Tag: March 2020 | INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Magazine

Turning Regret Into Accomplishment: Overcoming The Challenges of Learning Something New

Posted by Kelly McQuillan
|Date: March 01, 2020
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Turning Regret Into Accomplishment: Overcoming The Challenges of Learning Something New

When my young son started learning violin, I did, too. I already play multiple instruments, so I assumed ...

When my young son started learning violin, I did, too. I already play multiple instruments, so I assumed it wouldn’t be too challenging. I assumed wrong. My first attempt at putting bow to strings res ...

March 01, 2020
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Chef Lynn Crawford: Passionate About Family and Food

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: March 01, 2020
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Chef Lynn Crawford: Passionate About Family and Food

The day starts early for celebrity Chef Lynn Crawford. When I catch up with her, she’s en route to the ne ...

The day starts early for celebrity Chef Lynn Crawford. When I catch up with her, she’s en route to the next errand with her partner, Lora Kirk, and their youngest daughter, Gemma. She’s been up since ...

March 01, 2020
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Keeping Track of Who’s Who on the Care Team. Part 2 in a 3-Part Series

Posted by Wendy Johnstone
|Date: March 01, 2020
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Keeping Track of Who’s Who on the Care Team. Part 2 in a 3-Part Series

Many services are available in the community. Our health care and social systems have services that are p ...

Many services are available in the community. Our health care and social systems have services that are provided both publicly and privately. The difference between publicly and privately funded servi ...

March 01, 2020
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Night Life In BC

Posted by Jane Cassie
|Date: March 01, 2020
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Night Life In BC

Our province offers a wealth of activities when the stars come out. Regardless of your age, you'll never ...

Our province offers a wealth of activities when the stars come out. Regardless of your age, you'll never snooze through these ones. VANCOUVER H.R. MACMILLAN SPACE CENTRECelestial landmarks dazzle the ...

March 01, 2020
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Unearthing Some of Canada’s Most Notable Historical Events

Posted by Martin Donner
|Date: March 01, 2020
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Unearthing Some of Canada’s Most Notable Historical Events

“May you live all the days of your life.” –Jonathan Swift Esquimalt resident Michael Dupuis has truly liv ...

“May you live all the days of your life.” –Jonathan Swift Esquimalt resident Michael Dupuis has truly lived – and is continuing to live – all the days of his life. This 71-year-old author and historia ...

March 01, 2020
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Caring For You Today – And Every Day

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: March 01, 2020
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Caring For You Today – And Every Day

Taking good care of yourself isn’t selfish. It’s necessary. It is one of the most courageous things each ...

Taking good care of yourself isn’t selfish. It’s necessary. It is one of the most courageous things each of us can do for ourselves. Have you ever been on a plane and listened when the cabin attendant ...

March 01, 2020
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Forever Fit: Short Workout Just as Beneficial

Posted by Eve Lees
|Date: March 01, 2020
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Forever Fit: Short Workout Just as Beneficial

If you hate to exercise or just don’t have the time, High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) may be ideal ...

If you hate to exercise or just don’t have the time, High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) may be ideal for you. HIIT involves a quick workout (up to 15 minutes), interspersed with short bouts (20 t ...

March 01, 2020
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Five Simple Ways to Sharpen Your Mind

Posted by DL Dux
|Date: March 01, 2020
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Five Simple Ways to Sharpen Your Mind

Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why? Do your keys mysteriously disappear, or do you have d ...

Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why? Do your keys mysteriously disappear, or do you have difficulty recalling what you did last week? If so, you’re not alone. As we age, our memory can ...

March 01, 2020
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REBOOT March 2020

Posted by Verena Foxx
|Date: March 01, 2020
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REBOOT March 2020

ROSEMARY NOWICKI found her poetic voice after she closed a successful contemporary furniture store in Van ...

ROSEMARY NOWICKI found her poetic voice after she closed a successful contemporary furniture store in Vancouver in 2013. The former co-owner of entreNous, with partners Karen Nordin and Espe Thorleifs ...

March 01, 2020
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Creating Healthy Habits

Posted by Amy Cox
|Date: March 01, 2020
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Creating Healthy Habits

Decades of research has laid out the facts that regular physical activity brings a host of mental and phy ...

Decades of research has laid out the facts that regular physical activity brings a host of mental and physical health benefits; and yet, the vast majority of Canadians are not active. As anyone who’s ...

March 01, 2020
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Afoot in Thomas Hardy’s Dorset

Posted by Chris & Rick Millikan
|Date: March 01, 2020
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Afoot in Thomas Hardy’s Dorset

From London’s Waterloo station, a train whisks us “down” to Gillingham. A taxi carries us to the first of ...

From London’s Waterloo station, a train whisks us “down” to Gillingham. A taxi carries us to the first of three country lodgings. Inspired by Thomas Hardy’s compelling 19th century descriptions of sou ...

March 01, 2020
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Makeover

Posted by INSPIRED Staff
|Date: March 01, 2020
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Makeover

Like many women over 50, Lori Nickolchuk feared fading into the background – or disappearing altogether. ...

Like many women over 50, Lori Nickolchuk feared fading into the background – or disappearing altogether. She wanted something more for herself, so when the opportunity for a makeover presented itself, ...

March 01, 2020
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