Life is a Playground
Experiments in art, fitness, and fun living by Heidi Bada
Victoria, B.C.
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What If I’d Fallen in Love With Soccer Instead of Mountain Biking?
February 16, 2026 by Heidi Bada
Cost-benefits analysis if different sports I’ve been thinking about this lately. Not in a regretful way. More like an alternate-timeline curiosity. …
Set a daily goal at night to help you jump out of bed
February 5, 2026 by Heidi Bada
Purpose: Approach: How to set a night-time goal:
Post-exercise fatigue – how to knock out the sleepy response
January 30, 2026 by Heidi Bada
Why exercise sometimes leaves me exhausted I’ve known the word glycogen since early in my life — but only in one context. I…
Kidulting Isn’t Immature
January 22, 2026 by Heidi Bada
Why I Still Play and Why It’s Essential to How I Think What does Kidulting look like? Literally, a kidult is “an adult who likes doing or buying things that…
Why I Film Food Flyovers Instead of Giving Nutrition Advice
January 15, 2026 by Heidi Bada
I want to respect food Lately, I’ve noticed that most of my food content doesn’t look educational at all. There’s…
Weekly Evidence: A Cold Week That Still Counted
January 8, 2026 by Heidi Bada
This was one of those weeks that doesn’t look impressive on paper. And yet — it worked. I’m actually a little surprised by how…
Happy New Year! And Happy New Fitness and Wellness
January 2, 2026 by Heidi Bada
Happy new year, fitness friend! One thing I really enjoyed over the Christmas break was cooking — especially cooking without returning to the same…
Am I staying on track this Christmas?
December 26, 2025 by Heidi Bada
Let's talk about fitness during the holidays. My whole month of December is busy with activities between my birthday and…
How to Go Shopping After Work Without Missing Dinner
December 19, 2025 by Heidi Bada
December creates a very specific kind of pressure. You’re leaving work. You’re already tired. You really want to go shopping, and time is running out now,…