Fitness tips from local personal trainer Gloria Schwartz

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May 25, 2014 at 6:00 a.m.

Fitness tips from local personal trainer Gloria Schwartz

Personal trainer and author Gloria Schwartz joins Our Ottawa host Lucy van Oldenbarneveld to discuss her new book, Personal Best: Train Your Brain and Transform Your Body for Life.

You can watch Our Ottawa every Saturday at 6 a.m., and on Sunday and Monday at 11 a.m, on CBC Television.

Also on this week’s show:

Made in Ottawa | We visit Terra20, a company that's selling sustainability in a new way.

Inactive kids | Tips on how you can increase children's physical activity levels.

NAC Theatre | The play Oil and Water is running at the NAC, and two of the actors talk about the real life story of an American sailor pulled from icy Atlantic waters.

Social Media | CBC Ottawa digital producer Jennifer Beard highlights tweets about short shorts in schools.

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