What made you decide that was the career path for you? Now that I have officially begun my career as physiotherapist, I’ve been asked this question a lot by my patients and new friends I’ve met. Not to mention my friends, family, and acquaintances back home who also asked me this when they found out Read more about Why Physiotherapy?[…]
Brenda was born in Swift Current and has spent the majority of her life here. Before joining the team at STRIDE, Brenda worked for the Swift Current Broncos organization for several years. Brenda has two grown children and 4 grandchildren that keep her busy. Her son lives in Regina and works for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Read more about Brenda[…]
When you hear the words “core training” what do you think? Most would automatically say sit ups, planks, or some other variation of exercise designed to work our rectus abdominus or our “six pack” muscles. We hear it all the time — people want to “strengthen the core” or “flatten that stomach” and they automatically Read more about Inner Core[…]
Safe Arrival It never seems to make a difference how long it has been since I was in my homeland – I find great comfort and familiarity in being here – like I have never been away. If I could bottle up Scottish air and Scottish water and bring them back to Canada, I definitely Read more about Kellycurls #2[…]
Whether you just completed a workout or you are coming off the track at an endurance event, recovery nutrition is an important step in your performance regime. After prolonged exercise, many events start to occur in your body. Your stress hormones are elevated, the muscle and liver glycogen is depleted, fuel and fluid levels are Read more about Refuel, Repair, Rehydrate[…]
If ya’ll remember back to the very first vlog I did on tips for long distance runners (feels like eons ago!), I had mentioned briefly about the importance of maintaining blood sugars and hydration during your event. The primary concern for marathon runners nutritionally while performing, is the intake of carbohydrates, fluids, and the electrolyte, Read more about Fuelling on the Run[…]
Beer and Burgers or the Michael Scott Style? Is Michael Scott onto something with his ‘carbo loading’ fettucine? Or are beer and burgers a better choice? Which carb loading style can be beneficial for an endurance athlete and their overall performance? Let me answer all your questions, so that you can have a strategy like Read more about Carb Loading[…]
As I lay floating in the pool this week, soaking up the 32 degree heat and observing not a cloud in the sky, I felt an inner calm and appreciation for the Swift Current summers. It wasn’t too long before my thoughts were interrupted with a splash as my “almost” 3 year old, cannon balls Read more about Kellycurls – August 2017[…]
Now, I don’t know about you, but only eating one large apple or one cup of rice as my daily carbohydrate intake would give me enough energy to last for two hours, so going ‘keto’ has never been a big draw for me. But setting my personal love for carbohydrates aside, the ketogenic diet has Read more about The Ketogenic Diet[…]
Otherwise known as Salvia Hispanica L. (go ahead… say that out loud), this whole grain has been used for years by humans. It is native to the regions of Mexico and Guatemala and the plant is a member of the mint family. The seeds, vegetative components, and roots were all used to some extent for food, Read more about What’s the deal with Chia Seeds?[…]