THE MARC LALONDE EXPERIENCE

When snow comes – as it does every winter – and in copious amounts, it’s natural to want to clear walkways and driveways. After all, no...

Winter misery doesn’t have to be miserable! The doldrums of winter are tough, man! It’s cold, snowy and cold and snowy. It’s dark at,...

I know I’ve sung this song before, and danced this dance. I’m aware that I have preached this ‘movement is medicine’ thing over and over,...

This past Monday was ‘Blue Monday,’ which has been coined ‘the most depressing day of the year,’ with the combination of the holidays...

This blog has often been fraught with praise for my daughter and descriptions of the times my son and I have spent together. Looking...

Welcome back, dear readers! I’m so glad to be back writing to you again, and I’m very glad to be reconnecting with you all again once...

This is me today. I'm down 83 pounds since January 1. I've done it by kicking sugar in most forms and watching what I eat with a solid...

The 10,000-step threshold is very real. It’s been said by others smarter than I that walking 10,000 steps a day is a barometer for good...

Dear readers, this has been the week from hell. Last week, I noticed one of my beloved dogs, Diesel, was lethargic and not eating. After...

This has been a tough week in my season of healing. I spent part of the beautiful weekend sick with a flu and woke up Monday morning with...

With just a few weeks left until the carefree first few days of summer are upon us, it’s important that some of our habits remain the...

My year without sugar is almost six months old. It’s not much of a challenge anymore to eschew cookies, treats and candy in favor of...

Movement Mondays are here! It’s one day past the long weekend Monday, so you know what that means, don’t you? I love the May long...

I am incredibly grateful for so much in my life. There’s a song by The Indigo Girls that has a line in it that has always resonated with...

Embrace the process and the results take care of themselves. When new exercisers begin an exercise program, there is often a period of...

The medium is the message. Marshall McLuhan said that, and I didn’t really understand what that meant until I was a little older and...

So, part of my healing journey throughout this last six months has been the realization that, for most of my life, my self-esteem was...

How do you get abs? It’s a big secret – and I can tell you what the answer is. It’s not more crunches or more abdominal exercises. It’s...

On Sunday morning I came into the gym for two reasons – the first is, it is my refuge. It is my safe place, where I can be myself in all...