by Lauren Ingle | Jun 11, 2025 | LIVING WELL, WELLNESS
Why CrossFit is the fits-one, fits-all workout regimen you might be looking for. BY EMILY BRUNER At Victoria’s CrossFit Zone, athletes get a full-body workout on the rowing machines. In the background, the workout of the day is posted on a whiteboard for inspiration....
by Lauren Ingle | Feb 10, 2025 | LIVING WELL, WELLNESS
BY EMILY BRUSER Last year, 
I joined a cult. It happened the way you might expect: A friend told me about an exciting new activity she was trying and asked me if I wanted to come along. At first it felt daunting, entering a room with walls and ceiling painted...
by Lauren Ingle | Oct 29, 2024 | LIVING WELL, WELLNESS
Find more courts — and friends to play with — than ever before. Getty Images Pock. Pock. Pock. The sound you hear is the fastest-growing sport in North America, one that has a momentum that just won’t quit. We’re talking, of course, about pickleball. It’s a...
by 8hXGkA9xz785J2BJ | Jul 5, 2019 | TRAVEL
The South Island is a relatively flat, ocean- and forest-filled cyclist’s dream, with routes that offer up everything from the region’s best swimming holes to culinary pit stops — and even a little bit of shopping along the way. By Susan Hollis // Illustration by...
by 8hXGkA9xz785J2BJ | Jun 29, 2018 | LIVING WELL, WELLNESS
Get a gentle workout in and visit with adorable baby goats at the Victoria Lavender Farm. Alan Mayfield admits he wasn’t ready for the demand when he first started goat yoga classes at Victoria Lavender Farm last year. “We were caught totally unawares last spring and...
