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John Swart

John Swart

After three decades co-owning various southern Ontario small businesses with his wife, Els, John Swart has enjoyed 15 years in retirement volunteering, bicycling the world, and feature writing. At the Voice of Pelham he won the George Cadogan Memorial Outstanding Columnist Award, and Outstanding Columnist in the Canadian Community Newspaper Awards. His column The Balanced Life appears weekly on PelhamToday.

Recent Work by John

THE BALANCED LIFE: Is your happy place on the Steve Bauer Trail?

THE BALANCED LIFE: Is your happy place on the Steve Bauer Trail?

The correlation between physical activity and happiness is genuine
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THE BALANCED LIFE: Toot your way to better gut health

THE BALANCED LIFE: Toot your way to better gut health

Why 'fart walks' are beneficial and how to take one discreetly
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THE BALANCED LIFE: Spud and Mojo, a shaggy dog story

THE BALANCED LIFE: Spud and Mojo, a shaggy dog story

Every day is a new adventure with a six-month-old pup
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THE BALANCED LIFE: Denmark's many surprises

THE BALANCED LIFE: Denmark's many surprises

Rural lifestyle, history, and environmental awareness coexist across the land
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THE BALANCED LIFE: Not the Denmark we expected

THE BALANCED LIFE: Not the Denmark we expected

Immersion in the Danes’ active and social lifestyle is an educational experience, writes John Swart
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THE BALANCED LIFE: We can all be inspiring

THE BALANCED LIFE: We can all be inspiring

True inspiration is a way of life, not a marketing gimmick
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THE BALANCED LIFE: Thought-terminating clichés

THE BALANCED LIFE: Thought-terminating clichés

The most damaging habit I'd never thought about
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THE BALANCED LIFE: Sunflowers Cycling Club

THE BALANCED LIFE: Sunflowers Cycling Club

These Girls Just Want to Have Fun – on their bikes
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THE BALANCED LIFE: The gut-brain connection

THE BALANCED LIFE: The gut-brain connection

How, why and when our gut microbiome talks to our brain, and how we can help
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THE BALANCED LIFE: Energy Cycling Club

THE BALANCED LIFE: Energy Cycling Club

Mountain biking, road riding and gravel all in one Niagara club
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