Overcoming Rejection
Appreciative of the workout program that rescued him from a very dark place, Robert Wong made a decision—despite being well into his 50s, he would pay forward the benefits of High Fitness by teaching...
2022 TRAIL RUNNING SHOE REVIEW
Looking for new trail running shoes? Once again we’ve asked some of the best runners from across Canada who live and breathe running to cover miles of trails for us. Whether you run local...
Reconciling with the Past
Perched on the top of a hill overlooking the small Manitoba community with which it shares its name, the Birtle Residential School is hard to miss. The “Stone School” was built in 1882 and...
Running for Fitness and Terry
In 1991, 11 years after Terry Fox’s legendary Marathon of Hope—and a decade after the Canadian hero died of cancer at age 22—his older brother, Fred, ran his very first marathon.Like Terry and their...
Plant-Based Pioneer
Brendan Brazier always knew what he wanted in life. At home in North Vancouver, B.C. at age 15 he took up running so he could become a better hockey player. When he discovered he...
Ultra-Runner Finds Parallels Between Sport and Medical Journey
Deanna Thome is a Calgary-based ultra-runner who has run eight ultra-marathons and is training for her first full Ironman, having completed her first half-Ironman last year.She also happens to have epilepsy, which she describes...
Carbon-Conscious Travel in Latin America
In the summer of 2021, we sat on a picnic blanket looking out to Vancouver’s False Creek and wrote a list of all the places we wanted to travel. Our list of countries grew...
Epic Cross-Canada Bike Rides Inspire
Of all the nuisances Chris Cull encountered while cycling from coast to coast across Canada, it was the horse flies of Northern Ontario that proved the most irritating. Worse, he says, even than the...
Outdoor Summer Active Apparel
Techwear is the clothing of the future and we’ve got you covered with some of our favourite apparel brands that check off everything from running, hiking, trail running and paddle boarding! Look good, feel...
COLD WATER KING
Pete Devries’ home smells like pine trees, woodsmoke and wet dog. Located on Tofino, B.C.’s ample waterfront, it’s a stone’s throw from where he grew up playing in the sand and watching his dad...