Over the weekend Dr. Mike Moffatt posted his definition of Southwestern Ontario (SWO) as well as his sub-division of our region. First, I find his subdivision of SWO intriguing and an apt description of the different parts of SWO. My issue is that the use of Economic Regions (ER) lumps communities into SWO that really aren't in our region. … Continue reading My Southwestern Ontario
Insanity Max 30: Week 3
So I have a gotten through week 3 of Insanity Max 30. This week substituted the two "power" workouts for two "strength" workouts. The new workouts are tough and unfortunately it pulled down my "max out" times which averaged: 11:39, which kept me from reaching my goal. Hopefully I will get over 12:30 next week!
Insanity Max 30: Week 2
I finished week 2 of Max 30 on Sunday.The predominant difference between this week and week 1 is the addition of 3, 10 minute abs sets on the cardio and stretch days. My average max out time was 11:25 and I hope to push that over 12:30 this week. So here is hoping!
Publication Page
On the top bar of the site you can now see a publication page. I have updated this page with all of the publications that I have been involved with.
Article in the Windsor Star
This week I penned an Op-ed piece that appeared in the Windsor Star. You can read it here:
Insanity Max 30 Week 1
So one week of Insanity Max 30 is in the books, here are my thoughts. My average "Max Out" time was was 9 minutes 48 seconds which is less than 1/3 of the 30 minute program length. Although this is only week one, I want to see my week two average time to be somewhere over … Continue reading Insanity Max 30 Week 1
Great Lakes Futures Project
In 2013 I joined an academic project called the Great Lakes Futures Project. The crux of the project was an attempt to use past trends and practices to attempt to predict the future. This was accomplished in three phases: first a conference was held to determine the "Drivers of Change" in the Great Lakes region. … Continue reading Great Lakes Futures Project
Maxing Out?
As I mentioned in my last post I plan on losing some weight this year. Look what arrived today... It is the Insanity Max 30 kit. Should be interesting if it helps me lose the weight I want to lose.
2015: A New Year, Hopefully a Better Blog
First off, Happy New Years one and all. I haven't written on this blog for a while as a number of things in my life prevented me. My hope and plan for 2015 is that I will be more active on here and one of the first things I am going to do this year … Continue reading 2015: A New Year, Hopefully a Better Blog
Breaking the Silence: Six Months On
I haven't posted on my page in a while... But read this by my former Political Science student colleague. Breaking the Silence: Six Months On.
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