
Keeping it Real with Nyree and Fiona
Join us as we enjoy a favourite red wine and discuss all things fitness from CrossFit, to weight lifting, nutrition and more. We're cutting through the nonsense so that you can live your healthiest life. And we're having a lot of fun doing it!
Episodes
157 episodes
💤Maximizing Your Recovery
😂Please forgive our French pronunciation! Fiona and Nyree have moved on to a French red wine after sipping some Scotch. Maybe not the best combination!We're following up the cold and flu season episode with the best ways to recover from ...
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Season 2
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Episode 142
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16:23

🤧Cold and Flu Season Survival Tips
It's Robbie Burns Day at the Isle of Sound studio. We're toasting the legendary Scottish Bard with a wee dram!Cold and flu season is upon us. We're exploring some common old wives' remedies that aren't effective and some things that do ...
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Season 2
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Episode 141
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16:06

Understanding the Process - How to Beat "Quitter's Day"
January can be a crap month! You've got "Quitter's Day" on the 10th, which is recognized as the day people give up on their New Year's Resolutions. That's followed by "Blue Monday" on the third Monday.Good times!When you are wor...
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Season 2
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Episode 140
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20:14

GLP-1 Drugs and Gyms can Co-exist!
There are some folks in the gym world who feel that semaglutide drugs like Ozempic are going to be the undoing of all gyms.We disagree! We think there's an opportunity to help people who have improved their health with these drugs to ta...
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Season 2
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Episode 139
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15:10

Fitness Influencers are Not Fitness Reality!
Fitness influencers are nothing new. Back in the day it was the fitness models and bodybuilders gracing the covers of Muscle & Fitness, Shape and Flex magazine.The ubiquitous nature of social media allows these influencers have a gr...
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Season 2
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Episode 138
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15:15

🎉🥂Our Take on New Year's Resolutions
🎆🎇It's that time of year!While we're not ones for making New Year's resolutions, it is a time of year when people start thinking about making diet and fitness changes.On the final episode of 2024 we're talking about how making s...
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Season 2
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Episode 137
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17:00

😂😂CrossFit Hang-ups
😂😂CrossFit hang-up! Oh, we've got more than a few!Do you put your plates on backwards? Or do you need your collars to be the same? How about squatting inside the cage?We're talking about our hang-ups, quirky idiosyncrasies and f...
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Season 2
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Episode 136
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20:10

🎄🍰Enjoy Whatever You Want This Christmas!
🎄Tis the season for yummy food!We're all about enjoying whatever you want this holiday season. Even if you consume an additional 7000 calories over the course of the next two weeks you'd maybe gain two extra pounds. It's not a big deal....
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Season 2
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Episode 135
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14:52

The Health Benefits of Breaking From Routine
Are you taking a break from your fitness routine this holiday season? This is a bit of a hot topic at the Isle of Sound studio. There are a couple of ways to interpret taking a break. For us taking a break or breaking from the rout...
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Season 2
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Episode 134
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13:38

🌟2024 Row-a-Thon Recap!
Fiona and I don't love rowing, but we do like it a lot more when we share the experience with our awesome members.Our 4th Annual Row-a-Thon saw six teams each row 21.1k in support of the Dunnville Hospital and Healthcare Foundation. We ...
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Season 2
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Episode 133
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13:25

🎖Fit to Serve
Armistice Day, or Remembrance Day, marks the end of World War I, in 1918. We’ve been honouring that day and those who serve in all branches of the military for 106 years. While the tools of war have changed, the physical and mental demands have...
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Season 2
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Episode 132
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17:54

⏰💤Time Change, Sleep and Your Health
How did you fare with the switch to Standard Time? Feeling a little groggy and out of sorts? You are not alone.Fiona says it takes her a few days to adjust to the time change. Greg and Nyree feel it makes no difference because they neve...
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Season 2
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Episode 131
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19:31

What Are You Training For?
You don't have to be training for anything specific to be training. CrossFit is all about training for the demands of life. Lee and Holly are back! On this episode we talk about what training means to us and how fitness is about mo...
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Season 2
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Episode 130
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18:09

The Fitness Demands of Different Jobs
It's a family affair on the latest episode! Fiona's son Lee is back and is joined by his wife Holly. Zena, Lee and Holly's puppy also makes a guest appearance!We're talking about the physical demands of different jobs and how fitness im...
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Season 2
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Episode 129
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20:49

⏲How to Eat Healthy When You're Busy
Eating healthy is a challenge for most of us. If you have a busy schedule it can be even more difficult.We're sharing our top tips for how to make healthy eating convenient and easy when life gets busy.Take advantage of leftover...
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Season 2
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Episode 128
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21:39

🍺🍷Are Low Carb Alcoholic Beverages a Healthier Option?
Let's just start this episode by saying that we are not drinking low carb alcoholic beverages!Thanksgiving is just around the corner and many people will be looking for healthier alcoholic beverages. You might be thinking that low carb ...
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14:34

🔥A NEAT Way to Burn Calories
The change of season is inspiring Greg to go for the pumpkin-spiced lagers. Fiona and I are always in season with our red wine!We're talking about ways you can burn extra calories throughout the day without exercise. It's called Non-exe...
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Season 2
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Episode 126
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14:29

🤣🏃♂️The GRCF Amazing Race Recap!
🤣I owe Fiona a really good bottle of wine after our first ever Amazing Race! We're enjoying an Inniskillin Baco Noir, while Greg is starting fall with a seasonal beer.Our first ever Amazing Race was an absolute blast! We had...
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17:03

🧠🥦Foods for Brain Health
Part two of our brain health series!We're still enjoying the bottle of wine from the previous episode, while Greg is into a dark beer.In this episode we're talking about foods for brain health. Some of our favourites include fat...
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Season 2
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Episode 124
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19:15

🧠6 Things You Can do to Improve Brain Health
Our lifestyle has a significant impact on our brain health.We're hanging out at the Isle of Sound studio engaging in some socializing and stress management, two important things that impact brain health.While you can't stop the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 123
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20:24

Ugh! Another "Artificial Sweeteners Will Kill You" Study☠☠
We're continuing with our ridiculous, click-bait health studies theme.This time we're talking about yet another study that vilifies artificial sweeteners. But first, we've got to talk about the bevies! Fiona and I have a Sp...
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Season 2
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Episode 122
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17:42

Ugh! Another "Meat is Bad" Study!
We're sampling red wine, beer and Tito's Pizza. It's nice to support a local franchise rather than the big boys like Dominos or Pizza Hut.Health studies that show up on your newsfeed tend to suck. We're discussing another ...
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Season 2
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Episode 121
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14:07

🏃♂️Running! Love It or Hate It? We share our experiences.
We've got a guest on the old podcast! Fiona's son and owner of The Old Fashioned Barbershop, Lee Alford is sharing why he loves running.But first, we need to introduc...
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Season 2
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Episode 120
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28:27

✈🏝Getting Back on Track with Your Fitness After Vacation
We're back from our LEAST active vacation ever.For the record Greg and I don't workout while on holiday. And while we usually opt for active holidays, our tour of Morocco was all about the scenery and culture.Many people fear th...
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Season 2
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Episode 119
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18:18

"What's with you and funnel cakes?" - 2nd highest rated episode
Back by popular demand, this episode from two years ago is what happens when it's the second podcast of the evening. We've had our beverage reviews from our first podcast so some of us are in fine form. The Segui's have returned from thei...
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