Category Archives: Education

Feb 04
2011

Changing Things Up-Canada’s New Physical Activity Guidelines

posted by: Kenji category: Awareness, Education, Healthy Living, Physical Activity Guidelines, Physical Inactivity, Research

When I heard there were going to be new physical activity guidelines for Canada my first question was, why? Turns out the old guidelines were simply outdated. The new guidelines were developed because of all the new research that has been conducted recently. This new research allowed the scientists to make more specific recommendations about physical [...]

Earth Day and In Motion Action

posted by: Kenji category: Active Transportation, Active in Nature, Education, Empowerment, Environment

It’s Earth Day today, which is awesome. Any opportunity to turn the world’s attention to the intensifying situation on our planet is good. I personally see being an “environmentalist” and physically active as two intertwined things. So on Earth Day when the focus is so vast and overwhelming, and you’re just looking for some way to participate on a smaller scale here is an idea for you.

World Health Day 2010

posted by: Kenji category: Education, Healthy Living, Uncategorized

I’m convinced that if you looked hard enough you could find “a day” for everyday of the year. There are the classics like Canada Day, St. Patrick’s Day, and some fascinating others that pop up year after year. Today however, is World Health Day. I’ve done some investigation to educate myself and sum it up for you. For what it’s worth, I’m on board with this day.