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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

OPINION: Cancel culture comes to bicycling

OPINION: Cancel culture comes to bicycling

Removing bike lanes isn't about bikes, opinion columnist says
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OPINION: Should we forgo retinol for travel to fight premature aging?

OPINION: Should we forgo retinol for travel to fight premature aging?

Columnist highlights a much publicized new university study that touts travel as the best way to defy premature aging
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OPINION: What you need to know about Dead Butt Syndrome

OPINION: What you need to know about Dead Butt Syndrome

Otherwise known as gluteal amnesia, and you definitely don't want it
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WELLNESS: Few things give as much joy as making others laugh or smile

WELLNESS: Few things give as much joy as making others laugh or smile

They really are life’s best medicine
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WELLNESS: Could stretch therapy work for you?

WELLNESS: Could stretch therapy work for you?

After some back-breaking work tearing apart a deck, columnist John Swart takes a look at the differing opinions on the rapidly growing trend of assisted stretching
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WELLNESS: Best activity to maintain physical, cognitive function may surprise you

WELLNESS: Best activity to maintain physical, cognitive function may surprise you

It's better than swimming, it's better than jogging, it's even better than cycling
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WELLNESS: Sleep vs hydration, finding the ideal balance

WELLNESS: Sleep vs hydration, finding the ideal balance

You may be surprised to learn that drinking less before going to bed may actually cause you to wake up more frequently
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OPINION: Pitfalls abound with decluttering

OPINION: Pitfalls abound with decluttering

Experts don't mention that decades of marriage — one that survived COVID, mid-life crises, in-laws, menopause, a plant-based diet, and raising those same kids we’re trying not to burden with our junk — will be tested to its limits when decluttering begins
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