Written by Coach Cathy Barry Schadskaya - Head Coach from Eclipse Track & Field Club Inc. I still remember my first encounter with Ginger. It was my first time eating sushi and with it came this thinly sliced pink salmon looking thing and right beside that, this bright green creamy paste. I was told the pink salmon looking thing was "ginger" and it was a great pairing with sushi and wasabi (the green paste). Little did I know that this "ginger" is not meant to be placed o

Written by Coach Cathy Barry - CEO & Founder of Eclipse Track & Field Club 13% of the World is Obese : According to the World Health Organization, since 1975 to 2016 worldwide obesity rates have tripled. 1.9 billion adults (yes, billion) are considered overweight, and of these, 650 million are obese. Also extremely shocking is that there are 39 million children under the age of 5 are overweight or obese as of 2020 and 340 million children aged 5-19 were overweight or obese

I must profess that I've always been an "eat everything in moderation, don't eat processed foods and exercise" kind of advocate for weight loss. It goes without saying that if we eat healthy and exercise regularly and keep these two habits consistent we should be able to either maintain weight or even lose a few pounds. So why can't we just stick to what is easy and good for us? Well, that's really a loaded question. We live in the "NOW" society of get me what I want, when

Just over three weeks ago in Gatineau Quebec, 7 athletes from across Ontario all belonging to Steve’s Fitness Circus located in Bowmanville, competed in the SAF (Serious About Fitness) Fall Spectacular. Steve’s Fitness Circus – (so called due to the nature of the continuous controllable chaos that goes on with managing multiple athletes all at once) started about 14 years ago with training fitness competitors. Out of the 225 athletes that joined his group over the years, on