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Smart Moves

Hello Friends!

It's been a while.  I haven't sat down to write since I went back to the TV Biz!  It has been a very busy four months.  I can report though, that my family has adjusted well to our new and very packed schedule.  I feel like I am thriving and I have identified three very specific reasons for that.

  • an extremely loving and supportive family (friends too!)
  • two careers that fill me with inspiration
  • a clean diet and regular exercise regime that keeps me energetic

I'm so excited to let you know that I've managed to 'marry' my passion for food and exericise with my job at Global Okanagan.  A new series called 'Smart Moves' airs Friday's on CHBC News at 5 & 11.  It's a chance to share some healthy food and workout tips and hopefully it will inspire you to 'get moving'!

I've enlisted the help of two local 'experts'.  People I trust and turn to myself for guidance.  Sean Hawthorne of One Life Health and Wellness and Tracy Steen of Inside Out Fitness.

We hit the gym with Sean for tips on how to make your workouts more efficient, more fun and more effective.  Drawing on his wealth of knowledge and experience, Sean will show you how a few 'tweaks' can get you the same, or better results in less time?


Here's Sean at One Life adding a 'little extra' to an ab workout!

We are in the kitchen with Tracy.  She's a personal trainer with lots of ideas to help 'clean up' your favourite foods and she offers lots of great healthy 'snacking' alternatives to processed foods.  We're not just going to tell you to eat your veggies...although you should...these are recipes Tracy has tested on her own family!


We're about to kick your smoothie up a notch!

So that's my pitch.  I am thrilled to be able to bring this series to television.  I hope you will watch but more importantly I hope it will encourage you to make some 'Smart Moves' in your own life.

Toby

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