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The Perfect Date
Flowers, Dinner and Desert on the Danforth By Romy Buchner Bored with your old dating routine of pizza and a movie? Make your next night on the town a romantic one, without having to leave your neighbourhood. As times have changed, so has our idea of a night on the town. With internet dating, text dating, and speed dating, one might wonder what actually to do on a real face-to-face date. Dating can be daunting, lucky for you there are a variety of romantic must-try spots right in your neighbourhood. Flowers: This may be an old tradition, but I don’t know anyone that wouldn’t be happy to receive flowers. The…
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Yoga for Runners
Incorporate these four yoga poses into your running schedule and become a better runner. By Amanda E. Etty The physical benefits of yoga appeals to athletes, many of whom gravitate to the practice. According to Lea Amaral, owner of Energia Athletic, her athletic clients, runners and cyclists, for example, use yoga to stretch out and strengthen problem areas, which sometimes tend to be tight and stiff. Carly Simpson has run the Toronto half-marathon two years in a row and is enthusiastic to qualify for the full marathon in 2010. She says that yoga has “improved her distance, endurance, and general fitness.” A specific yoga designed for runners allows Simpson to…
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Run Your Way to a New You
It’s springtime and you want to get in shape BEFORE you need that bikini body! Why not take up running? You can do it anywhere and it’s a great way to reduce stress, as well as your chances of cardiovascular disease, stroke, and heart conditions.