Health

In a letter he wrote on Saturday, two days before he died, NDP leader Jack Layton addressed other Canadians who were, like him, dealing with a cancer diagnosis

A recent article in the Globe and Mail extols the virtues of hiring a running coach, even if you are a recreational runner.

When I was a kid, I was a champion television watcher. I could sit in a basement and watch sitcom after sitcom, from Growing Pains to the Hogan Family.

A desk job is a wonderful thing — except when it comes to exercise routines. It often feels like no amount of fidgeting will settle my feet. They want to walk and run and jump and squat.

Okay, I admit it. I’m not Caillou’s parents. (Actually I think those parents are completely unreal...do they ever get frustrated?!) I have been known, as a parent, to yell.