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Oakville, Ontario. Population 213,759. A place best known as one of the richest suburbs in GTA: home to Drake's mom, Hockey Night In Canada's Ron MacLean, and Body Break's Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod! Trevor Campbell, host of You Made Me Queer! joins the show to discuss Ontario's strangest mascot, the sketchy Furtune Teller of Lakeshore road, and soft fruit.Listen to Trevor's podcast, You Made Me Queer!, on your favourite podcast platform now!Learn more about Trevor here: trevorcampbell.caLinks:REDDIT: What is it like to live in Oakville?New mascot, Oakville's EABREDDIT: Update: Fortune TellerPreyed upon victim's vulnerable situation': Suspected Oakville fortune teller arrestedCity of Oakville: Emerald Ash BorerIf you love this podcast, you'll probably love Sorry About the Murder, a new original production from TA2 coming out May 17th. Look for it on your favourite podcast app!Canardian is the flagship podcast of Pod the North, the newsletter for the Canadian podcasting ecosystem from Kattie Laur.Check out Pod the North at podthenorth.com and share your Canadian podcasting news!Follow Pod the North on Instagram @podthenorthEmail Kattie at podthenorth@substack.comThe Canardian theme song is by Mark Allin and Kattie Laur, mixed by Jordan White, with vocals including Shane Fester, Brad Cousins, Ben Cousins.The Canardian podcast artwork is by Brad Cousins and Kattie Laur. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
For parts of five decades - this week's guest, Hal Johnson, has been the face of fitness for Canadians. You've seen his long running series "BodyBreak" that he starred in with his wife Joanne McLeod where they encouraged Canadians to keep fit and have fun. This week, Hal joins Donnie and Tid for his record FIFTH appearance on this show. He talks a lot about his incredible activity schedule, what he's been up to - and as usual - he gets a touch political. Hal is always honest and straight-forward and an amazing listen. Go check it out - you won't be disappointed! Listen To The Godfathers of Podcasting Archives! https://godfathersofpodcasting.com/
For parts of five decades - this week's guest, Hal Johnson, has been the face of fitness for Canadians. You've seen his long running series "BodyBreak" that he starred in with his wife Joanne McLeod where they encouraged Canadians to keep fit and have fun. This week, Hal joins Donnie and Tid for his record FIFTH appearance on this show. He talks a lot about his incredible activity schedule, what he's been up to - and as usual - he gets a touch political.Hal is always honest and straight-forward and an amazing listen. Go check it out - you won't be disappointed!
It's not always easy to stay active in our day-to-day lives, so Donnovan brings on some experts to discuss the importance of movement and activity. He chats with Peloton instructor and Director of Fitness Programming Matty Maggiacomo on his journey to the company, how the pandemic changed access to at-home fitness routines, which exercises he likes (and dislikes), and how he comes up with his catchphrases. Afterwards, Donnovan chats with a pair of Canadian 90s icons in Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod, who created the television program 'BodyBreak' - they discuss the creation of the program and where it is today. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.
Coach Carey Nelson's notable achievements are vast, but you would never know it. A humble runner and coach, Coach Carey has been running for over 44 years, and just completed his 6th world marathon major in Berlin. This accomplishment is just one of many, which include winning the Houston Marathon with a time of 2:12 in 1991, and qualifying for the Olympics 3 times, competing in the 5000m distance in Seoul Korea in 1988, and in the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics for the marathon distance (Coach Carey had to withdraw from the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona due to injury). This is all before the era of Strava, smart watches, gels, and fancy carbon plated shoes. In fact, it was a shoeless runner who inspired Coach Carey at the age of 14, and from that day on, Coach Carey knew he wanted to compete in the Olympics one day. Regardless of the long list of accomplishments, I think all runners will relate to Coach Carey's experience with injury, his passion for running as life long sport, and how something amazing can start with a big dream. On a related note: How many of you guys remember Body Break and ParticipAction with Hal Johnson and Joanne Mcleod? They are Canadian Icons who inspired me growing up, and funny how Coach Carey was inspired by them, too. I hope you enjoy this episode. If you want to reach Coach Carey, you can email him at carey.nelson@forerunners.ca . (or find him at the Main Street Forerunners!).
In this 1087th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike is joined by BodyBreak's Hal Johnson as they discuss Hal's early baseball career, racism he experienced at TSN, his marriage to Joanne McLeod, their work with ParticipACTION, the evolution of BodyBreak, the Amazing Race and more. And yes, Joanne makes a cameo appearance! Toronto Mike'd is proudly brought to you by Great Lakes Brewery, Palma Pasta, Canna Cabana, StickerYou, Ridley Funeral Home and Duer Pants and Shorts.
BodyBreak's Hal Johnson talks about his multi-sport athletic career, his breakout appearance in a Tylenol commercial, the status of his iconic mustache [spoiler alert: it's coming back!], how a fortuitous session on the pec deck led to his life/business partnership with Joanne McLeod, and why it's now more important than ever to Keep Fit and Have Fun! TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at andrew.applebaum@gmail.com All episodes available at www.podpage.com/toronto-legends/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Since 1988, Hal Johnson has been encouraging Canadians to lead a healthy and active lifestyle under the umbrella of BodyBreak. Anybody who grew up watching television in the 80s and 90s would be familiar with both Johnson and his wife, Joanne McLeod. They recorded over 300 90-second episodes of BodyBreak. The show focuses on how exercise can be incorporated into daily life. The program was conceived by McLeod and Johnson after meeting in a gym. It was designed to be different than other fitness shows of the era: friendly, representing the sexes equally, and showing both racial and physical diversity, a result of Johnson's experiences of racism, which helped push him to create BodyBreak as a countermeasure. Johnson is a serial entrepreneur conducting speaking engagements and has their name on many different product endorsements including a recently launched branded clothing line. He shares some sage advice including the importance of time and taking advantage of it while you can. Although you can't see it by listening to the podcast, you really are able to experience Johnson's gigantic smile and positive energy and attitude.
Ace, Chrissy, Lloyd & Amber launch a petition to induct Hal Johnson & Joanne McLeod into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame for their many contributions to Canadians physical and mental well being.
3:33 | Edmonton Public Schools board chairperson Trisha Estabrooks on the rising number of classes going online across the city and province as students and staff deal with the Omicron variant. 18:10 | Child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Tyler Black explores how school, the pandemic, and online learning can affect children and youth mental health. 41:28 | Canadian fitness icons Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod share about their long-running series of wholesome fitness vignettes, BodyBreak, its cultural significance, and ongoing health message. 1:12:29 | Question of the Week | Ryan reviews Real Talkers predictions for what 2022 will hold in politics, sports, and pop culture. Presented by Y Station.
Canadian Fitness and Media Icon Hal Johnson joins the show to discuss all things the acclaimed Health and Fitness segment BodyBreak! We discuss Hal's love of sports, his start in the industry, Transitioning to Media, Deep Dive into the creation of BodyBreak with Joanne McLeod, Combatting Racism, Diversity/Inclusion, The success of the segment/show, BodyBreak becoming a Canadian Institution, The importance of Content Creation and so much more!
Hal Johnson & Joanne McLeod aka 80s/90s sensation BodyBreak! The Canadian television hosts are both former international-level athletes. Hal with baseball, and Joanne as a hurdler. Since 1988, they produced over 300 short episodes of BodyBreak as well as a single season television series. They expanded the program into speaking engagements, fitness equipment, and other products. As a mixed-race couple, they have faced their share of racism, and sought to be inclusive when casting for their BodyBreak episodes. In 2013, Hal & Jo participated in the first season of The Amazing Race Canada (TARC)! This is how WE became connected with them. After our season of TARC aired in 2016, Hal & Jo reached out to us, took us out for breakfast, and they haven't been able to shake us since! In 2016, they received the Governor General's Meritorious Service Medal for positively impacting the health of Canadians. They have an impressive list of guest appearances. Some fun ones include… being grand marshals of the 2013 Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest Parade, being guest “anchors” on the news comedy program This Hour Has 22 Minutes, doing a parody of themselves for the Netflix Series Santa Clarita Diet, and creating a COVID-19 physical distancing segment for the Vancouver International Airport. In this episode, we delve into Hal & Joanne's past athletic careers, BodyBreak, and—of COURSE—the Amazing Race Canada. We'd love to learn more about their love story and experience with racism, so they'll just have to be guests again. Thanks Hal & Jo! https://bodybreak.com/
Join Oliver as he chills with Canadian fitness icons Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod! Both very accomplished athletes, Hal and Joanne are perhaps best known for their televised health and fitness programming called 'BodyBreak'. Which has been helping people of all kinds to "keep fit and have fun" for over 30 years now!In this memorable 30th episode, things get off to a very insightful start. Oliver asks Hal about his recent decision to open up to the media regarding his experiences with racism. Hal explains how anger is a waste of energy, and Joanne discusses how inclusion has always been the core element of BodyBreak. Things end on a lighter note, as Oliver finds out who is the bigger jokester, and what Hal and Joanne's favorite cheat foods are.Recorded on September 15th, 2020Audio/Visual Production by ZoomEdited (poorly) by Oliver GeorgeARCADE- Oliver: 12 / Guests: 5 (No match, Zoom)
Our guest on this podcast is giving us some serious nostalgia and if you grew up in Canada in the 90s, you'll feel it too because joining us today is one half of the iconic fitness duo, BodyBreak! Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod are the duo behind the familiar fitness craze and in a revealing YouTube video earlier this year, Hal admitted that racism was actually the catalyst behind their fitness brand and he's joining us to talk all about that and why rejection early on drove him to succeed. We also dive into what Hal's up to in quarantine, the truth about what to cut from our diet to lose weight and wait for the part when Hal gets interrupted by some drunk girls trying to tip over a porta potty. Anything can happen on Jesse & Jenna's Messy Podcast! See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Your favourite new podcast is back again this week with another huge episode! This week, Donnie, Tid and Dan talk about some of the big stories in the news including Ron Jeremy (charged with sexual assault this week) and Bill Cosby (who was granted an appeal for his sexual assault conviction this week). The boys also reflect on the career of Vince Carter who announced his retirement from the NBA today.Our featured guest is a huge name in Canadian broadcasting, Hal Johnson. Hal and his wife Joanne McLeod have hosted and produced well over 300 episodes of their popular fitness shorts – Body Break. Hal posted an amazing video on social media last week talking about how Body Break was initially created in the late 80s as a way to combat racism. Check out our exclusive interview with Hal Johnson, and stay tuned to the end when Dan-e-o goes off the top of the dome, and spits fire with an incredible freestyle for Hal!Don't miss this one!
Libby Znaimer is joined by Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod of BodyBreak. Canada's favourite TV fitness couple has revealed that their show, BodyBreak, was created in an effort to combat racism. Hal revealed, this week, that he experienced racism early on in his career as a Black man. One of those incidents involved TSN who Hal sought to work for as a sports reporter. Initially, he says, representatives of TSN were enthusiastic to have him come aboard, however, he later received a phone call that upper management was not going to hire him since they already had a Black reporter on the network and that "they don't want to have two Black reporters." TSN has since sent out a public apology to Hal citing it as "a shameful part of our past". Hal joins us to share his stories of experiencing racism, details the importance of BodyBreak in fighting against racism and also, together with his wife Joanne, discuss the importance of his wife in supporting him. Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!
What would it sound like if guys watched the food network the same way they watch football? Does anyone actually pay attention to the amount of garlic that recipes tell you to put in? Are Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod the best Canadian duo of all time? Are hologram concerts worth paying money for? We answered all of these questions this morning, plus we checked in on our 3 'Moving Into A Mirage' contestants!
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A native of Toronto, Elizabeth Putnam began training with Sean Wirtz in July 2002, and the pair won bronze at the 2003 Canadian Championships and placed ninth at their first ISU Four Continents Championships in Beijing. The pair made their Grand Prix debut in the 2003–04 season, placing sixth at the 2003 Skate America and fifth at the 2003 Skate Canada International. In the same season, Putnam and Wirtz, captured a bronze at the 2003 Bofrost Cup on Ice and another bronze at the 2004 Canadian Championships. Throughout the years, they continued to compete in the ISU Grand Prix series, international events and Canadian Championships and at the 2006 ISU Four Continents Championships in Colorado Springs, they won a bronze medal. In 2007, Putnam and Wirtz announced their retirement after withdrawing from their Grand Prix assignments due to Wirtz’s injuries. Elizabeth decided to return to single skating, training in Vancouver under Jill Marie Harvey and Joanne McLeod, she later pursued a career skating on cruise ships. In 2015, she appeared in a video skating on Widgeon Lake, near Coquitlam, at an altitude of 2,500 feet. Find out what Elizabeth is up to now a days by listening to the podcast!
Ted Michaels, news anchor and host of The Health & Wellness Show on 900 CHML, fills in as host tonight while Scott is away.Brantford has declared a state of emergency due to flooding and ordered residents from several neighbourhoods to leave their homes. Conservation authority officials say water levels have been rising on the Grand River after an ice jam released near Cambridge and sent a surge of water downstream.Rebecca Dumais was among those who were told to evacuate due to the flooding. How is she doing now and what's next?Guest: Rebecca Dumais - A drone video of the flooding in Brantford has gone viral on all major networks. Ted speaks with the man who filmed the video about what the situation is like in Brantford.Guest: Jarod Houliston-Ted catches up with a storm chaser for The Weather Network who was at the Grand River today.Guest: Mark Robinson, The Weather Network-A major track and field event is coming to Toronto this summer. Top athletes like Olympic medalist Andre de Grasse will be among the competitors taking part in Track in the 6ix.Guest: Mathieu Gentès, chief operating officer of Track in the 6ix-Canadians of all ages are familiar with the names Hal Johnson and Joanne MacLeod from their popular Body Break series.What are they up to now?Guests: Hal Johnson and Joanne MacLeod
Body Break's Hal Johnson & Joanne McLeod help celebrate the centennial of the University of Alberta's Faculty of Nursing
Body Break! OK, we couldn’t get the rights to the Participaction theme tune (damn you, Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod!) but we’re all about the human bod this week with our lovely guest, RMT and anatomy nerd Ray! We ask them the hard-hitting, visceral (sorry) questions–favorite muscle has three sub-categories, apparently–and get all that good knowledge on the various ways we can treat our fragile meat prisons a little better.
TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE 2017 ICE AWARDS AND/OR TO PURCHASE TICKETS, GO TO www.iceawards.ca Welcome to Episode 4 of ICEBREAKERS, the official 2017 ICE Awards podcast, celebrating the best of Atlantic Canadian creativity! Join hosts Shawn King, Partner and Chief Creative Officer from Arrivals +Departures, and Tyler MacLeod, VP Client Services at M5, as they interview the brightest minds in the region on the topic of Atlantic Canadian Creativity. Today's special guest AND ICE awards hosts Hal Johnson & Joanna McLeod are Canadian and fitness legends! Read about their amazing journey here: https://www.bodybreak.com/about/bb-story/
Host Bernadette Garvin welcomes Her Special Guest: Angel Card Reader & Psychic from England .JoAnne McLeod - Rainbow Skies & Feather Pathway... facebook.com/joanne.mcleod.311 …plus, Call in to discuss the Topics, ask questions, and also for FREE Mini-Readings, Live On-Air! On Sundays we discuss Fairies, Angels, Fairy Realms, Angelic Realms, and much MORE!
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Persistence. Hal Johnson has it. Back in 1988, when he and Joanne McLeod, teamed up to create a series of 90-second televised public service announcements called Body Break to inspire Canadian audiences to “keep fit and have fun,” it wasn't embraced right away. In fact, Hal shopped the idea to various places but was turned down repeatedly including by one television network representative who told Hal he didn't feel Canada was ready to see a biracial couple on screen (Hal is half-black while Joanne is white). Others would have been angry, but Hal just used this challenge as motivation. Let's just say, due to his focus and sheer determination, he'd help Body Break become an iconic fixture on TV sets across the country. During this inspiring interview, you'll learn... The importance of taking the positives from rejection to find creative solutions Why you should do investigative work to uncover potential opportunities no one else sees Why it's an absolute must to look for ways to fill a need for people To find out more about Hal and his work with Body Break, visit https://www.thebusinessofthoughtleadership.com.
Matt's back in the bed studio, but this time it's truly merited: He's battling a cold! He's drinking fake Buckley's, He's praising Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod, netti pot rockets and jury duty ain't no beauty! Please click here to rate on iTunes! Continue reading →
Announcement: Hal Johnson from TV’s “Body Break” joins “Matters Of The Mind” at 8p ET to chat fitness & nutrition! The amazing Hal Johnson, one half of the power duo known as Hal Johnson and Joanne Mcleod, who have hosted “Body Break” for 25 years and viewed around the globe, joins Dr. Peter Sacco and Todd Miller tonight at 8p ET to discuss fitness, nutrition, hydration and MOTIVATION! Join us for a stimulating conversation that debunks some of the myths surrounding exercise, and how you can get fit thru small daily steps! You don’t need to join a pricey gym, or hire a trainer necessarily, tune in to find out why! If you miss it tonight, it will be on demand right here on Thursday: http://soundcloud.com/rtds/sets/matters-of-the-mind Catch up with Body Break: Body Break Website www.BodyBreak.com for amazing FREE resources Facebook Facebook.com/BodyBreak Twitter @bodybreak body break 25 years #body break, #bodybreak, #exercise, #fitness, #gym, #hal ohnson, #joannemcleod
Boy, it's been awhile since we've aired a new episode. As Scott mentions in the intro to this latest episode, it's because we've both busy and unable to set aside the time to sit down with a guest. So we created a lovely clip show for you, until we can bring a guest in for our next episode. In this episode you'll hear: me chatting with Dave Cournoyer about Edmonton's forthcoming municipal election Scott chatting with Hal Johnson (yes, that Hal Johnson) about he and Joanne McLeod participating in the next Amazing Race Canada me chatting with Terah and Janelle from I Dig Your Girlfriend all about Pride Enjoy, and please leave us a comment letting us know what you thought. Image by Dave Sutherland on Flickr. Used under Creative Commons License.