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Ladiesfest 8km Race Recap

I don’t know why I do the crazy things I do, but when my friend Aimee asked me on Thursday if I wanted her bib to run in LadiesFest 8km on Saturday I said yes. Never mind that I haven’t worked out or...

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Struggling to Learn a New Sport as an Adult

For many years of my life I have been the girl everyone wanted on their team. I was fast and competitive and always gave it my all. I was never very coordinated with sports with balls. My sports were...

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My First Time Curling

I was super stoked when my buds from Waterton Keirstyn said she was in Magrath last night curling. I popped in to see her and visit and she kindly offered to switch me out with her so I could try...

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First Golf Game of 2013

Last Saturday, Ryan and I braved a chilly wind to hit the Magrath Golf Course for our first round of golf of the year. The cold wind forced us to call it after 9 holes and I won’t even go into how...

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Sprinting on a Cement Track

Yesterday was Day 2 of  track & field at the Southern Alberta Summer Games in Taber and I was registered to run the 100 metre dash. I don’t know what possessed me to sign up for a race I haven’t...

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Fit Tip Tuesday- Sports Aren’t Just for Kids!

Fit Tip Tuesday was started by one of my favourite health blogs The Skinny on Health. If you go to her Fit Tip Tuesday post, you’ll be able to see links with tips from other bloggers. If there is one...

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My Fitness History

I’m always curious how people started their fit lives and I figured it was time I shared mine! I grew up extremely active. I was born and raised in Fort McMurray when it was still a small town and my...

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Friday Fitness Recap- June 13

  WHOA! Is it really Friday already? This week FLEW by! And  I had such a fun week, fitness wise. Car-wise this week sucked, I hate stick shifts. Friday- I can’t remember.  No joke! I cannot for the...

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My Cheerleading History

It’s official-I am a coach at Extreme Cheer Sensation here in Lethbridge! I have been shadowing classes and teaching a little over the summer but I didn’t feel it was official until my bio was on the...

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Learning a New Sport? Stick With it!

Long-time readers know that I took up softball a couple years ago and it didn’t exactly go very well. I fell and scraped my leg at my first game, a couple years later I tripped and got a bloody nose,...

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Movement Skills Parents Need to Teach Their Children

I am loving school but I have to say I was really surprised to learn the amount of physical skills that parents need to teach their children before age 7 to give them their best start.  I’m not talking...

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Rec Gymnastics Builds Muscles & Bone Strength

I recently wrote a summary about a 2011 study that wanted to determine if participation in gymnastics, even at a recreational level improved young girls’ musculoskeletal health in the upper body. As a...

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Meet Vanilla Thunder- NCAA Division 1 Wrestler

For those of you who follow me on my other social media channels (especially Twitter) you know that I am a super fan of my baby brother Ben (aka. Vanilla Thunder) and his wrestling career. I’ve been...

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First Golf Game of 2013

Last Saturday, Ryan and I braved a chilly wind to hit the Magrath Golf Course for our first round of golf of the year. The cold wind forced us to call it after 9 holes and I won’t even go into how...

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Sprinting on a Cement Track

Yesterday was Day 2 of  track & field at the Southern Alberta Summer Games in Taber and I was registered to run the 100 metre dash. I don’t know what possessed me to sign up for a race I haven’t...

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Fit Tip Tuesday- Sports Aren’t Just for Kids!

Fit Tip Tuesday was started by one of my favourite health blogs The Skinny on Health. If you go to her Fit Tip Tuesday post, you’ll be able to see links with tips from other bloggers. If there is one...

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My Fitness History

I’m always curious how people started their fit lives and I figured it was time I shared mine! I grew up extremely active. I was born and raised in Fort McMurray when it was still a small town and my...

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Friday Fitness Recap- June 13

  WHOA! Is it really Friday already? This week FLEW by! And  I had such a fun week, fitness wise. Car-wise this week sucked, I hate stick shifts. Friday- I can’t remember.  No joke! I cannot for the...

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My Cheerleading History

It’s official-I am a coach at Extreme Cheer Sensation here in Lethbridge! I have been shadowing classes and teaching a little over the summer but I didn’t feel it was official until my bio was on the...

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Learning a New Sport? Stick With it!

Long-time readers know that I took up softball a couple years ago and it didn’t exactly go very well. I fell and scraped my leg at my first game, a couple years later I tripped and got a bloody nose,...

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