Who’s With Me?

Leave a comment May 5, 2015 drworobec

For me, Spring is like the New Year.

It’s a chance to push the reset button, get a fresh start, open a new page, improve. A new beginning. And with the dramatic entrance of May warmth and sunshine this past weekend, I noticed many people out and about who obviously felt the same. Around this time of year, I get the itch to get outside, and my internal ambition ramps back up.

And so, this post is my intent to share my health goals with you, in the hopes that you might take an inward look and apply some self-improvement strategies in your life as well. There’s strength in numbers, and our success rate increases if we do it together…..

Here are my nutrition and fitness goals for the coming months:

NUTRITION:

I’m on Day 5 of my first Whole30 program, which I’ve pledged to do May 1st-30th. It took me a long time to commit to this: 30 days of no sugar, no grains, no dairy, no legumes, and no alcohol. I have been hearing the Whole30 buzz, seeing the NY Times Bestsellers List, and even witnessing first-hand accounts of friends who look and feel incredible, but I was hesitant. I need to be fully committed to nutritional changes or I end up starving and miserable. My husband will agree that starving and miserable is not the ideal me, and with two Whole Life Challenges and a 14-day detox under my belt in the past year, I wasn’t certain that I had the internal drive to see this one through. But since my energy levels are low and my sugar cravings are high as of late, I made the commitment, and I’m so glad I did. I’m already feeling better, less than a week in. If this intrigues you and you’d like to join our Facebook Group, please let me know; we’re a growing group of support, recipe-sharing, and information.

FITNESS:

I need competition. If I don’t have a goal in mind, my enjoyment of fitness dramatically drops. That’s why running clubs and CrossFit gyms are a good fit for me.

-June 6- Moon in June 10K

-July 1- Canada Day 5K

-July 11- UG series Beach Wod

-August 15- 18km Iroquoia Trail Test

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I’ll say it again, who’s with me?

I’m Burlington’s Pan Am Community Torchbearer!

4 Comments March 30, 2015 drworobec

Um….. I WAS VOTED BURLINGTON’S PAN AM COMMUNITY TORCHBEARER! I have held in this secret for two very loooooong months. I found out about this result soon after voting closed in late January, but I wasn’t able to share the news with anyone until the Pan Am Games made their official announcement, which they did last week.

Believe me, this was a hard secret to keep.

The torch will pass through Burlington on Friday, June 19th, although I don’t know many more details than that. This is what I do know:

Where: Spencer Smith Park; this also happens to be the Sound of Music Festival weekend.
Length of run: 200m (and here I was hoping for a 5k! Ha!)
And: Burlington is listed as one of Pan Am’s “Major Celebration cities.”

So to you, my readers, my patients, my family, my friends: I thank you for granting me this incredible opportunity. And to you, Marnie, my friend, my neighbour, my nominator, thank you for igniting the spark for all of this to happen.

Mark June 19th on your calendars.

And come join me along the torch route as we celebrate the Pan Am spirit of community and sport.

C’mon, tell me you don’t have THIS song running through your head right now.

One click. One vote. One torch.

Leave a comment December 19, 2014 drworobec

I usually publish my blog posts on Tuesdays. But, you see, this is not a usual week.

I was just notified that I’m one of twelve finalists nominated to carry the Pan Am torch as it makes its run through Burlington this Summer, en route to Toronto for the 2015 Pan Am Games. I can’t think of a cooler opportunity. My friend and neighbour, Marnie, sent in a nomination unbeknownst to me, and here I am, excited about the impossible becoming possible.

Pan Am news is everywhere in the GTA. Commercials abound, billboards are popping up, and the buzz is growing. This is kind of a big deal. Toronto 2015 is only the third time in 85 years that these International Games have been held on Canadian soil. Right in our own backyard.

And it’s exactly the type of thing I love. I’ve been to the World Track & Field Championships, three World Junior Hockey Championships, and a College Bowl game. I’ve cheered at more NHL, CFL, MLB, NBA, NLL, and MLS games than I can count. I plan family outings around sporting events, I time my holidays around races, and I nearly knocked over Mike Weir on the fairway of a PGA event (true story). I am a sports-based chiropractor, I married a Phys Ed teacher, and my kids know that fitness is a part of life. I believe that grassroots minor sports are windows of opportunity, growth, and dreams. I live and breathe this stuff, it’s what makes me tick, it’s what makes me me. Passion? Nope. It’s more than that.

Sport is community. Sport is health. Sport is important life lessons all rolled up and condensed onto a playing field.

I’m a fan. I’m an athlete. I’m a mom raising fans and athletes.

So I am turning to you, my community. I am hoping for your support, asking for your help, tugging at your heart strings, requesting your vote. One click. One vote. One torch.

Please VOTE here: http://cms.burlington.ca/Page14733.aspx#.VJN5nrgYU

With my humble thanks,

Ashley