Fluxing Daily Weight Explained

I was recently conversing with a friend the other day about fluctuating weights. We were both concerned about the weight gain we’ve experienced lately and were both trying to console ourselves that it was probably muscle and not fat that we’ve gained. I already know that when it’s that time of month, my weight will [...]

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A Smiling Coach At Last

I’m not quite sure what is wrong with me lately. I’ve been feeling a little out of sorts and can’t quite pin point it. The weather hasn’t exactly been helping either. When it gets quite hot or humid or smoggy(!), I find it quite difficult to be active in any way. I didn’t eat much [...]

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Deciphering Numeric Codes on Fruit

A few of my friends have been changing their diet by focusing on eating more foods that are organic and pesticide free. Here is a bit of tidbit information I found on the internet.
Almost all fruit sold in grocery stores have a sticker on it stating what type of fruit it is, where it comes [...]

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Big, Black Cloud + Thunder + Lightening = Torrential Downpour/Canceled Practice

Today 18 paddlers showed up for practice. We had all finished our TCRs when a big, black cloud came rolling in. Coach SM spoke to a bunch of other teams about whether or not to go out on the water. We decided that we would wait until the cloud would pass before going out. Our [...]

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Canada Day Practice

Tuesday’s practice wasn’t so bad. We had 18 paddlers for practice which is pretty good considering it was Canada Day. Fortunately, Coach SM informed us that we were only doing a regular practice and not a 2 hour extended one (yay!) as he was not informed of this change. Since we didn’t have a [...]

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