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Fitness, nutrition, mindfulness, health, and fun! Don’t forget your dog 🐶!
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items Where I turn to for fitness (+accessories), mindfulness, nutrition, and fun! I love exercising. Here are my favourites for walking, hiking, running, tennis, biking, weight training, skiing, and mindfulness (moving meditation, tai chi and strength tra...
I like walking along Lake Ontario Park. It brings me back to nature, our nature, the origin of the universe.
Lake Ontario Park, Kingston
Great neighborhood gym. Graham, the coach, is really good, checking the form. Also nice networking and community feel that Graham instills. Everything comes from the top. I go for the punch pass option which works really well for me. This way I can g...
Innovate Fitness, Kingston
I really like Nick Loffree’s meditative and strength training routines (qigong/taichi - moving meditation). I am adding his Daoyin teacher training course to my qigong certification portfolio: meditation, strength training, and strengthening joints.
Nick Loffree Qigong | Mind & Body Optimized
Great spot for tennis! Lots of programs all year around. Great collegial and fun!
Kingston Racquet Centre
I have this drink everyday just with water to be sure I have enough protein for all the sports. Chocolate is my favourite flavour!
Vega One
I take the sport protein shake daily (as well as Vega all in one) to ensure I have enough protein for all the sports. My favourite is chocolate!
Vega Sport Vegan Protein Powder 30g Plant
I take Vega electrolytes daily to be sure I have enough electrolytes, especially after a sport. Berry is my favourite flavour!
Vega Sport Electrolyte Powder Berry 40 Servings
I take Hammer gel supplements for energy if my energy is low during sports. My favourite is chocolate. Lasts for 45 minutes.
Hammer Gel - Carbohydrate Energy Gel
Here’s my companion watch! I like the white one because it can look good for going out also. I use it to track my heart rate, calories, distances, terrain!
Garmin Fenix 6S Premium Multisport GPS
This is the protein bar I consume when I lack energy, either as a meal or part of a meal or before/during sports if i need a boost of energy! No additives, and tasty! I buy the box of 12 and have learnt to be disciples and not have them all at once �...
RXBAR Protein Bar Chocolate Sea Salt 12x52g
I take this after a workout, helps replenish muscles, ready for the next day (since I like exercising everyday!). I heard some say it’s almost equivalent to dipping into cold water after strenuous exercise (what high level athletes do, especially ten...
Gruppo REPAIR Recovery Blend - 4:1 ratio of Carbs to Protein
I give my exercise companion (Luna, our Dalmatian dog) Old Mother Hubbard treats. I break the small ones in half. I heard from our Dalmatian breeder that giving a full treat is equivalent to giving a whole donut!
Old Mother Hubbard
Next to Juniper Cafe, there is a huge hilly grassy area on Lake Ontario where I take my walking/ running companion, Luna (Dalmatian dog). If I’m walking, I may get a drink (really like the ginger honey) and a treat (buttermilk blueberry muffin or but...
The Juniper Cafe - Kingston
I like going to Lemoine Park. Amazing trees, flowers in bloom different times of the year and all kinds of birds 🦢, squirrels and other animals/insects (on Lake Ontario). Beautiful flora and fauna! Sometimes I run there and bike too. And at times I ...
Lemoine Point Conservation Area, Kingston
Love New Balance, comes in wide for my big size 10 feet! All kinds of colours too. I was even able to get the same model from years ago, unlike a lot of companies who keep changing them often. These are right out of the box!
New Balance Women's Running Shoes
Great store! Connor was fantastic at fitting! Got my New Balance running shoes there, so did my two young men (sons)! Was able to order the colour I wanted (white and acqua marine green)!
Runners' Choice Kingston
My introduction to qigong started with Saigon Om! A friend had asked me to take 6 week mindfulness class with her. I then became a certified qigong instructor over the years, trained by Hang.
saigon om
Going there with my 21 year old son and other son’s girlfriend 24 while second son is doing a race in Ottawa. We used to go there all the time while they were little. Can’t wait! Lots of fun!
Calypso Water Park, Ottawa, Canada
Biking from Kingston to Calabogie in the summer with the family (some of us biking all the way, while others doing relay). Go there in the winter for skiing and in the summer for mountain climbing (my two young men sons), hiking, and biking. Staying...
Calabogie Lodge
My gym shoes for the gym (weight training). Just love New Balance. Bought shoes online, great for my big, wide feet. Size 10, wide (D)! I like the white!
DynaSoft Nergize Sport v2 - New Balance
This is where I go for my tennis racquets, racquet re-stringing, new grips! Larry is great and knows so much about racquet stringing with experience among the tennis pros in international tournaments! 🎾
Racquet Science
From sore hands to sore quadriceps to sore shoulders, I’ve used my max heating pad.
Kaz Heating Pads
I rely on deep tissue massage and acupuncture for sports injuries or overtraining and health. With acupuncture and deep tissue massage, he stimulates blood flow, which also helps hormonal imbalances through the ages (e.g. menopause in my case). Yan i...
Qi Alternative Acupuncture Clinic
Mini oasis right in the middle of downtown Kingston. Fits about 30 people: jacuzzi, sauna, steam room, cold plunge. That last one is not for me! Whole experience is really relaxing, especially on a rainy or snowy day.
Glow Spa Kingston
Amazing spot for hiking and water fun, like paddle boarding, canoeing, kayaking!
Gould Lake Conservation Area