Month: October 2020

We all understand that it’s important to stay active and fit. Not only does daily exercise improve your health and wellbeing, but it also adds years to your life! Before you start getting active or exercising, you need to focus on your stretching. Stretching is an integral part of exercise, proper stretching that is.  …

Our Performance Team put together a very informative vlog on the importance of warming up.  

Imagine balancing on a thin piece of wood on water while moving extremely fast. Sounds difficult right? Now, picture doing that while trying to manoeuvre around buoys! Vailla Hoggan rode waves in slalom water skiing and did it better than most Canadians ever had. Pictured right is one of the skis she used to ride…

Our outgoing President and CEO Jeff Hnatiuk reflects on his 24 years at the helm of Sport Manitoba. Listen below or on any podcast app including Spotify and Apple Podcasts.      

Athletes need to load and explode, in multiple directions, and multiple times during competition. Being able to move quickly and forcefully takes time and progression. Athletes need to be able to stick their landing and maintain good alignment as they work towards more difficult movements and exercises. Below, are six examples of various single leg…

Now more than ever, we need distractions, and we need to have fun. The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on communities and neighbourhoods all over the world, and people are looking for ways to stay active and energized.

October 8, 2020 Sport Manitoba received the following information from Public Health: People engage in a number of different types of recreational activities on a regular basis.  Public health officials recognize the importance of physical activity in one’s everyday life and want to encourage all Manitobans to find the safest ways to remain physically active…

It is that time of year again, where we get the opportunity to showcase this year’s class of Hall of Fame inductees. Over the next several months, we will highlight these extraordinary individuals and teams as they take their place as Honoured Members. Ruth Klassen (Athlete) Domination is a word that gets thrown around in…