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Are you looking for Stocking Stuffers? Want to get a start on your New Year's Resolutions? Have we got the solution for you: Holiday Packages Now Available!* Gift Certificate for fitness classes (available in monthly increments) * Water Bottle * St Thomas Class Info with BONUS '13 Benefits of Fitness'  Order Yours Today!
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The community group, Citizens for Active Transportation had a great time during 'Doors Open East Elgin' at Balmoral Park in Aylmer on Saturday. Mercedes enjoyed playing on the playground and in the new splash pad!!   On Sunday, Citizens for Active Transportation had a water station for runners from London to Port Stanley on Sunset Drive. We handed out water, candy, reflective bands and trail maps. Mercedes and Blake enjoy volunteering for special events that help others.
Relay for Life was this past Friday, June 7/8, from 7:00pm until 7:00am. Read some of the facebook posts from Active Abundance. June 5 We're all looking forward to Relay for Life this Friday!! Can't wait to see how well Mercedes handles all the activities going on! Who thinks she'll make past midnight? June 7 Relay for Life tonight!! This is our first time, we're all excited to see what happens and participate in the activities!! Healthy 13 is promoting 13 Benefits of Fitness for Relay for Life: June 8 What a great night, that was exciting! So, are you wondering if Mercedes made it past midnight? ... Almost, she fell asleep around 11pm without getting cranky, but Blake made it to almost 2am!!! Way to go girls, we're proud of you!! (The girls are 4 and 11) The EatRight Ontario has a lot of helpful information and FREE resources. Visit www.eatrightontario.ca to find out more and sign up for your eNewsletter today. Or call 1-877-510-5102 to speak with a registered dietitian.
What's In April's issue of the eNewsletter: - What’s New at EatRight Ontario: A Free Guide to Reducing Sodium - Hot Topic: April is Daffodil Month - Question of the month: How much physical activity do I need and how do I get motivated? - Recipes of the Month: Fresh dips for spring Sneak Peak: QUESTION of the MONTH Question: Now that spring is here, I want to get more active. How much physical activity do I need and how do I get motivated? Answer: Spring is a great time to get into the habit of being more active after a long winter. Below are recommendations for how much physical activity you should aim for: - Adults 18 years and older need at least 2 ½ hours of moderate to vigorous physical activity every week. - Children aged 5 to 11 and youth aged 12 to 17 need 60 minutes or more of moderate to vigorous physical activity everyday. Here are some examples of moderate and vigorous activities and read this parent’s guide to physical activity for kids. If you are having trouble getting motivated, check out our top 10 SMART Physical Activity Goals that will help you find the goal that will work best for you. What are you doing for 'Relay for Life'?
Active Abundance plans to register a team called 'Healthy 13' to promote 13 Benefit of Fitness for this years Canadian Cancer Society's Relay for Life June 7/8th 2013. Email Elizabeth Windover at ActiveAbundance@rocketmail.com to sign-up as a team participant, we need 10-15 people for a team. Are you looking for more creative and interesting ways to fit a healthy lifestyle into your schedule? Do you enjoy spending time with your family? Since the ground-breaking research funded by Remo, Inc. demonstrating immune-system enhancement after one hour of group drumming, the idea of drums being sold in pharmacies has become more of a possibility (Bittman, et al, Alternative Therapy, January, 2001). The medical community and music therapists are not waiting for this to happen in order to apply this paradigm to their practices. And neither is much of society, for whom regular participation in community drum circles is seen as creative fitness and stress-reduction workouts. To read the full article click here.
For more information about the drum circle at St. John's Anglican church in St. Thomas Ontario please email rev.jiminnes@gmail.com . If you know of a drum circle near you, please post the information for others. Happy drumming!!  How can YOU help support your local community this coming holiday season? At Active Abundance we are collecting food for St. Thomas Christmas Care by participating in the "Yes We Can" sculpture contest. Do you think our toboggan riders will be warm enough? ... I started to notice that some of my pants were getting tight and hard to put on. I learned at a young age that muscle weighs more than fat, or a pound of fat has more volume than a pound of muscle, so my weight was never much of an issue for me. But I had never had any trouble with my pants being too tight!
... I went with my aunt to Herbal One. There I learned that it’s not just how much you exercise or eat that makes the difference, it also matters when you eat compared to when you exercise. ... that bagel, which counts as 4 slices of bread, was going to my hips instead of being used as energy. Man, does that make a big difference!! What I didn’t like about Herbal One was that they were so focussed on weight and supplements ... I did lose weight, but most importantly, my pants fit again, yeah!! That was when I started paying attention to nutrition and thinking about when I ate what compared to when I was active or not. Since then I have learned even more about fitness and nutrition ... more about how the body uses food to fuel us everyday. ... remember to take it one day at a time, we don’t get “fat” overnight so we won’t get “fit” overnight either... To read the full story, click here. Thank you to all who came to the Open House on Saturday.
I would like to especially say thank you to the photographers, Dianne Bonner and Tim Harvey, for taking photos, as well as Briwood Farm Market and Kathy's Catering & Bakery for the great fruit and vegetable trays. Also, thank you to 3H Goodies and Dude with an Oven for the delicious cookies and cupcakes. |
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