workout! Other than training, we also offer running clinics and coaching along with triathlon training. We have running clinics throughout the year working with both the beginner and experienced runner. Primarily focussing on Spring and fall races, these clinics are a great way to train with a group to meet your individual goal.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our Triahtlon Club is brand new and is an expansion of the popular triathlon clinics. The goal of the clinics is to help those who would like to participate in a triathlon, but don\'t know where to start! We start with the very basics and help people work up to their triathlon goals. The club is an extension of that! Working with those who either want to get a \'jump\' on the clinic, or who don\'t want to stop triathlon training at the end of the season. We will offer multiple workouts every week throughout the year for those looking to train with others in all three disciplines.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http://www.northridgefitness.com/personal-training/\">Northridge Fitness</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http://positivelyfit.ca/training/\">Positively Fit</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http://www.pitfitness.ca/personal-training/\">Pure Integrated Training</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http://www.standerwickpt.com/personal-training.html\">Standerwick</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http://www.studiozack.ca/\">Studio Zack</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http://www.takechargefittogo.ca/\">Take Charge Fit to Go</a></p>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Crystal-C.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-1229 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Crystal-C-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"Nanaimo Personal training - Personal Trainer Nanaimo \" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a>Crystal Barr, is a high demand exercise specialist, wellness and nutrition coach.\r\nCertified as a group fitness instructor, weight trainer and personal trainer through BCRP and a Medical Exercise specialist in Post Rehab.\r\nCrystal has been in the fitness industry for over 10 years, her passion for health and fitness radiates. When Crystal was in the RN nursing program her eyes were opened to lack of health prevention available, many illnesses can be prevented by making healthy lifestyle changes. She then decided to start her own business, making an impact on many lives. After taking many specialized courses in Post rehab, Athletic Training, Kickboxing, Reformer Pilates, Nutrition and Children’s Fitness, she knows this is only the beginning. The human body is an incredible machine; the study of how it works is never ending! At Take Charge Fit To Go we work with a wide range of clients from athletes, individuals wanting to improve their health and with clients with a wide range of Medical Conditions. Programs start with a 10 point musculoskeletal screening and assessment of medical history. This helps achieve an appropriate plan that will enhance function while reaching your goals. Crystal truly believes reaching your ideal health does not come from fads or gimmicks. It will not always be easy but it will be so worth it in the end. Email:<a href=\"takechargefittogo@live.ca\"> takechargefittogo@live.ca</a>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http://www.theshapeyouarein.com/\">The Shape You\'re In</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http://www.vifitness.ca/nanaimo-co-ed/\">V.I. Fitness</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http://yesyoucanfitness.ca/\">Yes you Can</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http://woodgrovepinesclinic.com/about-us/our-kinesiologists.html\">Woodgrove Pines Clinic</a></p>', 'Personal training listing in Nanaimo', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '880-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 04:41:13', '2016-12-04 04:41:13', '', 880, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/880-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1407, 1, '2016-12-04 04:42:49', '2016-12-04 04:42:49', '<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Why do I want to feature an inspirational person in my newsletter?</h3>\n</header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><header class=\"entry-header\"></header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I want to feature people like Colin who have crossed my path and touched my life, inspiring me toward greatness. Too many of us fail to see greatness in ourselves. Somehow, it doesn’t seem to matter what we have achieved; we often need others to point out to us how we excel. People display “greatness” by their attitude, their lifestyle, their choices, their actions… I want to recognize the people in my life who lead by example.</p>\n\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">How did I meet Colin?</h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Colin-Bender.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1074 alignright\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Colin-Bender-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Colin Bender\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /></a>Colin became my neighbour when he moved at Pacific Gardens Cohousing. I am so grateful that he did because I really enjoy knowing him. I’ve <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/personaltraining/\">personally trained</a> him and we got to know each other better. He gave me the best birthday present ever when he came to my birthday potluck and suggested that everyone around the circle say something they liked about me. That was really touching and sweet. He also organized his parents 40th anniversary and had a live band play at Cohousing and that was such a great party ! Colin is unique and keeps surprising me. Lately he did a 30 days <a href=\"http://thevulnerabilitychallenge.com/\">vulnerability challenge</a> and I was impressed by how much he opened bravely to everyone on social media. It has been a delight to have him in my life.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What motivates you to exercise?</strong>\nI know I feel and look better when I exercise, so that definitely motivates me. I am also motivated to keep fit and strong because I know as I get older it will be more difficult to do the things I love and it much easier to maintain if I stay in good shape.</p>\n<strong>What activity/workout do you prefer?</strong>\nI am a big fan of yoga and love nothing more than getting out in nature for a hike.\n\n<strong>What is your biggest accomplishment?</strong>\nThis is a tough question- I would say my ability to connect with people by being vulnerable, honest and compassionate.\n\n<strong>What is your superpower?</strong>\nVulnerability\n\n<strong>What is your favourite cheat treat?</strong>\nEl Pastor Tacos from a local restaurant called Jalapenos!\n\n<strong>What is your favourite dish/recipe?</strong>\nIf we are talking healthy food, I would go with a smoothie with lots of organic local fruit and greens. If we are talking unhealthy, I am going to take a taco, steak, or pizza!\n\n<strong>What are your goals and dreams?</strong>\nWell, I want to have a loving healthy family with 2 or 3 beautiful children and a place we can call home. My other focus is an organization I recently started called <a href=\"http://thevulnerabilitychallenge.com/\">The Vulnerability Challenge</a>, where we inspire people to be themselves by encouraging them to open up and be vulnerable.\n\n<strong>Advice for a newbie?</strong>\nConsistent exercise will get easier and if you stay with it for at least 30 days you will make a habit of it. <img class=\"_1ift _2560 img\" src=\"https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v5/zfb/1/16/263a.png\" alt=\"☺\" />\n\n</div>\n</div>', 'Nanaimo Inspirational Person: Colin Bender founder Vulnerability Challenge', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1067-autosave-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 04:42:49', '2016-12-04 04:42:49', '', 1067, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/1067-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1408, 1, '2016-12-04 04:43:44', '2016-12-04 04:43:44', '<header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Why do I want to feature an inspirational person in my newsletter?</h3>\r\n</header>\r\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><header class=\"entry-header\"></header>\r\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I want to feature people like Colin who have crossed my path and touched my life, inspiring me toward greatness. Too many of us fail to see greatness in ourselves. Somehow, it doesn’t seem to matter what we have achieved; we often need others to point out to us how we excel. People display “greatness” by their attitude, their lifestyle, their choices, their actions… I want to recognize the people in my life who lead by example.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">How did I meet Colin?</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Colin-Bender.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-1074 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Colin-Bender-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Colin Bender - Inspirational Person - Nanaimo- Vulnerability Challenge- Personal training- cohousing Nanaimo\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /></a>Colin became my neighbour when he moved at Pacific Gardens Cohousing. I am so grateful that he did because I really enjoy knowing him. I’ve <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/personaltraining/\">personally trained</a> him and we got to know each other better. He gave me the best birthday present ever when he came to my birthday potluck and suggested that everyone around the circle say something they liked about me. That was really touching and sweet. He also organized his parents 40th anniversary and had a live band play at Cohousing and that was such a great party ! Colin is unique and keeps surprising me. Lately he did a 30 days <a href=\"http://thevulnerabilitychallenge.com/\">vulnerability challenge</a> and I was impressed by how much he opened bravely to everyone on social media. It has been a delight to have him in my life.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What motivates you to exercise?</strong>\r\nI know I feel and look better when I exercise, so that definitely motivates me. I am also motivated to keep fit and strong because I know as I get older it will be more difficult to do the things I love and it much easier to maintain if I stay in good shape.</p>\r\n<strong>What activity/workout do you prefer?</strong>\r\nI am a big fan of yoga and love nothing more than getting out in nature for a hike.\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your biggest accomplishment?</strong>\r\nThis is a tough question- I would say my ability to connect with people by being vulnerable, honest and compassionate.\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your superpower?</strong>\r\nVulnerability\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your favourite cheat treat?</strong>\r\nEl Pastor Tacos from a local restaurant called Jalapenos!\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your favourite dish/recipe?</strong>\r\nIf we are talking healthy food, I would go with a smoothie with lots of organic local fruit and greens. If we are talking unhealthy, I am going to take a taco, steak, or pizza!\r\n\r\n<strong>What are your goals and dreams?</strong>\r\nWell, I want to have a loving healthy family with 2 or 3 beautiful children and a place we can call home. My other focus is an organization I recently started called <a href=\"http://thevulnerabilitychallenge.com/\">The Vulnerability Challenge</a>, where we inspire people to be themselves by encouraging them to open up and be vulnerable.\r\n\r\n<strong>Advice for a newbie?</strong>\r\nConsistent exercise will get easier and if you stay with it for at least 30 days you will make a habit of it. <img class=\"_1ift _2560 img\" src=\"https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v5/zfb/1/16/263a.png\" alt=\"☺\" />\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>', 'Nanaimo Inspirational Person: Colin Bender founder Vulnerability Challenge', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1067-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 04:43:44', '2016-12-04 04:43:44', '', 1067, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/1067-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1409, 1, '2016-12-04 04:45:38', '2016-12-04 04:45:38', '<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Why do I want to feature an inspirational person in my newsletter?</h3>\n</header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><header class=\"entry-header\"></header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I want to feature people like Julie who have crossed my path and touched my life, inspiring me toward greatness. Too many of us fail to see greatness in ourselves. Somehow, it doesn’t seem to matter what we have achieved; we often need others to point out to us how we excel. People display “greatness” by their attitude, their lifestyle, their choices, their actions… I want to recognize the people in my life who lead by example.</p>\n\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">How did I meet Julie?</h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Julie-Fournier-4.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-1091 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Julie-Fournier-4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Fournier - Inspirational Person - Physical education teacher- Zumba Instructor - Choose2be Nanaimo\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>When I had a position in Gaspe as a weight training-room coordinator I shared an office with Julie Fournier, physical education teacher and group fitness instructor; I was impressed by how many people followed her group classes. She quickly became a friend in this new town. Julie is very dear to me because she is so energetic, funny, sensitive and present for you. She is all you could be looking for in a good friend. We started teaching Zumba together in 2005, wow is it that long ago already? It has been such a pleasure to know her and I have to admit that I really miss her. I wish for her to come soon to visit me on Vancouver Island. Julie just celebrated her 40th anniversary and I gave her the 8-week online program as a gift. It is nice to still be connected to her that way.</p>\n<strong>What motivates you to exercise?</strong>\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Julie-Fournier-2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-1089 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Julie-Fournier-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Fournier - Inspirational Person - Physical education teacher- Zumba Instructor - Choose2be Nanaimo\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>I just celebrated my 40th birthday and I want to stay in shape for my personal health but also to be able to work as a Physical Education teacher for as long as I can.\n\n<strong>What activity/workout do you prefer?</strong>\nZumba and all the different group classes.\n\n<strong>What is your biggest accomplishment?</strong>\nEven though I was really shy at first I decided to take a training course to become a Group Fitness instructor and to brave my shyness.\n\n<strong>What is your superpower?</strong>\nMy sense of humor I believe\n\n<strong>What is your favourite cheat treat?</strong>\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Julie-Fournier-1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-1088 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Julie-Fournier-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Fournier - Inspirational Person - Physical education teacher- Zumba Instructor - Choose2be Nanaimo\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a>Chocolate\n\n<strong>What is your favourite dish/recipe?</strong>\nPasta: lasagna, spaghetti,\n\n<strong>What are your goals and dreams?</strong>\nI want to run a 10 km and to stay healthy as I grow old\n\n<strong>Advice for a newbie?</strong>\nOne day at the time, this little train can go far...\n\n</div>\n</div>', 'Inspirational Person: Julie Fournier', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1100-autosave-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 04:45:38', '2016-12-04 04:45:38', '', 1100, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/1100-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1410, 1, '2016-12-04 04:45:51', '2016-12-04 04:45:51', '<header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Why do I want to feature an inspirational person in my newsletter?</h3>\r\n</header>\r\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><header class=\"entry-header\"></header>\r\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I want to feature people like Julie who have crossed my path and touched my life, inspiring me toward greatness. Too many of us fail to see greatness in ourselves. Somehow, it doesn’t seem to matter what we have achieved; we often need others to point out to us how we excel. People display “greatness” by their attitude, their lifestyle, their choices, their actions… I want to recognize the people in my life who lead by example.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">How did I meet Julie?</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Julie-Fournier-4.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-1091 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Julie-Fournier-4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Fournier - Inspirational Person - Physical education teacher- Zumba Instructor - Choose2be Nanaimo\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>When I had a position in Gaspe as a weight training-room coordinator I shared an office with Julie Fournier, physical education teacher and group fitness instructor; I was impressed by how many people followed her group classes. She quickly became a friend in this new town. Julie is very dear to me because she is so energetic, funny, sensitive and present for you. She is all you could be looking for in a good friend. We started teaching Zumba together in 2005, wow is it that long ago already? It has been such a pleasure to know her and I have to admit that I really miss her. I wish for her to come soon to visit me on Vancouver Island. Julie just celebrated her 40th anniversary and I gave her the 8-week online program as a gift. It is nice to still be connected to her that way.</p>\r\n<strong>What motivates you to exercise?</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Julie-Fournier-2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-1089 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Julie-Fournier-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Fournier - Inspirational Person - Physical education teacher- Zumba Instructor - Choose2be Nanaimo\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>I just celebrated my 40th birthday and I want to stay in shape for my personal health but also to be able to work as a Physical Education teacher for as long as I can.\r\n\r\n<strong>What activity/workout do you prefer?</strong>\r\nZumba and all the different group classes.\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your biggest accomplishment?</strong>\r\nEven though I was really shy at first I decided to take a training course to become a Group Fitness instructor and to brave my shyness.\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your superpower?</strong>\r\nMy sense of humor I believe\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your favourite cheat treat?</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Julie-Fournier-1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-1088 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Julie-Fournier-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Fournier - Inspirational Person - Physical education teacher- Zumba Instructor - Choose2be Nanaimo\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a>Chocolate\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your favourite dish/recipe?</strong>\r\nPasta: lasagna, spaghetti,\r\n\r\n<strong>What are your goals and dreams?</strong>\r\nI want to run a 10 km and to stay healthy as I grow old\r\n\r\n<strong>Advice for a newbie?</strong>\r\nOne day at the time, this little train can go far...\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>', 'Inspirational Person: Julie Fournier', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1100-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 04:45:51', '2016-12-04 04:45:51', '', 1100, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/1100-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1411, 1, '2016-12-04 15:46:04', '2016-12-04 15:46:04', '<section class=\"article-section\"></section><section class=\"article-section\"><section class=\"article-section\">\r\n<h3 class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Many people blame their weight on a slow metabolism and even genetics, but what does that mean? Can you boost your metabolism to burn more calories?</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Did you know that excessive cardiovascular training like running, bik<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Boost-your-metabolism-1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1006\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Boost-your-metabolism-1.jpg\" alt=\"Boost your metabolism 1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Boost-your-metabolism-2-1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-1012 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Boost-your-metabolism-2-1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Boost your metabolism- muscle help - weight training - Nanaimo Choose2be\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a>ing, elliptical training at the gym in combination with a reduced-calorie diet further speeds the loss of muscle mass and slow down your metabolism? I witnessed that during the years I worked in a weight training room. The same people doing the same cardio exercises for hours without any strength training didn’t have the results they were looking for at all. Yes there are lots of \"skinny fat\" people. I once read a quote like people do cardio to look good dressed up and they do strength training to look good naked or in bathing suit. That makes me laugh but also quite true.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\">What is metabolism?</h3>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Metabolism is the process in which your body converts what you put into your mouth into energy. Even when you rest your body needs energy for all basic functions such as breathing, adjusting hormone levels, growing, repair, circulation blood, digestion.  The number of calories your body needs to carry these basic functions is called basal metabolic rate also called metabolism. Several factors determine your metabolism:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><strong>Body size and composition</strong>; the more muscle you have the more calories you burn, even at rest.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><strong>Gender/sex</strong>; men usually have more muscle and less body fat than women, so they burn more calories</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><strong>Age</strong>: as you get older you lose muscle mass so you burn fewer calories</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">I have been working in the Health and Fitness industry for almost 15 years. I worked in a weight training room for many years and most women that came asked for my help because they were afraid of gaining muscle mass. I often wonder why they were so afraid until I discovered some magazines in the 70\'s 80´s of women working out. Most of them seemed to be on steroids looking more like men than women. There are still many myths and misconceptions that need to be clarified. Its so important to understand how muscle mass can not only help boost your metabolism but can do so much more for you. First I need to reassure everyone out there, without steroids, gaining lean muscle mass is not that easy. Actually its pretty difficult for most women to \"bulk\" up unless you are very serious about your training, train everyday and eat lots and lots of protein.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Your metabolism is not to be blamed for your weight, ultimately your physi<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Boost-your-metabolism.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-1007 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Boost-your-metabolism-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"Boost your metabolism- muscle help - weight training - Nanaimo Choose2be\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" /></a>cal activity, food &amp; beverage intake will determine how much you weigh. There are some factors that we can\'t control to help our metabolism burn more calories; such as genetics, lifestyle, environment, sleep, stress. One factor that we can control is strength training to increase our muscle mass. Did you know that after age 20, you lose approximately one-half pound of muscle per year, reports the American Council on Exercise.  If you don\'t know how to get your strength training journey; contact a <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/personaltraining/\">personal trainer</a> or join a <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/group-fitness-classes/\">group fitness classes</a> to help you boost your metabolism.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you need other reasons to increase your muscle mass, check my post about <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/benefit-strength-training/\">Benefit of Strength Training</a>.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is part of the <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/8-week-online-program/\"><span class=\"s1\">8 week online program</span></a>.</p>\r\n\r\n</section></section>', 'How does muscle affect your metabolism?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '940-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 15:46:04', '2016-12-04 15:46:04', '', 940, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/940-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1412, 1, '2016-12-04 15:48:31', '2016-12-04 15:48:31', '<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you need reasons why you should do more muscle building activity like lifting weight, bodyweight training, HIIT, I\'ve decided to do a list of reasons to motivate you to start strength training.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Strength-training.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1008 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Strength-training-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"Benefit of strength training - Strength training - weight training - Nanaimo - CHoose2be\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" /></a> <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Benefit-of-strength-training-1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1005 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Benefit-of-strength-training-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Benefit of strength training - Strength training - weight training - Nanaimo - CHoose2be\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\r\n 	<li class=\"li2\"><strong>Increase metabolism</strong>: the more muscle you have the more calorie you burn, that\'s amazing! Check out my post about <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/muscle-affect-metabolism/\">how muscles affect your metabolism</a>.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li2\"><strong>Improve health</strong>: you can manage symptoms of chronic conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, back pain, diabetes, obesity, live a more independent lifestyle even as you age…</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li2\"><strong>Better immune system</strong>: exercise increases the production of macrophages; the cells that attack bacteria so you can heal faster. With consistent exercise, you can improve your immune system on a long term as well, but be careful, overtraining can also do the opposite. All about finding the balance.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li2\"><strong>Appearance</strong>: muscles take less space than fat, if you don\'t know about this, read my article: Muscle versus fat. So by increasing your muscle mass, you can look lean and toned and fit in your clothes better. Even if you are skinny you can create beautiful curves in your body.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li2\"><strong>Control blood sugar and decrease risk of diabetes</strong>: that will help maintien a healthy weight and prevent long term disease. Part of the reason aging people experience a rise in their blood sugar is because of the loss of muscle mass.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li2\"><strong>Decrease resting blood pressure</strong>: it makes your heart stronger and can pump more blood with less effort.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li2\"><strong>Physical performance</strong>: if you just get started, your nervous system might need up to 8 weeks to adjust to your new routine. After you will start seeing gain in strength and performance.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li2\"><strong>Decrease risk injury</strong>: when your body is stronger, mobile and flexible, your will decrease your risk of injury. When you do weight bearing exercises not only your muscles get stronger, but also your tendons and ligaments.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li2\"><strong>To be stronger</strong>: <b> </b>A <span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/downloads/growing_stronger.pdf\">study from Tufts University</a> </span>found the more muscles you have the better your chances of a longer life. More than either blood pressure or cholesterol, muscle mass was determined to be the top biomarker for longevity.<a href=\"http://ozhealthreviews.com/health-tips/7-reasons-why-you-need-to-build-more-muscle/\"><span class=\"s2\"><sup>1</sup></span></a></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li2\"><strong>To have more energy</strong>: when you are stronger, you can handle more. You will be better equipped to deal with life.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li2\"><strong>Stronger bones</strong>: that\'s right, resistance training strengthen your bones.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li2\"><strong>To improve posture</strong></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li2\"><strong>To elevate your mood</strong>: stress can cause so much harm on you. When you workout, your body releases natural painkillers, opiates.</li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li2\"><strong>Sleep better</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you don\'t know how to get your strength training journey; contact a <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/personaltraining/\">personal trainer</a> or join a <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/group-fitness-classes/\">group fitness classes</a> to help you boost your metabolism.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is part of the <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/8-week-online-program/\"><span class=\"s1\">8 week online program</span></a>.</p>', 'Benefit of Strength Training', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '976-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 15:48:31', '2016-12-04 15:48:31', '', 976, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/976-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1481, 1, '2016-12-07 18:27:17', '2016-12-07 18:27:17', '<header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Why do I want to feature an inspirational person in my newsletter?</h3>\r\n</header>\r\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I want to feature people like Marilyn who have crossed my path and touched my life, inspiring me toward greatness. Too many of us fail to see greatness in ourselves. Somehow, it doesn’t seem to matter what we have achieved; we often need others to point out to us how we excel. People display “greatness” by their attitude, their lifestyle, their choices, their actions… I want to recognize the people in my life who lead by example.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">How did I meet Marilyn?</h3>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\'ve meet Marilyn at VIU while teaching a Bootcamp class in 2012. She is a role model and inspiration to me. She is always so positive and can transform any situation into a positive experience. She encourage and support all participant in class and can make us giggle so much. My friend <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/nanaimo-fitness-instructor-sarah-scherman/\">Sarah</a> describe her as an angel and I have to agree. I am so bless to have her in my life.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Enjoy reading her story.</p>\r\n\r\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Marilyn-Jumping-in-the-Lake.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-995 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Marilyn-Jumping-in-the-Lake-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Marilyn Funk - VIU teacher- Bootcamp Nanaimo - Choose2be - Inspirational People \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a><strong>What motivates you to exercise?\r\n</strong>I exercise to stay healthy, reduce stress and because it’s fun.  Rigorous exercise also helps to connect the mind with the body – and keep me present and in the moment.</p>\r\n<strong>What activity/workout do you prefer?</strong>\r\nI really enjoy long distance trail running in nature and when I’m not training for an ultra-marathon I like to do fitness classes that combine strength, stretching, short bursts of cardio and core work simultaneously, similar to the workouts that you post on your website and your fitness classes at Vancouver Island University.\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your biggest accomplishment?</strong>\r\nMany, many years ago when I was training for a road marathon in Victoria I entered a short 8 k road race, Run for the Cure, a few weeks before the marathon. I was motivated to sign up for the race because of friends who had been recently diagnosed with breast cancer.  I planned to jog the race because I didn’t want to cause an injury by running too fast and then not be able to run marathon.  Unfortunately (more about this later) I felt GREAT during the race and ran like the wind and at the end was surprised to find out that I had placed in the top 3 female finishers.  I was slightly embarrassed as I went up to the stage to accept the medal because there were many women both in the race and audience who had survived breast cancer and were more deserving of being honored publicly for their courage. So as I trotted off the stage with the medal I saw a smiling woman in the audience in a wheel chair, surrounded by her family and friends, all of whom were wearing Run for the Cure T-shirts, and I gave the medal to her.  We were all grinning as I hung the medal around her neck.  Too me that was one of my biggest accomplishments – passing along the medal to someone who was more deserving than me.\r\nAnd about the marathon – I ran the first 10 k and my calf was acting up (exacerbated by the speedy 8k 2 weeks before) so decided to quit before the injury became incapacitating.   Funny thing, now, many years later I remember the joy I felt giving the medal away at the Run for the Cure race and I don’t remember the disappointment I must have felt when I bailed out of the marathon.\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your superpower?</strong>\r\nFinding moments of inspiration in life and passing the inspiration along to others.\r\nWhat is your favorite dish/recipe?\r\nLately it’s been home-made salsa verde with fresh ingredients from the garden and oven roasted tortilla chips.\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your favorite cheat treat?</strong>\r\nYour question should be ‘what are your favorite cheat treats’?  I have many when I’m training for an event!  Lately it’s been a Dairy Queen ice cream cake (there was a birthday in the house), and if there’s no ice cream cake I like to snack on homemade apple crisp or chocolate zucchini muffins.\r\n\r\n<strong>What are your goals and dreams?</strong>\r\nWithin the next few years I’d like to run a 100 k trail race if the body is willing.\r\n\r\n<strong>Advice for a newbie?</strong>\r\nKeep moving!\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Marilyn just completed <span class=\"s1\">the Snowden Trail Challenge Sept 4 2016.  (just outside of Campbell River). It was a </span>50km race and here what she have to say about it: \"<span class=\"s1\">Big race was awesome for me – ran 2-25 k loops (Campbell River) and finished just under 7 hours.  Weather was good and it was a beautiful forest to run in.  Almost felt like I  did a long, long trail meditation because I saw NO ONE during the last 25 k (I thought I was LAST but found out at the finish line that runners were 30 min behind me) ….It was beautiful!   No injuries except for a few blisters on my feet – rookie mistake - I used NEW socks for the run and should have used my old beat up ones. \" September 2016</span></p>\r\n\r\n</header></div>', 'Nanaimo Inspirational Person: Marilyn Funk', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '993-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-07 18:27:17', '2016-12-07 18:27:17', '', 993, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/993-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(1413, 1, '2016-12-04 15:52:17', '2016-12-04 15:52:17', '<header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Why do I want to feature an inspirational person in my newsletter?</h3>\r\n</header>\r\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I want to feature people like Marilyn who have crossed my path and touched my life, inspiring me toward greatness. Too many of us fail to see greatness in ourselves. Somehow, it doesn’t seem to matter what we have achieved; we often need others to point out to us how we excel. People display “greatness” by their attitude, their lifestyle, their choices, their actions… I want to recognize the people in my life who lead by example.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">How did I meet Marilyn?</h3>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\'ve meet Marilyn at VIU while teaching a Bootcamp class in 2012. She is a role model and inspiration to me. She is always so positive and can transform any situation into a positive experience. She encourage and support all participant in class and can make us giggle so much. My friend <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/about-sarah/\">Sarah</a> describe her as an angel and I have to agree. I am so bless to have her in my life.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Enjoy reading her story.</p>\r\n\r\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Marilyn-Jumping-in-the-Lake.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-995 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Marilyn-Jumping-in-the-Lake-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Marilyn Funk -  VIU teacher- Bootcamp Nanaimo - Choose2be - Inspirational People \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a><strong>What motivates you to exercise?\r\n</strong>I exercise to stay healthy, reduce stress and because it’s fun.  Rigorous exercise also helps to connect the mind with the body – and keep me present and in the moment.</p>\r\n<strong>What activity/workout do you prefer?</strong>\r\nI really enjoy long distance trail running in nature and when I’m not training for an ultra-marathon I like to do fitness classes that combine strength, stretching, short bursts of cardio and core work simultaneously, similar to the workouts that you post on your website and your fitness classes at Vancouver Island University.\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your biggest accomplishment?</strong>\r\nMany, many years ago when I was training for a road marathon in Victoria I entered a short 8 k road race, Run for the Cure, a few weeks before the marathon. I was motivated to sign up for the race because of friends who had been recently diagnosed with breast cancer.  I planned to jog the race because I didn’t want to cause an injury by running too fast and then not be able to run marathon.  Unfortunately (more about this later) I felt GREAT during the race and ran like the wind and at the end was surprised to find out that I had placed in the top 3 female finishers.  I was slightly embarrassed as I went up to the stage to accept the medal because there were many women both in the race and audience who had survived breast cancer and were more deserving of being honored publicly for their courage. So as I trotted off the stage with the medal I saw a smiling woman in the audience in a wheel chair, surrounded by her family and friends, all of whom were wearing Run for the Cure T-shirts, and I gave the medal to her.  We were all grinning as I hung the medal around her neck.  Too me that was one of my biggest accomplishments – passing along the medal to someone who was more deserving than me.\r\nAnd about the marathon – I ran the first 10 k and my calf was acting up (exacerbated by the speedy 8k 2 weeks before) so decided to quit before the injury became incapacitating.   Funny thing, now, many years later I remember the joy I felt giving the medal away at the Run for the Cure race and I don’t remember the disappointment I must have felt when I bailed out of the marathon.\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your superpower?</strong>\r\nFinding moments of inspiration in life and passing the inspiration along to others.\r\nWhat is your favorite dish/recipe?\r\nLately it’s been home-made salsa verde with fresh ingredients from the garden and oven roasted tortilla chips.\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your favorite cheat treat?</strong>\r\nYour question should be ‘what are your favorite cheat treats’?  I have many when I’m training for an event!  Lately it’s been a Dairy Queen ice cream cake (there was a birthday in the house), and if there’s no ice cream cake I like to snack on homemade apple crisp or chocolate zucchini muffins.\r\n\r\n<strong>What are your goals and dreams?</strong>\r\nWithin the next few years I’d like to run a 100 k trail race if the body is willing.\r\n\r\n<strong>Advice for a newbie?</strong>\r\nKeep moving!\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Marilyn just completed <span class=\"s1\">the <a href=\"http://www.snowdentrailchallenge.com/http://www.snowdentrailchallenge.com\">Snowden Trail Challenge</a> Sept 4 2016.  (just outside of Campbell River). It was a </span>50km race and here what she have to say about it: \"<span class=\"s1\">Big race was awesome for me – ran 2-25 k loops (Campbell River) and finished just under 7 hours.  Weather was good and it was a beautiful forest to run in.  Almost felt like I  did a long, long trail meditation because I saw NO ONE during the last 25 k (I thought I was LAST but found out at the finish line that runners were 30 min behind me) ….It was beautiful!   No injuries except for a few blisters on my feet – rookie mistake - I used NEW socks for the run and should have used my old beat up ones. \" September 2016</span></p>\r\n\r\n</header></div>', 'Nanaimo Inspirational Person: Marilyn Funk', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '993-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 15:52:17', '2016-12-04 15:52:17', '', 993, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/993-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1414, 1, '2016-12-04 15:58:52', '2016-12-04 15:58:52', '<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Ramona the bellydancer</strong></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I’ve met Ramona over 13 years ago when I first moved to Nanaimo. I took bellydance classes with her and was amazed with the quality of teaching she offered but above all how talented she was. She is one of the most beautiful bellydancers I know. I asked her if she wanted to feature as a guest blogger and share with us what she does to stay in such good shape. Ramona doesn’t seem like she ages at all and I was also curious to found out what she eats to look so beautiful. I am also super excited that she will be teaching classes in the fall. I have been hoping to be able to start bellydancing again and doing so with the best its just what I’ve been waiting for!</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Meet Ramona</h3>\r\n[embed]https://youtu.be/9plNz7TCmRM[/embed]\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-845 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Ramona-3-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"Ramona - Bellydance - Nanaimo - dance - Choose2be\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" />\r\n\r\nI was born pigeon-toed and as I began to take my first steps, stumbled over my feet in an awkward attempt to get nowhere fast – or not so fast. My mother\'s concern is what prompted her to put me into my first ballet class and little did she know her attempt at correcting my physical obstacles would lead me to a lifetime of undying love of movement and dance.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I was a faithful and dedicated student of dance from the word \'go\' and when I wasn\'t in class, I could often be found making up dances or waiting eagerly in the studio for class to start. My parents sent me away on numerous intensive learning experiences with renowned companies. Throughout my dance years, in elementary and highschool, my competitive and athletic aspirations were often fulfilled by participating in competitive sports events and on teams.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I began teaching dance in my teens and I turned to the art of<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Ramona-1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-843 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Ramona-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ramona - Bellydance - Nanaimo - dance - Choose2be\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /></a> Middle Eastern dance in my early twenties. This new direction filled my soul with a rich art form I could uniquely adapt into my own stylings, stay active in dance and performance in adulthood, and express my unbridled desire to dance through movement that emulated both strength and femininity. For me, keeping fit and healthy is an integrated journey in which the body, mind and spirit intertwine in a delicately balanced routine. In particular, movement has always been my best friend... in times of being blessed with an audience of admiring spectators, surrounded by eager learners, through times of solitude or even personal distress and isolation, movement has been my rock! At times this means ‘squeezing’ in that quick thirty minute bootcamp work out, or pulling together a complex routine for a high end show, or simply finding my body/mind centre through yoga during some ‘down’ time. My internal guide is sometimes gentle and sometimes pushy... but the constant force and drive keeps me balanced.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a mother of a young child (and two grown), and a full time worker, it\'s rarely easy finding perfect opportunities to have ample time for physical fitness. Self-determination and commitment means living room and work out DVDs are enough to get me to my edge - and I am more satisfied with the quality of my work out when I can be my own creator and tailor it to my needs. Over the years I\'ve perfected a routine that \'works\' best for me. Mainly, I integrate low or no impact cardio bursts with high intensity free weight compound movement, a good amount of core strengthening and stability, some dance technique, yoga and long-holding stretching with breath to deepen the experience, limber up, and take a moment to experience gratitude. This routine keeps me feeling strong and flexible, and able to fully express my dance art to the best of my ability. It also keeps my routine as efficient as possible!</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I love to eat healthy, but I’m not adverse to the occasional mozza burger or an (almost daily) dose of dark fair trade chocolate dipped in peanut butter! I’ve learned my body functions better by cutting out coffee, red meat and uric acid producing foods such as spinach, and incorporating daily juicing with a lot of greens, foods and supplements that have anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidizing qualities, and aid in proper digestion. I eat a high percentage of raw foods, little meat (but I love seafood) and more recently I have dramatically increased fermented foods daily, including my home brewed Kombucha. I also am addicted to my home made bone broth that provides me with the best source of collagen I know my body can get. My favorite dish by far is steamed broccoli on a bed of wild rice and everything drizzled with ghee, flax oil, Bragg\'s amino acids, lemon juice and hemp hearts!</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With a healthy diet and fit body, I can fully appreciate and benefit from the numerous benefits of belly dance. This includes the physical and mental feat of performing isolated movements of all major muscle groups – sometimes independently of each other and sometimes simultaneously. There’s some brain work and muscle memory involved here! Bellydance keeps things interesting on the dance floor – whether I’m in full performance or just shakin’ it for fun with friends or at a club. It enhances self-confidence, femininity and yet is exceptionally grounding in its movements and cultural roots. Further, through this dance I’ve made fabulous friends and connections – both socially and with fellow performances. I’ve attended a great number of interesting, wild and exquisite events I would otherwise not have had the opportunity to be a part of – such as touring, dancing on a cruise ship, being integral to large-scale ethnic weddings, and so much more. It’s been an exciting ride!</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to connect with Ramona and even better take classes with her, </strong>\r\n<strong>here are her contact information.</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Website: <a href=\"http://www.bellydancer.ca\">www.bellydancer.ca</a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Facebook: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/RamonaBellydancer\">www.facebook.com/RamonaBellydancer</a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Contact Ramona for event bookings and lessons, 250-616-3824 or <a href=\"mailto:Ramona@bellydancer.ca\"><span class=\"s1\">Ramona@bellydancer.ca</span></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"> <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Bellydance-Purpose-Sept-16-1-copy.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-985 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Bellydance-Purpose-Sept-16-1-copy-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ramona - Bellydance - Nanaimo - dance - Choose2be\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Ramona-bellydance-class-fall.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-847\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Ramona-bellydance-class-fall-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ramona - Bellydance - Nanaimo - dance - Choose2be\" width=\"252\" height=\"326\" /></a></p>', 'Nanaimo Ramona bellydancer', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '825-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 15:58:52', '2016-12-04 15:58:52', '', 825, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/825-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1415, 1, '2017-03-11 01:18:41', '2017-03-11 01:18:41', '<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">We are going to start our <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/product/8-week-online-register/\">8 week online program</a> together by performing a fitness test. I can already hear some of you wondering, why do we need to do a fit test? First is to be able to <strong>monitor your progress. </strong>Sometimes  we really want to lose weight/fat but the first result might be an improvement in balance, strength, endurance, and energy. By performing different exercises and recording our initial performance we will be able to have <strong>concrete results</strong> that you have with the program. It can also help you <strong>identify weaknesses and strengths. Y</strong>ou can see where you might need to add more attention and effort. You will perform this fit test 3 times during the <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/product/8-week-online-register/\">8 week program</a>. The first day, half way throughout the program and at the end.</p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Fit-test.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-1002 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Fit-test-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fit test - Nanaimo- Online program -monitor your progress - weight training - personal training \" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a></p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first step is to take a  picture of yourself from the front, the side and the back. Try to just hold yourself naturally. Then measure yourself: chest, waist, hips, thighs, calves, biceps. If you are unsure where to take these measurements just watch the video. Weigh yourself and note when you did it; in the morning is always the best and I like to do it naked. If you have a way to take your fat percentage do that as well.</p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Then, start the physical component of the test. I list all the exercises below; make sure you <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgBnt2sWNOs\">watch the video</a> to know how to perform these movements safely.</p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Wall sit:</strong> 90 degree angle at knee so your thighs are parallel to the ground, feet hip width apart, knees aligned with toes. Hold this position for as long as you can. Relax into it, relaxing the arms on either side of the body, breathing normally. Try to aim for at least a minute if you can and maximum 4 minutes.</p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Squat or jump squat:</strong> Set a chair and make sure your butt touches the chair each time so it gives you a good idea of the depth of your squat and will keep it consistent each time you repeat the test.  Jump up; to your maximum height for one minute. Be sure to stretch your quadriceps afterward.</p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Plank:</strong> Take a picture to see how  your back alignment and form are: Aim for a straight back.  Hold for as long as you can, for a maximum of one minute. You can do it on forearms, straight arms or kneeling on the floor (if needed).</p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Lunge:</strong> Start by dropping one knee back to reach the floor, making sure you have three 90 degree angles (at front knee, front thigh &amp; back thigh, and back knee). Place your feet hip width apart. Think about standing on a railroad track instead of a tight rope, that will make it easier to balance while lunging. Coming up and down as fast as you can while touching back knee to ground (if you can) count how many you can do in a minute. Make sure to keep the front knee slightly bent the whole time.</p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Hollow body position:</strong> Lying on your back, start with leg straight feet above hip, lower back on ground, head up looking at belly. You can support head with hand or bring straight arms along your side off the floor. Start lowering the leg and stop before your lower back arches. Take a picture of how far you can bring your leg toward the floor without lifting lower back. max 1m</p>\n[embed]https://youtu.be/QgBnt2sWNOs[/embed]\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once you finish the test, make sure you keep your results somewhere safe, where you can use them again on week 4 and week 8 to monitor your progress. Then start reading <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/nanaimo-goal-setting/\">Goal Setting</a>. If you have any questions, just let me know. Have fun!</p>', 'Fit Test to help you monitor your progress', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '989-autosave-v1', '', '', '2017-03-11 01:18:41', '2017-03-11 01:18:41', '', 989, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/989-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1416, 1, '2016-12-04 16:15:01', '2016-12-04 16:15:01', '<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">We are going to start our <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/8-week-online-program/\">8 week online program</a> together by performing a fitness test. I can already hear some of you wondering, why do we need to do a fit test? First is to be able to <strong>monitor your progress</strong>; sometimes  we really want to lose weight/fat but the first result might be an improvement in balance, strength, endurance ,and  energy. So by performing different exercises and recording them we will be able to have <strong>concrete results</strong> that you have with the program. It can also help you <strong>identify weaknesses and strengths</strong>; you can see where you might need to add more attention and effort. You will perform this fit test 3 times during the <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/8-week-online-program/\">8 week program</a>. The first day, half way throughout the program and at the end.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Fit-test.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-1002 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Fit-test-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fit test - Nanaimo- Online program -monitor your progress - weight training - personal training \" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Take a  picture of yourself from the front, the side and the back. Try to just hold yourself naturally. Then measure yourself: chest, waist, hips, thighs, calves, biceps. If you are unsure where to take these measurements make sure you watch the video. Weigh yourself and note when you did it; in the morning is always the best and I like to do it naked. If you have a way to take your fat percentage do it as well.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">Then  will be the physical component of the test. I list all the exercises and again, make sure you <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgBnt2sWNOs\">watch the video</a> to know how to perform these movement safely.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Wall sit:</strong> 90 degree angle at knee so your thighs are parallel to the ground, feet hip width apart, knees aligned with toes. Hold this position for as long as you can. Relax into it, relaxing the arms on either side of the body, breathing normally. Try to aim for at least a minute if you can and maximum 4 minutes.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Squat or jump squat:</strong> set a chair and make sure your butt touches the chair each time so it gives you a good idea of the depth of your squat and will keep it consistent each time you repeat the test.  jump up, to your max in 1 minute Stretch quadriceps after.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Plank:</strong> take a picture to see how  your back alignment and form are. Hold for as long as you can, max 1 minute. You can do it on forearms, straight arms and even kneeling on the floor if needed.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Lunge:</strong> start by dropping back knee to floor, making sure you have 3-90 degree angles (at front knee, front thigh &amp; back thigh, and back knee). Make sure your feet are placed hip width apart; not on a thigh rope but railroad track; that will make it easier to balance while lunging. Coming up and down, touching back knee to ground if you can and counting how many you can do in a minute. Making sure to keep the front knee slightly bent the whole time.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Hollow body position:</strong> Lying on your back, start with leg straight feet above hip, lower back on ground, head up looking at belly. You can support head with hand or bring straight arms along your side off the floor. Start lowering the leg and stop before your lower back arches. Take a picture of how far you can bring your leg toward the floor without lifting lower back. max 1m</p>\r\n[embed]https://youtu.be/QgBnt2sWNOs[/embed]\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once you finish the test, make sure you keep your results somewhere safe, where you can use them again on week 4 and week 8 to monitor your progress. Then start reading <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/goal-setting/\">Goal Setting</a>. If you have any questions, just let me know. Have fun!</p>', 'Fit Test to help you monitor your progress', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '989-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 16:15:01', '2016-12-04 16:15:01', '', 989, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/989-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1417, 1, '2017-03-11 01:23:41', '2017-03-11 01:23:41', '<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_1891.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-890 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_1891-300x260.jpg\" alt=\"Goal setting - 8 week online program -Nanaimo - personal training - weight training \" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" /></a>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Have you ever heard that a goal properly set is halfway reached?Wikipedia defines goal setting as \"the development of an action plan designed to motivate and guide a person or group toward that objective.\" An idea is just a dream until you write it down then it becomes an intention. The true misfortune in life is not being unable to reach your goal, but not having any goals at all. Don\'t worry you don\'t even have to be great to get started, but you have to start to become great. Everything can be accomplished if you break it down into smaller steps.</p>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Smart Goal setting is famous in fitness, let me explain</h3>\n<strong>S is for \"specific\"</strong>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Every goal should be clearly defined, not vague. For example you might say \"I want to lose weight, but how much weight. Instead try, \"I want to lose 15 pounds and commit to lose 1 pound a week</p>\n<strong>M is for \"measurable\"</strong>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Can you measure your goal? If you say I want to be in shape, what does it mean? How can you measure this? If you improve this goal you could say \"I want to be able to bike to work 3 times a week\" or \"I want to run 5 km without walking\".</p>\n<strong>A is for \"action-oriented\"</strong>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What are the steps you need to take to achieve it? For example, you could say \"I want to run 5km without walking\". First week I will run for 30 seconds, walk 90 seconds, then the second week run 1m and walk 1m, the third week, I will run 1m, walk 30s. On the fourth week I will try to run the whole 5km without walking.</p>\n<strong>R is for \"realistic\" </strong>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Planning to lose 20 pounds in 1 month equals 5 pounds a week, which is unrealistic. A pounds equals 3500 calories. It might be more realistic to aim for 1 pound a week. You can either cut 500 calories a day or cut 250 calories and burn 250 calories by adding extra physical activities. If you lose weight too fast it might be unhealthy and can be pretty discouraging if you are not reaching your goal. Also building your fitness level takes time, commitment and discipline to stay injury free. I often say to people its better to exercise 2-3 times a week but commit to it for months that doing it 6-7 days a weeks and stopping after a couple weeks. The same can be said about doing shorter workouts of 15-30 minutes each rather than 1-2 hours workout. Start slowly and progress from there.</p>\n<strong>T is for \"timed\"</strong>\n\nYou need to set a time to achieve what you want and also set mini-objectives and deadlines for these before you reach your main goal.\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Goal setting worksheet</h3>\nAsk yourself these questions:\n\nWhich days of the week can I realistically workout and exercise?\n\nHow much time can I commit to exercise each time?\n\nWhat barriers stop me from doing exercise? Be honest! For example: time, money, support, pain, discomfort, mental barriers, judgement, travel...\n\nList some strategies you could implement to help you remove your barriers. For example: having a personal trainer, having the support of your partner, finding a way to exercise that you enjoy...\n\nSet short term goals (1-3 months), medium term goals (3-6 months) and long term goals (6 months to a year).\n\nWhat are the steps do I need to take in order to achieve my goal?\n\nWhat reward could I have to celebrate reaching my short term goal, medium term and long term goal.\n\nWhat will I gain by reaching my goal and how will you feel?\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"> Different goal ideas, need to be defined, just for starters</h3>\n<ul>\n 	<li>lower my body fat</li>\n 	<li>get stronger</li>\n 	<li>run a marathon</li>\n 	<li>master a skill (gymnastic, lifting weight, boxing, kayaking...)</li>\n 	<li>make fitness part of my lifestyle</li>\n 	<li>compete for an event</li>\n 	<li>be part of a group</li>\n 	<li>drink more water</li>\n 	<li>be injury free and pain free</li>\n 	<li>increase my mobility and flexibility</li>\n 	<li>improve my form and technique</li>\n</ul>\nThis will be part of the <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/product/8-week-online-register/\">8 week online program</a>.', 'Goal setting: why is it so important?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '878-autosave-v1', '', '', '2017-03-11 01:23:41', '2017-03-11 01:23:41', '', 878, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/878-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1418, 1, '2016-12-04 16:16:44', '2016-12-04 16:16:44', '<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_1891.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-890 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_1891-300x260.jpg\" alt=\"Goal setting - 8 week online program -Nanaimo - personal training - weight training \" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Have you ever heard that a goal properly set is halfway reached?Wikipedia defines goal setting as \"the development of an action plan designed to motivate and guide a person or group toward that objective.\" An idea is just a dream until you write it down then it becomes an intention. The misfortune in life is not being able to reach your goal, but not having any. Don\'t worry you don\'t even have to be great to get started, but you have to start to become great. Everything can be accomplished if you break it down into smaller steps.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Smart Goal setting is famous in fitness, let me explain</h3>\r\n<strong>S is for \"specific\"</strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Every goal should be clearly defined, not vague. For example you might say I want to lose weight, but how much weight. Instead try, I want to lose 15 pounds and commit to lose 1 pound a week</p>\r\n<strong>M is for \"measurable\"</strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Can you measure your goal? If you say I want to be in shape, what does it mean? How can you measure this? If you improve this goal you could say I want to be able to bike to work 3 times a week or I want to run 5 km without walking.</p>\r\n<strong>A is for \"action-oriented\"</strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What are the steps you need to take to achieve it? For example, you could say I want to run 5km without walking. First week I will run for 30 seconds, walk 90 seconds, then the second week run 1m and walk 1m, the third week, I will run 1m, walk 30s. On the fourth week I will try to run the whole 5km without walking.</p>\r\n<strong>R is for \"realistic\" </strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you plan to lose 20 pounds in 1 month its 5 pounds a week, its unrealistic. A pounds equals 3500 calories. It might be more realistic to aim for 1 pound a week. You can either cut 500 calories a day or cut 250 calories and burn 250 calories by adding extra physical activities. If you lose weight too fast it might be unhealthy and can be pretty discouraging if you are not reaching your goal. Also building your fitness level takes time, commitment and discipline to stay injury free. I often say to people its better to exercise 2-3 times a week but commit to it for months that doing it 6-7 days a weeks and stopping after a couple weeks. The same can be said about doing shorter workouts of 15-30 minutes each rather than 1-2 hours workout. Start slowly and progress from there.</p>\r\n<strong>T is for \"timed\"</strong>\r\n\r\nYou need to set a time to achieve what you want and also set mini-objectives and deadlines for these before you reach your main goal.\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Goal setting worksheet</h3>\r\nAsk yourself these questions:\r\n\r\nWhich days of the week can I realistically workout and exercise?\r\n\r\nHow much time can I commit to exercise each time?\r\n\r\nWhat barriers stop me from doing exercise? Be honest! For example: time, money, support, pain, discomfort, mental barriers, judgement, travel...\r\n\r\nList some strategies you could implement to help you remove your barriers. For example: having a personal trainer, having the support of your partner, finding a way to exercise that you enjoy...\r\n\r\nSet short term goals (1-3 months), medium term goals (3-6 months) and long term goals (6 months to a year).\r\n\r\nWhat are the steps do I need to take in order to achieve my goal?\r\n\r\nWhat reward could I have to celebrate reaching my short term goal, medium term and long term goal.\r\n\r\nWhat will I gain by reaching my goal and how will you feel?\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"> Different goal ideas, need to be defined, just for starters</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>lower my body fat</li>\r\n 	<li>get stronger</li>\r\n 	<li>run a marathon</li>\r\n 	<li>master a skill (gymnastic, lifting weight, boxing, kayaking...)</li>\r\n 	<li>make fitness part of my lifestyle</li>\r\n 	<li>compete for an event</li>\r\n 	<li>be part of a group</li>\r\n 	<li>drink more water</li>\r\n 	<li>be injury free and pain free</li>\r\n 	<li>increase my mobility and flexibility</li>\r\n 	<li>improve my form and technique</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThis will be part of the <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/8-week-online-program/\">8 week online program</a>.', 'Goal setting: why is it so important?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '878-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 16:16:44', '2016-12-04 16:16:44', '', 878, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/878-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1419, 1, '2016-12-04 16:18:00', '2016-12-04 16:18:00', '<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Why do I want to feature an inspirational person in my newsletter?</h3>\n</header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I want to feature people like Tiff who have crossed my path and touched my life, inspiring me toward greatness. Too many of us fail to see greatness in ourselves. Somehow, it doesn’t seem to matter what we have achieved; we often need others to point out to us how we excel. People display “greatness” by their attitude, their lifestyle, their choices, their actions… I want to recognize the people in my life who lead by example.</p>\n\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">How did I meet Tiff?</h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I’ve met Tiff on the Big island of Hawaii at Kalani, Holistic Centre Retreat. She was a volunteer coordinator, she interviewed me and accepted me in the volunteer 3 months program. Upon my arrival at Kalani, she helped me settle in my new environment. She asked for my help and advice as a personal trainer to lose weight. We trained a fews times together and she started her journey to shred weight. A fews years later, I saw her by coincidence on a beach on the Big Island. She was so lean and she was radiating. We stayed in touch through Facebook and I’ve asked her if she could be a guest blogger on my website. To talk about her weight loss journey. I have been so puzzled to witness people over the years training hard and eating well despite losing weight, even sometime gaining weight. I am aware that there is so much happening in the mind and also related with our emotion. That was Tiff’s experience and she wants to share it with us. You can lose weight by changing your mindset, that’s where it starts. I hope you enjoy her article as much as I did enjoy reading them.</p>\nIf you wonder how did Tiff lose her weight, make sure to check her post. How to change your mindset to lose weight; <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/losing-weight-change-mindset/\">read more</a>.\n<h3>Meet Tiff <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Tiff-Manchester.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-921 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Tiff-Manchester-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mindset - Tiff Manchest - Nanaimo - lose weight - coaching\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a></h3>\n</div>\n<b>What activity/workout do you prefer?\n</b>What motivates me to exercise: I like to feel good about myself, and exercise helps with this. But ‘exercise’ for me consists of doing the things that I enjoy, like; surfing, dancing and going for walks.\n\n<b>What is your biggest accomplishment?</b>\nOne of my biggest accomplishments is completing a ten day vipassana mediation course\n\n<b>What is your superpower?</b>\nMy superpower is that I can help people change their mind about how they see a difficult situation, so that they can move forward in a way that feels good.\n\n<b>What is your favorite dish/recipe?</b>\nMy favorite recipe is making healthy smoothies with kale and ginger, and also made with my homemade nut milk\n\n<b>What is your cheat treat?</b>\nMy favorite cheat treat is chocolate cake\n\n<b>What are your goals and dreams?</b>\nMy goal is to teach people how to develop and strengthen their intuition, connect with the angels, and learn how to make every decision with ease, so they can live a life they love.\n\n<b>Advice for a newbie?</b>\nMy advice is to be clear on how you want to feel, then do the things that will help you to feel that way. Be aware of your thoughts, because thoughts create things, and to know that you are capable of manifesting your true desires.', 'Inspirational Person: Tiff Manchester', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '925-autosave-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 16:18:00', '2016-12-04 16:18:00', '', 925, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/925-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1420, 1, '2016-12-04 16:18:11', '2016-12-04 16:18:11', '<header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Why do I want to feature an inspirational person in my newsletter?</h3>\r\n</header>\r\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I want to feature people like Tiff who have crossed my path and touched my life, inspiring me toward greatness. Too many of us fail to see greatness in ourselves. Somehow, it doesn’t seem to matter what we have achieved; we often need others to point out to us how we excel. People display “greatness” by their attitude, their lifestyle, their choices, their actions… I want to recognize the people in my life who lead by example.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">How did I meet Tiff?</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I’ve met Tiff on the Big island of Hawaii at Kalani, Holistic Centre Retreat. She was a volunteer coordinator, she interviewed me and accepted me in the volunteer 3 months program. Upon my arrival at Kalani, she helped me settle in my new environment. She asked for my help and advice as a personal trainer to lose weight. We trained a fews times together and she started her journey to shred weight. A fews years later, I saw her by coincidence on a beach on the Big Island. She was so lean and she was radiating. We stayed in touch through Facebook and I’ve asked her if she could be a guest blogger on my website. To talk about her weight loss journey. I have been so puzzled to witness people over the years training hard and eating well despite losing weight, even sometime gaining weight. I am aware that there is so much happening in the mind and also related with our emotion. That was Tiff’s experience and she wants to share it with us. You can lose weight by changing your mindset, that’s where it starts. I hope you enjoy her article as much as I did enjoy reading them.</p>\r\nIf you wonder how did Tiff lose her weight, make sure to check her post. How to change your mindset to lose weight; <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/losing-weight-change-mindset/\">read more</a>.\r\n<h3>Meet Tiff <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Tiff-Manchester.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-921 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Tiff-Manchester-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mindset - Tiff Manchest - Nanaimo - lose weight - coaching\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a></h3>\r\n</div>\r\n<b>What activity/workout do you prefer?\r\n</b>What motivates me to exercise: I like to feel good about myself, and exercise helps with this. But ‘exercise’ for me consists of doing the things that I enjoy, like; surfing, dancing and going for walks.\r\n\r\n<b>What is your biggest accomplishment?</b>\r\nOne of my biggest accomplishments is completing a ten day vipassana mediation course\r\n\r\n<b>What is your superpower?</b>\r\nMy superpower is that I can help people change their mind about how they see a difficult situation, so that they can move forward in a way that feels good.\r\n\r\n<b>What is your favorite dish/recipe?</b>\r\nMy favorite recipe is making healthy smoothies with kale and ginger, and also made with my homemade nut milk\r\n\r\n<b>What is your cheat treat?</b>\r\nMy favorite cheat treat is chocolate cake\r\n\r\n<b>What are your goals and dreams?</b>\r\nMy goal is to teach people how to develop and strengthen their intuition, connect with the angels, and learn how to make every decision with ease, so they can live a life they love.\r\n\r\n<b>Advice for a newbie?</b>\r\nMy advice is to be clear on how you want to feel, then do the things that will help you to feel that way. Be aware of your thoughts, because thoughts create things, and to know that you are capable of manifesting your true desires.', 'Inspirational Person: Tiff Manchester', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '925-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 16:18:11', '2016-12-04 16:18:11', '', 925, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/925-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(1421, 1, '2017-03-04 22:37:35', '2017-03-04 22:37:35', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tiff lost weight only by changing her mindset</strong></p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>IT’S NOT ABOUT THE FOOD</strong></p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT </u></strong><strong><u>BY CHANGING YOUR MINDSET AND GAINING MENTAL STRENGTH</u></strong><strong><u>, </u></strong><strong><u>ANYONE CAN DO IT</u></strong></p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Tiff-Manchester.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-921 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Tiff-Manchester-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mindset - Tiff Manchest - weight lost - Nanaimo - coaching\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a>This blog is written solely based on Tiff Manchester own personal experience of losing fat by gaining mental strength via self love. It has nothing to do with food; it\'s all about mindset. There is no dieting involved, no tricks and no fads. I\'m just a chick who wants to help you become happier. I\'m not selling you anything except a new way to think about yourself. (And if I can do it, so can you!)</p>\n\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">I often refer to life as female ninja training.</h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Because unlike male ninjas, female ninjas don\'t use weapons to make things happen, they use the strength of their minds. Yes, they often use manipulation and coercion of others to get what they want, but hey, that\'s the job they\'ve been trained for. Point being, their awareness is so badass they can psychologically manhandle anyone.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>And yours can be too, because the process of re-training your mind isn\'t hard. It just takes persistence, willpower, and faith.</strong></p>\nRemember: The mind is mightier than the sword. If you want different results, the first step is always to take charge of your mind, transform your mindset.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>Lesson #1: The way to losing weight is </u></strong>\n<strong><u>by losing your mind </u></strong><strong><u>(a.k.a \'Let Go\').</u></strong></p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\'s imperative to believe this if you\'re really ready to change your size. Seriously, accepting this for myself has changed my life...not just my size.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Here\'s the truth: YOU ARE NOT WHAT YOU SAY YOU ARE!</strong>\nIf you think you\'re fat (and if you think fat is a bad thing), then you are bullying yourself. If you believe the negative stuff <em>other</em> people say about you, try to understand that they are just a reflection of what you\'re already telling yourself. Either way, ANY negative thought you say to yourself is completely UNTRUE. Ugly, fat, flabby, stupid, boring...absolutely ANY \'thing\' you tell yourself that makes you feel bad, or fat, simply is NOT true. Forget about a slow metabolism, thyroid issues, and bad genes.</p>\nNow you may disagree with this, but could it at all be possible that you secretly want to maintain these reasons to use them as excuses for not being able to lose weight?\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Just for now, let everything you think you know...go. You can pick up your old mindset again later, if you want, but just remember this: you can\'t lose weight if you think you can\'t lose weight. </strong></p>\n<strong>And here\'s how I know this to be true (a lil\' back story):</strong>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I struggled with food my whole life. No, I never had an eating disorder and I was never very large (5\'4\" tall and on average 135-140 lb). But I still didn\'t look the way I wanted to look. I even got checked for thyroid issues, but nope, normal levels there...so I settled for being big boned with a slow metabolism. In high school I had my dieting experiments, but it always made me feel like I was about to collapse from lack of nutrition, and because I was an active person it just didn\'t suit my lifestyle. (I honestly don\'t know how people can starve themselves and still function). So for the most part I just carried on with life, not liking myself all that much and <em>always</em> comparing myself to others.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Even as a professional athlete in my twenties I had an extra layer that didn\'t seem like it was supposed to be there.</strong></p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I looked in the mirror and always felt like it didn\'t truly represent me. How could I train so hard and still not change my body? I felt fit and strong...so why didn\'t I look that way?</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>And then, at 30, my fiancé suddenly left me after 7 years for another woman.</strong></p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I was so devastated and embarrassed that I completely lost my appetite (pop-tarts were all I could manage to choke down). Instead I cried and cried and cried...and wallowed in my sorrow. I lost 10 pounds in a few weeks, and it was the easiest 10 pounds I had ever lost (at that point). But that\'s only because I <em>couldn\'t</em> eat. An then, one day (about 2 months later), I decided enough was enough and the crying had to stop.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>It was time to buck up and get it together.</strong></p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And that\'s when I started to gain weight at an alarming rate, even though I wasn\'t doing anything differently (I promise). I became more dumbfounded as the number on the scale continued to climb. And then obsessed with it. And with obsession comes dieting. So I diligently dieted and even hired a personal trainer I couldn\'t afford.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Even HE was dumbfounded when nothing changed.</strong></p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I tried more diets, but I was so confused with what to eat and what to avoid that I became even more afraid of food than ever before. Food was the enemy, and I promptly hated myself whenever I ate, no matter what I ate. Food was the symbol for the pain and hurt I was bottling up, which means all that negative energy was locked inside of me. And so it manifested itself as fat. And the weight gain continued.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>One day I went on a lark and had a session with a clairvoyant (while on a trip to Hawaii to \'heal myself\'), and she told me I had to \'let go\'. </strong></p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I was like; \'great, tell me how and I\'ll do it.\' <strong>Because what does \'let go\' mean, really?  </strong>But that was all she had to say, so I was left to figure it out for myself. And in a nutshell, it just means this: drop your story. Don\'t even pinpoint what needs to stay and what needs to go, because (and trust me on this one)...IT ALL HAS TO GO. Good thoughts, bad thoughts...it\'s all the same thing. Ego. And ego is based on fear, not love. And if it\'s not God\'s love, it\'s fear.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>You have to re-boot your brain, like when you erase your iPhone and set it back to as if you\'re turning it on for the very first time.</strong></p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>Lesson #2: Self-Love (a.k.a time to reverse your thoughts).</u></strong></p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When you hate on yourself, you\'re energetically feeding yourself hate. You are what you eat, right? If you hate flabby thighs and think about flabby thighs whenever you eat, you get flabby thighs. If you hate wrinkles and think about wrinkles when you drink alcohol, you get more wrinkles. If you believe men don\'t think you\'re attractive or endearing, men will automatically run away from you.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>So instead, you have to start feeding yourself love. </strong></p>\nDo you know that saying; \'<em>Energy flows where attention goes\'?   </em>Well it\'s spot on.\n\n<strong>Here\'s what you do: </strong>Begin to gently wish well on yourself by remembering you are not your mistakes. Decide that you don\'t have to be a mess. Release the idea that you\'re not worthy of love.\n\n<strong>If you don\'t want to feel shame, pain, and guilt...you don\'t have to. </strong>You have free will - so choose differently. Dream a new reality while learning to love the one you\'re in (extra pounds and all).\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Practice the art of forgiveness. (Don\'t overthink it. Just do it - everywhere with everyone. Especially with your \'self\'). </strong></p>\nMeditate.\n\nLook in the mirror and learn to see your \'self\' in a new light. Lips, arms, eyes, legs, teeth...bit by bit and moment to moment.\n\n<strong>Give yourself all the time in the world</strong>, because it\'s the moments that count. And there are A LOT of moments in just ONE SECOND. (Meditate on <em>that</em> one).\n\nChoose new perspectives simply because they make you feel better.\n\nALLOW YOURSELF TO FEEL BETTER.\n\nFOCUS ON BEING HAPPY INSTEAD OF NEEDING TO BE RIGHT.\n\n<strong>As I began this journey, the weight immediately started to fall off.</strong>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I didn\'t change my diet at all. I ate regular food and tried to be healthy, but I didn\'t obsess about it. I just decided to enjoy food and see it as an ally. Food is good. It gives life, energy, and oxygen to my mind, body, and spirit. I was letting go of the self-hate, the layers of pain and guilt and misery from the break-up, from random teenage drama and who knows what else or where and how I got it. (Again, it doesn\'t matter...what matters is letting it all go). I was feeling better and definitely lighter (yes in weight, but the power of lightness within your spirit is unbelievable). I would look in the mirror and be like \'holy shit, I\'ve totally lost weight! So of course I\'d feel even better and lighter. Do you see how the change in rhythm of my thoughts began to change my body? That\'s what it means to work from the inside-out...and to let go.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Life was becoming more enjoyable. </strong></p>\nI started to dance. I was slowly feeding my body love and joy. I met some wonderful new people who helped to heal my relationship woes simply by being caring, loving, thoughtful friends.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>I was finally learning what that crazy lady meant when she told me to \"let go\". </strong></p>\n<strong>Lesson #3: Every little bit makes a difference.</strong>\n\nI wasn\'t perfect at it, but you\'d be surprised how much a little bit goes a long way. Just get focused, be consistent, and catch yourself whenever you start to go down the wrong (negative) path.\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">BE DILIGENT WITH YOUR THOUGHTS/MINDSET</h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>You have to be more aware of what you\'re thinking than <em>anything</em> else. While at your job, in your relationship, in the shower, while picking up your dog\'s poop, when waiting for the bus, at the dentist...get it?</strong></p>\nIt\'s been 4 years and I continue to maintain a number somewhere around 120lbs (scales are not important so I don\'t use them).\n\nI\'ve also met the man of my dreams and have manifested a bunch of other great stuff.\n\n<strong>And I\'m just getting started... ;)</strong>\n\nSo you see, it\'s not about the number. It\'s not about the food. It\'s all in your thoughts. So if you want to change your body - start by changing your mind - and this will change your life.\n\nxo Tiff\n\nTiffany Manchester is a mindset coach + angel tarot reader. A Feelgood specialist. <a href=\"http://www.followthefeelgood.com\">Sign up</a> below to get a free monthly message from the angels\n\nFollow me on instagram! - @tiffmanchester\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Check her Tiff inspirational person post <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/inspirational-person-Tiff/\">here</a>.</p>', 'How to lose weight by changing your mindset and gain mental', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '920-autosave-v1', '', '', '2017-03-04 22:37:35', '2017-03-04 22:37:35', '', 920, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/920-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1422, 1, '2016-12-04 16:19:33', '2016-12-04 16:19:33', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>IT’S NOT ABOUT THE FOOD</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT </u></strong><strong><u>BY CHANGING YOUR MINDSET AND GAINING MENTAL STRENGTH</u></strong><strong><u>, </u></strong><strong><u>ANYONE CAN DO IT</u></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Tiff-Manchester.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-921 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Tiff-Manchester-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mindset - Tiff Manchest - weight lost - Nanaimo -  coaching\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a>This blog is written solely based on Tiff Manchester own personal experience of losing fat by gaining mental strength via self love. It has nothing to do with food; it\'s all about mindset. There is no dieting involved, no tricks and no fads. I\'m just a chick who wants to help you become happier. I\'m not selling you anything except a new way to think about yourself. (And if I can do it, so can you!)</p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">I often refer to life as female ninja training.</h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Because unlike male ninjas, female ninjas don\'t use weapons to make things happen, they use the strength of their minds. Yes, they often use manipulation and coercion of others to get what they want, but hey, that\'s the job they\'ve been trained for. Point being, their awareness is so badass they can psychologically manhandle anyone.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>And yours can be too, because the process of re-training your mind isn\'t hard. It just takes persistence, willpower, and faith.</strong></p>\r\nRemember: The mind is mightier than the sword. If you want different results, the first step is always to take charge of your mind, transform your mindset.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>Lesson #1: The way to losing weight is </u></strong>\r\n<strong><u>by losing your mind </u></strong><strong><u>(a.k.a \'Let Go\').</u></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\'s imperative to believe this if you\'re really ready to change your size. Seriously, accepting this for myself has changed my life...not just my size.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Here\'s the truth: YOU ARE NOT WHAT YOU SAY YOU ARE!</strong>\r\nIf you think you\'re fat (and if you think fat is a bad thing), then you are bullying yourself. If you believe the negative stuff <em>other</em> people say about you, try to understand that they are just a reflection of what you\'re already telling yourself. Either way, ANY negative thought you say to yourself is completely UNTRUE. Ugly, fat, flabby, stupid, boring...absolutely ANY \'thing\' you tell yourself that makes you feel bad, or fat, simply is NOT true. Forget about a slow metabolism, thyroid issues, and bad genes.</p>\r\nNow you may disagree with this, but could it at all be possible that you secretly want to maintain these reasons to use them as excuses for not being able to lose weight?\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Just for now, let everything you think you know...go. You can pick up your old mindset again later, if you want, but just remember this: you can\'t lose weight if you think you can\'t lose weight. </strong></p>\r\n<strong>And here\'s how I know this to be true (a lil\' back story):</strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I struggled with food my whole life. No, I never had an eating disorder and I was never very large (5\'4\" tall and on average 135-140 lb). But I still didn\'t look the way I wanted to look. I even got checked for thyroid issues, but nope, normal levels there...so I settled for being big boned with a slow metabolism. In high school I had my dieting experiments, but it always made me feel like I was about to collapse from lack of nutrition, and because I was an active person it just didn\'t suit my lifestyle. (I honestly don\'t know how people can starve themselves and still function). So for the most part I just carried on with life, not liking myself all that much and <em>always</em> comparing myself to others.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Even as a professional athlete in my twenties I had an extra layer that didn\'t seem like it was supposed to be there.</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I looked in the mirror and always felt like it didn\'t truly represent me. How could I train so hard and still not change my body? I felt fit and strong...so why didn\'t I look that way?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>And then, at 30, my fiancé suddenly left me after 7 years for another woman.</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I was so devastated and embarrassed that I completely lost my appetite (pop-tarts were all I could manage to choke down). Instead I cried and cried and cried...and wallowed in my sorrow. I lost 10 pounds in a few weeks, and it was the easiest 10 pounds I had ever lost (at that point). But that\'s only because I <em>couldn\'t</em> eat. An then, one day (about 2 months later), I decided enough was enough and the crying had to stop.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>It was time to buck up and get it together.</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And that\'s when I started to gain weight at an alarming rate, even though I wasn\'t doing anything differently (I promise). I became more dumbfounded as the number on the scale continued to climb. And then obsessed with it. And with obsession comes dieting. So I diligently dieted and even hired a personal trainer I couldn\'t afford.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Even HE was dumbfounded when nothing changed.</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I tried more diets, but I was so confused with what to eat and what to avoid that I became even more afraid of food than ever before. Food was the enemy, and I promptly hated myself whenever I ate, no matter what I ate. Food was the symbol for the pain and hurt I was bottling up, which means all that negative energy was locked inside of me. And so it manifested itself as fat. And the weight gain continued.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>One day I went on a lark and had a session with a clairvoyant (while on a trip to Hawaii to \'heal myself\'), and she told me I had to \'let go\'. </strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I was like; \'great, tell me how and I\'ll do it.\' <strong>Because what does \'let go\' mean, really?  </strong>But that was all she had to say, so I was left to figure it out for myself. And in a nutshell, it just means this: drop your story. Don\'t even pinpoint what needs to stay and what needs to go, because (and trust me on this one)...IT ALL HAS TO GO. Good thoughts, bad thoughts...it\'s all the same thing. Ego. And ego is based on fear, not love. And if it\'s not God\'s love, it\'s fear.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>You have to re-boot your brain, like when you erase your iPhone and set it back to as if you\'re turning it on for the very first time.</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>Lesson #2: Self-Love (a.k.a time to reverse your thoughts).</u></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When you hate on yourself, you\'re energetically feeding yourself hate. You are what you eat, right? If you hate flabby thighs and think about flabby thighs whenever you eat, you get flabby thighs. If you hate wrinkles and think about wrinkles when you drink alcohol, you get more wrinkles. If you believe men don\'t think you\'re attractive or endearing, men will automatically run away from you.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>So instead, you have to start feeding yourself love. </strong></p>\r\nDo you know that saying; \'<em>Energy flows where attention goes\'?   </em>Well it\'s spot on.\r\n\r\n<strong>Here\'s what you do: </strong>Begin to gently wish well on yourself by remembering you are not your mistakes. Decide that you don\'t have to be a mess. Release the idea that you\'re not worthy of love.\r\n\r\n<strong>If you don\'t want to feel shame, pain, and guilt...you don\'t have to. </strong>You have free will - so choose differently. Dream a new reality while learning to love the one you\'re in (extra pounds and all).\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Practice the art of forgiveness. (Don\'t overthink it. Just do it - everywhere with everyone. Especially with your \'self\'). </strong></p>\r\nMeditate.\r\n\r\nLook in the mirror and learn to see your \'self\' in a new light. Lips, arms, eyes, legs, teeth...bit by bit and moment to moment.\r\n\r\n<strong>Give yourself all the time in the world</strong>, because it\'s the moments that count. And there are A LOT of moments in just ONE SECOND. (Meditate on <em>that</em> one).\r\n\r\nChoose new perspectives simply because they make you feel better.\r\n\r\nALLOW YOURSELF TO FEEL BETTER.\r\n\r\nFOCUS ON BEING HAPPY INSTEAD OF NEEDING TO BE RIGHT.\r\n\r\n<strong>As I began this journey, the weight immediately started to fall off.</strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I didn\'t change my diet at all. I ate regular food and tried to be healthy, but I didn\'t obsess about it. I just decided to enjoy food and see it as an ally. Food is good. It gives life, energy, and oxygen to my mind, body, and spirit. I was letting go of the self-hate, the layers of pain and guilt and misery from the break-up, from random teenage drama and who knows what else or where and how I got it. (Again, it doesn\'t matter...what matters is letting it all go). I was feeling better and definitely lighter (yes in weight, but the power of lightness within your spirit is unbelievable). I would look in the mirror and be like \'holy shit, I\'ve totally lost weight! So of course I\'d feel even better and lighter. Do you see how the change in rhythm of my thoughts began to change my body? That\'s what it means to work from the inside-out...and to let go.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Life was becoming more enjoyable. </strong></p>\r\nI started to dance. I was slowly feeding my body love and joy. I met some wonderful new people who helped to heal my relationship woes simply by being caring, loving, thoughtful friends.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>I was finally learning what that crazy lady meant when she told me to \"let go\". </strong></p>\r\n<strong>Lesson #3: Every little bit makes a difference.</strong>\r\n\r\nI wasn\'t perfect at it, but you\'d be surprised how much a little bit goes a long way. Just get focused, be consistent, and catch yourself whenever you start to go down the wrong (negative) path.\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">BE DILIGENT WITH YOUR THOUGHTS/MINDSET</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>You have to be more aware of what you\'re thinking than <em>anything</em> else. While at your job, in your relationship, in the shower, while picking up your dog\'s poop, when waiting for the bus, at the dentist...get it?</strong></p>\r\nIt\'s been 4 years and I continue to maintain a number somewhere around 120lbs (scales are not important so I don\'t use them).\r\n\r\nI\'ve also met the man of my dreams and have manifested a bunch of other great stuff.\r\n\r\n<strong>And I\'m just getting started... ;)</strong>\r\n\r\nSo you see, it\'s not about the number. It\'s not about the food. It\'s all in your thoughts. So if you want to change your body - start by changing your mind - and this will change your life.\r\n\r\nxo Tiff\r\n\r\nTiffany Manchester is a mindset coach + angel tarot reader. A Feelgood specialist. <a href=\"http://www.followthefeelgood.com\">Sign up</a> below to get a free monthly message from the angels\r\n\r\nFollow me on instagram! - @tiffmanchester\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Check her Tiff inspirational person post <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/inspirational-person-Tiff/\">here</a>.</p>', 'Tiff lost weight only by changing her mindset', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '920-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 16:19:33', '2016-12-04 16:19:33', '', 920, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/920-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1423, 1, '2017-03-13 02:58:22', '2017-03-13 02:58:22', '<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">So many people want to lose weight but it is not so often that I hear people wanting to lose fat. When I was young I did lots of cardio in the hope of being skinny That was a long time ago and now I know better!</p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now I mainly do weight bearing exercises to be strong and remain injury free. I often ask people what their goals are and I am in shock each time I hear someone say that they want to be skinny. I believe strong is the new skinny and there are so many advantages to being strong and healthy. First, let\'s clarify the difference between muscle fat.</p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Myth: Muscle weighs more than fat</b></p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">S<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Muscle-versus-fat.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-912 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Muscle-versus-fat-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"Muscle versus fat - Nanaimo Personal Training - 8 week online program - strong - weight lost - weight training\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" /></a>o many people say muscle weighs more than fat. Actually that is not true. 1 pound of muscle and 1 pound of fat weigh the same. The trick is, they do not the same density. Look at the picture and see how much more space fat takes compared to muscle. That is why you should not worry about the scale when you start working out but see results by how your clothes suit you. So the goal is to change your body composition by having more muscle and less fat.</p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Body composition, not weight, affects the way you look</b></p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">This picture show a men and wo<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Body-composition.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-910 size-full\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Body-composition.jpg\" alt=\"Muscle versus fat - Nanaimo Personal Training - 8 week online program - strong - weight lost - weight training\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" /></a>men on 2 different rows having the same weight but with different body composition. The % written above them is their fat percentage. So as you can see, because an image is worth a thousand words, having more muscle versus fat can affect your body image a lot. Some of you might already be wondering \"How do I know how much body fat my body carries?\" There are a few different ways to find out.</p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>How do you measure body fat?</b></p>\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The most accurate way is body submersion (also call hydrostatic weighing) which takes place under water. This is highly accurate, but expensive  and not too practical for most people. There are many other ways of finding out your fat percentage, to varying levels of accuracy. For example, most personal trainer use a fat calliper tool (which pinches the fat at various locations around the body) to help theirs clients determine fat percentage. Another way is by using a biometrical impedance scale, if you want to know more about it, check this <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioelectrical_impedance_analysis\"><span class=\"s1\">wikipedia link</span></a>. I have used a fews different varieties of these scale and I am not convinced how accurate they are, because so many things can interfere in the reading. When I did my body fitness competition I was so surprised that my weight on scale didn\'t change. I might had lost 1-2 pounds, but my body composition was changing. I didn\'t use any fancy tool to mesure my fat percentage. I actually only use my eyes and the eyes of my trainer at the time, Isabelle Vincent.</p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The main thing to remember is that whatever method you use to track progress (measurements, photos, fitness test, etc.) to use the same method the next time so you are comparing apples to apples. And doThis is part of the <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/product/8-week-online-register/\"><span class=\"s1\">8 week online program</span></a>.</p>', 'Muscle versus Fat', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '887-autosave-v1', '', '', '2017-03-13 02:58:22', '2017-03-13 02:58:22', '', 887, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/887-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1424, 1, '2016-12-04 16:21:52', '2016-12-04 16:21:52', '<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">So many people want to lose weight but it is not so often that I hear people wanting to lose fat. When I was young I did lots of cardio in hope of being skinny, that was a long time ago. Now I mainly do weight bearing exercises to be strong and remain injury free. I often ask people what their goals are and I am in shock each time I hear someone say that they want to be skinny. I believe strong is the new skinny and there are so many advantages to being strong and healthy. First lets clarify muscle versus fat.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Myth: Muscle weighs more than fat</b></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">S<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Muscle-versus-fat.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-912 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Muscle-versus-fat-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"Muscle versus fat - Nanaimo Personal Training  - 8 week online program - strong - weight lost - weight training\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" /></a>o many people say muscle weighs more than fat. Actually that is not true. 1 pound of muscle and 1 pound of fat weigh the same. Although its not the same density. Look at the picture and see how much more space fat takes compared to muscle. That is why you should not worry about the scale when you start working out but see results by how your clothes suit you. So the goal is to change your body composition by having more muscle and less fat.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Body composition affect the way you look</b></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">This picture show a men and wo<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Body-composition.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-910 size-full\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Body-composition.jpg\" alt=\"Muscle versus fat - Nanaimo Personal Training  - 8 week online program - strong - weight lost - weight training\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" /></a>men on 2 different rows having the same weight but with different body composition. The % written above them is their fat percentage. So as you can see, because an image is worth a thousand words, having more muscle versus fat can affect your body image a lot. Some of you might already wonder how do I know how much body fat my body carries?There are a few different ways to find out.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>How do you mesure body fat?</b></p>\r\n<p class=\"p5\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The most accurate way is body submersion also call hydrostatic weighing. <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/19-de-cote-grande-taille-reduit-copy-2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-467 size-medium\" title=\"Muscle versus fat\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/19-de-cote-grande-taille-reduit-copy-2-140x300.jpg\" alt=\"Muscle versus fat - Nanaimo Personal Training  - 8 week online program - strong - weight lost - weight training\" width=\"140\" height=\"300\" /></a>\"Hydrostatic weighing, also referred to as underwater weighing, hydrostatic body composition analysis,and hydrodensitometry, is a technique for measuring the mass per unit volume of a living person\'s body. \" Wikipedia says That not many people can afford that and this helped design other ways of knowing someone\'s fat percentage. For example using a fat caliper; most <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/personaltraining/\"><span class=\"s1\">personal train</span>ers</a> use this tool to help their clients access fat percentage. Another way is by using a biometrical impedance scale, if you want to know more about it, check this <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioelectrical_impedance_analysis\"><span class=\"s1\">wikipedia link</span></a>. I have used a fews different varieties of these scale and I am not convinced how accurate they are, because so many things can interfere in the reading. When I did my body fitness competition I was so surprised that my weight on scale didn\'t change. I might had lost 1-2 pounds, but my body composition was changing. I didn\'t use any fancy tool to mesure my fat percentage. I actually only use my eyes and the eyes of my trainer at the time, Isabelle Vincent.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">This is part of the <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/8-week-online-program/\"><span class=\"s1\">8 week online program</span></a>.</p>', 'Muscle versus Fat', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '887-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 16:21:52', '2016-12-04 16:21:52', '', 887, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/887-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1425, 1, '2016-12-04 16:25:11', '2016-12-04 16:25:11', '<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Why do I want to feature an inspirational person in my newsletter?</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I want to feature people like Marie-Elaine who have crossed my path and touched my life, inspiring me toward greatness. Too many of us fail to see greatness in ourselves. Somehow, it doesn’t seem to matter what we have achieved; we often need others to point out to us how we excel. People display “greatness” by their attitude, their lifestyle, their choices, their actions… I want to recognize the people in my life who lead by example.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">How did I meet Marie-Elaine?</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I met Marie-Elaine while as was working as a weight training room coordinator in Gaspe, Quebec. She was training even while being pregnant. Since I moved to BC we stayed connected through Facebook. I have been so amazed to see how much she grew from a fitness enthusiast into a competitor going on a podium at a Spartan race. Gaspe is a remote little town in Quebec. There is only 1 gym in a College. Marie-Elaine and her partner learn and train using Internet. There are no excuses to how strong you can become. Committing, having discipline and like in Marie-Elaine story have the support of your loved one like Chris. Thanks for the inspiration!</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Meet Marie-Elaine</strong></h3>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Marie-Elaine-2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-862 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Marie-Elaine-2-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"Marie-Elaine Fleury - competition - spartan race - weight lifting -weight training - Inspirational person -Nanaimo - fit mom\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" /></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hi, my name is Marie-Elaine Fleury. I\'m  a 30 years old speech therapist and 2 years old child\'s mom. I\'m that kind of person who have an unconditional love for healthiness but also for food! Which don\'t go to well together usually! I\'ve always been an active person, playing sports of any kind. I have started working-out at the gym at age 16. I never stopped since then.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the beginning and for the first 5 years I should say I was going 3 times a week just so I don\'t feel bad eating what I wanted to eat (dessert, wine, occasional fast food). I never lost a pound but never gain one. At that point it was just to maintain. It\'s really after the birth of my little girl that I have decided to take advantage of the sun and pregnancy vacancy and give everything. I started running short distances cause I hate running.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Actually, I was getting out of my gate and couldn\'t stop telling myself how much i hated it.And then, more I ran more it was easy. I add an extra km, and one more, but still, today I\'m n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Marie-Elaine-10.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-867 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Marie-Elaine-10-285x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Marie-Elaine Fleury - competition - spartan race - weight lifting -weight training - Inspirational person -Nanaimo - fit mom\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" /></a>ot a big fan of running. I\'d rather run fast for not long so I can get over it. Since it doesn\'t pay off to much running 5 km once your body is used to it, I have started with the baby to walk up the skihill. At the same time, my husband and I also have started Crossfit just for fun. Here in Gaspé there is no functional training, so we watched videos and tried. We got injured and tried again. That the way I got prepared for obstacles courses without knowing it. One day I heard about Spartan Race and wanted to try it for fun. I actually did 2 races not competitive cause I thought it was fun to have partners helping me. I realized I didn\'t need nobody to help so why not trying it alone. I have been convince to try in elite heat cause you don\'t wait for obstacles.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Finally I did better than I expected. I finished 3rd on the podium.</strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Marie-ELaine7.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-869\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Marie-ELaine7-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"Marie-Elaine Fleury - competition - spartan race - weight lifting -weight training - Inspirational person -Nanaimo - fit mom\" width=\"202\" height=\"246\" /></a>It was actually the first time I ran 7.5km into hills. And it was hard, but the satisfaction you get after is priceless. Since then, I just try to keep up between family duties and work which is not always easy. I sometimes want to stop like everybody else I guess but I tell my self that a rest doesn\'t worth it for all the efforts I put into it to get there. Fortunately I have a husband who is even more crazy about working out than me so that helps our routine. Each turn we work out during the other is taking care of the baby, 5 to 6 times a week. On a daily basis we try to eat reasonably but we are not too strict. In fact we cheat once a week except the week before a race. At the end, I think what helps me to push hard is to think of my goals. I think we all need goals and mine is to going back on those podiums.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Marie-Elaine-5.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-864\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Marie-Elaine-5-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Marie-Elaine Fleury - competition - spartan race - weight lifting -weight training - Inspirational person -Nanaimo - fit mom\" width=\"299\" height=\"224\" /></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>What motivates you to exercise?</b>\r\nBeing strong &amp; healthy, to prove every mom that pregnancy isn\'t an excuse to live with a body you don\'t like and also to be capable of doing anything I want to .</p>\r\n<b>What activity/workout do you prefer?</b>\r\nI like running in the woods up and down hills and doing functional work out also known as Crossfit. Its usually quite short but soooo intense.I like to suffer but just on short period of time.Plus there are so many different exercises that makes your work out never boring!\r\n<b></b>\r\n\r\n<b>What is your biggest accomplishment?<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Marie-Elaine-6.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-865\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Marie-Elaine-6-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Marie-Elaine Fleury - competition - spartan race - weight lifting -weight training - Inspirational person -Nanaimo - fit mom\" width=\"331\" height=\"220\" /></a></b>\r\nHmmm so hard to tell...I would say being in good shape after having a baby since many women say :\" mom don\'\'t have time or a mom\'s belly will be for ever ruined \"....And I realized they are wrong. I\'m  not saying its always easy but we always can figure it out..especially when u are lucky and u have a husband that lives the same way as you...\r\n<b></b>\r\n\r\n<b>What is your superpower?</b>\r\nEuh I don\'t have any what do you mean??😉\r\n<b></b>\r\n\r\n<b>What is your favorite dish/recipe?</b>\r\nI like all kind of food.I love macaroni  but since its still a \"none healthy choice\" I cant eat to much of it....I like having fajitas rolled into lettuce instead of pita bread.Genius!You can eat so many without feeling guilty!! Ahah\r\n<b></b>\r\n\r\n<b>What is your cheat treat?</b>\r\nI would say macaroni with a lot of cheese.Or just cheese and bread....and wine😛\r\n<b></b>\r\n\r\n<b>What are your goals and dreams?</b>\r\nGoing into a second pregnancy and coming back even stronger, faster and healthier than I am right now. I would love to go in trip to run/walk/work-out into different places and see beautiful landscapes!A non realistic dream would be to be paid to train ahah\r\n<b></b>\r\n\r\n<b>Advice for a newbie?</b>\r\nI guess a newbie is a person who starts working out? In this case I would say :\"don\'t start alone, accept to go and give a try with people who invites you\".Working out with friends is way more motivating.Oh!And buy new gym clothes ahah thats a good way to start having fun going for a jog. Feeling good, comfortable annnnnd pretty in your clothes😊😊\r\n\r\nMarie-Elaine', 'Inspirational personal Marie-Elaine Fleury her love of competing and training', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '860-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 16:25:11', '2016-12-04 16:25:11', '', 860, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/860-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1426, 1, '2017-03-11 01:26:06', '2017-03-11 01:26:06', '<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Food journaling is the new trend to lose weight. Have you ever counted your calorie intake? Did you know that not every calorie count as the same? Some of you might wonder why I don\'t put much emphasis on calorie counting; not every calorie equals the same and breakdown equally inside your body. Food is more than calories, it is nutrients, vitamins, fiber, anti-oxidants and super-foods.</p>\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Food-journaling.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-906 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Food-journaling-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Food journaling- calorie counting - weight loss - nutrition - nanaimo - healthy living - 8 week online program\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What is food journaling and why should you try it? It\'s quite simple: Write down everything you eat and the size of the portion. You can even add the time you ate, with who you ate, the mood you were in when you ate. For example: were you angry, bored, lonely, happy, hungry, full, satisfied, sick? Another thing you can add to your journaling is add the way the food made you feel. Did it give you belly cramps, gas, made you cranky, fatigued, energized ? After a while it will be easier to figure out how food affects you and which one could be a good idea to eliminate from your diet. This will bring awareness to what you are putting into your mouth and you will be able to sit down and monitor your diet better.</p>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">List of reasons why you should try food journaling</h3>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">To bring awareness into your eating habits. Then to be able to make better choices. Instead of concentrating on calorie counting you can see what your habits are, find the trigger and reprogram yourself to have healthier eating habits.</li>\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Calorie counting is not accurate; \"Calorie information on packaged foods is legally allowed to be off by 20%. Restaurant menus have also been shown to be pretty far off the mark in the calorie estimates they print.\" Are you surprised about that? (http://summertomato.com/7-reasons-keeping-a-food-journal-is-better-than-counting-calories)</li>\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Calories intake change daily. Depending on how much you move, how much you think because your brain require calories... There are so many different factors that can determine how much calories you need.</li>\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Calorie counting doesn\'t account for the difference between whole food versus processed food. The quality of the food should be the most important thing and this can be neglected when you focus on calorie counting.</li>\n 	<li>Counting calories can become compulsive, you can lose the pleasure of eating and it doesn\'t teach you much.</li>\n</ul>\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Calories-are-not-equal.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-959 size-full\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Calories-are-not-equal.jpg\" alt=\"Food journaling- calorie counting - weight loss - nutrition - nanaimo - healthy living - 8 week online program - calories are not all equal\" width=\"249\" height=\"203\" /></a> <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Nutrition-Myth-calories-are-not-created-equal.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-961 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Nutrition-Myth-calories-are-not-created-equal-300x247.jpg\" alt=\"Food journaling- calorie counting - weight loss - nutrition - nanaimo - healthy living - 8 week online program - calories are not all equal\" width=\"300\" height=\"247\" /></a>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Having a food journal is only a temporary thing to bring awareness, to share with others and seek help. Once you find your habits you can get a healthier eating habit and stop journaling.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This will be part of the <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/product/8-week-online-register/\">8 week online program</a>.</p>', 'Food journaling versus calorie counting', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '900-autosave-v1', '', '', '2017-03-11 01:26:06', '2017-03-11 01:26:06', '', 900, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/900-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(1427, 1, '2016-12-04 17:57:47', '2016-12-04 17:57:47', '<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Food journaling is the new trend to lose weight. Have you ever counted your calorie intake? Did you know that not every calorie count as the same? Some of you might wonder why I don\'t put much emphasis on calorie counting; not every calorie equals the same and breakdown equally inside your body. Food is more than calories, its nutrients, vitamins, fiber, anti-oxidant, super-food.</p>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Food-journaling.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-906 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Food-journaling-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Food journaling- calorie counting - weight loss - nutrition - nanaimo - healthy living - 8 week online program\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What is food journaling and why should you try it? It\'s quite simple: you write down everything you eat, the size of the portion. You can even add the time you ate, with who you ate, the mood you were in when you ate. For example: were you angry, bored, lonely, happy, hungry, full, satisfied, sick? Another thing you can add to your journaling is add the way the food made you feel. Did it give you belly cramps, gas, made you cranky, fatigued, energized ? After a while it will be easier to figure out how food affects you and which one could be a good idea to eliminate from your diet. This will bring awareness to what you are putting into your mouth and you will be able to sit down and monitor your diet better.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">List of reasons why you should try food journaling</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">To bring awareness into your eating habits. Then to be able to make better choices. Instead of concentrating on calorie counting you can see what your habits are, find the trigger and reprogram yourself to have healthier eating habits.</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Calorie counting is not accurate; \"Calorie information on packaged foods is legally allowed to be off by 20%. Restaurant menus have also been shown to be pretty far off the mark in the calorie estimates they print.\" Are you surprised about that? (http://summertomato.com/7-reasons-keeping-a-food-journal-is-better-than-counting-calories)</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Calories intake change daily. Depending on how much you move, how much you think because your brain require calories... There are so many different factors that can determine how much calories you need.</li>\r\n 	<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Calorie counting doesn\'t account for the difference between whole food versus processed food. The quality of the food should be the most important thing and this can be neglected when you focus on calorie counting.</li>\r\n 	<li>Counting calories can become compulsive, you can lose the pleasure of eating and it doesn\'t teach you much.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Calories-are-not-equal.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-959 size-full\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Calories-are-not-equal.jpg\" alt=\"Food journaling- calorie counting - weight loss - nutrition - nanaimo - healthy living - 8 week online program - calories are not all equal\" width=\"249\" height=\"203\" /></a> <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Nutrition-Myth-calories-are-not-created-equal.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-961 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Nutrition-Myth-calories-are-not-created-equal-300x247.jpg\" alt=\"Food journaling- calorie counting - weight loss - nutrition - nanaimo - healthy living - 8 week online program - calories are not all equal\" width=\"300\" height=\"247\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Having a food journal is only a temporary thing to bring awareness, to share with others and seek help. Once you find your habits you can get a healthier eating habit and stop journaling.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This will be part of the <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/8-week-online-program/\">8 week online program</a>.</p>', 'Food journaling versus calorie counting', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '900-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 17:57:47', '2016-12-04 17:57:47', '', 900, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/900-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1508, 1, '2016-12-07 19:35:13', '2016-12-07 19:35:13', '<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Why do I want to feature an inspirational person in my newsletter?</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I want to feature people like Bhumika who have crossed my path and touched my life, inspiring me toward greatness. Too many of us fail to see greatness in ourselves. Somehow, it doesn\'t seem to matter what we have achieved; we often need others to point out to us how we excel. People display “greatness” by their attitude, their lifestyle, their choices, their actions... I want to recognize the people in my life who lead by example.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">How did I meet Bhumika?</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I had met Bhumika in the fall of 2014 at VIU. She came to my Zumba classes. I admired how well she moved and happy she was. We crossed path again last year and she informed me about her new blogging project; the Writer Eats. I really like her blog and have been impressed by how professional it looks and the content of it. She even became a Zumba instructor and came with me on Gabriola island to teach her first Zumba class. I also asked her to sub my Bootcamp classes at University when I was on a road trip. I am really happy to feature her as an inspirational person, because she has been motivating especially with my online presence.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Meet Bhumika</h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>What motivates you to exercise?</strong>\r\nI love my body and try to love it every single day. I feel happy and if I am\r\nstressed, working out definitely makes me feel much better about myself. Plus, I love gains!<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/V.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-969 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/V-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Bhumika Metha - Writer eats - rainbow food - holistic nutrition - nanaimo- whole food - zumba - bootcamp \" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>What activity/workout do you prefer?</strong>\r\nI prefer weight training, zumba and want to improve on some body weight training.\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your biggest accomplishment?</strong>\r\nI have made it so far in life, and every experience has made me better and wiser. I also find it an accomplishment to have lovely people in my life who support me as it is not very easy to find. In terms of fitness, my biggest accomplishment is getting over my obsessive need to be thin and loving working with weights.\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your favorite dish/recipe? </strong>\r\nI have so many, I had to think for a long time to bring it down to two haha- vegan taco rice bowl w/ tahini dressing, thai inspired chicken with rice and veggies!\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your cheat treat?</strong>\r\nIce cream and/or pizza or bubble tea would be my go to.\r\n\r\n<strong>What are your goals and dreams?</strong>\r\nI want to help people eat healthier without the notion that eating healthy is boring. I also want them to feel as happy as I do with healthy eating.\r\n\r\n<strong>Advice for a newbie?</strong>\r\nWe all start with some confusion, but trust me; you will get better and better and will never regret exercising. Find what makes you happily look forward to working out. Take care of your body inside out. Eat well. Do your best. Love yourself. Never give up. Remember: 80% food, 20% workout= 100% healthy happy self.\r\n<span class=\"s1\">Instagram <a href=\"http://www.instagram.com/thewritereats\"><span class=\"s2\">www.instagram.com/thewritereats</span></a> </span>', 'Nanaimo Inspirational Person: Bhumika Mehta from Writer Eats', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '823-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-07 19:35:13', '2016-12-07 19:35:13', '', 823, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/823-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1428, 1, '2016-12-04 18:00:38', '2016-12-04 18:00:38', '<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Why do I want to feature an inspirational person in my newsletter?</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I want to feature people like Bhumika who have crossed my path and touched my life, inspiring me toward greatness. Too many of us fail to see greatness in ourselves. Somehow, it doesn\'t seem to matter what we have achieved; we often need others to point out to us how we excel. People display “greatness” by their attitude, their lifestyle, their choices, their actions... I want to recognize the people in my life who lead by example.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">How did I meet Bhumika?</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I had met Bhumika in the fall of 2014 at VIU. She came to my Zumba classes. I admired how well she moved and happy she was. We crossed path again last year and she informed me about her new blogging project; the Writer Eats. I really like her blog and have been impressed by how professional it looks and the content of it. She even became a Zumba instructor and came with me on Gabriola island to teach her first Zumba class. I also asked her to sub my Bootcamp classes at University when I was on a road trip. I am really happy to feature her as an inspirational person, because she has been motivating especially with my online presence.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Meet Bhumika</h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>What motivates you to exercise?</strong>\r\nI love my body and try to love it every single day. I feel happy and if I am\r\nstressed, working out definitely makes me feel much better about myself. Plus, I love gains!<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/V.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-969 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/V-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Bhumika Metha - Writer eats - rainbow food - holistic nutrition -  nanaimo- whole food - zumba - bootcamp \" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>What activity/workout do you prefer?</strong>\r\nI prefer weight training, zumba and want to improve on some body weight training.\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your biggest accomplishment?</strong>\r\nI have made it so far in life, and every experience has made me better and wiser. I also find it an accomplishment to have lovely people in my life who support me as it is not very easy to find. In terms of fitness, my biggest accomplishment is getting over my obsessive need to be thin and loving working with weights.\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your favorite dish/recipe? </strong>\r\nI have so many, I had to think for a long time to bring it down to two haha- vegan taco rice bowl w/ tahini dressing, thai inspired chicken with rice and veggies!\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your cheat treat?</strong>\r\nIce cream and/or pizza or bubble tea would be my go to.\r\n\r\n<strong>What are your goals and dreams?</strong>\r\nI want to help people eat healthier without the notion that eating healthy is boring. I also want them to feel as happy as I do with healthy eating.\r\n\r\n<strong>Advice for a newbie?</strong>\r\nWe all start with some confusion, but trust me; you will get better and better and will never regret exercising. Find what makes you happily look forward to working out. Take care of your body inside out. Eat well. Do your best. Love yourself. Never give up. Remember: 80% food, 20% workout= 100% healthy happy self.\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Bhumika website <a href=\"http://www.thewritereats.wordpress.com/\"><span class=\"s2\">www.thewritereats.wordpress.com</span></a></span>\r\n<span class=\"s1\">Instagram <a href=\"http://www.instagram.com/thewritereats\"><span class=\"s2\">www.instagram.com/thewritereats</span></a> </span></p>', 'Nanaimo Inspirational Person: Bhumika Mehta from Writer Eats', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '823-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 18:00:38', '2016-12-04 18:00:38', '', 823, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/823-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1429, 1, '2016-12-04 18:02:41', '2016-12-04 18:02:41', '<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>10 reasons to practice handstand</strong></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I have been committing to learn and practice handstand. They are part of my <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/yoga/\">Yoga</a> practice, <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/product/global-bodyweight-athlete-training-program/\">Bodyweight Training Program</a> and I even use some variations into my <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/group-fitness-classes/\">Bootcamp</a> sometime. They are so exciting for me and full of surprises. Some day I am strong and balanced while others day it doesn’t work. It requires lots of discipline and consistency to master this movement. and you might need motivation before investing time into it. I listed 10 reasons why you can integrate handstands in your current training.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/handstand-full.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-904 size-medium\" title=\"handstand\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/handstand-full-185x300.jpg\" alt=\"handstand - yoga- bootcamp -personal training - nanaimo - bodyweight exercise - why practice them \" width=\"185\" height=\"300\" /></a>1- Did you know that practicing handstands could <strong>boost your mood</strong>? After researching about handstands I was so surprise to discover that they can make you feel happier because of all the blood flowing to your brain. “They can help your mood in by reducing the production of the stress hormone, cortisol, which can not only de-stress you in the short-term but could also help relieve minor depression and anxiety.”<a href=\"http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-11284/5-reasons-you-should-do-handstands-every-day.html\">(1)</a></p>\r\n 2- Handstands are a weight bearing exercise that <strong>strengthens your bones</strong> from wrist, shoulder, arms, and spine, making you less prone to osteoporosis. Your bones will thank you.\r\n\r\n3 &amp; 4- Being upside down <strong>increases the circulation</strong> to your upper body and lungs, <strong>helps with breathing</strong> while stretching the diaphragm.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">5- <strong>Connects all kinetic chain in your body</strong>; everything in your body is interconnected. Handstands require constant communication, neuromuscular efficiency, and amazing proprioception to maintain balance.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">6- It will <strong>teach you total body tension</strong> and that will be transferable to other training you will do. They train your body to be one unit and increase activation and stabilization of all muscles, core, spine, shoulder girdle…</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">7- While researching about handstands I discovered that they can also <strong>stimulate the endocrine system</strong>. Your endocrine system is responsible for regulating mood, growth, development, tissue function, metabolism, sexual functions and other bodily functions. “When the body is turned upside down and blood moves to the head, the pituitary gland is stimulated which helps to set a point for healthy body weight. The inversion also brings blood to the thyroid glands to help regulate the production of T3 and T4 (thyroid hormones), which also affects metabolism.” <a href=\"http://www.livestrong.com/article/319675-the-many-benefits-of-handstands-for-health/\">(2)</a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">8- Handstands can <strong>make you a better person</strong>, lol. Seriously, it help you move through mental barriers and release fear. Handstands build confidence, perseverance and faith; you can bring theses qualities into your life. They will help you face the challenges in your life.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"> 9- They <strong>bring you into present moment</strong>. If you don’t pay attention, you fall. You have to clear the mind, let go of mental chatter and pay attention to what is happening, because there is a lot happening.</p>\r\n10- Lastly, you probably knew this one, it <strong>build strength</strong>. As B.K.S. Iyengar, said, “it develops the body harmoniously. It strengthens the shoulders, arms and wrists and expands the chest fully.”\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you want to learn handstand I highly recommend you to watch the <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/product/hand-balancing-for-bodyweight-athlete/\">Hand Balancing program</a> for from Mike Finch. He take you though so many progressions and variations to get strong handstand. Handstand are also part of <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/product/global-bodyweight-athlete-training-program/\">Bodyweight athlete program</a>. You can also ask your <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/personaltraining/\">personal trainer</a> and/or <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/yoga/\">yoga</a> instructor to help you so you can progress faster.</p>\r\nI also made this video of different variations I\'ve been practicing. Enjoy!\r\n\r\n[embed]https://youtu.be/hXBemnCIgy8[/embed]', 'Why practicing handstand?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '875-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 18:02:41', '2016-12-04 18:02:41', '', 875, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/875-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1430, 1, '2016-12-04 18:06:10', '2016-12-04 18:06:10', '<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Why do I want to feature an inspirational person in my newsletter?</h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I want to feature people like Taylor who have crossed my path and touched my life, inspiring me toward greatness. Too many of us fail to see greatness in ourselves. Somehow, it doesn\'t seem to matter what we have achieved; we often need others to point out to us how we excel. People display “greatness” by their attitude, their lifestyle, their choices, their actions... I want to recognize the people in my life who lead by example.</p>\n\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">How did I meet Taylor?</h3>\nI’ve met Taylor at a Buts &amp; Guts class at VIU. I was so excited to finally have my first man in that class. I enjoyed his presence so much, he made every class more fun by all the interaction and input he gave. He is an open person, who is willing try and do thing differently. I admire that!\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"> Meet Taylor</h3>\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Taylor.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-827 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Taylor-229x300.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor - VIU student - Butts &amp; Guts - Nanaimo - Yoga\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" /></a>\n\nI\'m researching coastal erosion in Belize as it relates to climate change. It\'s part of the Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Scholarship theme of Building Resilience in Coastal Communities :)\n<strong>What motivates you to exercise?</strong>\nTo feel good, stay fit, look good and above all, perform well playing soccer and surfing :) I\'m a workaholic.\n\n<b>What activity/workout do you prefer?</b>\nI love HIIT because it\'s quick and gives me the results I really like. I like isolating muscle groups and confusing them with a bombardment of sweaty cardio - sweaty especially in Belize!\n\n<b>What is your biggest accomplishment?</b>\nI would say my biggest accomplishment is to always be athletic in my life. I am lucky to have only ever had one injury in the last ten years with my work ethic - fitness is key but don\'t overdo it!\n\n<b>What is your superpower?</b>\nBalance. I never fall over and am not clumsy\n\n<b>What is your favorite dish/recipe?</b>\nI love pork chops and roasted asparagus\n\n<b>What is your cheat treat?</b>\nOh man... Pancakes *drool*\n\n<b>What are your goals and dreams?</b>\nI want to always be this lean and fit (a man can dream, but I\'m getting old lol)\n\n<b>Advice for a newbie?</b>\nPerseverance and visualizing the possibilities - always look one day at a time to keep your perspective in check and goals bite-sized. You can do it! And if you can\'t do it alone, Veronique will kick your butt into shape ;)', 'Nanaimo Inspirational Person Taylor Butts & Guts participant VIU', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '819-autosave-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 18:06:10', '2016-12-04 18:06:10', '', 819, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/819-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1431, 1, '2016-12-04 18:06:19', '2016-12-04 18:06:19', '<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Why do I want to feature an inspirational person in my newsletter?</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I want to feature people like Taylor who have crossed my path and touched my life, inspiring me toward greatness. Too many of us fail to see greatness in ourselves. Somehow, it doesn\'t seem to matter what we have achieved; we often need others to point out to us how we excel. People display “greatness” by their attitude, their lifestyle, their choices, their actions... I want to recognize the people in my life who lead by example.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">How did I meet Taylor?</h3>\r\nI’ve met Taylor at a Buts &amp; Guts class at VIU. I was so excited to finally have my first man in that class. I enjoyed his presence so much, he made every class more fun by all the interaction and input he gave. He is an open person, who is willing try and do thing differently. I admire that!\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"> Meet Taylor</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Taylor.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-827 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Taylor-229x300.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor - VIU student - Butts &amp; Guts - Nanaimo - Yoga\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'m researching coastal erosion in Belize as it relates to climate change. It\'s part of the Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Scholarship theme of Building Resilience in Coastal Communities :)\r\n<strong>What motivates you to exercise?</strong>\r\nTo feel good, stay fit, look good and above all, perform well playing soccer and surfing :) I\'m a workaholic.\r\n\r\n<b>What activity/workout do you prefer?</b>\r\nI love HIIT because it\'s quick and gives me the results I really like. I like isolating muscle groups and confusing them with a bombardment of sweaty cardio - sweaty especially in Belize!\r\n\r\n<b>What is your biggest accomplishment?</b>\r\nI would say my biggest accomplishment is to always be athletic in my life. I am lucky to have only ever had one injury in the last ten years with my work ethic - fitness is key but don\'t overdo it!\r\n\r\n<b>What is your superpower?</b>\r\nBalance. I never fall over and am not clumsy\r\n\r\n<b>What is your favorite dish/recipe?</b>\r\nI love pork chops and roasted asparagus\r\n\r\n<b>What is your cheat treat?</b>\r\nOh man... Pancakes *drool*\r\n\r\n<b>What are your goals and dreams?</b>\r\nI want to always be this lean and fit (a man can dream, but I\'m getting old lol)\r\n\r\n<b>Advice for a newbie?</b>\r\nPerseverance and visualizing the possibilities - always look one day at a time to keep your perspective in check and goals bite-sized. You can do it! And if you can\'t do it alone, Veronique will kick your butt into shape ;)', 'Nanaimo Inspirational Person Taylor Butts & Guts participant VIU', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '819-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 18:06:19', '2016-12-04 18:06:19', '', 819, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/819-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1432, 1, '2016-12-04 18:09:00', '2016-12-04 18:09:00', 'I contacted Jivi after I saw her advertising a Chakra dance workshop on Island Daily Deal. I am curious to know people offering a skill like this. I asked her is she wanted to feature as a Guest Blogger and she responded right away. I like the innovative workshop she offers and hope I will get to try it in the future.\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Meet Jivi</h3>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Spiritualist, Healer, Life warrior, Jivi Saran has combined her training and expertise as a life coach with immense spiritual energy to create this innovative color healing practice that fuses new concepts with the ancient art of chakra colors. The world of colour is fascinating indeed, using different color energies to help bring balance into our lives is easy. </span></p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before she became a color energy healer, Jivi intuitively understood that the colors people gravitate to and surround themselves with have a profound impact on their personal lives. In her youth, Jivi surrounded herself with colors, gravitating towards bright fabrics, paintings, colored pencils, all things that emanated with radiance and positivity.</p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although Jivi holds a degree in Leadership and has worked extensively as a consultant around the works, she was always drawn to the concept of healing energy and later completed her PhD in Spirituality. She continued to let her interests guide her and eventually gave up a lucrative career to launch a mindfulness consultation practice through the art of color.</p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">As Jivi’s interests began to coalesce—chakras, energy healing, color, spirituality, and mindfulness—she began contemplating how the whole picture fit together, and how she could use her inner power to help individual people live more positive and productive lives. By meditating on the interconnections between mind, body, and spirit, as well as the effects of color and sound, Jivi realized people have a visceral, emotive relationship with color. Color has always been a core tool in healing and meditation. It heightens the perception of every aspect of our daily lives. For example, pink resonates with love and warmth. Therefore, if you meditate on the color pink, you are attuning yourself to this frequency—you begin to both broadcast and receive the signals associated with this color.</p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">This epiphany led Jivi to simultaneously understand that a strong aversion to a certain color could be indicative of a trauma linked to feelings associated with that color. Her discovery grew into a realization that people can use color to heal and imbue their lives with the qualities and characteristics they desire.</p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">After designing and thoroughly refining her color energy programs and workshops, Jivi finally opened her practice to the public. Today, she works with people on an individual and group basis for the purposes of healing and energy. The exploration of color is a gentle explorative experience, but for many people it activates a deep inner healing that can trigger powerful, profound life changes.</p>\nMy website is <a href=\"http://www.colourenergyhealing.ca/\">http://www.colourenergyhealing.ca</a><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Jivi-Cheema.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-828 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Jivi-Cheema-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Nanaimo -Jivi Cheema -healer -chakra dance - coach - yoga - workshop\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.colourenergyhealing.ca/\"> </a>\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Jivi-Cheema.jpg\">www.windsofchange.ca</a>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:jcheema@windsofchange.ca\">jcheema@windsofchange.ca</a>\nJivi Cheema, MBA-Leadership, PhD-Spirituality\nContact 250 714 6129<a href=\"mailto:jcheema@windsofchange.ca\">\n</a>Facebook <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WOCmindfulnesstraining/\">click here</a><a href=\"mailto:jcheema@windsofchange.ca\">\n</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nJivi Cheema is a Corporate Consultant with a PhD in Spirituality and Human Behavior and an MBA specializing in Leadership. A Master Facilitator of meetings, workshops and retreats, she can prove results in a highly effective way.  She has been known to be an engaging speaker that captivates her audience with her unconventional views on Leadership and High Performance Teams. Her unique spiritual spin on leadership and team development allows her to navigate different challenges and come up with realistic solutions for common (and not-so-common) problems in the workplace. <span class=\"s6\"> </span><span class=\"s3\">\n</span>', 'Nanaimo Jivi Cheema: healer, chakra dance, coach and more', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '817-autosave-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 18:09:00', '2016-12-04 18:09:00', '', 817, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/817-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1479, 1, '2016-12-07 18:24:28', '2016-12-07 18:24:28', 'I contacted Jivi after I saw her advertising a Chakra dance workshop on Island Daily Deal. I am curious to know people offering a skill like this. I asked her is she wanted to feature as a Guest Blogger and she responded right away. I like the innovative workshop she offers and hope I will get to try it in the future.\r\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Meet Jivi</h3>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Spiritualist, Healer, Life warrior, Jivi Saran has combined her training and expertise as a life coach with immense spiritual energy to create this innovative color healing practice that fuses new concepts with the ancient art of chakra colors. The world of colour is fascinating indeed, using different color energies to help bring balance into our lives is easy. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before she became a color energy healer, Jivi intuitively understood that the colors people gravitate to and surround themselves with have a profound impact on their personal lives. In her youth, Jivi surrounded herself with colors, gravitating towards bright fabrics, paintings, colored pencils, all things that emanated with radiance and positivity.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although Jivi holds a degree in Leadership and has worked extensively as a consultant around the works, she was always drawn to the concept of healing energy and later completed her PhD in Spirituality. She continued to let her interests guide her and eventually gave up a lucrative career to launch a mindfulness consultation practice through the art of color.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">As Jivi’s interests began to coalesce—chakras, energy healing, color, spirituality, and mindfulness—she began contemplating how the whole picture fit together, and how she could use her inner power to help individual people live more positive and productive lives. By meditating on the interconnections between mind, body, and spirit, as well as the effects of color and sound, Jivi realized people have a visceral, emotive relationship with color. Color has always been a core tool in healing and meditation. It heightens the perception of every aspect of our daily lives. For example, pink resonates with love and warmth. Therefore, if you meditate on the color pink, you are attuning yourself to this frequency—you begin to both broadcast and receive the signals associated with this color.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">This epiphany led Jivi to simultaneously understand that a strong aversion to a certain color could be indicative of a trauma linked to feelings associated with that color. Her discovery grew into a realization that people can use color to heal and imbue their lives with the qualities and characteristics they desire.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">After designing and thoroughly refining her color energy programs and workshops, Jivi finally opened her practice to the public. Today, she works with people on an individual and group basis for the purposes of healing and energy. The exploration of color is a gentle explorative experience, but for many people it activates a deep inner healing that can trigger powerful, profound life changes.</p>\r\nMy website is <a href=\"http://www.colourenergyhealing.ca/\">http://www.colourenergyhealing.ca</a><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Jivi-Cheema.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-828 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Jivi-Cheema-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Nanaimo -Jivi Cheema -healer -chakra dance - coach - yoga - workshop\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.colourenergyhealing.ca/\"> </a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.windofchange.ca\">www.windsofchange.ca</a>\r\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:jcheema@windsofchange.ca\">jcheema@windsofchange.ca</a>\r\nJivi Cheema, MBA-Leadership, PhD-Spirituality\r\nContact 250 714 6129<a href=\"mailto:jcheema@windsofchange.ca\">\r\n</a>\r\n\r\nJivi Cheema is a Corporate Consultant with a PhD in Spirituality and Human Behavior and an MBA specializing in Leadership. A Master Facilitator of meetings, workshops and retreats, she can prove results in a highly effective way.  She has been known to be an engaging speaker that captivates her audience with her unconventional views on Leadership and High Performance Teams. Her unique spiritual spin on leadership and team development allows her to navigate different challenges and come up with realistic solutions for common (and not-so-common) problems in the workplace. <span class=\"s6\"> </span><span class=\"s3\">\r\n</span>', 'Nanaimo Jivi Cheema: healer, chakra dance, coach and more', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '817-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-07 18:24:28', '2016-12-07 18:24:28', '', 817, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/817-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1433, 1, '2016-12-04 18:09:05', '2016-12-04 18:09:05', 'I contacted Jivi after I saw her advertising a Chakra dance workshop on Island Daily Deal. I am curious to know people offering a skill like this. I asked her is she wanted to feature as a Guest Blogger and she responded right away. I like the innovative workshop she offers and hope I will get to try it in the future.\r\n<h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Meet Jivi</h3>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Spiritualist, Healer, Life warrior, Jivi Saran has combined her training and expertise as a life coach with immense spiritual energy to create this innovative color healing practice that fuses new concepts with the ancient art of chakra colors. The world of colour is fascinating indeed, using different color energies to help bring balance into our lives is easy. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before she became a color energy healer, Jivi intuitively understood that the colors people gravitate to and surround themselves with have a profound impact on their personal lives. In her youth, Jivi surrounded herself with colors, gravitating towards bright fabrics, paintings, colored pencils, all things that emanated with radiance and positivity.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although Jivi holds a degree in Leadership and has worked extensively as a consultant around the works, she was always drawn to the concept of healing energy and later completed her PhD in Spirituality. She continued to let her interests guide her and eventually gave up a lucrative career to launch a mindfulness consultation practice through the art of color.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">As Jivi’s interests began to coalesce—chakras, energy healing, color, spirituality, and mindfulness—she began contemplating how the whole picture fit together, and how she could use her inner power to help individual people live more positive and productive lives. By meditating on the interconnections between mind, body, and spirit, as well as the effects of color and sound, Jivi realized people have a visceral, emotive relationship with color. Color has always been a core tool in healing and meditation. It heightens the perception of every aspect of our daily lives. For example, pink resonates with love and warmth. Therefore, if you meditate on the color pink, you are attuning yourself to this frequency—you begin to both broadcast and receive the signals associated with this color.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">This epiphany led Jivi to simultaneously understand that a strong aversion to a certain color could be indicative of a trauma linked to feelings associated with that color. Her discovery grew into a realization that people can use color to heal and imbue their lives with the qualities and characteristics they desire.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">After designing and thoroughly refining her color energy programs and workshops, Jivi finally opened her practice to the public. Today, she works with people on an individual and group basis for the purposes of healing and energy. The exploration of color is a gentle explorative experience, but for many people it activates a deep inner healing that can trigger powerful, profound life changes.</p>\r\nMy website is <a href=\"http://www.colourenergyhealing.ca/\">http://www.colourenergyhealing.ca</a><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Jivi-Cheema.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-828 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Jivi-Cheema-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Nanaimo -Jivi Cheema -healer -chakra dance - coach - yoga - workshop\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.colourenergyhealing.ca/\"> </a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Jivi-Cheema.jpg\">www.windsofchange.ca</a>\r\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:jcheema@windsofchange.ca\">jcheema@windsofchange.ca</a>\r\nJivi Cheema, MBA-Leadership, PhD-Spirituality\r\nContact 250 714 6129<a href=\"mailto:jcheema@windsofchange.ca\">\r\n</a>Facebook <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WOCmindfulnesstraining/\">click here</a><a href=\"mailto:jcheema@windsofchange.ca\">\r\n</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJivi Cheema is a Corporate Consultant with a PhD in Spirituality and Human Behavior and an MBA specializing in Leadership. A Master Facilitator of meetings, workshops and retreats, she can prove results in a highly effective way.  She has been known to be an engaging speaker that captivates her audience with her unconventional views on Leadership and High Performance Teams. Her unique spiritual spin on leadership and team development allows her to navigate different challenges and come up with realistic solutions for common (and not-so-common) problems in the workplace. <span class=\"s6\"> </span><span class=\"s3\">\r\n</span>', 'Nanaimo Jivi Cheema: healer, chakra dance, coach and more', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '817-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 18:09:05', '2016-12-04 18:09:05', '', 817, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/817-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1434, 1, '2016-12-04 18:12:01', '2016-12-04 18:12:01', '<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Why do I want to feature an inspirational person in my newsletter?</h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I want to feature people like Mychaela who have crossed my path and touched my life, inspiring me toward greatness. Too many of us fail to see greatness in ourselves. Somehow, it doesn\'t seem to matter what we have achieved; we often need others to point out to us how we excel. People display “greatness” by their attitude, their lifestyle, their choices, their actions... I want to recognize the people in my life who lead by example.</p>\n\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">How did I meet Mychaela?</h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I’ve met Mychaela at VIU while I was teaching a Zumba class. To be honest I was intimidated at first by how good she was; Mychaela you are such a beautiful dancer and above all a beautiful person. I am so glad she was in my classes and that she started to come in other classes I taught like Buts &amp; Guts and also Bootcamp. Almost every Zumba class I teach now I think of her. She inspired me to point my toes and showed me so many dance movements just by looking at her. I am so happy to feature her as an inspirational person and to get to know her more by reading all the answers she sends me.</p>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Meet Mychaela</h3>\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Mychaela-McGifford.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-829 size-medium\" title=\"Mychaela McGifford at Lake Louise\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Mychaela-McGifford-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mychaela McGifford at Lake Louise\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a>\n\n<strong>What motivates you to exercise?</strong>\nWhat motivates me to exercise is probably seeing people living with health challenges everyday; many of which have been contributed to by an unhealthy diet and sedative lifestyle (as well as other factors-but diet and exercise play a big role!). Seeing those people helps motivate me to use my body, and treat it well, in order to have a better chance at a long and healthy life :)\n\n<strong>What activity/workout do you prefer?</strong>\nI used to dance, so dancing is my favorite way to exercise; other than that-I really enjoy yoga and Pilates\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>What is your biggest accomplishment?</strong></p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I feel that I am currently working on what WILL be my biggest accomplishment...graduating and passing the NCLEX to be an RN (half way there!) Although for the time being, I feel that have had many feelings of accomplishment so far in my life that range from completing my first 10k (which is an accomplishment if you never run!) to hiking the West Coast Trail, and to going home at the end of the day, knowing that you had a positive impact in someone\'s life.</p>\n<strong>What is your superpower?</strong>\nIf I could have a super power, I would want to have super human strength :)\n\n<strong>What is your favorite dish/recipe?</strong>\nMy favourite dish is a toss up between black bean burgers, and butter chicken!\n\n<strong>What is your cheat treat?</strong>\nTechnically, every day is a cheat day for me because I really believe in just having balance in my life, and sweets make me way too happy to not have a little bit of every day :)\n\n<strong>What are your goals and dreams?</strong>\nA goal of mine is to travel, and visit at least every continent. I am also thinking about looking into programs etc. where I can work as a nurse in different countries\n\n<strong>Advice for a newbie?</strong>\nMy advice for anyone new is to not be afraid to try new things/classes, and push yourself at least once. Oh, and don\'t give up or become discouraged because you maybe cant do as much as others...everyone is different and as long as you do your best and be willing to try-that\'s all that matters!\n\nThanks and take care :)\nxx Mychaela', 'Nanaimo Inspirational Person: Mychaela McGifford', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '821-autosave-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 18:12:01', '2016-12-04 18:12:01', '', 821, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/821-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1435, 1, '2016-12-04 18:13:14', '2016-12-04 18:13:14', '<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Why do I want to feature an inspirational person in my newsletter?</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I want to feature people like Mychaela who have crossed my path and touched my life, inspiring me toward greatness. Too many of us fail to see greatness in ourselves. Somehow, it doesn\'t seem to matter what we have achieved; we often need others to point out to us how we excel. People display “greatness” by their attitude, their lifestyle, their choices, their actions... I want to recognize the people in my life who lead by example.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">How did I meet Mychaela?</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I’ve met Mychaela at VIU while I was teaching a Zumba class. To be honest I was intimidated at first by how good she was; Mychaela you are such a beautiful dancer and above all a beautiful person. I am so glad she was in my classes and that she started to come in other classes I taught like Buts &amp; Guts and also Bootcamp. Almost every Zumba class I teach now I think of her. She inspired me to point my toes and showed me so many dance movements just by looking at her. I am so happy to feature her as an inspirational person and to get to know her more by reading all the answers she sends me.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Meet Mychaela</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Mychaela-McGifford.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-829 size-medium\" title=\"Mychaela McGifford at Lake Louise\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Mychaela-McGifford-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mychaela McGifford - Butts &amp; Guts - Bootcamp - VIU - Nanaimo - Yoga - Zumba - nursing program\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>What motivates you to exercise?</strong>\r\nWhat motivates me to exercise is probably seeing people living with health challenges everyday; many of which have been contributed to by an unhealthy diet and sedative lifestyle (as well as other factors-but diet and exercise play a big role!). Seeing those people helps motivate me to use my body, and treat it well, in order to have a better chance at a long and healthy life :)\r\n\r\n<strong>What activity/workout do you prefer?</strong>\r\nI used to dance, so dancing is my favorite way to exercise; other than that-I really enjoy yoga and Pilates\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>What is your biggest accomplishment?</strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">I feel that I am currently working on what WILL be my biggest accomplishment...graduating and passing the NCLEX to be an RN (half way there!) Although for the time being, I feel that have had many feelings of accomplishment so far in my life that range from completing my first 10k (which is an accomplishment if you never run!) to hiking the West Coast Trail, and to going home at the end of the day, knowing that you had a positive impact in someone\'s life.</p>\r\n<strong>What is your superpower?</strong>\r\nIf I could have a super power, I would want to have super human strength :)\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your favorite dish/recipe?</strong>\r\nMy favourite dish is a toss up between black bean burgers, and butter chicken!\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your cheat treat?</strong>\r\nTechnically, every day is a cheat day for me because I really believe in just having balance in my life, and sweets make me way too happy to not have a little bit of every day :)\r\n\r\n<strong>What are your goals and dreams?</strong>\r\nA goal of mine is to travel, and visit at least every continent. I am also thinking about looking into programs etc. where I can work as a nurse in different countries\r\n\r\n<strong>Advice for a newbie?</strong>\r\nMy advice for anyone new is to not be afraid to try new things/classes, and push yourself at least once. Oh, and don\'t give up or become discouraged because you maybe cant do as much as others...everyone is different and as long as you do your best and be willing to try-that\'s all that matters!\r\n\r\nThanks and take care :)\r\nxx Mychaela', 'Nanaimo Inspirational Person: Mychaela McGifford', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '821-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 18:13:14', '2016-12-04 18:13:14', '', 821, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/821-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(1436, 1, '2016-12-04 18:15:00', '2016-12-04 18:15:00', '<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">How did I meet Sara?</h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">I met Sara on <a href=\"http://www.lasqueti.ca/\"><span class=\"s1\">Lasquet</span></a>i. We connected right away. Sara felt like a sister, we laughed, danced and talked. Sara is a beautiful artist in so many ways. She plays piano, guitar, sings, designed and build her house. I took a music workshop with her where I got introduced to the Musicircle. One time when I visited her she challenged me to an iron fistfight. Guess who won? Sara did and she told me a story that she used to arm wrestle people at the Hornby market for money. I think she has only been beaten once. That story really made me giggle; she is definitely unique in so many ways.</p>\n<a href=\"http://musicircle.net/\"><img class=\"so-widget-image alignnone\" title=\"Sara de Rose Musicircle\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Sara-de-Rose.png\" alt=\"Sara de Rose - Musicircle - homestay Lasqueti - Nanaimo - strong women - guest blogger Choose2be\" width=\"850\" height=\"550\" /></a>\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"> Why the major Scale has Seven notes?</h3>\n<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/rffdYQtpKMs\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Music Theorist and Cosmologist</h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">I\'m Sara de Rose, a music theorist and cosmologist and I want to explain to you the connection between the 7-day week and the major scale.</p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Here\'s the story of how I discovered this connection.</p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I was born in Toronto, in the mid sixties. As a child, I took the requisite lessons with the neighbourhood piano teacher. Then, as a teenager, I picked up the guitar. I soon began to create what I came to call the <a href=\"http://musicircle.net/\">Musicircle</a> - a tool that helped me learn about music theory.</p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In my 20\'s I began to study the night sky, becoming familiar with the movements of the visible planets and although I was unaware of the ancient model of the universe, I began to conceptualize their movements with this model in mind.</p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Then one evening, in my late 30\'s, I lay in bed working out a theory question with the <a href=\"http://musicircle.net/\">Musicircle</a>. When I was done, I put the <a href=\"http://musicircle.net/\">Musicircle</a> on the floor beside my bed and my mind went on to other things ... one of which was wondering at the order of the days of the week. I had recently learned that the days were named after the seven ancient planets. But why in this order?</p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I woke up in the night and imagined giving each of the ancient planets a number, depending on its apparent speed. But the week isn\'t ordered this way. So I listed the numbers I had given the ancient planets, but this time in the order given by the week. I began: #4 (the sun), #1 (the moon), #5 (Mars)...and here I stopped, amazed. I reached down for the <a href=\"http://musicircle.net/\">Musicircle</a> and there, on the key finder, was the same sequence. How could this be?</p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I had to find out. I started to read about the ancient tradition of the music of the spheres and understood that a connection existed, in the ancient world, between the subjects of music and astronomy. But nowhere could I find a description of what this connection was.</p>\n<p class=\"p1\">But I felt sure that the ordering of the days of the week and the selection of the major scale by the same sequence was no coincidence. Where could this originate? I knew I had to learn about the origin of the circle of fifths.</p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Being a mother of young children, my study hours were early in the morning, before the world awoke. So, every morning, I searched for patterns in a single string, taking a strip of paper the length of a guitar string and folding it repeatedly in thirds to generate a line of fifths. Before long I understood that, to make a scale, the fifths needed to be reduced into a single octave. I kept a tally of the number of octaves each fifth descends and, miraculously, the sequence began to emerge.</p>\n<p class=\"p1\">My study hours in the years since that time have been spent in several ways. My first task was to find documentation of the use of the sequence through history. This led to a deeper understanding of the Music of the Spheres tradition. With regards to the study of music, the <a href=\"http://musicircle.net/\">Musicircle</a> has continued to be an inspirational teacher, guiding me through deeper and deeper levels of understanding of music theory. And, of course, I find lasting inspiration and wonder in the night sky.</p>\n<a href=\"http://musicircle.net/\"><img class=\"so-widget-image alignnone\" title=\"Sara de Rose Musicircle Music of the Spheres in the Classroom\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Music-of-the-Spheres-in-the-Classroom.png\" alt=\"Sara de Rose - Musicircle - homestay Lasqueti - Nanaimo - strong women - guest blogger Choose2be\" width=\"1080\" height=\"739\" /></a>\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Workshop</h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Music of the Spheres in the Classroom is my favorite workshop. It offers an exciting cross-curricular learning opportunity for primary and middle school students. The children integrate the study of the subjects of music, astronomy, mathematics and geometry (the ancient Quadrivium) while developing their reading, writing and performance skills to put on a play for their community.</p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">I now teach a variety of workshops. Songwriting with the <a href=\"http://musicircle.net/\">Musicircle</a> introduces the <a href=\"http://musicircle.net/\">Musicircle</a> as an aid to composition. The workshop<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Deriving the Sequence Through Paper Folding<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>explains the pattern of the frets on a guitar and what this pattern has to do with the week-day sequence. This workshop is especially versatile: I\'ve done it with a classroom of 12 year-olds and, at the other extreme, a group of university professors.</p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">I love to imagine those who first found the sequence 4,1,5,2,6,3,7 (more than three thousand years ago, in Babylon?) and those who, during the centuries before the Christian era, embedded the sequence into the tradition of the music of the spheres, using it to order the days of the week. I also have great respect for the early Jewish Fathers, who honoured the observance of the week (and consequently of the sequence) as the fourth of the Ten Commandments. When the Emperor Constantine made the week an official unit of time throughout the Roman Empire, it became used throughout Europe. In the modern era, the week has been adopted world-wide.</p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Each week we live out this musical sequence, octave upon octave. And because a single string contains an infinite number of octaves, there is room for every future generation to participate in this great musical composition: the week of days.</p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Is that how those who created the week envisioned us, thousands of years in the future: living out our days in this musical sequence? What a beautiful vision: the human race contained within - bounded and guided by - a single string.</p>\n<p class=\"p1\">If you want to talk to Sara you can email her: <a href=\"http://sara_de_rose@hotmail.com\">sara_de_rose@hotmail.com</a></p>', 'Sara de Rose creator of the Musicircle', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '698-autosave-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 18:15:00', '2016-12-04 18:15:00', '', 698, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/698-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1437, 1, '2016-12-04 18:15:10', '2016-12-04 18:15:10', '<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">How did I meet Sara?</h3>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">I met Sara on <a href=\"http://www.lasqueti.ca/\"><span class=\"s1\">Lasquet</span></a>i. We connected right away. Sara felt like a sister, we laughed, danced and talked. Sara is a beautiful artist in so many ways. She plays piano, guitar, sings, designed and build her house. I took a music workshop with her where I got introduced to the Musicircle. One time when I visited her she challenged me to an iron fistfight. Guess who won? Sara did and she told me a story that she used to arm wrestle people at the Hornby market for money. I think she has only been beaten once. That story really made me giggle; she is definitely unique in so many ways.</p>\r\n<a href=\"http://musicircle.net/\"><img class=\"so-widget-image alignnone\" title=\"Sara de Rose Musicircle\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Sara-de-Rose.png\" alt=\"Sara de Rose - Musicircle - homestay Lasqueti - Nanaimo - strong women - guest blogger Choose2be\" width=\"850\" height=\"550\" /></a>\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"> Why the major Scale has Seven notes?</h3>\r\n<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/rffdYQtpKMs\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Music Theorist and Cosmologist</h3>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">I\'m Sara de Rose, a music theorist and cosmologist and I want to explain to you the connection between the 7-day week and the major scale.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">Here\'s the story of how I discovered this connection.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">I was born in Toronto, in the mid sixties. As a child, I took the requisite lessons with the neighbourhood piano teacher. Then, as a teenager, I picked up the guitar. I soon began to create what I came to call the <a href=\"http://musicircle.net/\">Musicircle</a> - a tool that helped me learn about music theory.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">In my 20\'s I began to study the night sky, becoming familiar with the movements of the visible planets and although I was unaware of the ancient model of the universe, I began to conceptualize their movements with this model in mind.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">Then one evening, in my late 30\'s, I lay in bed working out a theory question with the <a href=\"http://musicircle.net/\">Musicircle</a>. When I was done, I put the <a href=\"http://musicircle.net/\">Musicircle</a> on the floor beside my bed and my mind went on to other things ... one of which was wondering at the order of the days of the week. I had recently learned that the days were named after the seven ancient planets. But why in this order?</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">I woke up in the night and imagined giving each of the ancient planets a number, depending on its apparent speed. But the week isn\'t ordered this way. So I listed the numbers I had given the ancient planets, but this time in the order given by the week. I began: #4 (the sun), #1 (the moon), #5 (Mars)...and here I stopped, amazed. I reached down for the <a href=\"http://musicircle.net/\">Musicircle</a> and there, on the key finder, was the same sequence. How could this be?</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">I had to find out. I started to read about the ancient tradition of the music of the spheres and understood that a connection existed, in the ancient world, between the subjects of music and astronomy. But nowhere could I find a description of what this connection was.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">But I felt sure that the ordering of the days of the week and the selection of the major scale by the same sequence was no coincidence. Where could this originate? I knew I had to learn about the origin of the circle of fifths.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">Being a mother of young children, my study hours were early in the morning, before the world awoke. So, every morning, I searched for patterns in a single string, taking a strip of paper the length of a guitar string and folding it repeatedly in thirds to generate a line of fifths. Before long I understood that, to make a scale, the fifths needed to be reduced into a single octave. I kept a tally of the number of octaves each fifth descends and, miraculously, the sequence began to emerge.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">My study hours in the years since that time have been spent in several ways. My first task was to find documentation of the use of the sequence through history. This led to a deeper understanding of the Music of the Spheres tradition. With regards to the study of music, the <a href=\"http://musicircle.net/\">Musicircle</a> has continued to be an inspirational teacher, guiding me through deeper and deeper levels of understanding of music theory. And, of course, I find lasting inspiration and wonder in the night sky.</p>\r\n<a href=\"http://musicircle.net/\"><img class=\"so-widget-image alignnone\" title=\"Sara de Rose Musicircle Music of the Spheres in the Classroom\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Music-of-the-Spheres-in-the-Classroom.png\" alt=\"Sara de Rose - Musicircle - homestay Lasqueti - Nanaimo - strong women - guest blogger Choose2be\" width=\"1080\" height=\"739\" /></a>\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Workshop</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Music of the Spheres in the Classroom is my favorite workshop. It offers an exciting cross-curricular learning opportunity for primary and middle school students. The children integrate the study of the subjects of music, astronomy, mathematics and geometry (the ancient Quadrivium) while developing their reading, writing and performance skills to put on a play for their community.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">I now teach a variety of workshops. Songwriting with the <a href=\"http://musicircle.net/\">Musicircle</a> introduces the <a href=\"http://musicircle.net/\">Musicircle</a> as an aid to composition. The workshop<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Deriving the Sequence Through Paper Folding<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>explains the pattern of the frets on a guitar and what this pattern has to do with the week-day sequence. This workshop is especially versatile: I\'ve done it with a classroom of 12 year-olds and, at the other extreme, a group of university professors.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">I love to imagine those who first found the sequence 4,1,5,2,6,3,7 (more than three thousand years ago, in Babylon?) and those who, during the centuries before the Christian era, embedded the sequence into the tradition of the music of the spheres, using it to order the days of the week. I also have great respect for the early Jewish Fathers, who honoured the observance of the week (and consequently of the sequence) as the fourth of the Ten Commandments. When the Emperor Constantine made the week an official unit of time throughout the Roman Empire, it became used throughout Europe. In the modern era, the week has been adopted world-wide.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Each week we live out this musical sequence, octave upon octave. And because a single string contains an infinite number of octaves, there is room for every future generation to participate in this great musical composition: the week of days.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">Is that how those who created the week envisioned us, thousands of years in the future: living out our days in this musical sequence? What a beautiful vision: the human race contained within - bounded and guided by - a single string.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">If you want to talk to Sara you can email her: <a href=\"http://sara_de_rose@hotmail.com\">sara_de_rose@hotmail.com</a></p>', 'Sara de Rose creator of the Musicircle', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '698-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 18:15:10', '2016-12-04 18:15:10', '', 698, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/698-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1438, 1, '2018-05-16 21:58:54', '2018-05-16 21:58:54', '<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Are you thinking of deepening your yoga practice?\nAre you interested in doing a Yoga teacher training?</h3>\nYou don\'t even have to have the desire to teach yet to take a Yoga teacher training, it might simply be to learn more, to spent more time on your practice, to connect with others. I searched and combined all the different Yoga teacher training offers in town to help you choose which one might be right for you. Hope that helps you decide which training you choose take.\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Yoga-teacher-training-Nanaimo-1.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-763\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Yoga-teacher-training-Nanaimo-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Yoga teacher training Nanaimo - Yoga Nanaimo - Teacher training Nanaimo - Om Town Yoga Nanaimo - Manipura School Nanaimo - Red Door Yoga Nananimo - Island Vista Yoga Nanaimo\" width=\"337\" height=\"337\" /></a>\nChoose2be collaborative YTT,\nclick on poster for more information</h3>\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/yoga-teacher-training-certification/\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2150 aligncenter\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Screen-Shot-2017-08-31-at-8.41.33-AM-233x300.png\" alt=\"Yoga teacher Training, Nanaimo, YTT, 200 hours YTT, YTT Nanaimo, VIU, Vancouver Island University, Yoga Nanaimo, Yoga, Training, Yoga Certification, Vinyasa Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga Nanaimo\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" /></a>\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.omtown.ca/yoga_teacher\">Om Town Yoga 200 hours Yoga Teacher Training</a>\n<a href=\"http://www.blysschoolofyoga.com/\">BLYS School of Yoga</a></h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.omtown.ca\"><img class=\"so-widget-image alignright\" title=\"Yoga teacher training Nanaimo\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/OmTown-Yoga-200-hr-Training.jpg\" alt=\"Yoga teacher training Nanaimo - Yoga Nanaimo - Teacher training Nanaimo - Om Town Yoga Nanaimo - Manipura School Nanaimo - Red Door Yoga Nananimo - Island Vista Yoga Nanaimo\" width=\"224\" height=\"290\" /></a>Co-taught by April Kuramoto &amp; Stephanie Green\nContact: <a href=\"mailto:info@omtown.ca\"><span class=\"s2\">info@omtown.ca</span></a>\nFacebook <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/omtownyogastudio/\">click here</a>\n250.591.0101\n<span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"http://www.omtown.ca/\">www.omtown.ca</a></span></p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">September 9th - November 20th\nFridays 5:30pm-9:30pm\nSaturdays 7:30am-4pm\nSundays 8:30am-5pm</p>\n<p class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Tuition $3250</p>\n&nbsp;\n\nOur training includes an in depth exploration of yoga philosophy, functional anatomy, teaching methodology, pranayama, meditation, and lots of time for questions and experiential learning.\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://awesomeyoga.ca/\">Manipura Yoga School 200 hours Yoga Teacher Training</a> <a href=\"http://awesomeyoga.ca/teacher-training/\">\n</a><a href=\"http://awesomeyoga.ca/teacher-training/\"><img class=\"so-widget-image alignnone\" title=\"Yoga teacher training Nanaimo\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Manipura-Yoga-School.jpg\" alt=\"Yoga teacher training Nanaimo - Yoga Nanaimo - Teacher training Nanaimo - Om Town Yoga Nanaimo - Manipura School Nanaimo - Red Door Yoga Nananimo - Island Vista Yoga Nanaimo\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" /></a>\n<a href=\"http://awesomeyoga.ca/teacher-training/\">\n</a><a href=\"http://awesomeyoga.ca/teacher-training/\"><img class=\"so-widget-image alignright\" title=\"Yoga teacher training Nanaimo\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Manipura-Yoga-School-2.jpg\" alt=\"Yoga teacher training Nanaimo - Yoga Nanaimo - Teacher training Nanaimo - Om Town Yoga Nanaimo - Manipura School Nanaimo - Red Door Yoga Nananimo - Island Vista Yoga Nanaimo\" width=\"281\" height=\"158\" /></a>Next Training: January 20th - April 9th</h3>\n<p class=\"p2\"> <b>PART-TIME</b>: Two Weekends per month (Friday night/Sat/Sun)</p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><b>ACCESSIBLE:</b> This training is for all persons, body types, ages.....\nthis is real yoga for real people.</p>\n\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Unique &amp; Affordable</h3>\n<p class=\"widget-title\"><span class=\"s1\">The Manipura Yoga School Teacher Training program offers a unique blend of Hatha and Kundalini yoga. </span><span class=\"s2\">Yoga is delving deep for our truth, our empowerment, our acceptance, and our joy in living. Balancing physical health, conscious living, and “real life” is a process, not a destination. The Manipura program is rooted in the Hatha Yoga (yoga of balance) and Kundalini Yoga (yoga of awareness) traditions. The Manipura Chakra is the “City of Jewels” in which we find the pearls of clarity, wisdom, self-confidence and wellbeing. The Manipura program is excellent for those looking to teach yoga as a Registered Yoga Teacher, AND/OR for profound personal development. </span></p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><b>UNIQUE: </b>Kundalini and Hatha Yoga Training Program, this is the only certified training of its kind. By combining these practices under a single training experience, the intensive awareness development of Kundalini yoga is balanced with expansive alignment and postural knowledge of Hatha Yoga.</p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><b>AFFORDABLE:</b> In efforts to keep this powerful life process accessible, the Manipura Yoga School tuition is only $2375. That\'s about $10 per hour for a life enhancing, path-altering experience. Payment plans available</p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><b>Why Kundalini and Hatha as a combined training? </b>Kundalini is the yoga of awareness. Through the deep practice of Kriya Yoga we harness the mental, physical and nervous energies of the body. Kundalini yoga precisely combines breath, mudra, eye-focus, mantra, body locks and postures to bring awareness and deep connection to body, mind, and soul. Hatha is the yoga of balance and alignment. By combining these practices under a single training experience, the intensive awareness development of Kundalini yoga is balanced with expansive alignment and postural knowledge of Hatha Yoga. <i>\"In Kundalini Yoga the most important thing is your experience. It goes right to your heart. No words can replace your experience. Your mind may accept the words or it may not, but your consciousness will not accept just words.\" </i>Yogi Bhajan,<i> The Aquarian Teacher Training Manual </i></p>\n\n<h3 class=\"p6\">Red Door Yoga Teacher Training</h3>\n<h3><a href=\"http://yogavistananaimo.com/ayurveda-yoga-therapy-training/\">Island Yoga Vista Ayurveda Yoga Therapy Training</a></h3>', 'Nanaimo Yoga Teacher Training Listing', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '724-autosave-v1', '', '', '2018-05-16 21:58:54', '2018-05-16 21:58:54', '', 724, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/724-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1487, 1, '2016-12-07 18:33:58', '2016-12-07 18:33:58', '<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Are you thinking of deepening your yoga practice?\r\nAre you interested in doing a Yoga teacher training?</h3>\r\nYou don\'t even have to have the desire to teach yet to take a Yoga teacher training, it might simply be to learn more, to spent more time on your practice, to connect with others. I searched and combined all the different Yoga teacher training offers in town to help you choose which one might be right for you. Hope that helps you decide which training you choose take.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Yoga-teacher-training-Nanaimo-1.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-763\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Yoga-teacher-training-Nanaimo-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Yoga teacher training Nanaimo - Yoga Nanaimo - Teacher training Nanaimo - Om Town Yoga Nanaimo - Manipura School Nanaimo - Red Door Yoga Nananimo - Island Vista Yoga Nanaimo\" width=\"337\" height=\"337\" /></a>\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.omtown.ca/yoga_teacher\">Om Town Yoga 200 hours Yoga Teacher Training</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.blysschoolofyoga.com/\">BLYS School of Yoga</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.omtown.ca\"><img class=\"so-widget-image alignright\" title=\"Yoga teacher training Nanaimo\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/OmTown-Yoga-200-hr-Training.jpg\" alt=\"Yoga teacher training Nanaimo - Yoga Nanaimo - Teacher training Nanaimo - Om Town Yoga Nanaimo - Manipura School Nanaimo - Red Door Yoga Nananimo - Island Vista Yoga Nanaimo\" width=\"224\" height=\"290\" /></a>Co-taught by April Kuramoto &amp; Stephanie Green\r\nContact: <a href=\"mailto:info@omtown.ca\"><span class=\"s2\">info@omtown.ca</span></a>\r\nFacebook <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/omtownyogastudio/\">click here</a>\r\n250.591.0101\r\n<span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"http://www.omtown.ca/\">www.omtown.ca</a></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">September 9th - November 20th\r\nFridays 5:30pm-9:30pm\r\nSaturdays 7:30am-4pm\r\nSundays 8:30am-5pm</p>\r\n<p class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Tuition $3250</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOur training includes an in depth exploration of yoga philosophy, functional anatomy, teaching methodology, pranayama, meditation, and lots of time for questions and experiential learning.\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://awesomeyoga.ca/teacher-training/\">Manipura Yoga School 200 hours Yoga Teacher Training</a> <a href=\"https://www.yogaalliance.org/\">Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Teacher Training</a></h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://awesomeyoga.ca/teacher-training/\">\r\n</a><a href=\"http://awesomeyoga.ca/teacher-training/\"><img class=\"so-widget-image alignnone\" title=\"Yoga teacher training Nanaimo\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Manipura-Yoga-School.jpg\" alt=\"Yoga teacher training Nanaimo - Yoga Nanaimo - Teacher training Nanaimo - Om Town Yoga Nanaimo - Manipura School Nanaimo - Red Door Yoga Nananimo - Island Vista Yoga Nanaimo\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" /></a>\r\n<a href=\"http://awesomeyoga.ca/teacher-training/\">\r\n</a><a href=\"http://awesomeyoga.ca/teacher-training/\"><img class=\"so-widget-image alignright\" title=\"Yoga teacher training Nanaimo\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Manipura-Yoga-School-2.jpg\" alt=\"Yoga teacher training Nanaimo - Yoga Nanaimo - Teacher training Nanaimo - Om Town Yoga Nanaimo - Manipura School Nanaimo - Red Door Yoga Nananimo - Island Vista Yoga Nanaimo\" width=\"281\" height=\"158\" /></a>Next Training: January 20th - April 9th\r\n<p class=\"p2\"> <b>PART-TIME</b>: Two Weekends per month (Friday night/Sat/Sun)</p>\r\n<p class=\"p6\"><b>ACCESSIBLE:</b> This training is for all persons, body types, ages.....\r\nthis is real yoga for real people.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Unique &amp; Affordable</h3>\r\n<p class=\"widget-title\"><span class=\"s1\">The Manipura Yoga School Teacher Training program offers a unique blend of Hatha and Kundalini yoga. </span><span class=\"s2\">Yoga is delving deep for our truth, our empowerment, our acceptance, and our joy in living. Balancing physical health, conscious living, and “real life” is a process, not a destination. The Manipura program is rooted in the Hatha Yoga (yoga of balance) and Kundalini Yoga (yoga of awareness) traditions. The Manipura Chakra is the “City of Jewels” in which we find the pearls of clarity, wisdom, self-confidence and wellbeing. The Manipura program is excellent for those looking to teach yoga as a Registered Yoga Teacher, AND/OR for profound personal development. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p6\"><b>UNIQUE: </b>Kundalini and Hatha Yoga Training Program, this is the only certified training of its kind. By combining these practices under a single training experience, the intensive awareness development of Kundalini yoga is balanced with expansive alignment and postural knowledge of Hatha Yoga.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p6\"><b>AFFORDABLE:</b> In efforts to keep this powerful life process accessible, the Manipura Yoga School tuition is only $2375. That\'s about $10 per hour for a life enhancing, path-altering experience. Payment plans available</p>\r\n<p class=\"p6\"><b>Why Kundalini and Hatha as a combined training? </b>Kundalini is the yoga of awareness. Through the deep practice of Kriya Yoga we harness the mental, physical and nervous energies of the body. Kundalini yoga precisely combines breath, mudra, eye-focus, mantra, body locks and postures to bring awareness and deep connection to body, mind, and soul. Hatha is the yoga of balance and alignment. By combining these practices under a single training experience, the intensive awareness development of Kundalini yoga is balanced with expansive alignment and postural knowledge of Hatha Yoga. <i>\"In Kundalini Yoga the most important thing is your experience. It goes right to your heart. No words can replace your experience. Your mind may accept the words or it may not, but your consciousness will not accept just words.\" </i>Yogi Bhajan,<i> The Aquarian Teacher Training Manual </i></p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"p6\">Red Door Yoga Teacher Training</h3>\r\n<h3><a href=\"http://yogavistananaimo.com/ayurveda-yoga-therapy-training/\">Island Yoga Vista Ayurveda Yoga Therapy Training</a></h3>', 'Nanaimo Yoga Teacher Training Listing', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '724-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-07 18:33:58', '2016-12-07 18:33:58', '', 724, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/724-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1439, 1, '2016-12-04 18:18:31', '2016-12-04 18:18:31', '<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Are you thinking of deepening your yoga practice?\r\nAre you interested in doing a Yoga teacher training?</h3>\r\nYou don\'t even have to have the desire to teach yet to take a Yoga teacher training, it might simply be to learn more, to spent more time on your practice, to connect with others. I searched and combined all the different Yoga teacher training offers in town to help you choose which one might be right for you. Hope that helps you decide which training you choose take.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Yoga-teacher-training-Nanaimo-1.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-763\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Yoga-teacher-training-Nanaimo-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Yoga teacher training Nanaimo - Yoga Nanaimo - Teacher training Nanaimo - Om Town Yoga Nanaimo - Manipura School Nanaimo -  Red Door Yoga Nananimo -  Island Vista Yoga Nanaimo\" width=\"337\" height=\"337\" /></a>\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.omtown.ca/yoga_teacher\">Om Town Yoga 200 hours Yoga Teacher Training</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.blysschoolofyoga.com/\">BLYS School of Yoga</a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.omtown.ca\"><img class=\"so-widget-image alignright\" title=\"Yoga teacher training Nanaimo\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/OmTown-Yoga-200-hr-Training.jpg\" alt=\"Yoga teacher training Nanaimo - Yoga Nanaimo - Teacher training Nanaimo - Om Town Yoga Nanaimo - Manipura School Nanaimo -  Red Door Yoga Nananimo -  Island Vista Yoga Nanaimo\" width=\"224\" height=\"290\" /></a>Co-taught by April Kuramoto &amp; Stephanie Green\r\nContact: <a href=\"mailto:info@omtown.ca\"><span class=\"s2\">info@omtown.ca</span></a>\r\nFacebook <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/omtownyogastudio/\">click here</a>\r\n250.591.0101\r\n<span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"http://www.omtown.ca/\">www.omtown.ca</a></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">September 9th - November 20th\r\nFridays 5:30pm-9:30pm\r\nSaturdays 7:30am-4pm\r\nSundays 8:30am-5pm</p>\r\n<p class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Tuition $3250</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOur training includes an in depth exploration of yoga philosophy, functional anatomy, teaching methodology, pranayama, meditation, and lots of time for questions and experiential learning.\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://awesomeyoga.ca/teacher-training/\">Manipura Yoga School 200 hours Yoga Teacher Training</a> <a href=\"https://www.yogaalliance.org/\">Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Teacher Training</a></h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://awesomeyoga.ca/teacher-training/\">\r\n</a><a href=\"http://awesomeyoga.ca/teacher-training/\"><img class=\"so-widget-image alignnone\" title=\"Yoga teacher training Nanaimo\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Manipura-Yoga-School.jpg\" alt=\"Yoga teacher training Nanaimo - Yoga Nanaimo - Teacher training Nanaimo - Om Town Yoga Nanaimo - Manipura School Nanaimo -  Red Door Yoga Nananimo -  Island Vista Yoga Nanaimo\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" /></a>\r\n<a href=\"http://awesomeyoga.ca/teacher-training/\">\r\n</a><a href=\"http://awesomeyoga.ca/teacher-training/\"><img class=\"so-widget-image alignright\" title=\"Yoga teacher training Nanaimo\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Manipura-Yoga-School-2.jpg\" alt=\"Yoga teacher training Nanaimo - Yoga Nanaimo - Teacher training Nanaimo - Om Town Yoga Nanaimo - Manipura School Nanaimo -  Red Door Yoga Nananimo -  Island Vista Yoga Nanaimo\" width=\"281\" height=\"158\" /></a>Next Training: January 20th - April 9th\r\n<p class=\"p2\"> <b>PART-TIME</b>: Two Weekends per month (Friday night/Sat/Sun)</p>\r\n<p class=\"p6\"><b>ACCESSIBLE:</b> This training is for all persons, body types, ages.....\r\nthis is real yoga for real people.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Unique &amp; Affordable</h3>\r\n<p class=\"widget-title\"><span class=\"s1\">The Manipura Yoga School Teacher Training program offers a unique blend of Hatha and Kundalini yoga. </span><span class=\"s2\">Yoga is delving deep for our truth, our empowerment, our acceptance, and our joy in living. Balancing physical health, conscious living, and “real life” is a process, not a destination. The Manipura program is rooted in the Hatha Yoga (yoga of balance) and Kundalini Yoga (yoga of awareness) traditions. The Manipura Chakra is the “City of Jewels” in which we find the pearls of clarity, wisdom, self-confidence and wellbeing. The Manipura program is excellent for those looking to teach yoga as a Registered Yoga Teacher, AND/OR for profound personal development. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p6\"><b>UNIQUE: </b>Kundalini and Hatha Yoga Training Program, this is the only certified training of its kind. By combining these practices under a single training experience, the intensive awareness development of Kundalini yoga is balanced with expansive alignment and postural knowledge of Hatha Yoga.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p6\"><b>AFFORDABLE:</b> In efforts to keep this powerful life process accessible, the Manipura Yoga School tuition is only $2375. That\'s about $10 per hour for a life enhancing, path-altering experience. Payment plans available</p>\r\n<p class=\"p6\"><b>Why Kundalini and Hatha as a combined training? </b>Kundalini is the yoga of awareness. Through the deep practice of Kriya Yoga we harness the mental, physical and nervous energies of the body. Kundalini yoga precisely combines breath, mudra, eye-focus, mantra, body locks and postures to bring awareness and deep connection to body, mind, and soul. Hatha is the yoga of balance and alignment. By combining these practices under a single training experience, the intensive awareness development of Kundalini yoga is balanced with expansive alignment and postural knowledge of Hatha Yoga. <i>\"In Kundalini Yoga the most important thing is your experience. It goes right to your heart. No words can replace your experience. Your mind may accept the words or it may not, but your consciousness will not accept just words.\" </i>Yogi Bhajan,<i> The Aquarian Teacher Training Manual </i></p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"p6\"><a href=\"http://www.reddooryoga.ca/yoga-teacher-training-school/\">Red Door Yoga Teacher Training</a></h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><a href=\"http://yogavistananaimo.com/ayurveda-yoga-therapy-training/\">Island Yoga Vista Ayurveda Yoga Therapy Training</a></h3>', 'Nanaimo Yoga Teacher Training Listing', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '724-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 18:18:31', '2016-12-04 18:18:31', '', 724, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/724-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1440, 1, '2016-12-04 18:20:03', '2016-12-04 18:20:03', '<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Why do I want to feature an inspirational person in my newsletter?</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I want to feature people like Moira who have crossed my path and touched my life, inspiring me toward greatness. Too many of us fail to see greatness in ourselves. Somehow, it doesn\'t seem to matter what we have achieved; we often need others to point out to us how we excel. People display “greatness” by their attitude, their lifestyle, their choices, their actions... I want to recognize the people in my life who lead by example.</p>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.postholer.com/youandhim\"><img class=\"so-widget-image alignnone\" title=\"Moira Rockwell\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Moira-Rockwell-1.jpg\" alt=\"Moira Rockwell - Inspirational Person - Gabriola island- Zumba - fit after sixty - Body Sculpt - Cardio Blast - hicking\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" /></a>\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">How did I meet Moira?</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Moira has been a participant in my group classes on Gabriola island since 2014. She has been taking 2 classes back to back each week. Moira has loads of energy! I really like her presence in the class, she is always ready to laugh and joke. I find her hiking trip so inspiring and I am happy to share her blog post adventure with you.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Meet Moira</h3>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2012 after celebrating my 60th birthday, we managed to hike on the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mexican Border to Ashland, Oregon (1700 miles or 2700 km) over the course of 4 months. We passed through the Mojave desert, and climbed into the high Sierra (topping out on Mt. Whitney at 14,500 feet), on to northern California and into Oregon. It was an incredible journey.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Four years later, I (along with my partner, Dennis, and our friend Karen) are about to undertake another little stroll on the Pacific Crest Trail (think Wild) starting on July 7, 2016. We will be backpacking from Ashland, Oregon (where we finished in 2012) to Manning Park, BC a distance of 920 miles (1470 km). We will follow the Cascade Mountains to pass Crater Lake National Park, the Three Sisters Wilderness, Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Hood, dropping to the Columbia River at Cascade Locks, then climbing back into the mountains past Mt. Adams, Mt. Rainier and Glacier Peak. These are just a few of the highlights.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you would like to read about our 2012 adventure and would like to follow along on this year’s hike, here is our blog site. <span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http://www.postholer.com/youandhim\">www.postholer.com/youandhim</a> </span>Just copy and paste this address into your internet browser.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our hike this year will start at entry 130. Be patient with the updates, as we can only update when we reach civilization. Probably most of it will be entered once we finish.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">Moira Rockwell</p>\r\n<strong>What motivates you to exercise?</strong>\r\nExercising to me is a lifestyle. I’ve always participated in some sort of exercise my whole life. It gets the endorphins going and lifts me up for the rest of the day.\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>What activity/workout do you prefer?</strong>\r\nI prefer cardio exercises. My favourites being zumba (of course) and cardio classes. I also enjoy my “social” sports such as pickle ball and badminton.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>What is your biggest accomplishment?</strong>\r\nI have walked from the Mexican border (near Campo, California) to Green Springs Summit (near Ashland, Oregon) on the Pacific Crest Trail at the age of 60. I was on the trail for 4 months carrying everyone on my back - a distance of 2700 km.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>What is your superpower?</strong>\r\nMy superpower is having a positive attitude about life. I always look forward and don’t regret the past. Life is too short to fret about the small stuff.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>What is your favorite dish/recipe?</strong>\r\nI am a big chicken fan … but I am sure there is a chickenspiracy document out there somewhere! My favourite dinner out is the chicken taco salad from Dos Padres in Old Fairhaven, Bellingham.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>What is your cheat treat?</strong>\r\nMy favourite cheat treat would be dark chocolate. What else is there??</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>What are your goals and dreams?</strong>\r\nMy immediate goal is to finish the Pacific Crest Trail (from Ashland, Oregon to Manning Park. Over the next 2 months, I hope to walk 1700 km.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Advice for a newbie?</strong>\r\nStart being active and make it part of your lifestyle. What you do when you are young, will affect you as you age. And listen to your mother when she tells you to sit up straight. Posture is important later in life.</p>', 'Gabriola Island Inspirational Person: Moira Rockwell', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '714-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 18:20:03', '2016-12-04 18:20:03', '', 714, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/714-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(1442, 1, '2016-12-04 18:25:25', '2016-12-04 18:25:25', '<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are a lot of different Bootcamp classes in Nanaimo. I thought of contacting them all and having them give you a description of their Bootcamp. I hope this listing will help you pick the Bootcamp in Nanaimo that suits your need.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>First what is a Bootcamp?</strong></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is defined as an intensive training program designed to improve the participant’s fitness and/or skill. If you are interested to know more about the origin of Bootcamp check this <a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" href=\"https://bootcampmilitaryfitnessinstitute.com/what-are-boot-camps/history-of-boot-camps/\">article</a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The definition of it is quite wide and can use many different training modalities such as circuit training, high intensity interval training (HIIT), superset to name a few as well, it can use various pieces of equipment from cones, to agility ladders, TRX, suspension systems, bands, kettlebells, dumbbells, Equalizer, ropes, sleighs or simply your bodyweight.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\'ve decided to contact all the companies that offer Bootcamp in Nanaimo and compile them into this listing. I\'ve asked them a fews questions: Equipment used? Price range? Class choices? Who are your participants? What your specialty? Here are the answers to theses questions to help you choose the right Bootcamp for you.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Choose2be</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/bootcamp\"><img class=\"so-widget-image alignright\" title=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo \" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/photo-5.jpg\" alt=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo - Listing Bootcamp Nanaimo - Fitness classes - Group Fitness classes\" width=\"218\" height=\"164\" /></a>\r\n<p class=\"widget-title\">Veronique Rioux is the owner.\r\nWebsite: <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/bootcamp/\">Choose2be.ca\r\n</a>Email: <a href=\"http://info@choose2be.ca\">info@choose2be.ca\r\n</a>Faceboook page <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Choose2Be/\">click here</a><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Choose2Be/\">\r\n</a><a href=\"http://choose2be.ca/calendar\">Click here</a> for all the current classes.</p>\r\n<p class=\"widget-title\"><strong>Participant</strong>: from university student to senior\r\n<strong>Specialty</strong>: Bodyweight training, HIIT, Yoga\r\n<strong>Equipement used for Bootcamp</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/product/lebert-equalizer-and-other-product/\">Equalizer</a>, <a href=\"http://www.lebertfitness.com/Products/LebertBuddySystem/Home.aspx\">Buddy System</a>, Gliding disk, <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/product/cast-iron-kettlebell/\">Kettlebell</a>, Bosu, Bench, Bands, Agility Ladder.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Studio Zack B</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.studiozack.ca/\"><img class=\"so-widget-image alignright\" title=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo \" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Studio-Zack-4.jpg\" alt=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo - Listing Bootcamp Nanaimo - Fitness classes - Group Fitness classes\" width=\"218\" height=\"291\" /></a>\r\n\r\n1635 Bowen Road, Nanaimo BC V9S 1G7\r\nOwner: Zack Richards/David Woodrow\r\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:Studiozacknanaimo1@gmail.com\">Studiozacknanaimo1@gmail.com</a>\r\nPhone: 250-713-4383 text only\r\nWebsite: <a href=\"http://studiozack.ca/\">Studiozack.ca</a>\r\nFacebook <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/studiozack.nanaimo\">click here</a>\r\nInstagram: @studiozack\r\n\r\n<strong>Equipment used for Bootcamp? </strong>Free weights, weight machines, Bands, Balls, Kettle bells, TRX, cardio equipment, body weight\r\n<strong>Class choices?</strong> 5:30 &amp; 9:30am, 4:30 &amp; 5:30pm\r\n<strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Price range? </strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Regular price per month is $140, </span>\r\n<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Check their <a href=\"http://Studiozack.ca\">website</a> for special promotion.\r\n<strong>Who are your participants?</strong> Age on average 20 – 45 Men and Women</span>\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Rachael Davidson reDEFINE health &amp; wellness</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Equipment used for Bootcamp? </strong>The classes are a combination of cardio and strength/conditioning exercises mostly using body weight although I do sometimes have bands, light weights or balls. I love using agility ladders, agility cones and rings plus utilizing what\'s in the park like benches, stairs, hills, and the sand.\r\n<strong>Price range? </strong>Cost is $55 for once a week, $100 for twice and $140 for three times. Sessions run by the month.\r\n<strong>Class choices? </strong>Bowen Park on Mon/Wed/Fri mornings at 6:30-7:30am.\r\n<strong>Who are your participants? </strong>All levels are welcome I can cater to anyone.\r\n<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/redefinehw/\">Click here</a> for Facebook\r\nMy website is coming soon\r\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:rachael@redefinehw.ca\">rachael@redefinehw.ca</a></p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Haul Ass Bootcamp</h3>\r\n<img class=\"so-widget-image alignright\" title=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo \" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Haul-Ass-Fitness.jpg\" alt=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo - Listing Bootcamp Nanaimo - Fitness classes - Group Fitness classes\" width=\"292\" height=\"204\" />\r\n<p class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Ann Hollas\r\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:wee.annie@icloud.com\">wee.annie@icloud.com</a>\r\n<strong>Class choices</strong>: Monday\'s, Wednesday\'s and Friday\'s at Forest Park Elementary School.\r\n<strong>Equipement used for Bootcamp</strong>: I have all the equipment from battle ropes, bosu, kettle bells, free weights, balls, agility ladder, hurdles &amp; more.\r\n<strong>Specialty</strong>: I love creating a  positive &amp; motivating environment for women to come and feel welcomed &amp; amazing afterwards. The last Friday of every month all proceeds will go to our local food bank :)</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">List of all other Bootcamp Nanaimo</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.fullonfitness.com/\">Full on fitness\r\nEmail: </a><a href=\"mailto:fullonfitness@shaw.ca\">fullonfitness@shaw.ca</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.bootcampnanaimo.com/\">Balance works fitness</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.dpfitness.ca/\">Driven Performance</a>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:health@dpfitness.ca?Subject=Email%25from%25Web\">miguel@dpfitness.ca</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.bexbootcamp.com/\">Bex Bootcamp</a>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:info@bexbootcamp.com\">info@bexbootcamp.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://jumpstartoutdoorfitness.com/\">Jump start outdoor fitness</a>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:pennie@jumpstartoutdoorfitness.ca\">pennie@jumpstartoutdoorfitness.ca</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www2.viu.ca/campusrec/fitness_lifestyle.asp\">Vancouver island University Bootcamp</a>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:gym@viu.ca\"><strong>gym@viu.ca</strong></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.takechargefittogo.ca/\">Take charge fit to go</a>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:takechargefittogo@live.ca\">takechargefittogo@live.ca</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/288067191.html\">Bootcamp with Parks &amp; Recreation</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://hotmamafit.com/nanaimo/register-now\">Hot mama</a> franchise\r\n<a href=\"mailto:megan@hotmamafit.com\">megan@hotmamafit.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://fit4two.ca/classes/mom-baby-bootcamp\">Mom &amp; Baby Bootcamp Franchise</a>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:info@fit4two.ca\">info@fit4two.ca</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.islandrunningdoc.com/runners-bootcamp/\">Runner Bootcamp</a>\r\nislandrunningdoc@hotmail.com\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.vifitness.ca/\">Vi fitness Nanaimo</a>\r\n\r\nLifestyle Health and Fitness center\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.bodybusterfitness.com/nanaimo-boot-camp\">Body Buster Fitness</a> franchise\r\n<a href=\"mailto:info@BodyBusterFitness.com\">info@BodyBusterFitness.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.nanaimocrossfit.ca/about\">Nanaimo Cross Fit</a>\r\n<strong>Email:</strong> <a href=\"mailto:%69%6E%66%6F%40%6E%61%6E%61%69%6D%6F%63%72%6F%73%73%66%69%74%2E%63%61\">info©nanaimocrossfit•ca</a>', 'Nanaimo Bootcamp listing to help your choose from', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '676-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 18:25:25', '2016-12-04 18:25:25', '', 676, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/676-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1443, 1, '2016-12-04 18:26:22', '2016-12-04 18:26:22', '<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Are movement taken for granted?</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When we were babies and kids we were connected to the ground. As we age we lose that connection and eventually acquire the fear of falling. Movements are often taken for granted; they can become harder with age, injury or weight gain. Do you want to learn different ways to get up from the ground safely?</p>\r\n<img class=\"so-widget-image aligncenter\" title=\"get up from the ground safely\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/How-to-get-up.jpg\" alt=\"get up from the ground safely - Nanaimo - Personal training - Coaching - Injury free - weight training\" width=\"296\" height=\"105\" />\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Video Tutorial</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I have been teaching group classes with senior participants and some of them have been asking me how to get up from the ground safely. I recorded a video to demonstrate a couple of variations.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">How to get up safely from ground?</h3>\r\n<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/SnBPtvYPvsc\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Sit and Stand Test to predict longevity</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I have just discovered a longevity test called the <a href=\"http://www.medpagetoday.com/cardiology/prevention/36440\">Sit down, Stand up Test</a>. This test has been created by a team of Brazilian researchers and recently written in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. It has been proven to predict how long you will live or won’t, depend on how you can get up from the floor. Sitting and standing from the floor require flexibility, balance, motor coordination and muscle power. It is also relevant to our autonomy. \"The ability to rise from the floor reflects muscle strength, coordination, balance, and flexibility needed for getting up out of a chair, bending over to pick up an item, and various other daily activities and is also tied to risk of fall they explain.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We keep hearing how important it is to exercise and I hope this test will encourage people to stay active as they age. \"The test may be most valuable as a tool for primary care physicians to show patients the need to work on their health, <a href=\"http://www.nbcnews.com/health/can-you-do-simple-sitting-test-predicts-longevity-1C7588565\">Berlacher said</a>.\"</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With proper strengthening exercises, technique and stretches you can gain the confidence you deserve. It is important to practice ways to keep your body moving and practice regularly.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some exercises can help you strengthen your lower body: sit and stand (squat), Lunges, Bridges, Wall squat, to name a few. Check in with your <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/personaltraining/\">personal trainer</a> to make sure you have proper form and to help you to perform the movement in an effective progression.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are curious and would like to explore more ways to get up from the ground, I found an article that describes <a href=\"http://breakingmuscle.com/strength-conditioning/take-the-stand-up-challenge-52-ways-to-get-up-off-the-floor\">52 ways to get up off the floor</a>.</p>', 'How to get up from ground safely?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '670-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 18:26:22', '2016-12-04 18:26:22', '', 670, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/670-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1444, 1, '2016-12-04 18:27:36', '2016-12-04 18:27:36', '<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">How I met Jennifer and her two daughters?</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I met Jennifer and her two daughters Morgan and Kristan at <a href=\"http://pacificgardens.ca/\">Pacific Gardens Co-Housing</a>. They became our next-door neighbours. We often get email introduction from Pacific Garden Co-Housing list. We got informed their were vegan and I was really curious to meet them, as they seem “off the beaten path”. I have been so impressed by their strong minds and personalities. It’s with great pleasure that I am presenting Jennifer as a guest blogger. One of her daughters Kristan decided to become <a href=\"https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/why-go-vegan\">vegan</a> and her family joined her in this lifestyle. If you want to know more about their journey, keep reading.</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class=\"so-widget-image alignright\" title=\"Jennifer and her two vegan daugthers\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Jennifer-Morgan-Kristen-2-1-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer and her two vegan daugthers - Vegan - whole plant diet - holistic nutrition - Nanaimo\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" />\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Jennifer story how her daughter inspired her to become \"vegan\".</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I am the mother of two teenaged girls who have decided to embrace a plant-based diet, effectively negating everything that I was taught about food choices. I was brought up in a family that had bacon and eggs for breakfast, ham sandwiches for lunch, and fried chicken for supper. When I moved out, and as a single woman, I dabbled in vegetarianism, embracing a vegetable-rich menu. And then, as a parent, my choices tended more toward a whole food, organic diet, with less meat and more fish. But we weren’t completely vegan.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">            My two daughters officially began the transition to a plant-based diet about two years ago, during the summer of 2014. Kristan, the eldest, had started researching about food, and decided that she didn’t want to eat animals or animal products anymore. Morgan, the youngest, soon followed suit. They both became avid gardeners, spending time weeding and harvesting in our huge prairie garden. They surfed the Internet endlessly, searching for vegan recipes.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">            I’ve had to come to terms with adopting a new signature dish – roasted vegetables – replacing the full course turkey dinner with homemade cranberry sauce I would make several times a year. Sunday brunch no longer included French toast, as we were now egg-free. Eating in restaurants has become stressful, as we peruse the menu, trying to find something we can eat. Our favourite restaurant has become <a href=\"http://www.greencuisine.com/\">Green Cuisine</a> in downtown Victoria, where you can help yourself to various dishes served up cafeteria-style, and you pay by weight at the cash.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">            Am I fully vegan? Not yet. I still take 18 per cent cream in my morning coffee. I crave feta cheese in a Greek salad. I consume Belgian milk chocolate at an alarming rate. Once every three months, I’ll have a boiled egg. But no more butter on toast. We now buy <a href=\"http://earthbalancenatural.com/\">Earth Balance</a>, which is similar to margarine but a whole lot more healthful.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">            I have completely lost any craving for meat. I used to love steak sandwiches and barbecued burgers. Not anymore. To think of eating the flesh of innocent animals makes me sick. It’s absurd, really, this dependence our society has on meat.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">            Canada’s Food Guide would have us believe that we need all this meat-based protein that we suffer from vitamin deficiencies if we don’t get enough B vitamins, that we will become low in iron. I don’t quite believe it, though, as we are strong, healthy women who rarely get sick.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">            I have lived near factory farms, passing them daily as I drove to work, the massive barns filled with sows and their piglets, tens of thousands of chickens, turkeys, cattle in feedlots and on the range, dairy farms. I have heard the anguished cries of the cattle at the Olds Auction Mart, where the confused, terrified animals cluster together in fear, awaiting transport to the slaughterhouse.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">            On Highway Two, driving south to Calgary, I would pass truckloads of cattle or pigs or chickens, heading toward the meat processing plants in High River or Brooks. I had to force myself not to look at them, and I would hold my hand up to my face to block my line of sight.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">            What would happen if the whole world would go vegan, if we stopped this senseless <a href=\"http://www.mercyforanimals.org/action-center\">slaughter of innocent animals</a>? Or even if people would go meat-free one day a week and gradually increase it to two days?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">            I won’t preach to others about our diet. People are free to make their own choices. The choice I have made, at this moment in time, is to become as plant-based as possible. My daughters are convinced that this will be their diet, forever, and I support them on their journey.</p>\r\nWritten by Jennifer Isaac', 'Young teenager became vegan', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '659-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 18:27:36', '2016-12-04 18:27:36', '', 659, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/659-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1445, 1, '2016-12-04 18:28:59', '2016-12-04 18:28:59', '<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Why do I want to feature an inspirational person in my newsletter?</h3>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">I want to feature people like Ginny who have crossed my path and touched my life, inspiring me toward greatness. Too many of us fail to see greatness in ourselves. Somehow, it doesn\'t seem to matter what we have achieved; we often need others to point out to us how we excel. People display “greatness” by their attitude, their lifestyle, their choices, their actions... I want to recognize the people in my life who lead by example.</p>\r\n<a href=\"http://millerburr.travellerspoint.com/101/\">\r\n</a><a href=\"http://millerburr.travellerspoint.com/101/\"><img class=\"so-widget-image aligncenter\" title=\"Ginny Miller\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ginny-Miller-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ginny Miller - zumba - Nanaimo- gabriola island - fit aging - aging fit\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1859\" /></a>\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">How did I meet Ginny?</h3>\r\nI met Ginny while teaching Zumba on Gabriola Island. She has been a “Zumbista” participant since I started teaching on that island. She is always smiling and I am not kidding. I can look at her and see joy radiate from her. I wasn\'t surprise to read that her superpower was happiness, what a gift! She just recently sold her house and plans to go traveling the world with her husband. She has been <a href=\"http://millerburr.travellerspoint.com/101/\">blogging</a> for a few years when she travels to Mexico during the winter. I am so happy I get to see her in Zumba and share some serious booty shaking, lol.\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Meet Ginny</h3>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>What motivates you to exercise?</b></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\">Looking in the mirror with no clothes on. Being unable to zip up my favourite jeans. The month of May - swimsuit season is just around the corner.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>What activity/workout do you prefer?</b></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\">I love zumba because it doesn\'t feel like a \"workout\", but it most definitely is. It\'s fun, without the resentment and the guilt.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>What is your biggest accomplishment?</b></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\">Health wise - my biggest accomplishment has been to not eat each meal as though it is my last. I have learned the power of portion control - how to eat one scoop of ice cream and walk away happy.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>What is your superpower?</b></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\">Happiness is my superpower.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>What is your favorite dish/recipe?</b></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\">Fresh fish in season with asparagus, tomatoes and freshly-picked lettuce.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>What is your cheat treat?</b></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\">Chocolate anything.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>What are your goals and dreams?</b></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\">To have a rear end like a certain 35-year-old woman I know (Vero), but I\'m not sure I\'m up for that kind of glute work. To move through the aging process with dignity, good health and good energy.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>8. Advice for a newbie?</b></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\">Baby steps. In zumba, the first time you do a routine feels so awkward; the second time is much less so. By the third time, your body is retaining memory, and knows what to do.  I think that applies to all types of exercise, good eating and positive health changes - it goes from being an effort to being something you can\'t wait to do.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\">Thanks Vero!</p>', 'Gabriola Island Inspirational Person Ginny Miller and her love for Zumba', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '629-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 18:28:59', '2016-12-04 18:28:59', '', 629, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/629-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1448, 1, '2016-12-04 20:20:04', '2016-12-04 20:20:04', '<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Why do I want to feature an inspirational person in my newsletter?</h3>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">I want to feature people like Trish who have crossed my path and touched my life, inspiring me toward greatness. Too many of us fail to see greatness in ourselves. Somehow, it doesn\'t seem to matter what we have achieved; we often need others to point out to us how we excel. People display “greatness” by their attitude, their lifestyle, their choices, their actions... I want to recognize the people in my life who lead by example.</p>\r\n<img class=\"so-widget-image aligncenter\" title=\"Inspiration Person Trish\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Trish-SMith-2-e1467994848433-1.jpg\" alt=\"Inspiration Person - Trish - Bootcamp - Nanaimo - VIU\" width=\"372\" height=\"303\" />\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Meet Trish Smith</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I met Trish Smith at a <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/group-fitness-classes/\">Bootcamp</a> class I taught at VIU a fews year ago. She keep amazing me; she is so high energy, positive and always ready for a challenge. She keep doing lots of crazy races and push her limit. I am so happy to feature her as an fitness inspiration.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What motivate you to exercise?</strong>\r\nI am motivated to exercise because I feel less guilty about drinking wine when I get home if I\'ve worked out that day! I am also amazed by how my body transformed after attending various bootcamps and HIIT classes over the last two years and I don\'t want to lose that!</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What activity/workout do you prefer?</strong>\r\nMy favourite type of workout is the \'bootcamp style\' that combines cardio and resistance training, where each class offers different activities but gives me a total body workout. I get bored easily so I like the variety of doing stairs combined with resistance training on one day, then going to the track to combine runs with a TRX workout another day.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What is your biggest accomplishment?</strong>\r\nMy biggest accomplishment is raising two beautiful children and I\'m happy that I\'m now fit enough that I can keep up with them! Two weeks ago I visited my daughter in Toronto and took an Army of Sass class she was teaching and then went out dancing until 2 am! If I wasn\'t in shape I never could have shared this experience with her. Last year my teenage son and I competed in the Spartan Sprint, which was a 5K sprint up Mt. Seymour. He keeps to himself a lot and doesn\'t share much, so it was wonderful to have this shared experience.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What is you superpower?</strong>\r\nI can talk to animals, or at least my two cats. They understand everything I\'m saying and respond when I want them to. When I say \'dinner\', they come. When I say \'snack time\', they come. When I ask them if they want to go for a walk, they follow me around the neighbourhood!</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What is your favorite dish/recipe?</strong>\r\nMy favourite types of food are sushi and creole dishes. I also love salads. I have at least one per day and always include a whole avocado! They never last until the next day, so why leave half?</p>\r\n<strong>What is your cheat treat?</strong>\r\nMy vices are cheese and chocolate covered almonds. I eat cheese regularly, even though I know it\'s not great for me, but that\'s why I workout, so I can indulge in cheese and wine after work!\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What are your goal and dreams?</strong>\r\nMy goal is to continue to stay fit and healthy and participate in at least one challenging activity per year that gives me a reason to keep working out. I want to be able to stay active and keep up with my kids, whether it\'s skiing, dancing or running The Amazing Race. Hopefully staying active also motivates my children to maintain an active lifestyle. If their 50-year old mom can do it, then they can!</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Advice for a newbie?</strong>\r\nWhen I think back 2 1/2 years to when I started attending Vero\'s bootcamp classes, I remember being very sore! I would hop out of bed in the morning and limp to the bathroom. This went on for a while, but eventually it did go away. The intermittent soreness became a gentle reminder that I worked out some muscles that I hadn\'t used in a while. But the \'pain\' goes away. Stick with it. It will get better and you\'ll be amazed by the results!</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Testimonial from Trish: \"Véronique is a great role model and an incredible motivator! I really look forward to her Bootcamp classes! I have seen huge improvements in my fitness level and have lost weight to boot!\"</p>\r\n&nbsp;', 'Nanaimo Inspirational Person: Trish Smith and her love for Bootcamp', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '615-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 20:20:04', '2016-12-04 20:20:04', '', 615, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/615-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1449, 1, '2016-12-04 20:22:03', '2016-12-04 20:22:03', '<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Why do I want to feature inspirational people in my newsletter?</h3>\r\n<p class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">I want to feature people like Kelsey who have crossed my path and touched my life, inspiring me toward greatness. Too many of us fail to see greatness in ourselves. Somehow, it doesn\'t seem to matter what we have achieved; we often need others to point out to us how we excel. People display “greatness” by their attitude, their lifestyle, their choices, their actions... I want to recognize the people in my life who lead by example.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Meet Kelsey Nijman</h3>\r\n<p class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">I met the beautiful Kelsey in a <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/group-fitness-classes/\">Bootcamp</a> class I was teaching at VIU. She was so inspiring, pushing herself and transforming her life around. She cleaned her diet and dedicate herself to training. I enjoyed following her as she travelled the world to Australia, trusting life and leading by example.</p>\r\n<img class=\"so-widget-image alignnone\" title=\"Inspirational Person Kelsey Nijman\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Kelsey-Nijman-2.jpg\" alt=\"Inspirational Person Kelsey Nijman - VIU Bootcamp - weight loss- weight training - Nanaimo\" width=\"960\" height=\"953\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>What motivate you to exercise?</strong>\r\nMy motivation is 100% intrinsic. My journey is all about longevity, energy and happiness. I am a much happier, well-rounded person when I exercise. I also maintain a better diet and drink more water which allows me to have more energy, clearer more radiant skin and a balanced lifestyle.\r\n\r\n<strong>What activity/workout do you prefer?</strong>\r\nMy favourite workouts in the gym are shoulders and glutes! They\'re my two favourite areas to see improvement. If I\'m not in the gym volleyball is my favourite pastime.\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your biggest accomplishment?</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Kelsey-Nijman.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-590 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Kelsey-Nijman-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Inspirational Person Kelsey Nijman - VIU Bootcamp - weight loss- weight training - Nanaimo\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a>My biggest accomplishment to date is being able to do a pistol squat after a bad ankle injury. I can also bench over 100 lbs which I am very proud of cause when I started I couldn\'t bench the 45 lbs bar 10 times!\r\n\r\n<strong>What is you superpower?</strong>\r\nI have worked very hard to master consistency. I truly believe consistency is the secret to success and not everyone has the discipline to master it. Although it\'s not a superpower it is the personal attribute I am most proud of.\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your favorite dish/recipe?</strong>\r\nMy favourite quick go-to meal is a piece of whole wheat toast with a bed of spinach, 3 eggs and a bit of cheese on top.\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your cheat treat?</strong>\r\nMy favourite cheat meal is always pizza and an ice cold Coca-Cola!\r\n\r\n<strong>What are your goal and dreams?</strong>\r\nI still can\'t do a handstand so that\'s next up on the goal list! I would like to increase my wide-grip pull ups to 10 and be able to do pistol squats without a weight in my hand!\r\n\r\n<strong>Advice for a newbie?</strong>\r\nDon\'t do anything that isn\'t sustainable long term! You shouldn\'t commit to a certain diet or lifestyle that is so extreme you can only maintain it for a short period. Your diet and exercise should be balance that you can enjoy life and remain fit and healthy for years to come!<img class=\"so-widget-image alignnone\" title=\"Inspirational Person Kelsey Nijman\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Kelsey-Nijman.jpg\" alt=\"Inspirational Person Kelsey Nijman - VIU Bootcamp - weight loss- weight training - Nanaimo\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" />\r\n\r\nKelsey testimonial: \"Veronique you have changed my life in ways you don\'t even understand! You have given me a passion and a confidence through your leadership and constant affirmations. I had no idea starting <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/group-fitness-classes/\">Bootcamp</a> class in Nanaimo a year ago would change my life and shape me into the person I am today.\"', 'Inspirational Person: Kelsey Nijman fitness transform her life', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '609-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 20:22:03', '2016-12-04 20:22:03', '', 609, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/609-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1450, 1, '2016-12-04 20:25:09', '2016-12-04 20:25:09', '<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">How did I meet Chris Duggan?</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the beginning of June 2016, I went to a “Rocket Asthanga”, followed by Yin Yoga workshop offered by Chris Duggan at <a href=\"http://www.omtown.ca/\">Om Town Yoga</a>. I was excited to try a new class with an instructor from Vancouver. I am grateful that I went and discovered Chris. I loved the Rocket flow and all the hands on adjustments he provided. His teaching was simple, clear and his adjustments were just simply divine. The Yin Yoga was definitely more challenging for me but I am glad I stayed. Chris might come back in the fall.</p>\r\nDid you know Chris is 52 years old? I am just mind-blown by this discovery and it definitely inspired me to keep practicing Yoga to stay young and healthy.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://Chrisduggan.net\"><img class=\"so-widget-image aligncenter\" title=\"Chris Duggan\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Chris-Duggan-guest-blogger.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Duggan - Yoga - Nanaimo Yoga- Om Town Yoga - Asthanga Yoga - Yoga workshop\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" /></a>\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">How I found \"The Rocket\"!!</h3>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">I started my yoga journey on my 40th birthday. I found it incredibly challenging but knew it was exactly what i needed, as my body was pretty beaten up!! My first main teacher was Eoin Finn who knew Larry Shultz ( creator of The Rocket ) and taught an ashtanga based practice that I loved. I had never done a Rocket practice until I took a Rocket class with Jodie Neault at Yaletown YYoga. This was my first taste of it. I left the class feeling like that I had just done a class that ticked off all the boxes of a fun but challenging \"full body\" practice.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">My busy schedule didn\'t mesh with Jodie\'s so I wasn\'t able to get my \"Rocket\" fix again, until Dustin Fruson arrived from Saskatoon to One Yoga for the People Vancouver.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dustin had practiced with Larry as well, and to date is the most influential male teacher I\'ve worked with!! He taught a 6 week intensive at One Yoga on \"The Rocket\". When it was over I was hooked!! Dustin travels a lot and has a large ashtanga following, so I asked him if he didn\'t mind me teaching The Rocket while he was away. He agreed and we met to set up a 75min. and 90min. Version of \"The Rocket 2\", which is a 2 hr. practice.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">I now teach this practice 5 days a week at One Yoga, Yaletown YYoga, and Stretch in Vancouver B.C. The energy in the room is electric, as this practice offers so many fun variations of inversions and arm balances. Also it allows beginner students to practice with seasoned vets as everything is optional, and breaks are encouraged. The practice is done at the wall so if you need a partner you just turn around and use the wall.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">Larry Shulz was the yoga teacher for the Greatful Dead, and the drummer for the band said to Larry, \" You should call it The Rocket, because it gets you there faster\"!!</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you enjoy power yoga and are looking to strengthen your practice... The Rocket is the ticket!</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\'ve been teaching now for almost 10 years. Along with Rocket, I teach Power, Flow, and Yin. This career has allowed me to travel for workshops, retreats, and start my own brand \"RAD Yoga Gear\". It has been quite a journey! The first 3 yrs was needed to reset my damaged body from years of high level sports, and another 3 yrs to grow my studentship. The most influential teachers to me all had at least 10 years of teaching under their belts! So I\'m really just at the beginning stages. I absolutely love passing on the knowledge that I have gained from Dustin Fruson, Ryan Leier, Eoin Finn, Natalie Rousseau, Christine Price Clark, Danny Paradise, Clara Roberts Oss, Suzanne Slocum Gori, and Slava Goloubov...... And most of all the students!!</p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"> XOChris</p>\r\n<a href=\"http://Chrisduggan.net\"><img class=\"so-widget-image aligncenter\" title=\"Chris Duggan\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Guest-Blogger-Chris-Duggan-2.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Duggan - Yoga - Nanaimo Yoga- Om Town Yoga - Asthanga Yoga - Yoga workshop\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" /></a>\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">How to contact Chris</h3>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Web: <a href=\"http://chrisduggan.net/\"><span class=\"s2\">Chrisduggan.net</span></a></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\">Instagram: chrisdugganyoga</p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\">Twitter: @chrisdugganyoga</p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\">Facebook: Chris Duggan Yoga</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Chris Yoga Video on Yogo.TV</h3>\r\n<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/5twslBfBLIE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>', 'Rocket Asthanga Yoga workshop in Nanaimo with Chris Duggan', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '598-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 20:25:09', '2016-12-04 20:25:09', '', 598, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/598-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1451, 1, '2016-12-04 20:27:01', '2016-12-04 20:27:01', '<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Chaturanga Dandasana, Four Limbed Staff Pose</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Just came back from a Rocket Ashtanga Yoga workshop with Chris Duggan at <a href=\"http://www.omtown.ca/\">Om Town Yoga</a>. Some people refer to chaturanga as rotator cuff shredder! Sounds scary, so lets make sure that we review the alignment to become stronger and stay pain free. Chaturanga is a great pose to develop flexibility in the wrist, strengthening the shoulder and toning the core. To be honest, it took me a year to even be strong enough to perform one nice chaturanga. Even now when I watch this tutorial I see minor adjustments I could make. Where even you are at in your practice; enjoy the journey!</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">First what is Chaturanga Dandasana? Its a Yoga push up or a low plank. Chaturanga means four limbs, because only toes and palms are on the floor. Danda means staff and asana means posture or pose. So it can be translate as Four Limbed Staff pose. If you are practicing Asthanga or Vinyasa Yoga you are probably doing lots of Chaturanga during your practice. When you do repetitive movement, your are more prone to overuse injury, especially in your rotator cuff muscle.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Plank Position</h3>\r\nLet get started in a plank position, hands under shoulders, spreading fingers wide, pushing heels back. Let’s think about the integrity of the spine by engaging the core and supporting the back; engaging through the core, tucking pelvis and pulling rib cage in. Keeping core engaged throughout the whole movement, creating a straight line from top of head all the way to heels. Your gaze is on the ground in front of hands.\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Plank tutorial and wrist mobility</h3>\r\n<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/Prz1uYMCjfE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Initiate movement by moving forward\r\ninstead of thinking to go down</h3>\r\n<p class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">From the plank position initiate the movement by rolling onto toes pushing shoulders forward. Think of it as a forward motion instead of going down movement. Hug elbows in towards rib cage, pulling shoulders back towards ears, broadening across the collarbone. Stop 90 degree or above if you are losing strength in your alignment. Under 90 degree at biceps and forearm angle you are putting too much demand on your rotator cuff muscle. You can do Chaturanga from the knees if you are lacking the strength to keep proper alignment.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Chaturanga tutorial video</h3>\r\n<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/oUIr9FocFLc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>Don’t:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>sag through centre or stick your butt up in the air.</li>\r\n 	<li>let your shoulders collapse lower than your elbows</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nI highly encourage you to talk with your <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/yoga/\">Yoga instructor</a> about your form and movement. Hope that helps to bring more strength and awareness in your chaturanga.', 'Yoga pose: Chaturanga tutorial aka rotator cuff shredder?!?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '596-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 20:27:01', '2016-12-04 20:27:01', '', 596, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/596-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1452, 1, '2016-12-04 20:28:52', '2016-12-04 20:28:52', '<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Why do I want to feature an inspiration person in my newsletter?</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I want to feature someone like Alison &amp; Steve that crossed my path and touch my life, inspiring me toward greatness. To many of us fail to see greatness in ourselves; it doesn\'t matter what a people achieved. Greatness is found in people by their attitude, lifestyle, choices, actions... I want to recognizing people in my life for leading by example.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Meet Alison and Steve</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I meet Alison and Steve while teaching <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/group-fitness-classes/\">Zumba classes</a> on Gabriola Island, September 2012. There are still taking 4 classes a week with me. I love having them in class, Alison is so graceful and to witness their complicity, its just beautiful. Its such a delight and inspiration to know theses world traveller. Alison is 69 and Steve is 71. Steve was a lawyer before becoming a wild zumbisto.</p>\r\n<img class=\"so-widget-image aligncenter\" title=\"Inspiration person Alison &amp; Steve\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Steve-and-Alison.jpg\" alt=\"Inspiration person - Alison &amp; Steve - Gabriola island - Zumba- Nanaimo - body sculpt - cardio blast\" width=\"519\" height=\"768\" />\r\n<strong>What motivate you to exercise?</strong>\r\nA: To remain fit for travelling and to maintain my health and fitness level as I age.  Exercise is also a natural mood elevator.\r\n\r\nS:  To keep fit for travelling.\r\n\r\n<strong>What activity/workout do you prefer?</strong>\r\nA:  zumba, aerobics, walking, hiking\r\n\r\nS:  zumba, aerobics,hiking\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your biggest accomplishment?</strong>\r\nA:  Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa\r\n\r\nS:  Backpacking for two and a half years in South America, Europe, Africa and Asia (with Alison)\r\n\r\n<strong>What is you superpower?</strong>\r\nA:  Understanding Shakespeare (I\'m a retired English teacher)\r\n\r\nS:   Knowing the lyrics of every rock and roll song from the 1960s\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your favorite dish/recipe?</strong>\r\nA:  pasta with pesto\r\n\r\nS:  lamb chops with mustard and herb sauce\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your cheat treat?</strong>\r\nA:  chocolate\r\n\r\nS: potato chips\r\n\r\n<strong>What are your goal and dreams?</strong>\r\nA:  To remain healthy and fit and to travel for as long as possible\r\n\r\nS:  To keep travelling as long as possible\r\n\r\n<strong>Advice for a newbie?</strong>\r\nA:  Don\'t give up!\r\n\r\nS:  Be patient in looking for results', 'Gabriola island Inspirational Person: Alison & Steve Struthers', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '583-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 20:28:52', '2016-12-04 20:28:52', '', 583, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/583-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1453, 1, '2016-12-04 20:31:39', '2016-12-04 20:31:39', '<header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Why do I want to feature inspirational people in my newsletter?</h3>\r\n</header>\r\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\r\n<div id=\"pl-578\">\r\n<div id=\"pg-578-0\" class=\"panel-grid\">\r\n<div id=\"pgc-578-0-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\">\r\n<div id=\"panel-578-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\">\r\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\r\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">I want to feature people like Sarah who have crossed my path and touched my life, inspiring me toward greatness. Too many of us fail to see greatness in ourselves. Somehow, it doesn\'t seem to matter what we have achieved; we often need others to point out to us how we excel. People display “greatness” by their attitude, their lifestyle, their choices, their actions... I want to recognize the people in my life who lead by example.</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Meet Sarah Scherman</h3>\r\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0379.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-343\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0379-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Inspirational person Sarah Scherman -  Bootcamp VIU- Bootcamp Nanaimo -  Group Fitness Instructor\" width=\"221\" height=\"166\" /></a>I met Sarah during <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/group-fitness-classes/\">Bootcamp</a> at VIU over a year ago. Ever since she keep make me giggle and bring so much joy to classes. She been such a loyal participant and became an amazing friend. I am so lucky to have her in my life! Sarah you are one in a billon.\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\"></h3>\r\n<p class=\"widget-title\"><strong>What motivates you to exercise?</strong>\r\nThe main thing that motivates me to work out is to make sure my body can continue to do the things I love:hiking, dancing, biking, moving, and eating. Oh and I wanna look like Beyonce! HAHA</p>\r\n<strong>What activity/workout do you prefer?</strong>\r\nIs doing something with others, which is only one of the many reasons why I love Vero\'s bootcamp. Having the inspiration and support of others makes it fun! I also love getting into the woods for a hike.\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your superpower?</strong>\r\nI don\'t know what my super power is, but I wish it was flying.\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your favorite dish/recipe?</strong>\r\nI generally love food. A curry, pad thai and taco have been known to make me cry out of happiness. And seal salt caramel ice cream... obviously.\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your cheat treat?</strong>\r\nI cheat all the time. Having chocolate for breakfast is legit, and peanut butter is best by the spoonful. We got one life to live.\r\n\r\n<strong>What are your goals and dreams?</strong>\r\nMy goal is to never stop pushing myself to be the best version of myself, and my dream is to never stop dreaming.\r\n\r\n<strong>Advice for a newbie?</strong>\r\nDon\'t let yourself say \"I\'m too tired or too busy\". Make time. If it\'s hard to start, fin a pal and support each other. Oh and laugh. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA XOX\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sarah testimonial: \"Veronique is a total game changer. I\'ve been attending her classes- yoga, bootcamp, and workshops for three years and I don\'t ever want to stop. Not only is she educated and constantly pushing herself to learn more so she can better serve you, but she is also supportive, kind, understanding, and funny. Her classes are never boring and you always leave feeling stronger physically, emotionally and mentally! Vero\'s classes are a great work-out. She always gives her everything in each class, making it fun and enjoyable each time. She always makes sure everyone is cared for by giving different variations and getting to know you. Both her and her classes are a 10/10!!!!\"</p>\r\n\r\n</div>', 'Nanaimo Inspirational Person: Sarah Scherman fitness instructor', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '578-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 20:31:39', '2016-12-04 20:31:39', '', 578, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/578-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(1454, 1, '2016-12-04 20:34:59', '2016-12-04 20:34:59', '<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">How did I meet Maryeve?</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I’ve met Maryeve at Circus School in Gaspe in 2008 if I remember correctly. Already back then I was amazed by her skills, commitment and discipline. Over the years I’ve been following her as she reached a professional level that just blew my mind. I am super stoked that she is my first guest. We have been talking for a while and she might come over for a visit, stay tuned and check her out.</p>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.hulahoopquebec.com\"><img class=\"so-widget-image aligncenter\" title=\"Guest blogger Maryeve\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Maryeve-pole.jpg\" alt=\"Maryeve Gaudrea -  circus artist - hula hoop- juggler - fire dancer - pole dancer - acrobat\" width=\"1795\" height=\"2642\" /></a>\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"></h3>\r\nVéronique ask me to write about my training, what you do to be able to do all what you do? Well, when I’m training, I need goals and challenges. I want to be stronger or I want to be more flexible to nail that trick. Right now, I am really into hooping and pole fitness. I also love handstand and juggling. And the best part of it is that it is also my job to teach those things. I really like sharing my passions with others.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.hulahoopquebec.com\"><img class=\"so-widget-image aligncenter\" title=\"Guest blogger Maryeve\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Maryeve-hulahoop.jpg\" alt=\"Maryeve Gaudrea -  circus artist - hula hoop- juggler - fire dancer - pole dancer - acrobat\" width=\"400\" height=\"602\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">My students frequently ask me things like: «it looks so easy when you do it, how many hours do you train in a week?» It really depends of the week; it always changes. Sometime I spent one week without training but I feel something is missing in my life, I need to move! Sometime I am really motivated or when I have a new idea I can train 5 hours a day (1 hour of body-building, 1 hour flexibility, 1h30 of hula-hoop and 1h30 pole). Another question frequently ask: « how long does it take to be able to do that trick? » It depends on how often you practice, how long, and your sport’s background. So it’s really different for everybody. So if it took me one year, maybe you can do it in three months or maybe in three years. But no matter how long it takes, you have to enjoy the process</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The most important thing is to love the sport that you do. I like to try new sports: capoeira, ballet, contemporary dance, yoga, aerial, tight wire. Recently I began to play volley-club (a strange mix of juggling and volley ball), I think I am going to play it a lot this summer!</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Maryeve demo video</h3>\r\n<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/lqqKerMW4vw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Contact Information Maryeve</h3>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">My website :<a href=\"http://www.hulahoopquebec.com/\"><span class=\"s2\">www.hulahoopquebec.com</span></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Facebook: hula-hoop Québec</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Instragram : @maryeve_hulahoopquebec</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Pole fitness school: <a href=\"http://www.lapolkadot.com/\"><span class=\"s3\">www.lapolkadot.com</span></a></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Vidéo: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqqKerMW4vw\"><span class=\"s4\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqqKerMW4vw</span></a></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p4\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryeve has a visual arts degree and trained as a Circus Arts Instructor at the National Circus School of Montreal (Canada). She worked as an instructor of social circus at Cirque du Monde from 2008 to 2015. Now she works as an instructor of hula-hoop, pole fitness and handstand at the pole fitness studio La Polkadot. She won Hooping Idol 3 in 2013.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She did performances in many events and festivals around the world. She also taught in hoop convention like German Hoop Convention, New England Flow Fest, Hooplaland, Spin all the things and In Flow Fest</p>', 'Maryeve Gaudreau Circus Artist, hula hooper, pole dancer', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '550-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 20:34:59', '2016-12-04 20:34:59', '', 550, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/550-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1455, 1, '2016-12-04 20:36:18', '2016-12-04 20:36:18', '<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Want to learn some bodyweight movement to get stronger?</h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Pistol Squat are a pinnacle bodyweight exercise</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After my last newsletter some people wondered what a pistol squat was. A Pistol squat is a one-leg squat in which your non-working leg is held in front of you parallel to the ground at the bottom of your squat. Here is a tutorial video for pistol squat, how to take the step to get there and different variations to practice. This movement involves lots of mobility in ankle, knee and hip joint, its not for everyone and might take commitment to achieve it. It also involves the right amount of strength, flexibility, mobility and balance. First be sure you can perform a full squat/low squat pain free with heels on the ground. Then try 1 leg squat with a chair behind you to limit the range of motion, lower the chair to a bench. Try a full squat, to roll on back use momentum to come up. Next step is extending one leg forward coming down slowly with control, roll back and use momentum to come back up. You might prefer coming down slowly with control, then put feet down in a squat position and press yourself up with two legs. Remember coming down in a squat is the eccentric portion of the movement and you gain lots of muscles only working on that part. Make sure you ask your <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/personaltraining/\">personal trainer</a> to help you access your form. I use the Pistol Squat and its variations in my <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/bootcamp/\">Bootcamp classes</a>.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Pistol Squat tutorial and variations</h3>\r\n<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/xK4e0Bdc6Yo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Global Bodyweight training program</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the best programs to master calisthenic movement, also call Bodyweight movement, is Global Body weight athlete program by Mike Fitch. This program is very well designed and an incredible resource to learn and evolve. It includes 75 videos and 140 exercises variations to achieve advanced movement such as: Muscle Up, Handstand Push Up, Single Arm Push Up, Single Arm Body Row, Pistol Squat, Handstand, L-sit, Human Flag, and Back Lever. If you want to have the full progression to attain a Piston Squat check this program. A big part of the program is also focused on Self Myofascia Release, Breath work, Mobility exercises and Activation exercises. I have a special promo code to save 25$ if you are interested <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/product/global-bodyweight-athlete-training-program/\">click here for more information</a>.</p>', 'Bodyweight exercise: How to do Pistol Squat Safely?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '531-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 20:36:18', '2016-12-04 20:36:18', '', 531, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/531-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1456, 1, '2016-12-04 20:44:17', '2016-12-04 20:44:17', '<img class=\"so-widget-image alignright\" title=\"Juicing fitness\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/images-3.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Juicing - fitness regimen - holistic nutrition - Nanaimo \" width=\"286\" height=\"214\" />\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Juicing is part of my lifestyle but it wasn\'t always like this. When I was still really new to the fitness world, I sought the opinion of other fitness professionals to help me achieve my goal of having a lean and strong body. I heard so many different opinions and advice; one can easily lose her way. One thing that I’ve been told was to stay away from juicing because it contains too much sugar and calories. That it was better to consume the fruit whole to have all the fiber content instead.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since then, I’ve kept seeking other professional advice but also followed what feels good for me. I have watched a couple documentaries that changed my view about juicing: <em><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a></em> and <em><a href=\"http://gerson.org/gerpress/tag/the-gerson-miracle/\">Gerson Miracle</a></em>. I highly recommend both these documentaries.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><a href=\"http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/\">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a></em> is about an Australian, Joe Cross, who is overweight and on heavy medication and comes to the USA to do a six-month juicing fast. Along his way across the USA, he educates and inspires people to transform their life through juicing. Joe totally transforms his life. This movie is a must-see.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><a href=\"http://gerson.org/gerpress/tag/the-gerson-miracle/\">The Gerson Miracle</a></em> tells the unique journey of Dr. Gerson, who cured a patient of cancer at the beginning of the 21<sup>th</sup> century. His daughter took over his research and still cumulates records of patients who have cured their cancer. His cure is based on the fact that the body needs to be detoxified by drinking 13 juices a day with another cleansing treatment like a coffee enema.</p>\r\n<img class=\"so-widget-image aligncenter\" title=\"Juicing fitness\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/81DfEUNY3L._SX342_.jpg\" alt=\"Juicing - fitness regimen - holistic nutrition - Nanaimo \" width=\"363\" height=\"418\" /> <img class=\"so-widget-image aligncenter\" title=\"Juicing fitness\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/movieposter.jpg\" alt=\"Juicing - fitness regimen - holistic nutrition - Nanaimo \" width=\"269\" height=\"388\" /> <img class=\"so-widget-image aligncenter\" title=\"Juicing fitness\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Green_star_juicer_elite_5001_grande.jpg\" alt=\"Juicing - fitness regimen - holistic nutrition - Nanaimo \" width=\"600\" height=\"568\" />\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After watching these documentaries, I began researching what kind of juicer I should buy. Dr. Gerson used a <a href=\"http://www.norwalkjuicers.com/\">Norwalk juicer</a>. The thought of spending a couple thousand dollars turned me off and I found the press portion of the juicer too dangerous around little kids. We settled for a <a href=\"https://www.juicerville.ca/collections/our-juicers/products/green-star-juicer-elite-5000\">Green Star Juicer</a> from <a href=\"https://www.juicerville.ca/#_a_rioux\">Juicerville</a>. We have been juicing during the summer and fall when have an abundance of fresh, organic produce from our garden to juice with.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I love the taste and believe juice is medicine for my body and soul. I feel so energized when I drink a juice and can be active without needing much time to digest. I choose juicing not for weight loss but to nourish and replenish my body. I am convinced I recover faster when I juice because my body gets all the nutrients it needs to thrive. Check out <a href=\"https://juicerville.leaddyno.com/affiliate\">Juicerville</a> to learn more about juicer and purchase your juicer.</p>\r\n<img class=\"so-widget-image aligncenter\" title=\"Juicing fitness\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/imgres-1.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Juicing - fitness regimen - holistic nutrition - Nanaimo \" width=\"219\" height=\"230\" />\r\n\r\nIf you like juice but don\'t have time or energy to do it yourself. There is a juicing service in Nanaimo call <a href=\"http://www.goodlifejuice.com/\">Good Life Juice</a>. Check them out!\r\n\r\nHope you enjoy reading this blog.\r\n\r\nWith gratitude, Vero', 'Should juicing be part of your fitness regimen?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '224-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 20:44:17', '2016-12-04 20:44:17', '', 224, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/224-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1458, 1, '2016-12-04 20:46:54', '2016-12-04 20:46:54', '<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">I want to share with you why I created <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/\">choose2be</a>.</h3>\r\n<img class=\"so-widget-image aligncenter\" title=\"Choose2be\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/75e4b5c633c3aa0512869844490a48db.jpg\" alt=\"Choose2be - Nanaimo - Health &amp; fitness- empower - inspire- educate\" width=\"620\" height=\"618\" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA comment I often get from participants and people who know me is how much joy, fun and positivism I bring to them.\r\n\r\nBut here’s a secret. I wasn’t always like this. I used to be depressed. When I was a teen, I smoked tobacco and told people I wanted to die young. I thought life was pointless.\r\n\r\nI often struggled -- to fit in, to find my place, to feel “good” about myself, to feel like I could make a difference in the world.\r\n\r\nIn my early twenties, I studied organic farming in the hope of making a change. But I became frustrated by the politics, by the people using chemicals on their crops, by Monsanto, and on and on.\r\n\r\nBut, throughout these challenges, exercise has been my medicine. It elevates my mood and gives me power over my life. Exercise gives me an opportunity to learn about myself, to connect with the moment and be present. It also healed my body from pain and trauma caused by repeated accidents. If you want to know more check out <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/veronique-rioux/\">about Veronique</a>.\r\n\r\nExercise is one of the things I have control over. It’s something positive I can do, regardless of what else is happening out there in the world.\r\n\r\nI created <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/\">Choose2be</a> in order to share with others the joy of a healthy lifestyle, especially exercise.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Many of us feel powerless. We don’t know how powerful we are. I want to connect you with your power, with your inner Wonder Woman. </strong><strong>                 </strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/\"><strong>Choose2be</strong></a><strong> </strong><strong>happy right now!</strong></p>\r\nStart with the simple things. Be happy that you can walk, that you can see beautiful things, feel love and be loved. Look at yourself and focus on what you love about yourself. Be positive, cultivate gratitude, and let it grow on you.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/\"><strong>Choose2be</strong></a><strong> </strong><strong>strong and healthy!</strong></p>\r\nThere is no quick fix. You can’t buy health. You can’t buy a strong body. You need to create it through every choice you make, from eating to how you see yourself.\r\n\r\nA great place to start is exercise. You need to make exercise a lifestyle. Do whatever type of exercise you enjoy and find inspiring: walking, biking, weight lifting, yoga, dancing…\r\n\r\nStart small if you need to. If you haven’t exercised for a long time, just begin with walking 15 minutes a day. Then build up from there.\r\n\r\nYou will be amazed at the domino effect this will have. You will find it influencing how you feel about yourself. You will notice yourself making better choices in many areas of your life.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>My commitment to you</strong></p>\r\nI am committed to inspiring you to create a healthy body and a healthy mind.\r\n\r\nI am committed to being real with you. I will be honest and tell you the truth. I have learned a great deal about health and fitness during my life. It’s my passion and I want to share it with you.\r\n\r\nYou don’t need to be on some sort of auto-shipment regime to create the amazing health you deserve. Simply set you mind to it and commit. You are beautiful and worth it.\r\n\r\nI am just <a href=\"http://info@choose2be.ca/\">one click away</a>. If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Why I created Choose2be', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '203-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-04 20:46:54', '2016-12-04 20:46:54', '', 203, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/203-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1459, 1, '2016-12-06 02:38:27', '2016-12-06 02:38:27', '<h3 class=\"widget-title\">8 week online</h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Embrace Your Body! Transform Your Life!</strong>\r\n<strong>Choose2be Strong &amp; Healthy!</strong></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Get fitter, healthier &amp; happier in just 8 weeks! Perfect for all fitness levels.</strong>\r\n<strong>An 8-week online program PLUS live group workouts in Nanaimo. </strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The ideal fitness program to keep you motivated.\r\nFlexible enough to accommodate your busy schedule.</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sign-up today to reserve your spot. Space is limited.\r\nFall program starts Friday September 30, 2016, 4-5pm.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/product/8-week-online-register/\"><strong>Register now!</strong></a></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">89$** Canadian with one weekly workout in Nanaimo (total 99$)\r\n40$** Canadian online workout only (total 50$)\r\n<strong>**Need to pay an extra $10 US for access to <a href=\"http://www.tabatabootcamp.com/\">Tabata Bootcamp</a>’s platform</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>The 8-Week<em> Choose2be Strong &amp; Healthy </em>Online Program includes:</h3>\r\nONLINE: A different daily 6-minute workout blast (48 workouts in total) combining cardio, strength and toning.\r\n\r\nONLINE: Four, 30-minute workouts\r\n\r\nONLINE: Nutritious plant base daily recipes to boost your metabolism\r\n\r\nONLINE PLATFORM: Track your results, monitor your success and get support from your trainer and fellow classmates\r\n\r\nLIVE CLASSES IN NANAIMO: Participants get together for an hour-long group session combining a workout and a workshop on various topics: goal setting, food journaling, nutrition, metabolism, mobility &amp; flexibility…\r\n\r\n<strong>The secret behind 6 minutes of exercise per day</strong>? You’ll burn approximately 50 calories at each session, but the real payoff is that these 6-minute daily exercise blasts will boost your metabolism to burn an additional 250 calories within the next 24 hours. That\'s 300 calories burned by investing only 6 minutes!\r\n\r\nNecessary equipment:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>high-speed Internet connection</li>\r\n 	<li>tubing or TheraBand™ exercise bands</li>\r\n 	<li>a chair</li>\r\n 	<li>a set of light dumbbells</li>\r\n 	<li>a mat</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>What do people have to say:</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Julie-Fournier-3.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1090 alignright\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Julie-Fournier-3-300x225.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"http://i2.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Julie-Fournier-3.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, http://i2.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Julie-Fournier-3.jpg?resize=180%2C135 180w, http://i2.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Julie-Fournier-3.jpg?resize=250%2C188 250w, http://i2.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Julie-Fournier-3.jpg?resize=600%2C450 600w, http://i2.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Julie-Fournier-3.jpg?w=720 720w\" alt=\"Julie\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\"This program fell into my life at the perfect time. I needed something regular, imposed on me to motivate me to workout. This program is perfect for someone like me who likes to have structure. You get up, open your computer and everything is there. You don’t even have to decide which exercises to do, everything is there for you, ready to go. If you are in shape or not there are different levels of difficulty to choose from. You can do the 6 minute Tabata workout anytime of the day if you can’t do it first thing in the morning as they recommend. Personally, I like this flexibility. Someday I didn’t do it so I did 2 workouts the next day. I am already pretty active but not in a muscular way. The exercises are motivating, they vary and are often new to me and that is really useful for my work as a physical education teacher.\r\n\r\nI haven’t applied the nutrition principal yet, I have mainly focused on the exercises. I like that Veronique often writes comments and that is motivating. I saw I big difference in the level of my energy in the last fews weeks since I started the 8 week online program. I really needed that. I also feel like my thighs are getting firmer and I have lost a few inches on my hips and chest. I am super satisfied with the result so far. I didn’t have any expectations when I started the program and I am really happy. I like it so much that I want to repeat an other 8 weeks once this one is over. I never been someone who likes weight training and muscle building exercises but right now I am always motivated to do my daily exercises as much as the two weekly 30 minutes workout. Now I will focus on the nutrition part to have even more benefits from the program. Thanks again Veronique for this program.\"\r\n\r\nJulie Fournier,\r\n\r\nphysical education teacher and coordinator of the physical department at Cegep de Gaspe, Quebec\r\n\r\n\"<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Liz-McKnight-e1468212708650.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-622 alignright\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Liz-McKnight-171x300.jpg\" alt=\"Liz Mcknight - art therapy - Nanaimo - Gabriola island- inspirational person - body sculpt- 8 week online - cardio blast\" width=\"171\" height=\"300\" /></a>Being part of a group is so motivating for me. I signed up for on line only as I live on an island and could not make the live classes. Marking completed on the daily ex kept me on track as I didn\'t want to break my record!\r\nVero responded to any question or post that I entered - she is very encouraging . A daily recipe is a bonus.\r\nOnly down side is I find the site a bit slow but it is otherwise good - so many choices of workouts - so this is a minor issue.\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>About Your Fitness Trainer</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/veronique-rioux/\">Véronique Rioux</a> is a certified <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/group-fitness-classes/\">Fitness Instructor</a>, <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/personaltraining/\">Personal Trainer</a>, <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/yoga/\">Yoga Instructor</a>…and more.\r\n\r\nAn engaging, motivating and knowledgeable instructor, Véronique will make your workouts both fun and challenging.\r\n\r\nSupport a local business and brand. No network marketing. 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(1470, 1, '2016-12-06 02:49:51', '2016-12-06 02:49:51', '<header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Why do I want to feature an inspirational person in my newsletter?</h3>\r\n</header>\r\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><header class=\"entry-header\"></header>\r\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I want to feature people like Katherine who have crossed my path and touched my life, inspiring me toward greatness. Too many of us fail to see greatness in ourselves. Somehow, it doesn’t seem to matter what we have achieved; we often need others to point out to us how we excel. People display “greatness” by their attitude, their lifestyle, their choices, their actions… I want to recognize the people in my life who lead by example.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">How did I meet Katherine?</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Katherine-1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1460 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Katherine-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Katherine - Yoga Nanaimo -Yoga - Om town yoga - outdoor fitness - Nanaimo - Choose2be\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Katherine-5.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1464 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Katherine-5-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Katherine - Yoga Nanaimo -Yoga - Om town yoga - outdoor fitness - Nanaimo - Choose2be\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I’ve met Katherine while working at Om Town Yoga. She is the manager and instructor there. Before I met her, I heard so many praises from others. Even one girl said she was in love with her and how being with Katherine made her happy. I really like her welcoming energy and how she hugs me each time I see her. She has been transforming Om Town since she started to work there with her incredible sense of organization. She inspires me to go in nature and run. So glad we have you in our lives Katherine!</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">P.S: go meet her at Om Town and get a nice hug :)</p>\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Katherine-3.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-1462 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Katherine-3-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Katherine - Yoga Nanaimo -Yoga - Om town yoga - outdoor fitness - Nanaimo - Choose2be\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>What motivates you to exercise?</strong>\r\nSo many things! The feeling I get when I move my body, pure joy. Movement is a very meditative experience for me, so it grounds me and shifts my perspective to see whats important to me. The move I move, the more I want to move.\r\n\r\n<strong>What activity/workout do you prefer?</strong>\r\nTrail running, hiking and rock climbing are my favourites because I get to be in the mountains. But I basically love any activity that gets me sweaty <img class=\"_1ift _2560 img\" src=\"https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v5/z4c/1/16/1f642.png\" alt=\"🙂\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your biggest accomplishment?</strong>\r\nThat’s a huge question! Fitness wise, I recently completed the WAM50 in Whistler which is a 54 km trail race that covered 3400m elevation gain and loss. That was a big one for me and I am pretty darn proud of myself.\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Katherine-7.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-1466 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Katherine-7-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Katherine - Yoga Nanaimo -Yoga - Om town yoga - outdoor fitness - Nanaimo - Choose2be\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" /></a>What is your superpower?</strong>\r\nMental toughness. I have the ability to stay present and keep at it when my body is tired or the conditions aren’t ideal\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your favourite cheat treat?</strong>\r\nI try not to think about food in that way. But I do love dark chocolate and good glass of cab sauv. (red wine)\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your favourite dish/recipe?</strong>\r\nPad thai with zucchini noodles!\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Katherine-6.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1465 alignright\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Katherine-6-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Katherine - Yoga Nanaimo -Yoga - Om town yoga - outdoor fitness - Nanaimo - Choose2be\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a>What are your goals and dreams?</strong>\r\nI am working on hiking/climbing the Island Qualifiers - a list of 9 Alpine Peaks on Vancouver Island that all have glaciers, snowfields and technical climbing.\r\n\r\n<strong>Advice for a newbie?</strong>\r\nFind a form of movement that brings your happiness and make it a priority in your life.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Katherine-9.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1468\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Katherine-9-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"katherine-9\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Katherine-2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1461\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Katherine-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"katherine-2\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Katherine-4.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1463\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Katherine-4-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Katherine - Yoga Nanaimo -Yoga - Om town yoga - outdoor fitness - Nanaimo - Choose2be\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Katherine.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1469\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Katherine-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Katherine - Yoga Nanaimo -Yoga - Om town yoga - outdoor fitness - Nanaimo - Choose2be\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" /></a>\r\n\r\n</div>', 'Inspirational Person: Katherine Boere manager of Om town Yoga', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1328-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-06 02:49:51', '2016-12-06 02:49:51', '', 1328, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/1328-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1471, 1, '2016-12-06 03:08:39', '2016-12-06 03:08:39', '<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of releasing back tension is by waving through the spine to help it stay young and flexible. Undulation and flow is the essence of life.  When we have physical or emotional trauma and accidents it can change our posture and limit the range of motion in different areas of our body, including our spine. Over time our spine can become rigid and our respiration might become more superficial. The more stress we experience, the tighter we become and less fluid we are in our movements. We can reduce tension in our body by increasing spinal wave movement. A Shaolin Monk teacher once said, “Your spine is designed to move like water, not a brick.” In Yoga it is said that you are as young as your spine is flexible. The spine is the main highway for nerve influx and also for kundalini energy. When practicing spinal wave or undulation movement you can improve the range of motion of your spine. This can lead to greater strength, power, mobility and endurance for a wide range of activities from surfing to martial art, dancing, climbing, playing…</p>\r\nSpine undulation is performed in many styles of dance.\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Check out the body wave tutorial to learn how to do it.</h3>\r\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In0gSqy2d1U&t=109s[/embed]\r\n\r\nWaving through the spine can also be practiced from cat and cow and can be integrated when you transition from downward dog to upward dog. This technique will enhance body awareness and also support the spine by learning how to engage deep core muscle to move more freely.\r\n\r\nAn other movement I really like to loosen up the spine while standing up is the Brazilian rotation. It’s a great way to learn how to move the rib cage and hips at the same time.\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Brazilian Rotation tutorial.</h3>\r\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6l1SAXY038[/embed]\r\n\r\nI am looking forward to hear back from you and know if these movements help release some tension in your body.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Release back tension with spine undulation', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1358-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-06 03:08:39', '2016-12-06 03:08:39', '', 1358, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/1358-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(1476, 1, '2016-12-06 06:37:39', '2016-12-06 06:37:39', '<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/spine.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1475 alignright\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/spine-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"Spine movement - flexibility - mobility - wave -undulation -move like water \" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" /></a>One of releasing back tension is by waving through the spine to help it stay young and flexible. Undulation and flow is the essence of life.  When we have physical or emotional trauma and accidents it can change our posture and limit the range of motion in different areas of our body, including our spine. Over time our spine can become rigid and our respiration might become more superficial. The more stress we experience, the tighter we become and less fluid we are in our movements. We can reduce tension in our body by increasing spinal wave movement. A Shaolin Monk teacher once said, “Your spine is designed to move like water, not a brick.” In Yoga it is said that you are as young as your spine is flexible. The spine is the main highway for nerve influx and also for kundalini energy. When practicing spinal wave or undulation movement you can improve the range of motion of your spine. This can lead to greater strength, power, mobility and endurance for a wide range of activities from surfing to martial art, dancing, climbing, playing…</p>\nSpine undulation is performed in many styles of dance.\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Check out the body wave tutorial to learn how to do it.</h3>\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In0gSqy2d1U&t=109s[/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Catcow.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1472 alignright\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Catcow-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Spine movement - flexibility - mobility - wave -undulation -move like water \" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a>Waving through the spine can also be practiced from cat and cow and can be integrated when you transition from downward dog to upward dog. This technique will enhance body awareness and also support the spine by learning how to engage deep core muscle to move more freely.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An other movement I really like to loosen up the spine while standing up is the Brazilian rotation. It’s a great way to learn how to move the rib cage and hips at the same time.</p>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"></h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Brazilian Rotation tutorial</h3>\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6l1SAXY038[/embed]\n\nI am looking forward to hear back from you and know if these movements help release some tension in your body.\n\n&nbsp;', 'Release back tension with spine undulation', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1358-autosave-v1', '', '', '2016-12-06 06:37:39', '2016-12-06 06:37:39', '', 1358, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/1358-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1477, 1, '2016-12-06 06:42:58', '2016-12-06 06:42:58', '<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/spine.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1475 alignright\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/spine-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"Spine movement - flexibility - mobility - wave -undulation -move like water \" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" /></a>One of releasing back tension is by waving through the spine to help it stay young and flexible. Undulation and flow is the essence of life.  When we have physical or emotional trauma and accidents it can change our posture and limit the range of motion in different areas of our body, including our spine. Over time our spine can become rigid and our respiration might become more superficial. The more stress we experience, the tighter we become and less fluid we are in our movements. We can reduce tension in our body by increasing spinal wave movement. A Shaolin Monk teacher once said, “Your spine is designed to move like water, not a brick.” In Yoga it is said that you are as young as your spine is flexible. The spine is the main highway for nerve influx and also for kundalini energy. When practicing spinal wave or undulation movement you can improve the range of motion of your spine. This can lead to greater strength, power, mobility and endurance for a wide range of activities from surfing to martial art, dancing, climbing, playing…</p>\r\nSpine undulation is performed in many styles of dance.\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Check out the body wave tutorial to learn how to do it.</h3>\r\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In0gSqy2d1U&t=109s[/embed]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Catcow.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1472 alignright\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Catcow-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Spine movement - flexibility - mobility - wave -undulation -move like water \" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a>Waving through the spine can also be practiced from cat and cow and can be integrated when you transition from downward dog to upward dog. This technique will enhance body awareness and also support the spine by learning how to engage deep core muscle to move more freely.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An other movement I really like to loosen up the spine while standing up is the Brazilian rotation. It’s a great way to learn how to move the rib cage and hips at the same time.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Brazilian Rotation tutorial</h3>\r\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6l1SAXY038[/embed]\r\n\r\nI am looking forward to hear back from you and know if these movements help release some tension in your body.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Release back tension with spine undulation', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1358-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-06 06:42:58', '2016-12-06 06:42:58', '', 1358, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/1358-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(1480, 1, '2016-12-07 18:26:17', '2016-12-07 18:26:17', '<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are a lot of different Bootcamp classes in Nanaimo. I thought of contacting them all and having them give you a description of their Bootcamp. I hope this listing will help you pick the Bootcamp in Nanaimo that suits your need.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>First what is a Bootcamp?</strong></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is defined as an intensive training program designed to improve the participant’s fitness and/or skill. If you are interested to know more about the origin of Bootcamp check this <a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" href=\"https://bootcampmilitaryfitnessinstitute.com/what-are-boot-camps/history-of-boot-camps/\">article</a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The definition of it is quite wide and can use many different training modalities such as circuit training, high intensity interval training (HIIT), superset to name a few as well, it can use various pieces of equipment from cones, to agility ladders, TRX, suspension systems, bands, kettlebells, dumbbells, Equalizer, ropes, sleighs or simply your bodyweight.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\'ve decided to contact all the companies that offer Bootcamp in Nanaimo and compile them into this listing. I\'ve asked them a fews questions: Equipment used? Price range? Class choices? Who are your participants? What your specialty? Here are the answers to theses questions to help you choose the right Bootcamp for you.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Choose2be</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/bootcamp\"><img class=\"so-widget-image alignright\" title=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo \" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/photo-5.jpg\" alt=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo - Listing Bootcamp Nanaimo - Fitness classes - Group Fitness classes\" width=\"218\" height=\"164\" /></a>\r\n<p class=\"widget-title\">Veronique Rioux is the owner.\r\nWebsite: <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/bootcamp/\">Choose2be.ca\r\n</a>Email: <a href=\"http://info@choose2be.ca\">info@choose2be.ca\r\n</a>Faceboook page <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Choose2Be/\">click here</a><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Choose2Be/\">\r\n</a><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/nanaimo-calendar-group-fitness-classes/\">Click here</a> for all the current classes.</p>\r\n<p class=\"widget-title\"><strong>Participant</strong>: from university student to senior\r\n<strong>Specialty</strong>: Bodyweight training, HIIT, Yoga\r\n<strong>Equipement used for Bootcamp</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/product/lebert-equalizer-and-other-product/\">Equalizer</a>, <a href=\"http://www.lebertfitness.com/Products/LebertBuddySystem/Home.aspx\">Buddy System</a>, Gliding disk, <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/product/cast-iron-kettlebell/\">Kettlebell</a>, Bosu, Bench, Bands, Agility Ladder.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Studio Zack B</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.studiozack.ca/\"><img class=\"so-widget-image alignright\" title=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo \" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Studio-Zack-4.jpg\" alt=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo - Listing Bootcamp Nanaimo - Fitness classes - Group Fitness classes\" width=\"218\" height=\"291\" /></a>\r\n\r\n1635 Bowen Road, Nanaimo BC V9S 1G7\r\nOwner: Zack Richards/David Woodrow\r\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:Studiozacknanaimo1@gmail.com\">Studiozacknanaimo1@gmail.com</a>\r\nPhone: 250-713-4383 text only\r\nWebsite: <a href=\"http://studiozack.ca/\">Studiozack.ca</a>\r\nFacebook <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/studiozack.nanaimo\">click here</a>\r\nInstagram: @studiozack\r\n\r\n<strong>Equipment used for Bootcamp? </strong>Free weights, weight machines, Bands, Balls, Kettle bells, TRX, cardio equipment, body weight\r\n<strong>Class choices?</strong> 5:30 &amp; 9:30am, 4:30 &amp; 5:30pm\r\n<strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Price range? </strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Regular price per month is $140, </span>\r\n<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Check their <a href=\"http://Studiozack.ca\">website</a> for special promotion.\r\n<strong>Who are your participants?</strong> Age on average 20 – 45 Men and Women</span>\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Rachael Davidson reDEFINE health &amp; wellness</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Equipment used for Bootcamp? </strong>The classes are a combination of cardio and strength/conditioning exercises mostly using body weight although I do sometimes have bands, light weights or balls. I love using agility ladders, agility cones and rings plus utilizing what\'s in the park like benches, stairs, hills, and the sand.\r\n<strong>Price range? </strong>Cost is $55 for once a week, $100 for twice and $140 for three times. Sessions run by the month.\r\n<strong>Class choices? </strong>Bowen Park on Mon/Wed/Fri mornings at 6:30-7:30am.\r\n<strong>Who are your participants? </strong>All levels are welcome I can cater to anyone.\r\n<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/redefinehw/\">Click here</a> for Facebook\r\nMy website is coming soon\r\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:rachael@redefinehw.ca\">rachael@redefinehw.ca</a></p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Haul Ass Bootcamp</h3>\r\n<img class=\"so-widget-image alignright\" title=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo \" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Haul-Ass-Fitness.jpg\" alt=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo - Listing Bootcamp Nanaimo - Fitness classes - Group Fitness classes\" width=\"292\" height=\"204\" />\r\n<p class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Ann Hollas\r\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:wee.annie@icloud.com\">wee.annie@icloud.com</a>\r\n<strong>Class choices</strong>: Monday\'s, Wednesday\'s and Friday\'s at Forest Park Elementary School.\r\n<strong>Equipement used for Bootcamp</strong>: I have all the equipment from battle ropes, bosu, kettle bells, free weights, balls, agility ladder, hurdles &amp; more.\r\n<strong>Specialty</strong>: I love creating a  positive &amp; motivating environment for women to come and feel welcomed &amp; amazing afterwards. The last Friday of every month all proceeds will go to our local food bank :)</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">List of all other Bootcamp Nanaimo</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.fullonfitness.com/\">Full on fitness\r\nEmail: </a><a href=\"mailto:fullonfitness@shaw.ca\">fullonfitness@shaw.ca</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.bootcampnanaimo.com/\">Balance works fitness</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.dpfitness.ca/\">Driven Performance</a>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:health@dpfitness.ca?Subject=Email%25from%25Web\">miguel@dpfitness.ca</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.bexbootcamp.com/\">Bex Bootcamp</a>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:info@bexbootcamp.com\">info@bexbootcamp.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://jumpstartoutdoorfitness.com/\">Jump start outdoor fitness</a>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:pennie@jumpstartoutdoorfitness.ca\">pennie@jumpstartoutdoorfitness.ca</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www2.viu.ca/campusrec/fitness_lifestyle.asp\">Vancouver island University Bootcamp</a>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:gym@viu.ca\"><strong>gym@viu.ca</strong></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.takechargefittogo.ca/\">Take charge fit to go</a>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:takechargefittogo@live.ca\">takechargefittogo@live.ca</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/288067191.html\">Bootcamp with Parks &amp; Recreation</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://hotmamafit.com/nanaimo/register-now\">Hot mama</a> franchise\r\n<a href=\"mailto:megan@hotmamafit.com\">megan@hotmamafit.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://fit4two.ca/classes/mom-baby-bootcamp\">Mom &amp; Baby Bootcamp Franchise</a>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:info@fit4two.ca\">info@fit4two.ca</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.islandrunningdoc.com/runners-bootcamp/\">Runner Bootcamp</a>\r\nislandrunningdoc@hotmail.com\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.vifitness.ca/\">Vi fitness Nanaimo</a>\r\n\r\nLifestyle Health and Fitness center\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.bodybusterfitness.com/nanaimo-boot-camp\">Body Buster Fitness</a> franchise\r\n<a href=\"mailto:info@BodyBusterFitness.com\">info@BodyBusterFitness.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.nanaimocrossfit.ca/about\">Nanaimo Cross Fit</a>\r\n<strong>Email:</strong> <a href=\"mailto:%69%6E%66%6F%40%6E%61%6E%61%69%6D%6F%63%72%6F%73%73%66%69%74%2E%63%61\">info©nanaimocrossfit•ca</a>', 'Nanaimo Bootcamp listing to help your choose from', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '676-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-07 18:26:17', '2016-12-07 18:26:17', '', 676, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/676-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1482, 1, '2016-12-07 18:28:31', '2016-12-07 18:28:31', '<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">My passion to support others to feel good about themselves h<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Sarah-Scherman-bio.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-1026 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Sarah-Scherman-bio-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah Scherman Bio - Nanaimo Fitness Trainer\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a>as always been a driving factor in my life. That, my love of moving my body, and my desire to be able to continue to move my body as I age is what has led me to teaching fitness classes. My background is in support services with adults and youth with disabilities, and I am also a BC certified teacher.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Staying active and ensuring we stay strong so that we can do the things we love as we age, while being happy and healthy in our bodies right now is what I hope to support you to do through my classes. Come enjoy moving your body, balancing yourself physically and mentally, gain strength, enjoy the company of others, listen to some sweet tunes and of course sweat!!</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sarah is certified Can Fit Pro Group Fitness Instructor.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can check Sarah <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/inspirational-person-sarah/\">Inspirational Person post and testimonial here</a>.</p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/nanaimo-calendar-group-fitness-classes/\">Check the calendar</a> to see the classes that Sarah team and where she teach.</p>', 'About Sarah', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1030-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-07 18:28:31', '2016-12-07 18:28:31', '', 1030, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/1030-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1484, 1, '2016-12-07 18:29:51', '2016-12-07 18:29:51', '<header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Why do I want to feature inspirational people in my newsletter?</h3>\r\n</header>\r\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\r\n<div id=\"pl-578\">\r\n<div id=\"pg-578-0\" class=\"panel-grid\">\r\n<div id=\"pgc-578-0-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\">\r\n<div id=\"panel-578-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\">\r\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\r\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">I want to feature people like Sarah who have crossed my path and touched my life, inspiring me toward greatness. Too many of us fail to see greatness in ourselves. Somehow, it doesn\'t seem to matter what we have achieved; we often need others to point out to us how we excel. People display “greatness” by their attitude, their lifestyle, their choices, their actions... I want to recognize the people in my life who lead by example.</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Meet Sarah Scherman</h3>\r\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0379.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-343\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0379-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Inspirational person Sarah Scherman - Bootcamp VIU- Bootcamp Nanaimo - Group Fitness Instructor\" width=\"221\" height=\"166\" /></a>I met Sarah during <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/nanaimo-group-fitness-classes-bootcamp-yoga-zumba/\">Bootcamp</a> at VIU over a year ago. Ever since she keep make me giggle and bring so much joy to classes. She been such a loyal participant and became an amazing friend. I am so lucky to have her in my life! Sarah you are one in a billon.\r\n<p class=\"widget-title\"><strong>What motivates you to exercise?</strong>\r\nThe main thing that motivates me to work out is to make sure my body can continue to do the things I love:hiking, dancing, biking, moving, and eating. Oh and I wanna look like Beyonce! HAHA</p>\r\n<strong>What activity/workout do you prefer?</strong>\r\nIs doing something with others, which is only one of the many reasons why I love Vero\'s bootcamp. Having the inspiration and support of others makes it fun! I also love getting into the woods for a hike.\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your superpower?</strong>\r\nI don\'t know what my super power is, but I wish it was flying.\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your favorite dish/recipe?</strong>\r\nI generally love food. A curry, pad thai and taco have been known to make me cry out of happiness. And seal salt caramel ice cream... obviously.\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your cheat treat?</strong>\r\nI cheat all the time. Having chocolate for breakfast is legit, and peanut butter is best by the spoonful. We got one life to live.\r\n\r\n<strong>What are your goals and dreams?</strong>\r\nMy goal is to never stop pushing myself to be the best version of myself, and my dream is to never stop dreaming.\r\n\r\n<strong>Advice for a newbie?</strong>\r\nDon\'t let yourself say \"I\'m too tired or too busy\". Make time. If it\'s hard to start, fin a pal and support each other. Oh and laugh. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA XOX\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sarah testimonial: \"Veronique is a total game changer. I\'ve been attending her classes- yoga, bootcamp, and workshops for three years and I don\'t ever want to stop. Not only is she educated and constantly pushing herself to learn more so she can better serve you, but she is also supportive, kind, understanding, and funny. Her classes are never boring and you always leave feeling stronger physically, emotionally and mentally! Vero\'s classes are a great work-out. She always gives her everything in each class, making it fun and enjoyable each time. She always makes sure everyone is cared for by giving different variations and getting to know you. Both her and her classes are a 10/10!!!!\"</p>\r\n\r\n</div>', 'Nanaimo Inspirational Person: Sarah Scherman fitness instructor', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '578-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-07 18:29:51', '2016-12-07 18:29:51', '', 578, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/578-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1483, 1, '2016-12-07 18:29:05', '2016-12-07 18:29:05', '<header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Why do I want to feature inspirational people in my newsletter?</h3>\r\n</header>\r\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\r\n<div id=\"pl-578\">\r\n<div id=\"pg-578-0\" class=\"panel-grid\">\r\n<div id=\"pgc-578-0-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\">\r\n<div id=\"panel-578-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\">\r\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\r\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">I want to feature people like Sarah who have crossed my path and touched my life, inspiring me toward greatness. Too many of us fail to see greatness in ourselves. Somehow, it doesn\'t seem to matter what we have achieved; we often need others to point out to us how we excel. People display “greatness” by their attitude, their lifestyle, their choices, their actions... I want to recognize the people in my life who lead by example.</p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Meet Sarah Scherman</h3>\r\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0379.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-343\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0379-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Inspirational person Sarah Scherman - Bootcamp VIU- Bootcamp Nanaimo - Group Fitness Instructor\" width=\"221\" height=\"166\" /></a>I met Sarah during <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/nanaimo-group-fitness-classes-bootcamp-yoga-zumba/\">Bootcamp</a> at VIU over a year ago. Ever since she keep make me giggle and bring so much joy to classes. She been such a loyal participant and became an amazing friend. I am so lucky to have her in my life! Sarah you are one in a billon.\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\"></h3>\r\n<p class=\"widget-title\"><strong>What motivates you to exercise?</strong>\r\nThe main thing that motivates me to work out is to make sure my body can continue to do the things I love:hiking, dancing, biking, moving, and eating. Oh and I wanna look like Beyonce! HAHA</p>\r\n<strong>What activity/workout do you prefer?</strong>\r\nIs doing something with others, which is only one of the many reasons why I love Vero\'s bootcamp. Having the inspiration and support of others makes it fun! I also love getting into the woods for a hike.\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your superpower?</strong>\r\nI don\'t know what my super power is, but I wish it was flying.\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your favorite dish/recipe?</strong>\r\nI generally love food. A curry, pad thai and taco have been known to make me cry out of happiness. And seal salt caramel ice cream... obviously.\r\n\r\n<strong>What is your cheat treat?</strong>\r\nI cheat all the time. Having chocolate for breakfast is legit, and peanut butter is best by the spoonful. We got one life to live.\r\n\r\n<strong>What are your goals and dreams?</strong>\r\nMy goal is to never stop pushing myself to be the best version of myself, and my dream is to never stop dreaming.\r\n\r\n<strong>Advice for a newbie?</strong>\r\nDon\'t let yourself say \"I\'m too tired or too busy\". Make time. If it\'s hard to start, fin a pal and support each other. Oh and laugh. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA XOX\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sarah testimonial: \"Veronique is a total game changer. I\'ve been attending her classes- yoga, bootcamp, and workshops for three years and I don\'t ever want to stop. Not only is she educated and constantly pushing herself to learn more so she can better serve you, but she is also supportive, kind, understanding, and funny. Her classes are never boring and you always leave feeling stronger physically, emotionally and mentally! Vero\'s classes are a great work-out. She always gives her everything in each class, making it fun and enjoyable each time. She always makes sure everyone is cared for by giving different variations and getting to know you. Both her and her classes are a 10/10!!!!\"</p>\r\n\r\n</div>', 'Nanaimo Inspirational Person: Sarah Scherman fitness instructor', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '578-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-07 18:29:05', '2016-12-07 18:29:05', '', 578, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/578-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1485, 1, '2016-12-07 18:31:21', '2016-12-07 18:31:21', '<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Group Fitness classes</h3>\r\nGroup Fitness Classes are proven to be more effective than working out alone or at a gym. You get to inspire and support others in their journey as they inspire you. My passion for teaching creates a fun and engaging atmosphere in every class.\r\nI work with a wide range of age groups, from elementary school students to seniors in retirement centers.\r\nJust need to find which classes is the one for you; from Bootcamp/High Intensity Interval Training, Buts &amp; Guts, Body Sculpt, Cardio Blast, Zumba.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/nanaimo-calendar-group-fitness-classes/\">Click here</a> for my calendar of current classes.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"so-widget-image\" title=\"Group Fitness Classes\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_3822.jpg\" srcset=\"http://i1.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_3822.jpg?w=1786 1786w, http://i1.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_3822.jpg?resize=214%2C300 214w, http://i1.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_3822.jpg?resize=768%2C1075 768w, http://i1.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_3822.jpg?resize=732%2C1024 732w, http://i1.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_3822.jpg?resize=129%2C180 129w, http://i1.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_3822.jpg?resize=179%2C250 179w, http://i1.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_3822.jpg?resize=429%2C600 429w, http://i1.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_3822.jpg?w=1440 1440w\" alt=\"Group Fitness Classes\" width=\"1786\" height=\"2500\" />\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Bootcamp/High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)</h3>\r\nBootcamp is a high-energy, fun workout dedicated to fitness training that will improve your everyday life. The focus is on total body strengthening, improving agility, increasing cardiovascular fitness, and developing a stronger core. Every workout is different. We use ladders, Equalizer®, Kettlebell, bleacher, stairs, bands and more. Appropriate for all fitness levels. Be sure to bring water!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/nanaimo-calendar-group-fitness-classes/\">Click here</a> for my calendar of current classes.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"so-widget-image\" title=\"Group Fitness Classes\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0379.jpg\" srcset=\"http://i1.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0379.jpg?w=3264 3264w, http://i1.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0379.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, http://i1.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0379.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, http://i1.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0379.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, http://i1.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0379.jpg?resize=180%2C135 180w, http://i1.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0379.jpg?resize=250%2C188 250w, http://i1.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0379.jpg?resize=600%2C450 600w, http://i1.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0379.jpg?w=1440 1440w, http://i1.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0379.jpg?w=2160 2160w\" alt=\"Group Fitness Classes\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" />\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Butts &amp; Guts</h3>\r\nOne hour dedicated to strengthening and toning your core and gluteals. A great combination of cardio exercises to keep you moving, and strength training intervals to target some \"trouble spots.\" This class always is fun and energetic, allowing you to sweat with a smile on your face. You will use free weights, gliders, tubing, stability ball, Bosu and more. Similar to Bootcamp but less intimidating if you just get started.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/nanaimo-calendar-group-fitness-classes/\">Click here</a> for my calendar of current classes.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://Group%20Fitness%20Classes\"> <img class=\"so-widget-image\" title=\"Group Fitness Classes\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/photo-5.jpg\" srcset=\"http://i0.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/photo-5.jpg?w=960 960w, http://i0.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/photo-5.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, http://i0.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/photo-5.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, http://i0.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/photo-5.jpg?resize=180%2C135 180w, http://i0.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/photo-5.jpg?resize=250%2C188 250w, http://i0.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/photo-5.jpg?resize=600%2C450 600w\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" /> </a>\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Zumba</h3>\r\nZumba® Fitness features exotic rhythms set to high-energy Latin and international beats. A fun and effective aerobic workout.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/nanaimo-calendar-group-fitness-classes/\">Click here</a> for my calendar of current classes.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://Group%20Fitness%20Classes\"> <img class=\"so-widget-image\" title=\"Group Fitness Classes\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0181.jpg\" srcset=\"http://i0.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0181.jpg?w=3264 3264w, http://i0.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0181.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, http://i0.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0181.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, http://i0.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0181.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, http://i0.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0181.jpg?resize=180%2C135 180w, http://i0.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0181.jpg?resize=250%2C188 250w, http://i0.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0181.jpg?resize=600%2C450 600w, http://i0.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0181.jpg?w=1440 1440w, http://i0.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0181.jpg?w=2160 2160w\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" /> </a>\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Cardio Blast and Full Body Toning</h3>\r\nCardio Blast\r\nFull body, low impact workout set to music - guaranteed to get your heart pumping!\r\n\r\nFull Body Toning\r\nInterval training plus low impact exercises using stability balls, mats, weights, body and ballet barres.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/nanaimo-calendar-group-fitness-classes/\">Click here</a> for my calendar of current classes.', 'Classes', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '116-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-07 18:31:21', '2016-12-07 18:31:21', '', 116, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/116-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1491, 1, '2016-12-07 18:46:20', '2016-12-07 18:46:20', '<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are a lot of different Bootcamp classes in Nanaimo. I thought of contacting them all and having them give you a description of their Bootcamp. I hope this listing will help you pick the Bootcamp in Nanaimo that suits your need.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>First what is a Bootcamp?</strong></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is defined as an intensive training program designed to improve the participant’s fitness and/or skill. If you are interested to know more about the origin of Bootcamp check this <a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" href=\"https://bootcampmilitaryfitnessinstitute.com/what-are-boot-camps/history-of-boot-camps/\">article</a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The definition of it is quite wide and can use many different training modalities such as circuit training, high intensity interval training (HIIT), superset to name a few as well, it can use various pieces of equipment from cones, to agility ladders, TRX, suspension systems, bands, kettlebells, dumbbells, Equalizer, ropes, sleighs or simply your bodyweight.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\'ve decided to contact all the companies that offer Bootcamp in Nanaimo and compile them into this listing. I\'ve asked them a fews questions: Equipment used? Price range? Class choices? Who are your participants? What your specialty? Here are the answers to theses questions to help you choose the right Bootcamp for you.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Choose2be</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/bootcamp\"><img class=\"so-widget-image alignright\" title=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo \" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/photo-5.jpg\" alt=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo - Listing Bootcamp Nanaimo - Fitness classes - Group Fitness classes\" width=\"218\" height=\"164\" /></a>\r\n<p class=\"widget-title\">Veronique Rioux is the owner.\r\nWebsite: <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/nanaimo-group-fitness-classes-bootcamp-yoga-zumba/\">Choose2be.ca\r\n</a>Email: <a href=\"http://info@choose2be.ca\">info@choose2be.ca\r\n</a>Faceboook page <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Choose2Be/\">click here</a><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Choose2Be/\">\r\n</a><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/nanaimo-calendar-group-fitness-classes/\">Click here</a> for all the current classes.</p>\r\n<p class=\"widget-title\"><strong>Participant</strong>: from university student to senior\r\n<strong>Specialty</strong>: Bodyweight training, HIIT, Yoga\r\n<strong>Equipement used for Bootcamp</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/product/lebert-equalizer-and-other-product/\">Equalizer</a>, <a href=\"http://www.lebertfitness.com/Products/LebertBuddySystem/Home.aspx\">Buddy System</a>, Gliding disk, <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/product/cast-iron-kettlebell/\">Kettlebell</a>, Bosu, Bench, Bands, Agility Ladder.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Studio Zack B</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.studiozack.ca/\"><img class=\"so-widget-image alignright\" title=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo \" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Studio-Zack-4.jpg\" alt=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo - Listing Bootcamp Nanaimo - Fitness classes - Group Fitness classes\" width=\"218\" height=\"291\" /></a>\r\n\r\n1635 Bowen Road, Nanaimo BC V9S 1G7\r\nOwner: Zack Richards/David Woodrow\r\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:Studiozacknanaimo1@gmail.com\">Studiozacknanaimo1@gmail.com</a>\r\nPhone: 250-713-4383 text only\r\nWebsite: <a href=\"http://studiozack.ca/\">Studiozack.ca</a>\r\nFacebook <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/studiozack.nanaimo\">click here</a>\r\nInstagram: @studiozack\r\n\r\n<strong>Equipment used for Bootcamp? </strong>Free weights, weight machines, Bands, Balls, Kettle bells, TRX, cardio equipment, body weight\r\n<strong>Class choices?</strong> 5:30 &amp; 9:30am, 4:30 &amp; 5:30pm\r\n<strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Price range? </strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Regular price per month is $140, </span>\r\n<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Check their <a href=\"http://Studiozack.ca\">website</a> for special promotion.\r\n<strong>Who are your participants?</strong> Age on average 20 – 45 Men and Women</span>\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Rachael Davidson reDEFINE health &amp; wellness</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Equipment used for Bootcamp? </strong>The classes are a combination of cardio and strength/conditioning exercises mostly using body weight although I do sometimes have bands, light weights or balls. I love using agility ladders, agility cones and rings plus utilizing what\'s in the park like benches, stairs, hills, and the sand.\r\n<strong>Price range? </strong>Cost is $55 for once a week, $100 for twice and $140 for three times. Sessions run by the month.\r\n<strong>Class choices? </strong>Bowen Park on Mon/Wed/Fri mornings at 6:30-7:30am.\r\n<strong>Who are your participants? </strong>All levels are welcome I can cater to anyone.\r\n<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/redefinehw/\">Click here</a> for Facebook\r\nMy website is coming soon\r\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:rachael@redefinehw.ca\">rachael@redefinehw.ca</a></p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Haul Ass Bootcamp</h3>\r\n<img class=\"so-widget-image alignright\" title=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo \" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Haul-Ass-Fitness.jpg\" alt=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo - Listing Bootcamp Nanaimo - Fitness classes - Group Fitness classes\" width=\"292\" height=\"204\" />\r\n<p class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Ann Hollas\r\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:wee.annie@icloud.com\">wee.annie@icloud.com</a>\r\n<strong>Class choices</strong>: Monday\'s, Wednesday\'s and Friday\'s at Forest Park Elementary School.\r\n<strong>Equipement used for Bootcamp</strong>: I have all the equipment from battle ropes, bosu, kettle bells, free weights, balls, agility ladder, hurdles &amp; more.\r\n<strong>Specialty</strong>: I love creating a  positive &amp; motivating environment for women to come and feel welcomed &amp; amazing afterwards. The last Friday of every month all proceeds will go to our local food bank :)</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">List of all other Bootcamp Nanaimo</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.fullonfitness.com/\">Full on fitness\r\nEmail: </a><a href=\"mailto:fullonfitness@shaw.ca\">fullonfitness@shaw.ca</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.bootcampnanaimo.com/\">Balance works fitness</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.dpfitness.ca/\">Driven Performance</a>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:health@dpfitness.ca?Subject=Email%25from%25Web\">miguel@dpfitness.ca</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.bexbootcamp.com/\">Bex Bootcamp</a>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:info@bexbootcamp.com\">info@bexbootcamp.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://jumpstartoutdoorfitness.com/\">Jump start outdoor fitness</a>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:pennie@jumpstartoutdoorfitness.ca\">pennie@jumpstartoutdoorfitness.ca</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www2.viu.ca/campusrec/fitness_lifestyle.asp\">Vancouver island University Bootcamp</a>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:gym@viu.ca\"><strong>gym@viu.ca</strong></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.takechargefittogo.ca/\">Take charge fit to go</a>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:takechargefittogo@live.ca\">takechargefittogo@live.ca</a>\r\n\r\nBootcamp with Parks &amp; Recreation\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.vifitness.ca/\">Vi fitness Nanaimo</a>\r\n\r\nLifestyle Health and Fitness center\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.nanaimocrossfit.ca/about\">Nanaimo Cross Fit</a>\r\n<strong>Email:</strong> <a href=\"mailto:%69%6E%66%6F%40%6E%61%6E%61%69%6D%6F%63%72%6F%73%73%66%69%74%2E%63%61\">info©nanaimocrossfit•ca</a>', 'Nanaimo Bootcamp listing to help your choose from', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '676-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-07 18:46:20', '2016-12-07 18:46:20', '', 676, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/676-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1488, 1, '2016-12-07 18:36:16', '2016-12-07 18:36:16', '<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are a lot of different Bootcamp classes in Nanaimo. I thought of contacting them all and having them give you a description of their Bootcamp. I hope this listing will help you pick the Bootcamp in Nanaimo that suits your need.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>First what is a Bootcamp?</strong></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is defined as an intensive training program designed to improve the participant’s fitness and/or skill. If you are interested to know more about the origin of Bootcamp check this <a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" href=\"https://bootcampmilitaryfitnessinstitute.com/what-are-boot-camps/history-of-boot-camps/\">article</a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The definition of it is quite wide and can use many different training modalities such as circuit training, high intensity interval training (HIIT), superset to name a few as well, it can use various pieces of equipment from cones, to agility ladders, TRX, suspension systems, bands, kettlebells, dumbbells, Equalizer, ropes, sleighs or simply your bodyweight.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\'ve decided to contact all the companies that offer Bootcamp in Nanaimo and compile them into this listing. I\'ve asked them a fews questions: Equipment used? Price range? Class choices? Who are your participants? What your specialty? Here are the answers to theses questions to help you choose the right Bootcamp for you.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Choose2be</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/bootcamp\"><img class=\"so-widget-image alignright\" title=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo \" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/photo-5.jpg\" alt=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo - Listing Bootcamp Nanaimo - Fitness classes - Group Fitness classes\" width=\"218\" height=\"164\" /></a>\r\n<p class=\"widget-title\">Veronique Rioux is the owner.\r\nWebsite: <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/nanaimo-group-fitness-classes-bootcamp-yoga-zumba/\">Choose2be.ca\r\n</a>Email: <a href=\"http://info@choose2be.ca\">info@choose2be.ca\r\n</a>Faceboook page <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Choose2Be/\">click here</a><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Choose2Be/\">\r\n</a><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/nanaimo-calendar-group-fitness-classes/\">Click here</a> for all the current classes.</p>\r\n<p class=\"widget-title\"><strong>Participant</strong>: from university student to senior\r\n<strong>Specialty</strong>: Bodyweight training, HIIT, Yoga\r\n<strong>Equipement used for Bootcamp</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/product/lebert-equalizer-and-other-product/\">Equalizer</a>, <a href=\"http://www.lebertfitness.com/Products/LebertBuddySystem/Home.aspx\">Buddy System</a>, Gliding disk, <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/product/cast-iron-kettlebell/\">Kettlebell</a>, Bosu, Bench, Bands, Agility Ladder.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Studio Zack B</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.studiozack.ca/\"><img class=\"so-widget-image alignright\" title=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo \" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Studio-Zack-4.jpg\" alt=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo - Listing Bootcamp Nanaimo - Fitness classes - Group Fitness classes\" width=\"218\" height=\"291\" /></a>\r\n\r\n1635 Bowen Road, Nanaimo BC V9S 1G7\r\nOwner: Zack Richards/David Woodrow\r\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:Studiozacknanaimo1@gmail.com\">Studiozacknanaimo1@gmail.com</a>\r\nPhone: 250-713-4383 text only\r\nWebsite: <a href=\"http://studiozack.ca/\">Studiozack.ca</a>\r\nFacebook <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/studiozack.nanaimo\">click here</a>\r\nInstagram: @studiozack\r\n\r\n<strong>Equipment used for Bootcamp? </strong>Free weights, weight machines, Bands, Balls, Kettle bells, TRX, cardio equipment, body weight\r\n<strong>Class choices?</strong> 5:30 &amp; 9:30am, 4:30 &amp; 5:30pm\r\n<strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Price range? </strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Regular price per month is $140, </span>\r\n<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Check their <a href=\"http://Studiozack.ca\">website</a> for special promotion.\r\n<strong>Who are your participants?</strong> Age on average 20 – 45 Men and Women</span>\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Rachael Davidson reDEFINE health &amp; wellness</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Equipment used for Bootcamp? </strong>The classes are a combination of cardio and strength/conditioning exercises mostly using body weight although I do sometimes have bands, light weights or balls. I love using agility ladders, agility cones and rings plus utilizing what\'s in the park like benches, stairs, hills, and the sand.\r\n<strong>Price range? </strong>Cost is $55 for once a week, $100 for twice and $140 for three times. Sessions run by the month.\r\n<strong>Class choices? </strong>Bowen Park on Mon/Wed/Fri mornings at 6:30-7:30am.\r\n<strong>Who are your participants? </strong>All levels are welcome I can cater to anyone.\r\n<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/redefinehw/\">Click here</a> for Facebook\r\nMy website is coming soon\r\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:rachael@redefinehw.ca\">rachael@redefinehw.ca</a></p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Haul Ass Bootcamp</h3>\r\n<img class=\"so-widget-image alignright\" title=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo \" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Haul-Ass-Fitness.jpg\" alt=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo - Listing Bootcamp Nanaimo - Fitness classes - Group Fitness classes\" width=\"292\" height=\"204\" />\r\n<p class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Ann Hollas\r\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:wee.annie@icloud.com\">wee.annie@icloud.com</a>\r\n<strong>Class choices</strong>: Monday\'s, Wednesday\'s and Friday\'s at Forest Park Elementary School.\r\n<strong>Equipement used for Bootcamp</strong>: I have all the equipment from battle ropes, bosu, kettle bells, free weights, balls, agility ladder, hurdles &amp; more.\r\n<strong>Specialty</strong>: I love creating a  positive &amp; motivating environment for women to come and feel welcomed &amp; amazing afterwards. The last Friday of every month all proceeds will go to our local food bank :)</p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">List of all other Bootcamp Nanaimo</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.fullonfitness.com/\">Full on fitness\r\nEmail: </a><a href=\"mailto:fullonfitness@shaw.ca\">fullonfitness@shaw.ca</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.bootcampnanaimo.com/\">Balance works fitness</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.dpfitness.ca/\">Driven Performance</a>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:health@dpfitness.ca?Subject=Email%25from%25Web\">miguel@dpfitness.ca</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.bexbootcamp.com/\">Bex Bootcamp</a>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:info@bexbootcamp.com\">info@bexbootcamp.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://jumpstartoutdoorfitness.com/\">Jump start outdoor fitness</a>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:pennie@jumpstartoutdoorfitness.ca\">pennie@jumpstartoutdoorfitness.ca</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www2.viu.ca/campusrec/fitness_lifestyle.asp\">Vancouver island University Bootcamp</a>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:gym@viu.ca\"><strong>gym@viu.ca</strong></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.takechargefittogo.ca/\">Take charge fit to go</a>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:takechargefittogo@live.ca\">takechargefittogo@live.ca</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/288067191.html\">Bootcamp with Parks &amp; Recreation</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://hotmamafit.com/nanaimo/register-now\">Hot mama</a> franchise\r\n<a href=\"mailto:megan@hotmamafit.com\">megan@hotmamafit.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://fit4two.ca/classes/mom-baby-bootcamp\">Mom &amp; Baby Bootcamp Franchise</a>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:info@fit4two.ca\">info@fit4two.ca</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.islandrunningdoc.com/runners-bootcamp/\">Runner Bootcamp</a>\r\nislandrunningdoc@hotmail.com\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.vifitness.ca/\">Vi fitness Nanaimo</a>\r\n\r\nLifestyle Health and Fitness center\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.bodybusterfitness.com/nanaimo-boot-camp\">Body Buster Fitness</a> franchise\r\n<a href=\"mailto:info@BodyBusterFitness.com\">info@BodyBusterFitness.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.nanaimocrossfit.ca/about\">Nanaimo Cross Fit</a>\r\n<strong>Email:</strong> <a href=\"mailto:%69%6E%66%6F%40%6E%61%6E%61%69%6D%6F%63%72%6F%73%73%66%69%74%2E%63%61\">info©nanaimocrossfit•ca</a>', 'Nanaimo Bootcamp listing to help your choose from', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '676-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-07 18:36:16', '2016-12-07 18:36:16', '', 676, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/676-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(1490, 1, '2018-04-09 15:37:47', '2018-04-09 15:37:47', '<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are a lot of different Bootcamp classes in Nanaimo. I thought of contacting them all and having them give you a description of their classes and services. I\'ve asked them a fews questions: Equipment used? Price range? Class choices? Who are your participants? What your specialty?  I hope this listing will help you pick the Bootcamp classes that suits your need.</p>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>First what is a Bootcamp?</strong></h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is defined as an intensive training program designed to improve the participant’s fitness and/or skill. If you are interested to know more about the origin of Bootcamp check this <a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" href=\"https://bootcampmilitaryfitnessinstitute.com/what-are-boot-camps/history-of-boot-camps/\">article</a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">.</span></p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The definition of it is quite wide and can use many different training modalities such as circuit training, high intensity interval training (HIIT), superset to name a few as well, it can use various pieces of equipment from cones, to agility ladders, TRX, suspension systems, bands, kettlebells, dumbbells, Equalizer, ropes, sleighs or simply your bodyweight.</p>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Choose2be</h3>\n<img class=\"so-widget-image alignright\" title=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo \" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/photo-5.jpg\" alt=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo - Listing Bootcamp Nanaimo - Fitness classes - Group Fitness classes\" width=\"218\" height=\"164\" />\n<p class=\"widget-title\">Veronique Rioux is the owner.\nWebsite: <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/nanaimo-group-fitness-classes-bootcamp-yoga-zumba/\">Choose2be.ca\n</a>Email: <a href=\"http://info@choose2be.ca\">info@choose2be.ca\n</a>Faceboook page <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Choose2Be/\">click here</a><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Choose2Be/\">\n</a><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/nanaimo-calendar-group-fitness-classes/\">Click here</a> for all the current classes.</p>\n<p class=\"widget-title\"><strong>Participant</strong>: from university student to senior\n<strong>Specialty</strong>: Bodyweight training, HIIT, Yoga\n<strong>Equipement used for Bootcamp</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/product/lebert-equalizer-and-other-product/\">Equalizer</a>, <a href=\"http://www.lebertfitness.com/Products/LebertBuddySystem/Home.aspx\">Buddy System</a>, Gliding disk, <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/product/cast-iron-kettlebell/\">Kettlebell</a>, Bosu, Bench, Bands, Agility Ladder.</p>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Studio Zack B</h3>\n<a href=\"http://www.studiozack.ca/\"><img class=\"so-widget-image alignright\" title=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo \" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Studio-Zack-4.jpg\" alt=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo - Listing Bootcamp Nanaimo - Fitness classes - Group Fitness classes\" width=\"218\" height=\"291\" /></a>\n\n1635 Bowen Road, Nanaimo BC V9S 1G7\nOwner: Zack Richards/David Woodrow\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:Studiozacknanaimo1@gmail.com\">Studiozacknanaimo1@gmail.com</a>\nPhone: 250-713-4383 text only\nWebsite: <a href=\"http://studiozack.ca/\">Studiozack.ca</a>\nFacebook <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/studiozack/\">click here</a>\nInstagram: @studiozack\n\n<strong>Equipment used for Bootcamp? </strong>Free weights, weight machines, Bands, Balls, Kettle bells, TRX, cardio equipment, body weight\n<strong>Class choices?</strong> 5:30 &amp; 9:30am, 4:30 &amp; 5:30pm\n<strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Price range? </strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Regular price per month is $140, </span>\n<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Check their <a href=\"http://Studiozack.ca\">website</a> for special promotion.\n<strong>Who are your participants?</strong> Age on average 20 – 45 Men and Women</span>\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Rachael Davidson reDEFINE health &amp; wellness</h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Equipment used for Bootcamp? </strong>The classes are a combination of cardio and strength/conditioning exercises mostly using body weight although I do sometimes have bands, light weights or balls. I love using agility ladders, agility cones and rings plus utilizing what\'s in the park like benches, stairs, hills, and the sand.\n<strong>Price range? </strong>Cost is $55 for once a week, $100 for twice and $140 for three times. Sessions run by the month.\n<strong>Class choices? </strong>Bowen Park on Mon/Wed/Fri mornings at 6:30-7:30am.\n<strong>Who are your participants? </strong>All levels are welcome I can cater to anyone.\n<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/redefinehw/\">Click here</a> for Facebook\nMy website is coming soon\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:rachael@redefinehw.ca\">rachael@redefinehw.ca</a></p>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Haul Ass Bootcamp</h3>\n<img class=\"so-widget-image alignright\" title=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo \" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Haul-Ass-Fitness.jpg\" alt=\"Bootcamp Nanaimo - Listing Bootcamp Nanaimo - Fitness classes - Group Fitness classes\" width=\"292\" height=\"204\" />\n<p class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Ann Hollas\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:wee.annie@icloud.com\">wee.annie@icloud.com</a>\n<strong>Class choices</strong>: Monday\'s, Wednesday\'s and Friday\'s at Forest Park Elementary School.\n<strong>Equipement used for Bootcamp</strong>: I have all the equipment from battle ropes, bosu, kettle bells, free weights, balls, agility ladder, hurdles &amp; more.\n<strong>Specialty</strong>: I love creating a  positive &amp; motivating environment for women to come and feel welcomed &amp; amazing afterwards. The last Friday of every month all proceeds will go to our local food bank :)</p>\n\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">List of all other Bootcamp Nanaimo</h3>\n<a href=\"http://www.fullonfitness.com/\">Full on fitness\nEmail: </a><a href=\"mailto:fullonfitness@shaw.ca\">fullonfitness@shaw.ca</a>\n\n<a href=\"http://www.bootcampnanaimo.com/\">Balance works fitness</a>\n\n<a href=\"http://www.dpfitness.ca/\">Driven Performance</a>\n<a href=\"mailto:health@dpfitness.ca?Subject=Email%25from%25Web\">miguel@dpfitness.ca</a>\n\nJump start outdoor fitness\n<a href=\"mailto:pennie@jumpstartoutdoorfitness.ca\">pennie@jumpstartoutdoorfitness.ca</a>\n\n<a href=\"https://www2.viu.ca/campusrec/fitness_lifestyle.asp\">Vancouver island University Bootcamp</a>\n<a href=\"mailto:gym@viu.ca\"><strong>gym@viu.ca</strong></a>\n\n<a href=\"http://www.takechargefittogo.ca/\">Take charge fit to go</a>\n<a href=\"mailto:takechargefittogo@live.ca\">takechargefittogo@live.ca</a>\n\nBootcamp with Parks &amp; Recreation\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://www.vifitness.ca/\">Vi fitness Nanaimo</a>\n\nLifestyle Health and Fitness center\n\n<a href=\"http://www.nanaimocrossfit.ca/about\">Nanaimo Cross Fit</a>\n<strong>Email:</strong> <a href=\"mailto:%69%6E%66%6F%40%6E%61%6E%61%69%6D%6F%63%72%6F%73%73%66%69%74%2E%63%61\">info©nanaimocrossfit•ca</a>', 'Nanaimo Bootcamp listing to help your choose from', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '676-autosave-v1', '', '', '2018-04-09 15:37:47', '2018-04-09 15:37:47', '', 676, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/676-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(1493, 1, '2016-12-07 18:58:17', '2016-12-07 18:58:17', '<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Yoga Playshop</h3>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">Find deep connection to yourself and others in this Yoga Playshop. We will expand our body awareness, increase mobility, strength and have a whole lot of fun as we work together to get creative with asana, learning to<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/nanaimo-circus-arts-juggling-poi-hula-hoop/\"> juggle, spin poi</a> and find freedom in movement.</p>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/circusarts/\"> <img class=\"so-widget-image\" title=\"Workshop: Yoga Playshop\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Yoga-Playshop.jpg\" srcset=\"http://i2.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Yoga-Playshop.jpg?w=1024 1024w, http://i2.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Yoga-Playshop.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, http://i2.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Yoga-Playshop.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, http://i2.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Yoga-Playshop.jpg?resize=768%2C768 768w, http://i2.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Yoga-Playshop.jpg?resize=180%2C180 180w, http://i2.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Yoga-Playshop.jpg?resize=250%2C250 250w, http://i2.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Yoga-Playshop.jpg?resize=600%2C600 600w\" alt=\"Workshop: Yoga Playshop\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" /> </a>\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Tribe Workshop</h3>\r\nLet’s come together for some yoga, belly dancing, mantra singing and games. This workshop is designed to bring people together, to laugh, to set intention, to learn.  Veronique will lead you through singing, yoga, belly dancing and games to help you free your spine and hips, feel beautiful and, most of all, have fun! You will leave this workshop with new friends and a smile in your heart.  Come with an open mind and embrace a new experience.\r\n\r\nDepending on location and needs, this event can be for women only or open for everyone.\r\n\r\nSend me a <a href=\"http://info@choose2be.ca\">email</a> to discuss your need.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"so-widget-image\" title=\"Workshop: Tribe\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Tribe-workshop.jpg\" srcset=\"http://i0.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Tribe-workshop.jpg?w=960 960w, http://i0.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Tribe-workshop.jpg?resize=300%2C201 300w, http://i0.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Tribe-workshop.jpg?resize=768%2C514 768w, http://i0.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Tribe-workshop.jpg?resize=180%2C121 180w, http://i0.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Tribe-workshop.jpg?resize=250%2C167 250w, http://i0.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Tribe-workshop.jpg?resize=600%2C402 600w, http://i0.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Tribe-workshop.jpg?resize=272%2C182 272w\" alt=\"Workshop: Tribe\" width=\"960\" height=\"643\" />\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Circus Yoga</h3>\r\nCircus Yoga is a fun-filled experience designed to improve confidence, concentration, playfulness and teamwork for people of all ages and abilities. Circus Yoga combines yoga with circus arts. In this class we will use yoga asana to warm up the body, followed by some basic partner acrobatics, juggling, poi spinning, hula hoop, clowning, group story creation, rola bola, Thai massage, creative movement and dance. Surprise yourself! Learn how to live from a more playful and open-minded place.\r\n\r\nThis event can be for kids above 6 years old and/or adult. <a href=\"http://info@choose2be.ca\">Email me</a> to discuss your needs.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/circusarts/\"> <img class=\"so-widget-image\" title=\"Workshop: circus yoga\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Circus-Yoga.jpg\" srcset=\"http://i1.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Circus-Yoga.jpg?w=2000 2000w, http://i1.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Circus-Yoga.jpg?resize=240%2C300 240w, http://i1.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Circus-Yoga.jpg?resize=768%2C960 768w, http://i1.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Circus-Yoga.jpg?resize=819%2C1024 819w, http://i1.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Circus-Yoga.jpg?resize=144%2C180 144w, http://i1.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Circus-Yoga.jpg?resize=200%2C250 200w, http://i1.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Circus-Yoga.jpg?resize=480%2C600 480w, http://i1.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Circus-Yoga.jpg?w=1440 1440w\" alt=\"Workshop: circus yoga\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2500\" /> </a>', 'Workshop', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '513-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-07 18:58:17', '2016-12-07 18:58:17', '', 513, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/513-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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...\r\n\r\n“Yoga” means the union of body, mind, and spirit. The best way to achieve this union and be in the present moment is to connect with your breath. It helps you self-center and experiences a deep personal inward journey; it cultivates awareness of the breath and the body, equanimity of the mind, by observing your thoughts without judgment and fostering love and compassion.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/nanaimo-calendar-group-fitness-classes/\">Click here</a> for my calendar of current classes.\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Yoga Intervals</h3>\r\n<strong>What is Yoga Interval?</strong>\r\n\r\nIt\'s new, its a fusion of Yoga with High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). Because its so new, I think it can be really different from one teacher to an other. I see it as where Bootcamp meets Vinyasa Flow. It\'s athletic and fat busting. HIIT is a superior method for fat loss than steady state exercise training. It can improve cardiovascular capacity better in far less time. This style will also build strength, core stability, increase flexibility, balance, relaxation, while cultivating the quality of Yoga like awareness and equanimity.\r\n\r\n<strong>What can you expect from a class?</strong>\r\n\r\nWhen I teach a class, I usually start with a Vinyasa Flow and some sun salutations to warm up the body. Then I will review different poses/asanas to be sure we have proper alignment, then we will perform theses poses using HIIT training. We will end the class with some low impact and relaxing stretches. Of course we will do Shavasana at the end.\r\n\r\nYoga Interval suits my needs. I love Yoga and strength training, so it brings the best of both worlds together.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/nanaimo-calendar-group-fitness-classes/\">Click here</a> for my calendar of current classes.\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Example of this style</h3>\r\n<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/oLI1jcngv0c\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>\r\n\r\n<strong>The Rainbow Kids Yoga Style</strong>\r\nIt\'s a great way for kids to increase awareness of themselves, others, and the world, while having fun, because I believe that kids learn best when they’re having fun! Yoga is a wonderful way for children to stay (or become) confident, strong, balanced, and healthy. Yoga engages a child\'s natural, boundless energy, and conveys valuable lessons in positive thinking, body and mind awareness. Each class is alive with magical journeys where we meet animals, fly an airplane or drive a car, grow into a tree, or imitate the ocean waves, all in the form of dynamic poses. We use music and song, silly props, games, stories, relaxation, visualization and meditation.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://choose2be.ca/calendar\">Click here</a> for my calendar of current classes.', 'Yoga', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '48-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-07 18:59:22', '2016-12-07 18:59:22', '', 48, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/48-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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arts if quite vast. I am mainly focusing on manipulation; juggling, poi, hula hoop. Beyond the physical benefits, learning a new skill helps keep the mind active, strengthening neurological pathways, thus reducing the risk of dementia. It focuses the mind in a meditative state, foster inner peace, increases self-esteem, and cultivates persistence. It also lessens some symptoms of repetitive strain injury, balances bi-lateral motor skills. Like all performance arts, circus arts let’s you release your creativity. <img class=\"so-widget-image\" title=\"Circus\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fire.jpg\" srcset=\"http://i2.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fire.jpg?w=375 375w, http://i2.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fire.jpg?resize=300%2C180 300w, http://i2.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fire.jpg?resize=180%2C108 180w, http://i2.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fire.jpg?resize=250%2C150 250w\" alt=\"Circus\" width=\"375\" height=\"225\" />\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Poi</h3>\r\n“Poi” is the Maori word for ball on a cord. Poi is a form of juggling where the balls are swung around the body. Poi can take many shapes and forms, from LED lighted, Glow, Fabric, Sock and Fire and more. Poi enhances dance and rhythm. It can also strengthen the wrist, arms and shoulders, and improve flexibility. <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/nanaimo-calendar-group-fitness-classes/\">Click here</a> for my calendar of current classes. <img class=\"so-widget-image\" title=\"Circus\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/v1.jpg\" srcset=\"http://i2.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/v1.jpg?w=400 400w, http://i2.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/v1.jpg?resize=300%2C294 300w, http://i2.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/v1.jpg?resize=180%2C176 180w, http://i2.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/v1.jpg?resize=250%2C245 250w\" alt=\"Circus\" width=\"400\" height=\"392\" />\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Juggling</h3>\r\nJuggling is fun. You get to play and exercise at the same time. It can improve eye-hand coordination, reflexes and self-confidence. Studies show that people who learn to juggle increase their grey matter! Anyone can learn to juggle. Some people will find they can juggle within a couple of hours of practice. Others might need a little more time, but practice and persistence is the key to learning any new skill. We juggle with different tools: balls, clubs, knifes, rings … <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/nanaimo-calendar-group-fitness-classes/\">Click here</a> for my calendar of current classes. <img class=\"so-widget-image\" title=\"Circus\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/v3.jpg\" srcset=\"http://i0.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/v3.jpg?w=399 399w, http://i0.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/v3.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, http://i0.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/v3.jpg?resize=300%2C298 300w, http://i0.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/v3.jpg?resize=180%2C180 180w, http://i0.wp.com/www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/v3.jpg?resize=250%2C250 250w\" alt=\"Circus\" width=\"399\" height=\"397\" />\r\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Hula Hoop</h3>\r\nHooping exercises more than 30 core muscles, improves balance, flexibility, dexterity and coordination, tones and reshapes the abdomen, buttocks, and legs. 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(1496, 1, '2016-12-07 19:02:06', '2016-12-07 19:02:06', '<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">I want to share with you why I created <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/\">choose2be</a>.</h3>\r\n<img class=\"so-widget-image aligncenter\" title=\"Choose2be\" src=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/75e4b5c633c3aa0512869844490a48db.jpg\" alt=\"Choose2be - Nanaimo - Health &amp; fitness- empower - inspire- educate\" width=\"620\" height=\"618\" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA comment I often get from participants and people who know me is how much joy, fun and positivism I bring to them.\r\n\r\nBut here’s a secret. I wasn’t always like this. I used to be depressed. When I was a teen, I smoked tobacco and told people I wanted to die young. I thought life was pointless.\r\n\r\nI often struggled -- to fit in, to find my place, to feel “good” about myself, to feel like I could make a difference in the world.\r\n\r\nIn my early twenties, I studied organic farming in the hope of making a change. But I became frustrated by the politics, by the people using chemicals on their crops, by Monsanto, and on and on.\r\n\r\nBut, throughout these challenges, exercise has been my medicine. It elevates my mood and gives me power over my life. Exercise gives me an opportunity to learn about myself, to connect with the moment and be present. It also healed my body from pain and trauma caused by repeated accidents. If you want to know more check out <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/nanaimo-fitness-instructor-zumba-personal-trainer-yoga-veronique-rioux/\">about Veronique</a>.\r\n\r\nExercise is one of the things I have control over. It’s something positive I can do, regardless of what else is happening out there in the world.\r\n\r\nI created <a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/\">Choose2be</a> in order to share with others the joy of a healthy lifestyle, especially exercise.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Many of us feel powerless. We don’t know how powerful we are. I want to connect you with your power, with your inner Wonder Woman. </strong><strong>                 </strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/\"><strong>Choose2be</strong></a><strong> </strong><strong>happy right now!</strong></p>\r\nStart with the simple things. Be happy that you can walk, that you can see beautiful things, feel love and be loved. Look at yourself and focus on what you love about yourself. Be positive, cultivate gratitude, and let it grow on you.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.choose2be.ca/\"><strong>Choose2be</strong></a><strong> </strong><strong>strong and healthy!</strong></p>\r\nThere is no quick fix. You can’t buy health. You can’t buy a strong body. You need to create it through every choice you make, from eating to how you see yourself.\r\n\r\nA great place to start is exercise. You need to make exercise a lifestyle. Do whatever type of exercise you enjoy and find inspiring: walking, biking, weight lifting, yoga, dancing…\r\n\r\nStart small if you need to. If you haven’t exercised for a long time, just begin with walking 15 minutes a day. Then build up from there.\r\n\r\nYou will be amazed at the domino effect this will have. You will find it influencing how you feel about yourself. You will notice yourself making better choices in many areas of your life.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>My commitment to you</strong></p>\r\nI am committed to inspiring you to create a healthy body and a healthy mind.\r\n\r\nI am committed to being real with you. I will be honest and tell you the truth. I have learned a great deal about health and fitness during my life. It’s my passion and I want to share it with you.\r\n\r\nYou don’t need to be on some sort of auto-shipment regime to create the amazing health you deserve. Simply set you mind to it and commit. You are beautiful and worth it.\r\n\r\nI am just <a href=\"http://info@choose2be.ca/\">one click away</a>. If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Why I created Choose2be', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '203-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-12-07 19:02:06', '2016-12-07 19:02:06', '', 203, 'http://www.choose2be.ca/203-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
