While Natasha & her mother are enjoying their time at the Hippocrates Health Institute in Florida, I’ve been taking advantage of the warmer weather to get out and enjoy the beautiful colors of Gatineau Park. Being active is a fundamental part of our lifestyle – Nat tells me that she’s been hitting the gym and exercise classes multiple times a day with her mother. Mischa and I have been keeping busy with different sports and activities throughout the week as well.
The raw lifestyle certainly provides the fuel and energy to be very active, and the benefits of physical activity are so critical to good overall health. Our mental state is effected by exercise (I know that I feel great after an exhausting run, bike ride, or x-country ski), not to mention the amazing benefits to our body and physical health.
Balancing a good diet and exercise is so important to our health. I highly recommend taking up some form of exercise if you don’t already – and if you’re not sure where to start, then just get out for a walk in the park – even start with a park in the City, which tends to be flatter and easier. There’s loads of different clubs and teams out there as well if you’re looking for something more involved, and the commitment to a regular scheduled activity is a good motivator.
Eating raw with an active lifestyle is not only easy – many people on our 28-day detox program have been very physically active for the duration of the program, and noticed amazing improvements in their sport performance! – but can yield some great enhancements to your ability to be active.
For my 3-hour hike today I packed:
- an apple
- 1 litre of water
- bag of dried mulberries
- 1 vega bar
- a sprout wrap – enjoyed from a very scenic clif face on the western escarpment of Gatineau Park.
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