Month: April 2020

Hey everyone! Thanks for checking out another Fit Kids blog. We hope everyone is still doing okay with the whole stay-at-home thing. In case you are getting bored of the same old activities, we’ve got some more options for you to keep you active: Apps Fitness RPG is a cool new app that turns walking…

Hey Everyone! We hope that you are doing well, staying healthy, and enjoying time with your family during this unbelievable time around the world. Exercise is a great way to boost energy levels, keep a positive attitude about things, and blow of some steam from being stuck in your house for long periods of time….

Our Fitness Centre Manager Giulia De Leo and our two Sport Performance Specialists Jeff Wood and Neal Prokop stop by to offer advice to people who are working out at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.  

It’s April, and that means the annual selection process is underway to decide who will be honoured at the next induction ceremonies later this fall. Here’s a little sneak peek into what goes on during the spring each year at the Hall of Fame. First, nominations are submitted through our website by April 1st. Once new nominations have been…

Hey Everyone! We hope that you are doing well, staying healthy, and enjoying time with your family during this unbelievable time around the world. Exercise is a great way to boost energy levels, keep a positive attitude about things, and blow of some steam from being stuck in your house for long periods of time….

The number of body weight workouts and online training programs out there at the moment, is mind boggling. Every gym, personal trainer, strength coach and sport coach are doing their best to keep their members, clients and athletes engaged and training even though they can’t go to the gym to do it. It has been…

For some of you, your work space has moved into your home and you may be wondering how to best maintain your work-life balance. Here are a few tips that you can try:   1) Keep your work space separate   The best practice is to have a separate room dedicated to your home office….

No weights, no problem! The TRX Training Kit uses your body weight and gravity as resistance to help you build strength, balance, coordination and joint stability. You can often target various areas of your body while simultaneously working your core, and most importantly, by shifting your body positioning (eg: feet placement), you can adjust the…

  On Wednesday, April 15, 2020 Golf Builder Peggy Colonello passed away after suffering a stroke from which she could not recover. The 97-year-old was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame back in 1994 and was also honoured by the Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame as one of their first inductees. Colonello was…

As we settle into the “new normal” of physical distancing and start working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, there are many activities we can still do to help keep us active and engaged both mentally and physically. Here are five non-workout activities you can do to keep moving and healthy while social distancing.  …