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Discover the True You
The Ancient and Ever-Popular Practice of Yoga
When someone meets you for the first time, he or she tries to define who you are in as little time as possible. The inevitable questions come up: Where are you from? What do you do? Or if they are so bold, how did that happen to you?
By Sonia Dhillon


12 Steps on the Fitness Trail
Low Impact Exercises for Amputees for a 30-minute Home Workout!

By Greg Gordonson


The Breakfast Club
If you’re among those who think you can escape your calories by running out on them, think again.



The Early-Eating Effect Keeps Overall Calorie Count Down
By Caroline J. Cederquist, M.D.


Getting Older, Staying Active
Staying active is one of the keys to remaining healthy and physically fit as we age. It´s never too late to set a goal of increasing your activity level to combat the effects of the aging process.
By Kevin Carroll MS, CP, FAAOP


Keep the Drive Alive in 2005
Staying the Course when the Declaration Starts to Dissolve
By By Peter J. Morel C.F.C., C.I.C., C.P.T.


S.M.A.R.T. Gardening
As we head into prime gardening season, the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) has issued some helpful hints to ensure gardening enthusiasts have an injury-free summer.
By Canadian Physiotherapy Association


Emu Oil - Help for Skin Problems
Native to Australia, the emu is often thought of as "the small ostrich." Their oil has been used for thousands of years by the Aborigines of Australia to reduce the pain and swelling of arthritis, heal wounds and burns including sunburns, and to relieve the pain, itch and swelling of insect bites and stings.
By Active Living Magazine


Emotional Power
The other day my three-year-old son, thinking he was superman, decided to jump off a three-foot-high electrical box over our neighbor´s shrubs. Ignoring my calls to "get off the box and come here" he caught his foot on the shrub, fell arm first and broke his arm.
By Jon Gordon


Fit for Any Age
As we age, Father Time imposes a few physical constraints on us whether we like it or not. For someone with a disability, those age-associated hindrances can be especially unwelcome, particularly when they add to prosthetic or orthotic issues.

By Peter J. Morel C.F.C, C.I.C, C.P.T.


The Magic of Massage
Stiff neck? Sore back? Migraine? Why not try a massage?

Dating back more than 3,000 years to ancient China, massage is one of the oldest of the healing arts.

By Active Living Magazine


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