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Jill Barker

Montreal Gazette

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Fitness: Does exercise help or hinder your sleep?

When it comes to sleep, exercise can be a double-edged sword. On one hand, it’s reputed to improve sleep, but it’s also believed that exercise too...

08.09.2025 3

Montreal Gazette

Jill Barker

Fitness: Sore back? Try walking it off

Easy, accessible, affordable and effective at improving fitness and health, walking checks all the boxes. But that’s not all walking can do. A team...

25.08.2025 6

Montreal Gazette

Jill Barker

Fitness: If you build it, they will cycle

The last several decades have seen communities across the country slowly increase their cycling infrastructure. Bike paths and bike lanes are designed...

12.08.2025 7

Montreal Gazette

Jill Barker

Fitness: Study compares amateurs and pros in the Tour de France

Considered the most gruelling of all cycling races, the 112th edition of the Tour de France got underway July 5. The 21-stage race spans four mountain...

21.07.2025 10

Montreal Gazette

Jill Barker

Fitness: Think twice before icing what ails you

If you’re active, you’ve probably got an ice pack in your freezer ready to soothe an unexpected injury. But ice isn’t the panacea it once was...

23.06.2025 20

Montreal Gazette

Jill Barker