Focus on Fitness: So long, farewell, shalom, until we meet again
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By Gloria Schwartz When I first approached Ottawa Jewish Bulletin Editor Michael Regenstreif back in 2012 with my idea for a fitness column, I never imagined my column would last this long.…
Focus on Fitness: My first foray to the gym since the pandemic shutdown
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Send me your thoughts about how you’re staying fit during the pandemic (email info@personalbestthebook.com) and I may include them in an upcoming article. Photo: Focus on Fitness columnist…
Focus on Fitness: Your outdoor mini-workout with a tree
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Focus on Fitness: Your outdoor mini-workout with a tree.
Focus on Fitness: Get outside and get active to deal with anxiety
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Focus on Fitness: Get outside and get active to deal with anxiety.
Focus on Fitness: Adaptability will help you keep fit during the pandemic
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It’s easy to neglect one’s health and fitness during the best of times and all the more important to take care of yourself during difficult times. A key to success may be in finding…
Focus on Fitness: Slow return to normalcy provides emotional booster shot
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I’ve known Saul for several years as I teach chair fitness to Creative Connections. Saul has given away many beautiful plants. In the winter he gave me two little colourful potted beauties. I…
Focus on Fitness: Which fitness trends will you adopt in 2019?
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Focus on Fitness: Which fitness trends will you adopt in 2019? By Gloria Schwartz Each year, major fitness organizations survey their members to predict upcoming fitness-related trends. Fads…
Focus on Fitness: When the gyms are shut down, take a hike!
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Focus on Fitness: When the gyms are shut down, take a hike!
Focus on Fitness: Include health and fitness plans in the new year
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It’s a decision I have not taken lightly. American television personality and fitness trainer Jillian Michaels recently went public with how she caught COVID-19 at a gym. This is not to say…
Focus on Fitness: Develop a 20/20 vision of your fitness for 2020
If you want to improve aspects of your fitness – perhaps your strength, agility, mobility or stamina – it helps to take an honest look at what you did in the recent past to move towards your…
Focus on Fitness: School psychologist advises exercise for children
Focus on Fitness: School psychologist advises exercise for children By Gloria Schwartz Anxiety in young children is a phenomenon that is more prevalent or perhaps better recognized than a…
Focus on Fitness: Even brief escape from daily life is good for health
She suggested we focus on single tasking by paying attention to how each part of our body felt in that moment. My mind immediately started going to places outside of the yoga studio –…
Focus on Fitness: Walking gait and strategies to improve it
The participants were evaluated on various physical functions including hand-eye coordination, balance and grip strength, and 19 biomarkers including blood pressure, dental health,…
Federation Report: Make the world better on Mitzvah Day
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Federation Report: Make the world better on Mitzvah Day By Jonathan and Naomi Mitchell, Mitzvah Day Co-Chairs: On Sunday, February 3, the Ottawa Jewish community will come together for the…
Focus on Fitness: What keeps you motivated past January?
By Gloria Schwartz How’s the year going for you so far in terms of your fitness and overall well-being? Did you start off the year with enthusiasm for living a healthier lifestyle? Has your…
Focus on Fitness: Sometimes a snack is just what you need
Getting in five or 10 minutes a few times per day can help you meet your health and fitness goals. Just like with food, exercise snacking is not suited to everyone. Some people prefer to…