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Episode 10 kicks off mental health month featuring guest, Joanne Marcelo.

Joanne Marcelo is a holistic health coach and a new mum to a beautiful, rambunctious 1 year old! She’s a huge advocate for personal wellness and is committed to empowering others to take charge of their health.

Joanne is no stranger to challenges when it comes to health, as her first bout with chronic disease came when she was only 3, where she experienced her first anaphylactic reaction. Asthma was common, but serious allergies weren’t very prevalent at the time, and she had to learn how to take control of her health on her own and at a young age.

Since then, she’s learned (and is still learning!) how to have healthy relationships, a thriving career, conquer motherhood, and still maintain an active lifestyle. 

She is passionate about the mind-body connection, meditation and mindfulness. It has all taught her how to become more present, self-aware, overcome anxiety and panic attacks, set realistic goals and most importantly, set aside more time for her friends and family.

Joanne is all about introducing lifestyle changes that are both sustainable and manageable for you, your family and your budget. After all, healthy living should be fun!

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Welcome to the first episode of If The Jeans Fit that begins to highlight the ups and downs of managing mental health during different stages of life. 

On today's episode, Oksana shares her story navigating mental health throughout stressful world events. 

Oksana studied kinesiology – athletic therapy stream at University of Manitoba. She is currently working as a certified athletic therapist in a local clinic, helping clients of any age and ability to achieve their goals post injury or to overall improve their fitness levels. Oksana’s focus with her clients to help them connect mindfully to their bodies either through specific movements or through helping them manage their emotional stressors. During her spare time, Oksana loves spending time outdoors with her two furry babies, practicing yoga, travelling, and continuing her passion for dancing.

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In this episode, guest speaker Kristina Cooke and host Shaquelle Hibbert discuss ways to manage a type 2 diabetes diagnosis without crash dieting.

Kristina is a Registered Dietitian from the beach cities of Los Angeles. In her program, The Blood Sugar Collaborative, she provides virtual services to help those with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes lower their blood sugars and A1c without cutting out the foods they love. She provides nutrition education and specializes in healing your relationship to food, all while learning to incorporate your cultural foods, enjoy holidays and vacations, and still have the occasional dessert. 

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Join Kira, Chelsea and Shaquelle for a conversation about current and harmful trends on social media in today's fitness world. 

Kira Onysko (Oh-nis-ko) Jones is a non-diet certified personal trainer and holds a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science. She focuses her career around teaching people how to enjoy exercise without feeling pressured to change their bodies, or letting exercise consume their lives, and how to fight back from the constant messaging online that tells us that our bodies, and the ways we move, aren't good enough.

Chelsea Chandler is a non-diet/weight inclusive registered dietitian and certified intuitive eating counsellor. She loves to bring a light-hearted and humorous energy to the not-so funny topics within the diet culture space. While not currently practicing as a dietitian, she keeps her skills sharp on the Wellness Check Podcast with Kira!

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April is Parkinson’s Awareness month. To start the month off, I had the great pleasure of hosting Katie Yeandle, Registered Kinesiologist, as a Parkinson’s Disease expert.

Katie is a Registered Kinesiologist who has a passion for using joyful exercise to strengthen the brain and body. Her business, Achieving Motion (located in Princeton, Ontario), specializes in reducing the risk of dementia, as well as Parkinson’s Disease management. 

In her spare time, Katie enjoys all things outdoors-hiking, camping, kayaking-as well as playing baseball and hockey, and cuddling with her dog. 

Find Katie at www.achievingmotion.com or on facebook and Instagram: @achievingmotion

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Lyn, also known as Dalyn, is a mom of 2 little dumplings & 2 fur babies! She loves cooking, camping & food. Shaq and Lyn have been friends with Shaq since early high school. 

Join Dalyn and Shaquelle for a conversation about how routines change during different seasons of life. Together we dive into the mindset shift from being and athlete to becoming a mom; and how this type of life change can change how you fit into your clothes, your food choices and exercise routines. 
 

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Join us in this episode with Haneen Al-Jaqobi as our guest. 

Haneen studied psychology and urban inner studies at the University of Winnipeg. She currently works as a settlement worker in schools to serve the immigrant, refugee and newcomer community. Outside of work Haneen enjoys an active lifestyle. 

In this episode we discuss our experiences navigating dieting trends such as calorie-counting and the keto diet. We also dive into the importance of embracing our cultural foods in order to create the healthiest version of yourself. 

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In this episode a conversation about finding balance in exercise and nutrition is discussed with Resident Physiotherapist, Dominic King.

Dominic is passionate and outgoing with a zest for life! His personality, smile and laughter are contagious!

His focus is providing a sports or athletic style physiotherapy session, using his experience in high-performance training, orthopaedics, and exercise prescription - giving his clients an extremely well-rounded experience focusing on injury prevention and education with a PLAN!

In his spare time, Dominic enjoys weightlifting, running, playing basketball, longboarding, reading, listening to music, and travelling.

Listen to this episode to hear the unique perspective on building healthy habits from individual who has worked through his own health and wellness struggles.

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This episode dives into the top 5 actionable step to take in order to conquer any health goal. 

These 5 steps, motivation, optimization, vitality, empowerment and scale, make up the pillars of Kinactivity; where I coach women living in with chronic pain and chronic illness to a place of freedom. 

From setting a clear vision to staying resilient, discover the keys to transform your health aspirations into long-term achievements. 

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Traditionally, a woman's role in society was meant to nurture and care for others. But with these conventional expectations, we have to navigate through the struggles of burnout, the constant battle of not feeling good enough, pretty enough, or thin enough – a relentless pursuit of being 'enough.'
 
 
In this episode I share my story on how I navigated gaining weight easily, losing the same 20 lbs over and over again, a pre-diabetes diagnosis and how I reversed it all without the use of medication and how I finally gained some level of self-confidence.

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