January 2012 Posts
The Impact of Volunteering to Our Society
Written by Social Media Youth Volunteer: Yvonne Dutallas Today, Canada as a country is comparable to a beautiful rainbow with a variety of colors which was blended into a masterpiece. Canada has a very rich and diverse cultural heritage that …
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- Tags: backgrounds, Canada, challenges, community, country, culture, different, experience, guidance, hardships, help, homeland, immigrants, newcomers, society, volunteer, volunteering, youth
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The Making of Resolutions
Written by Social Media Youth Volunteer: Angela Xie The time now, is one of paradoxical meaning. As we leave behind a finished year, we embrace the new beginning provided by the New Year. Many people make resolutions now; they resolve …
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- Tags: beginnings, celebrations, happiness, happy, holiday, joys, memories, new year, resolutions, traditions, valuable
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The Stars at Camp Chief Hector YMCA
Did you see the crescent Moon beside Venus shining in the evening sky last night? At Camp Chief Hector YMCA the night sky is wonderfully dark, so that stepping out from the warm lodge, you find yourself under a glittering …
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- Posted in: Camp Chief Hector YMCA, Kids
- Tags: Calgary, camp, camp chief hector, free, healthy living, night sky, outdoor centers, outdoor schools, sky watching
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Lost track of time?
Written by Social Media Youth Volunteer, Jewel Montilla Christmas break was a whole lot of fun but it is back to school for us again and the biggest difficulty for us teens is transitioning from sleeping in into waking up …
Camp Chief Hector’s Community Garden
During the summer of 2011, Camp Chief Hector YMCA campers and counselors created a community garden and herb spiral to help teach children the importance of knowing where food comes from, what it contains and how to care for it. …
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- Posted in: Adults, Camp Chief Hector YMCA, Kids, Youth
- Tags: community, education, environment, garden, responsibility, sustainability, team work
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The Paleo Diet
Written by Lena Schellenberg, Crowfoot YMCA Strength and Conditioning Instructor You may have been hearing about a diet that is becoming quite popular among cross-fit athletes, those wanting to increase their athletic performance and those suffering from celiac disease called …
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- Posted in: Adults, Camp Chief Hector YMCA, Community YMCA, Crowfoot YMCA, Eau Claire YMCA, Saddletowne YMCA, Shawnessy YMCA, Youth
- Tags: acne, art de vany, autoimmune disease, dairy, depression, diabetes, diet, fake food, fresh produce, healthy, leafy freens, legunes, loren cordain, meats, ms, oats, obesity, oils and fats, paleo, potatoes, prehistoric, rice, robb wolf, sugar, wheat
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What type of cardio is the best for losing weight?
What type of cardio is the best for losing weight? This is a question that trainers often hear, especially now with all the people that are starting off their New Year Resolutions. The answer is that there is no real …
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- Tags: balance, best, burn off, calories, cardio, enjoy, exercise, for, is, losing, negative, new years, of, resolution, the, type, weight, what
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The Art and Science of Interval Training
Written by Kristaps Petrovs, Eau Claire YMCA Strength and Conditioning Instructor Runners at all levels should be able to utilize this mode of training and receive significant improvements in their racing times, regardless of where they finish in the pack. Interval …
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- Tags: abilities, adult, aerobic, anaerobic, benefits, competition, dirt, distance, effect, energy, exercise, factors, fast bursts, faster, fitness, healthy, interval training, jog, length, level, performance, recovery, repeat, repetition, runners, training, walk
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Award Winning YMCA!
We are all delighted at YMCA Calgary to have won the Calgary’s Child Magazine Parents’ Choice awards for Best Children’s Residential Camp and Honorable Mentions for Best Child Care Facility, Best Programs for School Age Children, Best Teen Programs and Best Children’s Day …
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- Tags: age, award, awards, Calgary, calgary's, camp, camps, care, child, children, choice, day, facility, honorable, honourable, magazine, mention, parent, Parents, prize, program, programs, recipient, residential, school, teen, winner
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