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Category Archives: Healthy Living

Competitive Spirit – Activity and the World Cup

posted by: Kenji category: Family, Healthy Living, Play, Sport

It doesn’t really matter what you’re motivation is, for us it was the competitive spirit, which can be a really amazing force. Look at the World Cup. People from all over the world are coming together. A few of them come to actually compete as world class athletes. Most come to cheer and be entertained by the competition both in person and all around the globe.

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Pin it for the Planet

posted by: Kenji category: Active Transportation, Active in Nature, Contest, Cycling, Environment, Healthy Living, Leadership

Thomas Fuller said, “All things are difficult before they are easy.”

If what our buddie Thomas said is true, it stands to reason that people need a good cause to choose to act.

I found a good one; maybe you’ll think so too. Here’s the scoop.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Canada has launched Pin it for the Planet. It’s simple and broken down into 3 simple steps.

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The Top 8 Reasons I Bike to Work

posted by: Kenji category: Active Transportation, Active in Nature, Cycling, Empowerment, Environment, Healthy Living

The top 8 reason I bike to work:

I hope they encourage you to try it for yourself or motivate you to continue. After all it is National Bike Month, and May 10-15 is the 2nd annual Bike 2 Work Week Regina.

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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.

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Fuel Up 4 Physical Activity

posted by: Kenji category: Body Fuel/Calories, Healthy Living

It can be an interesting challenge trying to find a specific topic to blog about. This time I was inspired by finding out Feb.3- 9 2010 is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week in Canada. Instead of looking at eating disorders specifically, I thought I’d take a look at what our bodies need! Not only to survive, but to be physically active on a regular basis.

People worry about shape, size, and weight for all kinds of reasons. I think the most important thing to know is that there are healthy ways to meet realistic expectations. People quite literally come in all shapes and sizes, and being healthy is what truly matters.

Fact or Fiction?

Does muscle really weigh more than fat?

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Scoop by Scoop Snow Shoveling

posted by: Kenji category: Active in Nature, Family, Healthy Living

In honor of the blizzard Saskatchewan just had, I thought I’d whip up a little something about the shoveling we’re all going to have to do. I had just finished my workout for the day when I decided to tackle the snow pile. By the time I was done clearing a path out to the world, the shoveling had been a more intense work out than the weights I had done. Every year shoveling always used to sneak up and wreck my back for a couple weeks when we’d get a good snow. After a few years in a row of that I learned my lesson. So here are my Snow Relocation Tips!

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Why is Physical Activity Fun?? Ask Tim

posted by: Kenji category: Engagment, Family, Healthy Living, Sport

I was stuck on blog inspiration for this week – I had a couple of thoughts but nothing I was feeling desperate to share with the world. Then I checked my twitter (have I mentioned how much I love twitter.. I love it! [follow me @Kenji22] haha). A second glance at my direct messages revealed a tweet for my “awesome friend Tim” with another idea about how he stays active playing league rec hockey. So this one’s for you Timma!

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It’s the New Year, Lets Get Active About Activity!

posted by: Kenji category: Accountability, Empowerment, Engagment, Healthy Living

Hey Everyone!
Happy New Year to you all!
I wanted to share with everyone a lengthier version of an e-mail I sent out to all of the contacts I’ve made at the 08’and 09’ Student Leadership Conference. As well as the participants of the Lieutenant Governors Youth Forum.
Anyway I’ll get right to it; here’s what I want [...]

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Gold and Glory at the World Jr. Championship

posted by: Kenji category: Empowerment, Engagment, Healthy Living, Sport

I’ve never been a hockey player myself but I’m definitely a fan. I’d go so far as saying I’ve tried to play, but actually classifying my actions as “playing” might be a different story. Haha. Thankfully there are many people who are amazingly talented at hockey! So even though I can’t be impressive, I can be impressed by the athletes who do it right. Luckily for Saskatchewan this year’s World Jr. Hockey championship was held here. Two cities, my home town, Regina and S’toon welcomed some of the best young players from around the world to play for gold. I think that’s what is so deadly about watching any competitive sport. It can be inspiring, and usually fires me up to do something myself.

First Hand

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New Year’s Non Resolution!

posted by: Kenji category: Accountability, Empowerment, Engagment, Healthy Living, Leadership

Where did a new year sneak up from? It Feels like only a year ago we were all freaking out about Y2K and ringing in the new millennium. It’s a new year and that means a fresh start, big plans, and resolutions of course! I’ve made and shall we say graciously abandoned many resolutions myself. Usually involving working out and getting in shape. This year there will be no resolution. Instead this January 1, 2010 will mark the first day in a gradual endeavor towards a lifestyle change. See I think I figured out why (for me anyway) resolutions don’t work…

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