March 29, 2024

VIDEO: Waterloo Region exercises digital fitness amid pandemic

According to Comprar Acciones, an interactive educational platform based in Spain, the global consumer spend on health and fitness apps grew by nearly 50 per cent in 2020. Local behavioural changes and business strategies, prove this global trend to be present in the Waterloo Region.

73% of people break their resolutions

By DEEANNA ROLLINS It is now halfway through January and New Year’s has come and gone. Champagne glasses were clinked, countdowns were shouted and resolutions were made. The top five resolutions in Canada are: live a healthier lifestyle (including eating healthier and working on fitness), focus on the positives, spend more time with family and friends, be true to one’s self and learn something new. These may be the top … Continued

Tips and tricks to stay motivated

BY KANDACE GALLANT If only there were more hours in a day … People find it hard to fit everything into their schedules, such as work, projects, eating and kids, so the first thing to go is exercise. Drew Harvey, faculty member in the fitness and health promotion program, agreed that these things prevent people from getting a good workout in. “Often the thought process goes like this, ‘I want … Continued

Under pressure: the male body

BY MARK LORENTZ David Beckham, Channing Tatum and Mark Wahlberg circa 1991, all have what the media portrays as the “perfect” male body. Objectifying men didn’t happen overnight. Nor did men’s obsession with obtaining the perfect physique. There is now a proliferation of men’s fitness magazines, new gyms are popping up everywhere and sports supplements are a billion dollar industry; Hook, line and sinker. Chris Chard, a personal trainer at … Continued

Cost of minor sports varies greatly

BY GREG STAMPER Minor hockey, basketball, soccer and baseball all promote teamwork, fitness and friendship starting at an early age. However, as many parents throughout the world can tell you, putting yourself, or children, through sports does have a drawback. Sports cost a lot, plain and simple. Whether it is the registration fees or the cost of the equipment, one way or another sports are sure to hurt your bank … Continued