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Health Benefits of Cross-Country Skiing

January 12, 2012 Sports & Activities

By Denise Lodge If you are looking to shed some holiday weight, want to maintain the fitness you enjoy during the summer, or prefer being in the winter wonderland instead of watching it from your window, cross-country skiing is a fun, easy-to-learn option. Cross-country skiing has been a method of traveling over snow-covered terrain for [...]

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A Complete Guide to Pickleball

November 18, 2011 Sports & Activities
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By Denise Lodge Not all activities are best suited to an outdoor arena, but cold weather does not mean inevitable hibernation. Indoor sports provide excellent opportunities to have fun and be fit, and they do not rely on a particular climate. Badminton, squash, and tennis may first come to mind when you hear “indoor sports,” [...]

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Hiking: The Scenic Route to Fitness

October 13, 2011 Sports & Activities
Hiking Health Benefits

By Denise Lodge Last month, “Golf for Fun and Fitness” focused on the health benefits of golf; among them were the benefits gained from walking the course. This month, we are shifting our focus from walking on the golf course, to trekking some of Canada’s beautiful 9.9 million square kilometres. Hiking is an excellent way [...]

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Golf for Fun and Fitness

August 30, 2011 Sports & Activities
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By Denise Lodge Impowerage is starting a new series about activities that are fun and provide health benefits. The subject of the first article in the series is golf. Golf may bring to mind hushed, polite crowds, caddies who do the heavy lifting, and carts that cover the long distances. However, despite being leisurely, and [...]

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What Type of Yoga is Best For You

June 8, 2011 Sports & Activities
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By Nancy Bennett Tied in Knots? Maybe Yoga Could Help Looking for a new exercise routine that makes you feel good and helps to work your whole body without feeling like its been put through a triathlon? Tied in knots from too many frustrating days of an overworked mind and unmoving body? Looking for a way [...]

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Dancing- Fitness Infused Fun

March 1, 2011 Sports & Activities
Health Benefits of Dancing

By Kelly Neufeld With the wave of dancing shows that have appeared in recent years more and more people are starting to dance as part of their exercise routine. It’s said that the best form of exercise is the one that you will stick to. Dancing is a fun, social activity that feels like less [...]

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Geocaching – an adventure game

August 12, 2010 Entertainment
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By R.J. Telford Ten years ago, a new game was born.  But it was launched without fanfare, marketing, or publicity.  That’s because the game’s creator didn’t devise formal rules and he didn’t expect to profit from it.  And, it is because of those founding principles that the game has flourished. So, what is this game?  [...]

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The Benefits of Walking for Seniors

March 29, 2010 Exercise
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by Cindy Witt The title of the 1960’s hit song “These Boots Are Made for Walkin” by Nancy Sinatra could actually be a modern slogan used to promote fitness. Not only are our boots made for walking are bodies are made for walking! At one point in our history walking was our only mode of [...]

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Fitness for Newbies: Exercising in Water

November 15, 2009 Sports & Activities
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Diving in head first by Judy Smith Rock me on the water / Sister won’t you sooth my fevered brow – Jackson Brown Water images abound in literature and song, almost always as a rejuvenator. Some scientists believe that we crawled out from the watery depths to gradually breathe air and sprout two legs. Is [...]

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Triathlon for all ages

October 23, 2009 Sports & Activities
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No Longer the Sole Domain of the Young by Andrew Sixsmith In 2008 I had the honor to represent Great Britain in the International Triathlon Union’s world championships which were held at English Bay, Vancouver in June. In November I also competed in the Ironman 70.3 world championships is Clearwater, Fl. Clearwater is a great [...]

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