tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53659903743586188772024-02-18T23:46:21.153-07:00Strength Through Lovestrength.love.grow.recover.Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999969537611365637noreply@blogger.comBlogger277125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365990374358618877.post-59519110800539308462012-05-02T10:00:00.000-06:002012-05-02T10:00:05.478-06:00Ice pack<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Did you maybe work out too hard, or roll your ankle running or playing a sport....</div>
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Here is how to make homemade ice packs.</div>
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Fit 1/2 - 2/3 full with a dish soap... it doesnt freeze solid</div>
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I did this workout on Sunday. And it was great!</div>
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It was quick (I only did it once haha) but really effective. </div>
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All you need are some dumbbells or if you don't have those... try soup cans!</div>
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Take care of yourself and the planet!</div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999969537611365637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365990374358618877.post-81908225104873557442012-04-19T10:38:00.002-06:002012-04-19T10:38:59.725-06:00Just Go<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999969537611365637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365990374358618877.post-7922066171773693672012-04-17T18:40:00.000-06:002012-04-17T18:40:20.971-06:00Being happy is good for your heart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, verdana, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Enjoying simple pleasures and having an optimistic outlook reduces the risk of developing cardiovascular disease by around half, regardless of factors such as diet, exercise and smoking, studies showed.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, verdana, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><a href="http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/Cheer+that+heart+attack+never+happen/6474392/story.html#ixzz1sLdCrsmq" style="font-size: 11px;">Read more:</a></span>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999969537611365637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365990374358618877.post-58570040595888756882012-04-12T09:00:00.000-06:002012-04-12T09:00:06.699-06:00"I don't have time to exercise"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A recent survey by participACTION shows that the reason most Canadians say they don't exercise is because they <b>Don't Have Time. </b> </div>
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Yet <b>90% </b>have time have time for facebook and other personal activities during their workday.</div>
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Only 1 in 5 Canadians find time in the day for physical activity.</div>
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And "find the time" is the key phrase here.</div>
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<b>"I don't exercise because my health is not a priority"</b>.....</div>
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You need 150 minutes of physical activity a week for health and fitness benefits</div>
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If you have time for facebook or a coffee break.... You have time to exercise.</div>
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Where can I get this shirt?</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #211922; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"> Treasure your health every day. "Your body is your instrument, and you have to take beautiful care of it. I do one hour of yoga and walk for 30 minutes every day. You really enjoy life a lot more if you're healthy. And I never leave home without putting on lipstick—it makes me feel pretty!"</span></div>
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This looks pretty tough but I am going to give it a go this week!</div>
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Do it with me!</div>
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I am going to do it twice tomorrow!</div>
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We need to stop associating size with health</div>
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Body weight issues are very complex, it is not as simple as too skinny, or too heavy.</div>
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This video was made by my talented work-term co-worker Leah</div>
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It is all about physical literacy, fundamental movement skills</div>
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<br />Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999969537611365637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365990374358618877.post-86241219907449612282012-03-06T18:12:00.001-07:002012-03-06T18:13:35.898-07:00Pizza is not a Veggie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Despite congress deciding that pizza sauce counts a vegetable..... PIZZA IS NOT A VEGETABLE.<br />
Even veggie tales don't think so.Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999969537611365637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365990374358618877.post-33478783688733992272012-03-06T07:00:00.000-07:002012-03-06T07:00:00.939-07:00Positive Body Image<div style="text-align: center;">
With all of the images in the media today it can be hard to have a positive body image.</div>
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I just wanted to remind everyone that those images are digitally manipulated and even the women in the photos don't look like that..</div>
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Here are some of your favourite Victoria Secret Angels before and after</div>
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Here are some healthy things to try to do for yourself this week and for life.</div>
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targets: Shoulders, Chest, Upper back, Hamstrings and Glutes</div>
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1. Skating uses a lot of small stabilizer muscles that sometimes don't get activated with other activities</div>
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2. It also tones big muscle groups like your quads, hamstrings, hip flexors, and core</div>
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3. It is good cross training and can help in other activities such as running and yoga</div>
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4. For a 155lbs woman it can burn between 380-630 calories an hour</div>
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5. Its fun! </div>
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Bonus: If you can skate outside in the winter you get the added benefit of exercise outdoors including a positive influence on your mood and stress levels!</div>
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[more ideas for activities outside <a href="http://strength-thru-love.blogspot.com/search?q=outside">here</a>]</div>
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Learn more about skating <a href="http://www.besthealthmag.ca/get-healthy/fitness/the-fitness-benefits-of-ice-skating">HERE</a> including: safety tips, and getting the proper fit</div>
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What a great idea.</div>
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Im going to make this for lunch on Friday!</div>
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Try a couple today!</div>
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Im going to do it!</div>
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We've all seen them... the miraculous before and after pictures shown on diet or exercise fad commercials</div>
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Well "Furious Pete" hows us how he makes the transformation in just 5 hours.</div>
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This video is a good reminder that we can't believe everything we see.</div>
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It doesn't take very long to do but its very effective.<br />
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Today is Winter Walk Day in Alberta and other provinces across Canada.</div>
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We want to encourage everyone to get outside and go for a walk for 15 minutes today.</div>
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Bundle up and embrace the winter!</div>
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This event is to remind people that just because it is snowy or chilly, doesn't mean you have to stay inside on your couch!</div>
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I will be at a school facilitating a walk with all the students, as well as another fitness activity and we will be making yogurt parfaits! </div>
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Will you walk today?</div>
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Do you have trouble applying eyeshadow because of little yellowish bumps on your eyelids?</div>
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This could be a sign that you have higher levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol and blood triglycerides.</div>
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And lower levels of HDL (good) cholesterol</div>
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People with these bumps are 48% more likely to have a heart attack within the next 30 years than those without.</div>
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Even if your blood tests come back normal, you could still be at risk.</div>
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Its a sign that your body deposits cholesterol where you don't want it - i.e. in your blood vessels. </div>
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So if you have those bumps, talk to you doctor!</div>
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