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IT’S FITNESS FRIDAY! For the next 3 months I’m blogging about my adventure to complete the 36 classes in 90 challenge put on by and in partnership with Barre Fitness! Hopefully you’ll join me and be motivated to get fit! I’ll be sharing recipes, exercises, class and workshop ideas, and more. And *BONUS* if when I complete the challenge and go to 36 classes, I get to give away TWO 2-Week Trial passes to Barre Fitness to some lucky VIA readers! So encourage me on twitter follow the challenge hashtag: #BBFC and I’ll see you at the Barre!

Happy Fitness Friday everyone! Hope you’re all staying on track with your fitness and health goals… Just so you know, with over 2 weeks to go I’m taking my 31st of 36 classes in the challenge. Almost there!

Today I wanted to let you know, in case you weren’t aware, that Barre Fitness also has a studio on the North Shore! (and they’re doing the Barre Body Fitness Challenge over there too!)

They are centrally located in the heart of North Vancouver on Marine Drive at Pemberton Avenue – with a huge 2,300 sq ft space that includes locker room with showers, towel service, free parking, and childminding for all the moms!

You can sign up for childminding during the 9:30 am and 11:00am classes, Monday to Friday…check out the awesome kids room below:
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At Your Convenience is a weekly ode to our indie convenience stores. The ones we frequent everyday and the hidden gems nestled in the heart of each neighbourhood. An old-school throwback in our modern world.

Nameless and out of the way, even Google Maps doesn’t know where this place is! Kinda like an old west facade that made it to the 21st century and now sells lotto tickets. I love finding places like this!

Jason Statler – Photography

Welcome to the latest series of Super, Neighbours blog posts where we highlight incredible travel destinations in British Columbia!Feast Tofino is back for it’s third year and it’s better and longer than ever. Stretching throughout May, it features “Stay and Dine” packages as well as $29, $39 and $49 “Dine About” set price menus, special events, and celebrates “the abundance of seasonal produce, seafood and sustainable “boat-to-table” practices commonly adopted by the area’s restaurants” and the Tofino-Ucluelet Culinary Guild. In this 5 part series I’m going to show you everything from the ease of travelling to Tofino, to the amazing food you can eat, activities you can try, places you can stay and people you can meet.Here is Part One: Getting There!

I haven’t been to Tofino in almost 10 years I’d say…and after this trip, I don’t know what I was thinking waiting so long. As I’m sure you’ve noticed, our fearless leader, Bob Kronbauer, has frequented this oceanside paradise more than a few times in the last few years, and I’m glad he let me have the chance to cover Feast Tofino this go around!

I had never been to the South Terminal at YVR before, nor had I even flown in a plane to Tofino, so this was all new to me! The kind people at Destination British Columbia set me up with a flight on Orca Airways, and I navigated my way to the terminal with ease: Canada Line to the airport, down the elevator and sauntered over to the shuttle pick up for the South Terminal.

Once there, I checked in, in a matter of 2 minutes (seriously), and decided to have a beer and lunch on the patio (no lies) of the cafe attached to the airport.
Yes, I’m not making this up…it’s the heaven of airports.

I’ve been in a floatplane once before, and flew around Howe Sound last year, but never travelled in one of this awesome little planes that …READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY>>>

IT’S FITNESS FRIDAY! For the next 3 months I’m blogging about my adventure to complete the 36 classes in 90 challenge put on by and in partnership with Barre Fitness! Hopefully you’ll join me and be motivated to get fit! I’ll be sharing recipes, exercises, class and workshop ideas, and more. And *BONUS* if when I complete the challenge and go to 36 classes, I get to give away TWO 2-Week Trial passes to Barre Fitness to some lucky VIA readers! So encourage me on twitter follow the challenge hashtag: #BBFC and I’ll see you at the Barre!

This week Ella from Barre Fitness is bringing you some more workouts that you can do at home (or at the beach like she did!) or in the studio! Seeing that it’s gorgeous and sunny early here in Vancouver, it’s about time you toned that beach body!

Barre Fitness Beach Body Abs Workout (no barre required)

Do these Barre Body Ab moves 3 days per week and work your way up to 5 times per week. Attack those abs, strengthen your core and tighten your tummy just in time for beach season – barre style!
(Beach setting courtesy of Crab Park at Portside, photos: Joel Krich)

1. Plié Twist w/ Weights

- 16 twists to the RIGHT, hold final twist position and do 32 one inch pulses twisting to the RIGHT. Repeat entire set to the LEFT
- TIP: Twist from the obliqués, and drop the tailbone directly beneath you keeping the spine long

2. Plank Knee Twist Extension

- 8 knee twists in plank position reaching the RIGHT knee to the …READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY>>>

SCENE AND HEARD showcases the independent music scene here in Vancouver. Green Couch Sessions is a live music video series – experiments in which GCS attempt to marry the artist with the environment. The music fills the space and the various locations, inevitably producing a sound unique to the session, never to be reproduced, only to be enjoyed by you, the viewers. VIAindie is excited to partner up with Green Couch to show YOU their latest and greatest videos of musicians and locations from all over the city! Stay tuned!

Artist: Two Hours Traffic
Song: ‘Audrey’

Two Hours Traffic met us in Yaletown at Goorin Brothers Hat Shop on a dreary day in April.

The boys were still a bit sleepy when we pulled up and understandably so. They have been on the road for the last two months playing both Toronto’s Canadian Music Week and the legendary South by Southwest festival in Austin Texas.

Once we entered the shop the boys perked up and played a little dress-up with the impressive collection of hats that surrounded them. One particular handwoven hat looked so good on Liam that Goorin Bros let him keep it!

This Charlottetown band has been busy and aren’t slowing down anytime soon. Two Hours Traffic embark on their European tour on May 4th in Liverpool, UK

Hosted by: Goorin Brothers Hat Shop

Directed and Edited by Jonathan Krauth
Second Camera Operator Brian Ceci
Audio Engineering by Nimbus School of Recording • Adam Johnson, Krev Mack, Johnny Alvernaz

Music BC’s Career Development Series Presents:
Songwriting: Music & Money
How to balance your art with your business

Saturday May 4th, 2013
2:00-5:00PM
VSO School of Music – Pyatt Hall
843 Seymour St, Vancouver

Featuring:
Ryan Guldemond – Mother Mother
Tyler Bancroft – Said the Whale
Mark Jowett – Nettwerk Music Group
Stef Lang – Stef Lang / Milk Music Co
Moderated by Rob Calder, Boompa Records

In this seminar we will discuss songwriting, and how an artist maintains their artistic integrity while still writing songs that can be successful. We will look at how branching out into different areas of the business can create a sustainable career for musicians, and what other such avenues exist. We will also review the revenue streams all artists and songwriters should be accessing to make sure what they have earned ends up in their pockets!

Free for current members, $25 for the public
RSVP to guarantee your spot: rsvp@musicbc.org