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News and Stories December 2015

  1. Active In Minutes

    Nancy Young – Thu, 17 Dec 2015 19:12:00 GMT – 0

    Winter Solstice is right after this weekend. We’re in the darkest time of the year and this far north, that’s no joke.  If you work regular office hours, you may not see sunlight this time of year.  This can make it pretty hard to motivate yourself to get out of bed, let alone stay active and get outdoors.  There are also many social obligations that come with the holiday season, especially for those who have children, so that making time for exercise may not happen until the New Year.  So let’s talk about making the most of minutes to be active. 

    silly walking
    Silly Walks photo by Victoria Ose

    Walk

    If it takes 5 minutes to drive there, it will take 20 minutes or less to walk.  The extra time will be well-spent getting in some exercise, fresh air and de-stressing time.  Consider bringing someone along with you (like kids).  Walking is a great time for a conversation.  Kids also enjoy walking games like I-Spy or Silly Walks.  If you need the car, consider taking that parking spot that’s off in the boonies – you may actually save time by not circling around trying to find a closer spot! 

    Body-weight Exercise

    Your body and random furniture can be your gym if you get a little creative.  Consider doing triceps dips using the couch while watching TV, jumping jacks while you’re waiting for your meal to cook, or sit-ups and push-ups in bed before you go to sleep or after you wake up.  Lunges around the house or running up and down the stairs are other good ways to get some nervous energy out, and kids are often happy to join in if they think it’s a game. 

    Visiting Friends and Family

    Do something active instead of going for coffee or a meal with out-of-town friends and family.  Sneak in a walk as “window shopping”, try snow-shoeing or sturling.  Curling rinks and bowling clubs often serve meals too if someone needs to eat! 

    Interval Training

    Interval training, especially high intensity interval training (HIIT), is one of the new favorites for fitness training, since you can get amazing results with only 30 minutes a day.  If your gym doesn’t offer interval training, consider borrowing one of our Resource Centre DVDs – we have a wide selection to choose from! 

    For more ideas and information, check out these free resources:

     - Couch Fitness Exercises YouTube Videos

     - Some bodyweight exercises

     - Exercising at home with kids

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  2. The Best Gift - Active Experiences

    Nancy Young – Fri, 11 Dec 2015 15:35:00 GMT – 0

    Finished your holiday shopping?  That’s ok – me neither.  But the Holiday Season is here and I think I’ve identified the reason why I’m procrastinating.  I don’t want to give my nearly-niece and nearly-nephew ‘stuff’ for Christmas. I want to give them an experience, something that they will remember for the rest of their lives, whether it’s learning a new skill or just having a great time.  I want to get them skating lessons, or take them snowmobiling, or hang out in the park and roast wieners in the snow.  Lots of different people, including academic researchers, are telling us that it’s this kind of gift, a gift that makes memories, which truly keeps on giving and makes us happy over the long run.

    So I’m researching where to get skating lessons and planning my schedule so that I can fit in some time with them this holiday season, because  introducing these kids to the joy of ice skating is probably the best gift I could give them this Christmas.  Maybe it’s something you should consider too? If you had to choose, what experiences or memories could you give to your friends and loved ones?  A walk in the park with Grandma?  A leisure pass or membership to a local gym?  Yoga classes?  A learning experience for the both of you?  

    Active living and #greenxmas are pretty big buzzwords right now, and we all know we need to be more active and consume less.  This idea of giving either your time or an experience  neatly fulfills both of those goals, for you and your friend or family member.  So my recommendation to those of you still looking for the perfect gift, or even those who’ve bought everything they intend to buy, is: Give your friends and family memories this Holiday season.  Our experiences are what we’re really made of, and by giving you also receive.

    Further reading:

    -http://www.treehugger.com/culture/study-shows-experiences-not-things-will-make-you-happier.html

    -http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/uk/12024317/Best-experience-day-Christmas-presents-gift-vouchers-and-subscriptions.html?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#link_time=1448972299

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