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© Jacquelyn Johnston, M. Ed. Diabesity CoachHave you seen that amazing 4-minute video shot in Antwerp, Belgium? Now, if someone were to start that in every place where people gathered, I imagine it would make a serious dent in the Diabesity epidemic. No one would be overweight, type 2 diabetes would be given the boot,
© Jacquelyn Johnston, M.Ed.Did you watch the news today? I’m surprised it was news that one in four kids in Canada is overweight. It’s higher in some other countries. We have had nearly 20 studies documenting the effects of 20 minutes of exercise every school day. Yet the results of these findings indicate that the
© Jacquelyn Johnston, M.Ed. Wasn’t it awe-inspiring, to see two million people there, all sharing the common hope of a better future? Wasn’t it heart-warming to know that so many from all over the world were sharing in the same sentiment at the same time? The Inauguration closed one chapter of history and opened the
© Jacquelyn Johnston, M.Ed. How many machines have you tried out at the Gym? I enjoy using most of them at mine, from the rower to the abduction and adduction ones, plus the elliptical and the ones for the pecs and glutes. When it comes to cardio, however, I prefer a power-walk in the open
© Jacquelyn Johnston, M. Ed. Which hemisphere do you live in? Where I live, in Vancouver, Canada, we have just experienced the heaviest snowfalls in decades. Snow creates the proverbial winter wonderland here in Vancouver, but also traffic snarl-ups, slippery roads thanks to black ice, flight delays that had passengers sleeping on the floor in
© Jacquelyn Johnston, M.Ed. Are you ONE or THREE? Am I what? Statistics at the end of the last century used to say that half of the North American population was overweight. Today, in 2008, it isn’t 50% any more. Three out of four are overweight. So imagine you’re part of a quartet. Are you