Measuring Body Composition-The Whole Package

So far I have covered three of the four primary components of fitness.

Flexibility

Flexibility is one of the most overlooked components of fitness.

Muscular Capacity

Muscular capacity is one of the four components of fitness, which refers to endurance, strength, and power of our muscles.

Free Blood Glucose Monitoring Kits

Diabetes is a condition that affects roughly 3 million Canadians.  However some of these are unable to afford the equipment to properly manage

Heart Health and Cardio Training

Hopefully you’ve given some thought about setting your S.M.A.R.T. fitness goal; you’ve been given the green light by your family doctor to get started

Setting a SMART Fitness Goal

We’ve all thought about getting into shape. Maybe it was putting on a favorite pair of jeans that just didn’t seem to fit right anymore

Crossing the Finish Line

Our first Running clinic in conjunction with Vancouver Frontrunners ended last week with a celebration brunch on the waterfront.

Gaily World News Briefs: Sports Edition

In light of outbursts made by Kobe Bryant and Joakim Noah, this edition of Gaily World News Briefs is dedicated to gays and their supporters in sports.

Spring ahead - April is Running Month

Let’s face it, the elliptical machine feeds on your will to live. Those things are completely soul destroying. The other day, as I pushed, pulled, and glided in the gym, I realized that was staring at the sun out the window. What was I doing? It’s spring. I should be running outside!

Personal Strategic Advisors

Do you feel like you're bogged down or having difficulty with some aspects of your life?

Queers and Addiction

I have typed the words “gay men” or “lesbians” into Google many times in my life for one reason or another. Once I get past the porn, the most common search results I see are those referencing clubs, bars, and parties around town. Are we really a population of party crazed alcoholics as my computer would have us believe?

A Sweet Threat: Steps to Preventing and Managing Diabetes

Diabetes
Diabetes affects over 3 million Canadians and is definitely no stranger to the gay community.

Prostate Complexities - Pleasure and Pain

As gay men, most of us are probably very familiar with the intense, euphoric, eye-rolling sensation that our prostate can give us when it’s rubbed the right way.

Cut the Fat in your Budget: Tips for the Smart and Savvy Grocery Shopper

Most people seem to think that loading their grocery carts with healthy foods is going to cost them a fortune.

Understanding The Formula to Build Better Muscle (Warning: This is no quick fix)

Yes summer is still a good six months away, but judging from a recent article I read on getting your body into shape and getting those pumptastic muscles ready for show time, you better start now!

HIM Learn to Run 8K - in collaboration with Vancouver Frontrunners

Tai Chi for Health & Relaxation

Join a Gay-Friendly Sports Team

Yoga with HIM

10 foods to make you happier

Sexual Assault - More Common than You Think

Life Cycle of the Penis

Getting In Touch With Your Penis

Being gay, we love penis(es).

Kegels for Anger Management

A lot of guys have anger management issues, including me.

Will Homophobia Be with Us Forever?

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In the end, I think you have to accept, the way that many Jews have had to accept, that we gays will always be hated more than most.

Gays and Straights have differing health needs

When it comes to health, gay men and straight men are the same - NOT

Nutrition, the Fatabase and Food Diaries

Keeping (Gay) New Years Resolutions

Hangovers are great times to reflect.  So in the wake of an autumn hangover I decided to evaluate my 2010 resolutions.  

20,000 Reasons to Quit Smoking

Who needs a good excuse to quit?  How about 20,000 reasons?

Recent studies have shown that, unsurprisingly, gay guys are still sucking a lot more than their straight counterparts.

Acupuncture and Addiction

Carb Rinse

Fags who smoke fags

Age Gracefully by Eating Well

Oral Health

Strange but True

Overindulging

You look tired...

HIM does the Grind

Information on H1N1

There are a lot of resources online regarding H1N1. Here are some links that will answer a lot of the frequently asked questions you may have around ‘swine flu’.

Sleep Hygiene

I’ve always known the importance of regular hygiene, such as bathing regularly, brushing your teeth and - perhaps most importantly - wearing clean underwear, whether they be boxer shorts or something more saucy, like a thong.

Sugar in the Gas Tank

Trucks can be cute, sexy, rusty, new, old, up-on-blocks; the variety is endless. Like our bodies. High performance is good, but it requires upkeep and good fuel. Like a high performance vehicle, our own bodies convert fuel/food into energy.

Look Out Below! (Testicular Health)

Drink It Up!

I spent last summer on Vancouver Island. I was surrounded by water; but they were rainless months. Elsewhere, vast parts of the province were on fire, in particular the Okanagan.

Fit to be tied (Testicular Torsion)

Could you imagine waking up with your nuts tied in a knot? It could happen! ...well almost. Your nuts are suspended by spermatic cords within your sack (not a big revelation if you’ve ever played with your balls).