Many people use fitness as a means to help manage their own mental health. Ultrarunners Amanda Basham, Meredith Edwards, and Kaci Lickteig discuss how they use their running to help battle their own experiences with eating disorders and past trauma. Jim Walmsley, one of the top ultrarunners in the world and winner of the recent […]
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Celebration of Canadian accomplishments in medicine
Happy Canada Day! Take a minute to reflect and celebrate valuable contributions Canadians have made to the medical field.
Read MoreRedefining impossible
Often residency training can feel daunting, overwhelming, and impossible. Running 100 miles can seem impossible too- until it isn’t. Watch Brendan Leonard and Jayson Sime, two normal guys, train and conquer Run Rabbit Run, a 100 mile endurance race in Colorado with over 20,000 feet of elevation gain. As narrator Brendan Leonard suggests, the mental […]
Read MoreStinging Nettle Ice Tea Recipe!
Enjoy some Stinging Nettle Ice Tea as the heat and hot weather come!
Read MoreWhat is empathy?
Learn the difference between empathy and sympathy, and why empathy is important in creating a meaningful connection with others.
Read MoreHow to minimize sleep dept and fatigue after night shifts
After a night shift, workers are generally highly fatigued and have and can accumulated a huge amount of sleep dept. Read ways that you can help mitigate negative effects of working night shifts on your sleep patterns and how to optimize your daily schedule to accommodate sleep deprivation from night shifts. This information guide, designed […]
Read MoreWhat to do when worry keeps you awake
Read about specific skills you can use to soothe nighttime anxiety.
Read MoreYay fitness!
Looking for ways to keep fit during residency? Fitin30 is offering a discount on personal training to residents! Have a look at other Health and Lifestyle Discounts available to you as residents. Feel free to have a look at the RWO Community Events page, which outlines different community fitness activities available in locations around the […]
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