Flaman Fitness

Treadmills have been around for a long time, since 1875 to be exact! But they weren’t built for humans initially. They were built for animals to harness their power to use for butter churns, spinning wheels, or water pumps. There were even big treadmills ran by horses for farming equipment.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! 

There are many reasons to choose to eat well and many benefits that can be gained from healthy food choices.  Eating a plant based diet is one thing you can do to help lower your chances of getting cancer.  Many plant foods are naturally low in calories and eating them can help you maintain a healthy body weight, which may be one of the most important ways to lower cancer risk. Vegetables, fruits, whole grains and legumes have fibre, phytochemicals, vitamins, and minerals that help keep your body and immune system strong.

            Healthy eating recommendations are also encouraged to help lower your risk for other chronic diseases (heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, etc.).  Start with one change and gradually add more, because even small changes in your food and activity choices can...

There are three omega-3 fats that you may have heard of: ALA, DHA, and EPA (alpha-linolenic acid, docosahexanaenoic , and eicosapentaenoic acid).  They are considered to be essential fats because we need to get them from our diet.  Our bodies can’t make ALA, and can only make limited DHA and EPA from the ALA, so it is important to include food sources on a regular basis.

Omega-3s can help prevent...