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Jill Barker

Montreal Gazette

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Fitness: Can you sweat off the consequences of too much sitting?

Fitness: Can you sweat off the consequences of too much sitting?

Most of us try our best to balance out the sedentary aspects of our lives with physical activity. But even the most active spend considerably more...

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Jill Barker

Fitness: Lessons from the Tour de France

Fitness: Lessons from the Tour de France

The Tour de France is one of the most physically demanding competitions across all sports. This year’s race started July 4 in Barcelona,...

12.07.2026 10

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Fitness: Beyond exercise, move more and live longer

With so much emphasis being placed on accumulating a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise a week, there’s little discussion about...

14.06.2026 30

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Fitness: Does high blood pressure limit your exercise options?

Exercise has long been associated with heart health. Walk, run, swim, bike or lift on a regular basis and your risk of heart disease and stroke...

07.06.2026 40

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Barker: Staying fit evolves as we age

Exercise habits change over the decades. In your 30s and 40s, work, kids and the responsibilities of managing a home and family can put a kink in your...

31.05.2026 40

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Barker: Superior fitness is a hallmark of great hockey players

There’s nothing like playoff hockey to showcase the athleticism of Canada’s favourite game. And with three Canadian teams making it into the first...

03.05.2026 40

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Fitness: How smart is your smartwatch?

05.10.2025 40

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Fitness: Prehab your aching joints in advance of surgery

01.10.2025 20

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Jill Barker

Fitness: Prehab your aching joints in advance of surgery

01.10.2025 30

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Jill Barker

Fitness: Prehab your aching joints in advance of surgery

More than 100,000 knee- and hip-replacement surgeries are performed annually in Canada with patients spending about 30 weeks on the waiting list...

30.09.2025 20

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Jill Barker

Fitness: What makes your running shoes super?

If you buy shoes at a running store, you’ve probably been queried about your running habits and history of injury. You may have even taken a gait...

22.09.2025 30

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Jill Barker

Fitness: Does exercise help or hinder your sleep?

When it comes to sleep, exercise can be a double-edged sword. On one hand, it’s reputed to improve sleep, but it’s also believed that exercise too...

08.09.2025 20

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Fitness: Sore back? Try walking it off

Easy, accessible, affordable and effective at improving fitness and health, walking checks all the boxes. But that’s not all walking can do. A team...

25.08.2025 30

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Fitness: If you build it, they will cycle

The last several decades have seen communities across the country slowly increase their cycling infrastructure. Bike paths and bike lanes are designed...

12.08.2025 30

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Fitness: Study compares amateurs and pros in the Tour de France

Considered the most gruelling of all cycling races, the 112th edition of the Tour de France got underway July 5. The 21-stage race spans four mountain...

21.07.2025 40

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Fitness: Think twice before icing what ails you

If you’re active, you’ve probably got an ice pack in your freezer ready to soothe an unexpected injury. But ice isn’t the panacea it once was...

23.06.2025 50

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