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Like sea monkeys, the Village People and leisure suits, smoking is just not cool anymore. Still, more than five million Canadians continue to suck back cancer sticks on the regular. Why don’t they quit? Perhaps it’s because conventional approaches – the patch, the gum, old-fashioned willpower – are just too … Read More
With the good weather finally here, there are many runners coming out of hibernation. Every runner wants to either improve their speed or increase their distance, and often, the way they go about that is just by running more. But that’s not going to do it. Working the core is actually … Read More
Golf is a dealmaker’s game, and exorbitant green fees tend to limit the game to the wealthy. But Calgary’s home to some affordable gems nestled away in and around town; you just have to know where to look. Look no further. Shaganappi Point Fee: $19.50 for 9 holes, mid-week A … Read More
When planning furniture layouts, I love the challenge that the “living room” presents. Like most of us, I grew up in a household where my parents furnished the living room with the “good” furniture, which ultimately meant that the living room was off limits to pretty much all Homo sapiens. … Read More
Seeing as this is the first entry for my DailyXY fitness blog, I felt a good place to start was my take on traditional gyms. Walk into most gyms and the first thing you see is row upon row of machines. Each machine is dedicated to working a different body … Read More
