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Winter. Christmas shopping and celebrations, holidays, fun. Winter. Too cold, or too wet to get outside and stay active. But rather than get worked up about staying indoors, and worry about how to stay sane and keep your children occupied, how about fun indoor activities that keep you and your children physically active? You’ll enjoy them, and as a bonus,…

Health & Wellness

6 Easy Ways to Stay Active Even When You are Super Busy

PTPASeptember 6, 2016

We’ve all been there. Too much to do, too little time. Skipping a meal here and forgetting something on our to-do list. Running around to cram in lots more than we ought to be. And the chorus is constant – No time! Exercise and fitness seem like the Holy Grail. We have the intention, but never get around to taking…

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A Parent’s Guide to Pokemon Go

PTPAJuly 22, 2016

The Pokémon Go craze has officially hit both Canada and the US by now and EVERYONE is buzzing about it. Kids are asking their parents everywhere to venture outside with a device to catch a Pikachu or to go to a Pokéstop to grab more Pokéballs. But hold up — what does all of this mean!? If you’re not totally up to…

Health & Wellness

4 Easy Body Weight Exercises for Busy Parents

PTPAFebruary 8, 2016

That thing called parenting? Joyful and wonderful? Yes. Lots of free time and rest and relaxation? No. It is a 24-hour job and we’d be lucky if we accomplished everything we’d planned for the day. Forget about “me” time. There’s just no time to even contemplate it, leave alone actually make it happen. Bosom buddies seem like a thing of…

Being a Mom Everyday Parenting Health & Wellness Lifestyle

5 Things to do Now That The Kids Are Back in School

PTPASeptember 8, 2014

So the kids are back to school, now what? If you are anything like me you are smiling from ear to ear at the possibilities. I have lost myself this summer, been over touched and over asked. I have had to take way too many timeouts myself, so that I could regroup and go on with my required tasks. I…

Health & Wellness Just Between Us

Cheated on, again!

PTPAAugust 26, 2014

…this time, by my bathroom scale! So as you know I’ve been on quite the weight loss journey, sharing the details with all of you last month. But something happened, and the numbers on the scale completely stopped, in fact on some weeks they started to go in a direction less desired. My menu never changed, my drive was in the…

Everyday Parenting Health & Wellness Lifestyle

Happy Kids: 10 Benefits of Raising Active Kids

PTPAMay 28, 2014

The Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines recommend that Canadian kids between 5 and 17 years of age get at least 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity each day. Only 5% of 5- to 17-year olds are meeting these recommendations.1 This is surprising to me as kids are naturally active. Remember when your toddler first learned to walk? They didn’t stop, into everything and always on the move. We…

Just Between Us

Out With Old and In With The New!

PTPAJanuary 1, 2012

Out With Old and In With The New! By Toronto4Kids.com Setting those family New Year’s resolutions… As 2012 rings in, make your New Year’s resolutions as a family. Not only will this will help bring everyone closer together but together, you can provide that extra support that’s needed to be successful at keeping your resolutions. Try setting objectives that will…

Being a Mom Health & Wellness

5 Ways to Workout with Baby

PTPAOctober 24, 2011

This week I have been trying to get back on track with my fitness goals and I have been doing better. At this point, the days of going to the gym 5-6 times a week are not feasible for me but I’ve been doing workout videos and have gotten back to trying to master a certain arm workout I have…

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Must-Do Moves for a Hot Mama Body

PTPAMay 2, 2011

There is one goal that seems, above others, to drive us to get to the gym, pound the pavement or squeeze in that fitness class… Who doesn’t want to be hot? Here are my must-do moves for a Hot Mama body!

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