Let's Take This Outside
What happens when we play outside? We become healthier - both mentally and physically We become more creative and more focused We connect - with nature, each other, and ourselves Let’s Take This Outside: a new podcast hosted by me - Mary Anne Ivison - an aspiring outdoor athlete and nature lover.. I speak to athletes, outdoor professionals, and scientists about their connection to nature, how it affects their performance and everyday life.
Episodes
March 14, 2023 • 32 min
Mercedes Nicoll is a 5x National Champion, she has eight World Cup podiums and represented Team Canada at 4x Winter Olympics in snowboard halfpipe.
Mercedes currently works in the winter at Whistler Blackcomb in the Ride with an Olympian Program. Mercedes is chair of the Canada Snowboard athlete’s council with a seat on the Canada Snowboard board and is also on the Canadian Olympic Committee Athletes Commission.
In 2020 Mercedes l...
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February 28, 2023 • 36 min
Jonathan Allen is the editor of Allday magazine and owner of LCKD N LDED. Ever since he can remember he was riding bikes not being attracted to video games.
He raced bikes as a teen, until a big accident eventually led to him putting riding on hold.
A few years later he got back on the bike, and got the ‘’bug’’ again to be more serious about it and started a bike related blog. It is after a trip during covid that he realized that i...
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February 14, 2023 • 26 min
Dawson Mossman is an ultra runner, adventurer and avid traveller. He can usually be found running the trails in New Brunswick, Canada or enjoying a long race somewhere around the world.
Dawson is also the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Product Development at Deloitte Canada and a father of three. He believes in a balance between family, health, work and personal ambitions - and always focuses on the journey rather than the res...
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January 31, 2023 • 39 min
Real is an Ottawa based outdoor and endurance enthusiast. He has participated in the Canadian Ski Marathon since 1991 – taking part every year because it’s an event that means so much to him personally and to the local outdoor community. Real is currently the “CSM” president and with a team of volunteers helped guide the event through the pandemic years.
About the Canadian Ski Marathon:
The Canadian Ski Marathon (CSM) is North Ame...
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January 17, 2023 • 39 min
Corinna Coffin is a registered sports dietician, nutrition coach and hybrid athlete on a mission to help others realize their true potential and lead healthier lives through nutrition & fitness.
Corinna’s interest in nutrition first began as a personal pursuit to improve her own health and performance as a multisport athlete at Virginia Tech. There she competed on the university’s club lacrosse and triathlon teams and received dual...
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January 3, 2023 • 39 min
Ted Kalil is the chair of Nordiq Canada and a strong ally to females in sport.
Ted’s love for the outdoors started at age 9 attending Camp Nominingue in the Laurentians (with ties to the legendary Jackrabbit Johannsen, who effectively introduced nordic skiing to North America). It was there, in cedar canvas canoes built onsite at the camp, that his passion for paddling first began.
One of his favourite quotes is Camp Nominingue’s m...
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December 20, 2022 • 36 min
Dr. Joanna Young is an environmental educator with over a decade of experience leading backcountry expeditions for youth. She is the Director of Alaska Programs for Inspiring Girls Expeditions and a co-founder of the Girls on Ice Alaska program, which are unique, tuition-free expeditions for high school girls and gender-expansive youth that combine science, art, and outdoor exploration.
Joanna is also an expert in glaciology who st...
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December 6, 2022 • 38 min
Michael Bennett is a ski and cycling enthusiast, and owner of Euro-Sports in Ottawa, ON.
Michael founded Euro-Sports in 2004, after spending his youth working in outdoor stores in Huntsville and Ottawa, and his parent’s ski shop in Muskoka.
Euro-Sports is “your Multi-Sport Lifestyle Shop” where every staff member fully indulges in the outdoor lifestyle. From cycling and trail running in the summer, to cross-country skiing, ski-mo a...
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November 22, 2022 • 32 min
Nomades du Parc was created by Jacob and Vincent, two lovers of the Outaouais region who decided to settle in the heart of Chelsea, at the entrance to Gatineau Park, to offer you the rental of bikes and paddle board (SUP) by integrating guided experiences.
You will only need one visit to see that the community is at the heart of this new adventure!
The NDP team offers you a community facility with a terrace, a self-service bike rep...
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November 8, 2022 • 24 min
Raised in northern Alberta, near Fort McMurray, Tracy Little grew up hunting and foraging with her forester father, first because it was practical — why spend money at the grocery store when there’s perfectly good food growing and available right beside you?
Later, the she developed an appreciation for food that tells a story about the place it comes from. That passion for hyper-local food that evokes a multi-sensory experience is ...
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October 25, 2022 • 32 min
Molly Hurford is a writer in love with all things cycling, running, nutrition and movement-related. When not outside, she’s writing about being outside and healthy habits of athletes.
She created The Consummate Athlete weekly podcast, website and book, Becoming A Consummate Athlete with her husband, cycling coach Peter Glassford.
Molly is a little obsessed with getting people—especially women—psyched on adventure and being outsi...
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October 11, 2022 • 35 min
Lawrence Colsell and Alister Gardner are the co-founder and co-owner of Xact Nutrition. Xact Nutrition started with one simple idea: surely it’s possible to make a better-tasting alternative to an energy gel.
Their foody passion love of outdoor sports led them to create products that work great and taste great, starting in 2012 handing out XACT ENERGY fruit bars at a wind-swept mountain top feed station.
Lawrence grew up in Bristo...
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September 27, 2022 • 52 min
Dave believes the natural world is one of our most powerful teachers and mentors. Dave co-founded Forest Play in 2011 with the goal of facilitating programs that connect people to nature, others and themselves.
Forest Play is grounded in the learning philosophies of Coyote Mentoring and Forest Schools and inspired by the understanding that stories, wilderness skills and sensory experiences in nature can help children and adults be...
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September 13, 2022 • 22 min
Dr. Melissa Lem is a Vancouver family physician who also works in rural and northern communities within Canada. Director of PaRx (Park Prescriptions), Canada’s national nature prescription program powered by the BC Parks Foundation, and President-Elect of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, she is an internationally recognized expert on the nature-health connection.
Just a few of Dr. Lem’s highlights includ...
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August 30, 2022 • 29 min
Shortly after completing her PhD in Ecology at the University of Calgary, Dr. Hilary Young was thrilled to find work at the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) that blends her passion for the beautiful Rocky Mountains with her background in ecology and conservation biology.
Now, as Alberta program director for Y2Y, Hilary and her team work with governments and dozens of partners to protect key wildlife habitats along...
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August 16, 2022 • 28 min
Ariane Cantin, Ph.D., is a scientist, teacher, and outdoor enthusiast.
She started her career as a biologist focused on aquatic ecology, studying freshwater ecosystems and fisheries. She now works as an instructor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Calgary where she teaches ecology courses.
Her connection with the outdoors guides both her research interests and her teaching approach. She encourages studen...
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August 2, 2022 • 26 min
Alexis Ashworth founded Root in Nature because of a long-time love of plants and gardening, and an appreciation of their therapeutic benefits. On the weekends she can be found in her fruit and vegetable gardens, growing food for her husband to cook and two young daughters to enjoy.
Alexis spent 11 years as CEO of Habitat for Humanity in Ottawa and Halifax. She holds a BComm in Finance, an MBA in International Development Managemen...
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July 19, 2022 • 39 min
Stephen Bierbrier is a community fitness & wellness jedi. A government lawyer, father of 3 teenagers and Brooks Running ambassador, Stephen has carved out a whole lot of personal happiness over the last 8 years by giving back to the Ottawa-Gatineau community by creating free outdoor events and showcasing them too on his Ottawa Free Fitness platforms.
Though Stephen is most proud of his children, his 4th child – the free fitness stu...
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July 5, 2022 • 33 min
Ray Zahab is a Canadian Explorer, ultra distance runner and Founder of non-profit impossible2Possible. A recent recipient of the Meritorious Service Cross of Canada, Ray is an Explorer in Residence of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. In 2015 Canadian Geographic recognized Ray as one of Canada’s Top Explorers. He has ran 17,000+km across the world’s deserts, and unsupported exped...
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June 21, 2022 • 42 min
Emily Rodger is a former elite athlete, avid fly fisher, and Certified Executive Coach. Raised in New Brunswick, Canada along with her three sisters, sports were not part of Emily’s life until well into adulthood. After working as a dental hygienist, she decided to pursue her passion for triathlon and cycling.
Some of Emily’s notable career moments include a 2x UCI GranFondo World Championship, Canadian Masters National Time Trial...
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