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DIY Peanut Butter Snack Bars
Since my short visit to Western Canada last month to promote Adams DIY peanut butter snack bars, I’ve been getting many requests for the recipes. The four snack bar recipes can be found at: www.Adamspeanutbutter.ca With Valentine’s day around the corner, these simple recipes are perfect for procrastinators (like me) that are running around last minute [...]
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It Takes a Community to Raise an Athlete
An enormous amount of support and resources are behind trying to get an athlete to the Olympics, and not only for the Olympic year, but during those 4 years in between. We depend greatly on Government funding, but we put ourselves in a vulnerable position if we rely solely on it. I was just recently [...]
Work-Family Balance with Olympian Jessica Zelinka on whereparentstalk.com
Link to video on whereparentstalk.com
“Hills and core anyone?”
Thanksgiving Open Invite Workout (London, Ontario Canada) (all photos: Steve Ryall) I’ve been visiting my hometown London Ontario before making the big move to Connecticut. It was the week before Thanksgiving, and I posted on Twitter and Facebook…”who would be up to join me for a workout at the park Thanksgiving Monday? Hills and core?”. The [...]
10 health tips from one of Canada’s fittest women
By James S. Fell, Chatelaine Magazine – If you’re looking for workout inspiration, look no further than Canadian Olympian Jessica Zelinka. In the last two Olympic Games, Zelinka, who has a chiseled physique that puts many a Greek statue to shame, achieved three top-10 finishes in heptathlon (seven track and field events over two days) and hurdles. [...]
Post-Olympic Haze
It’s been weeks since the Olympic Games and it’s still a bit of a blur. Looking back, I feel like I’m living in a haze, not knowing what day or even month it is. Everything is “post” Olympics at this point. Such a big build up over several years and now BANG! It’s over. I’ve [...]
Pre-Olympics: Doing it for the High
Apparently, we have all had an early childhood experience of getting a high. I see my 3 year old daughter get high on a frequent basis. It starts with a little dance, then a few ballerina moves, and then all of a sudden…spin after spin after spin… into uncontrollable spinning and laughing, that eventually ends [...]
Own a piece of history – Auction Closed
Bidding for my Olympic Trials bib (autographed) starts July 10 on Twitter. Help send my family (daughter and husband) to the Olympics! To bid, use hashtag #zelinkabib Worn winning the title in the heptathlon, and breaking the Canadian Record (6599pts). Worn in the most anticipate event of the Olympic Trials, the 100m hurdles. Placing first and [...]
Canadian Record: 6599pts in pictures
All Photographs: Mr Jan Lips, Head Coach, Calgary Warriors Track Club
“To Pastry or Not to Pastry”: My Gluten-Free Diet Experience
I get a lot of people asking me why I’ve chosen to go on a gluten-free (GF) diet despite not suffering from celiac or any other noticeable allergic effects from eating gluten products. So here’s my experience. I’m not a nutritionist or anything; my knowledge is base solely from my own personal experiences. Why No [...]
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