Fitness Quest + Wellness

Day 1/2: Our mother daughter road trip adventures began Sunday! Vegas on to our 1st of many hikes - - Monday in Zion National Park.

I’m officially a YOGA CERTIFIED instructor. 🧘‍♀️

Sunday started our official break from all rep team sports. T played Spring basketball 🏀 for a travelling team this year (local, Calgary, Seattle and Vegas tournies). Kids and I just came back from Vegas; his last tournament of the season. T also was recently offered a spot for Burnaby SPL soccer ⚽️… for now: this mom taxi plans to take a breather for a couple weeks before it all ramps up again.

I haven’t had a chance to congratulate my babe for all her efforts this year playing with the U17 Burnaby Metro Fire 🔥, who took 2nd place at this years BC Provincials Cup at the end of June. ⚽️ She worked so hard at her team training sessions, with her personal cross-training efforts and nutrition, and it showed in her game.

Game 1 of the Surrey Mayors Cup finishes up with a win, playing a division up and the coach from the other team gave match MVP to T!! 3 more games to go ⚽️

My ladies over 35+…how many of you are tired of feeling like you are doing all the “right” things: training, eating healthy and trying your best to lead an overall healthy lifestyle … but your body just doesn’t seem to be cooperating with your efforts!?! …Being educated on what you’re experiencing, knowing what tests to ask for (And how to ask for them!!) and what to do next with these results…. can often be one great missing piece of the puzzle.

With our food bills fast rising, it’s helpful to reduce our waste as much as possible. Often times when I’m preparing veggies: trimming off the ends of zucchini or tomatos, innards scraped out of squashes, avocado skins, stalks of broccoli etc; I clean these and throw into a veggie scraps bag, for storage in the freezer until the bag is full. Once that bag is full, simply throw all the scraps into a large pot and simmer for a few hours to gain all those rich vitamins and minerals. Strain veggies and you’re left with a rich veggie broth for warming you up on a chilly day or adding to other dishes: sauces, cooking rice or adding to soups. Forgot to add a pic of the finished strained broth… 🙄

Thank you SBMC for a great season: finished 1st place in their league division, 1st in every tournament entered, and T scored MVP. Onto our next basketball adventure with the new 🏀 club. Can’t wait to see what’s up next for him.

Days like today are why you keep the bike insured all year ☀️ #

Very proud of our boy who earned a spot in Basketball BCs Jr Academy program, which is part of Canada Basketball's Targeted Athlete Strategy Program and the entry point into Canada Basketball's High Performance Athlete Development. Also had a hat trick at his soccer game this weekend. ⚽️🏀 (parents weren’t allowed in the gym during tryouts so I was taking pics thru blurry windows).

40hours… Teacher Certification complete!! For my CQ/BBY clients: I’m currently teaching a 55min contemporary Pilates class, Friday mornings, if interested in dropping in. Looking to add an all levels classical Mat Pilates class in January.

Last 2 days have been a full body mental and physical workout. So worth it!! Can’t wait to hit the road!! 🏍 And buy a new leather.