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 Happy NewYear Warriors! From our family to yours - may 2021 be full of health and happiness. 2020 was a year like no other - and it created opportunities for us to discover new ways of doing things, new ways of connecting with people, and new ways of staying active.  For 2021, we're out to create new approaches for health & fitness, coaching opportunities, relaxation and mindfulness, and connections with family & friends.  What are you creating for 2021? #HealthyLivingWarrior #newyearseve #newyear #newyears #happynewyear #party #nye #newyearscelebration #celebration #celebrate #newyearsparty #goals #newyearseveparty #newyearnewme #happy #goodbye2020 #2021opportunities #create #Family #FamilyTime #DadLife #GayDad #Dad #GayParents #GayFathers #Zeus #Husky #HuskyMutt #SpoiledDog #DogsOfInstagram 

These are strange and uncertain times to be sure.  And with all of the social and physical distancing, you may be experiencing a loss of connection and/or feelings of isolation.  If you haven't already joined a virtual event to stay connected with your networks of people, I encourage you to take on joining a group and getting into a conversation.   I'm hosting virtual sessions in 3 separate Meet-ups that I coordinate next week.  Check out the links and upcoming events.  Join the groups if you're interested in the topics - and let's connect! Healthy Living Warriors Meet-up Training at Home - Fitness Routines During the Pandemic  Join & Register Toronto Fit Pros Networking Meet-up   Share Your Pandemic Experiences & Online Training Options for Your Clients Join & Register Toronto Gay Bears Meet-up Pandemic Bear Sloth - Connections & Planning Join & Register Message me with any questions: ...

My #QuarantineCleaningSpree continues, not in a neurotic - "I'm going to go crazy if I don't find something to do" way, but rather in an intentional - "What is important to me and what do I need in my life" kind of way. I've always been moved by the peacefulness of minimal design spaces.   And I've never been able to live like that cause I've just got too much stuff I "need".   As I'm discovering the "need" isn't really about the "having of stuff" - that it's just been striving after things as evidence of being "successful" or "accepted", it becomes easier to let go of the things that do not truly contribute to my joy.  The bedroom is half done now - and while I didn't take a "before picture" of the mounds of stuff that used to reside on the top of the dressers / night stand, it was a sight to behold.  This weekend, the closets are on deck.  We have two giant cl...

A walk through the Village today for a bit fresh air - and reminded of the value and uniqueness of our little community.   And at this time, so many of our business are closed - doors plastered with signs, or boarded up entirely as required by their insurance carriers.  Even the 519 Community Center - a hub for so many services for the community is shuttered - local organizations working to find alternate ways to provide services. We are social creatures - and this will all come to an end eventually.  Until then, give some thought to how you want to re-engage with your community.  It's important not to ease off the restrictions too soon - or it will all have been for not.  And, the longer the shut down, the more pressing the situation will be for organizations and businesses that make up the fabric of our community.   Everyone is struggling in one way or another through this time.  As we move over the peak, what is your plan to...

Winners or Losers?  Tonight - on playing the game of life!  We are born into society constructed games that we live and play inside without even being aware of.    We’re conditioned into pursuing material possessions and titles - playing and chasing to fit in. Playing to win at life.   Sometimes we feel we are losing the game - feel disempowered, unfulfilled, or dissatisfied.  We actually choose to forget that we have a choice.    That we have chosen the game that runs our lives.   So - go for “Chooser” - actively examine the whole game of life you are playing.    Choose your path. Choose your game.    Don’t get sucked into someone else’s game.    Choose - and there is no win or lose!  #HealthyLivingWarrior #GayPersonalTrainer #GayTrainer #PersonalTrainer #Trainer #PersonalTraining #Training #OnlinePersonalTraining #Fitness #FitnessGoals #WarriorsWhy #Goals #BigPicture #Focus #HeadUp #LifePurpose #...

It is normal for us to collapse Healthy Living with Body Image. In fact, human beings are mentally and socially programmed to compare visual presentations to an ideal.   Mathematically, the brain is predisposed to find certain patterns & symmetries more pleasing to the eye.   We do it with everything - from fruit at the grocery store to bodies at the bar – comparing what’s in front of us to a mental picture of an “ideal”. The Vitruvian Man, by Leonardo da Vinci, depicts the “ideal human body proportions”, based on geometry described by an ancient (we’re taking 20-30 BC sort of ancient here) Roman architect – Vitruvius.   Vitruvian Theory states that an architect should focus on three central themes when preparing a design. Firmitas (strength)             Utilitas (functionality)            Venustas (beauty) Theory can be a great tool to help understand things – AND – we can get so c...