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Unconditional love is a great driving force
Dogs rule all the time. People suck sometimes. That’s it. My dogs are amazing. They are the picture of loyalty and unconditional love....

Marc Lalonde
Feb 6, 20242 min read
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There is no RIGHT exercise
My clients often ask me what the best way to exercise is.That’s an incredibly loaded question, because there is absolutely no right...

Marc Lalonde
Feb 1, 20242 min read
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Through the dark nights of the soul, we discover what we’re made of
Sometimes we trip and fall. I have tripped and fallen and I assume responsibility for that. Other times, we are tripped by someone or...

Marc Lalonde
Jan 30, 20242 min read
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One small hand adjustment can make all the difference when shovelling
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...

Marc Lalonde
Jan 25, 20242 min read
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Your. Life. Will. Be. Better
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,...

Marc Lalonde
Jan 23, 20242 min read
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The last set is ALWAYS the best set
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,...

Marc Lalonde
Jan 18, 20242 min read
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Blue Monday can be combatted with weight training and sunshine but mostly weight training
This past Monday was ‘Blue Monday,’ which has been coined ‘the most depressing day of the year,’ with the combination of the holidays...

Marc Lalonde
Jan 17, 20242 min read
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A few words about my son
This blog has often been fraught with praise for my daughter and descriptions of the times my son and I have spent together. Looking...

Marc Lalonde
Jan 15, 20242 min read
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It was time to start this thing up again
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...

Marc Lalonde
Jan 10, 20242 min read
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Will and consistency are the only things you require for success in weight training
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...

Marc Lalonde
Jun 29, 20233 min read
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Healing is messy and sometimes we trip and fall.
Sometimes we trip and fall. Sometimes we feel the world falling down around us and we feel powerless to stop it. And the only way to heal...

Marc Lalonde
Jun 27, 20233 min read
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Walk your way to good health
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...

Marc Lalonde
Jun 19, 20233 min read
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The week from hell, managed
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...

Marc Lalonde
Jun 8, 20233 min read
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A huge loss in my life
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...

Marc Lalonde
May 31, 20233 min read
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Make the most of your summer by planning your workouts ahead of time
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...

Marc Lalonde
May 26, 20232 min read
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Can't afford to work out? You can't afford NOT to!
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...

Marc Lalonde
May 24, 20232 min read
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The joy, hope and optimism of working out on sunny holiday Mondays
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...

Marc Lalonde
May 23, 20233 min read
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The power of gratitude
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...

Marc Lalonde
May 18, 20233 min read
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Constistency IS the goal
Embrace the process and the results take care of themselves. When new exercisers begin an exercise program, there is often a period of...

Marc Lalonde
May 15, 20232 min read
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Busting weight-room myths
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...

Marc Lalonde
May 12, 20232 min read
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