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  • The 5, 10, 10 cardio workout at home

    Recently, I’ve fallen out of love for running. The passion’s no longer there, and I’m struggling to have the desire to go outside and do workouts out in the cold. If you’re like me and are looking for ways to stay fit through indoor workouts, here is a great cardio session to stay fit without…

  • Best indoor cycling workout to stay fit in the Winter

    Winter is coming. In fact for many of us in Canada, it’s been here for weeks. So with that, and as the time to enjoy the outdoors slowly starts to dwindle away for those not addicted to their outdoor sport, here is our favourite indoor cycling workout to stay fit in the winter.

  • Why you shouldn’t punish your athletes

    Time to get with the times and abandon those old-school coaching methodologies! Here is why you shouldn’t punish your athletes.

  • King of the Hill (Part 2)

    When Matthew finds out he has cancer, he travels all the way to Scotland to be with Emilia – “the best friend he ever had.”

  • King of the Hill (Part 1)

    When Matthew finds out he has cancer, he travels all the way to Scotland to be with Emilia – “the best friend he ever had.”

  • Incompatible

    Incompatible: the feature film. A tale of two hearts only playing once, never to return.

  • Sleepless

    You waited for the moment I opened my heart, to tear it apart. You waited for the second of weakness, to turn long-term into briefness. You had gone sleepless.

  • Owls at Night

    A sonnet about an animal that quietly dominates the night.

  • Forest Disjoint

    An award winning free-verse poem speaking to themes of nature and deforestation.

  • Love is never infinite

    It’s as though you laughed when you tore my heart. I painted a picture. A fruit bowl of art. Love is never infinite.