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Open Y Day Hurray!
YMCA loves Open Y Day! Have you joined us for this monthly event? Open Y Day takes place the third Sunday of each month and means free all-day access for everyone! Our next Open Y Day is THIS SUNDAY! Why …
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6th Annual Family Fun Run at Camp Chief Hector YMCA
Bring the whole family to enjoy our Family Fun Run in a beautiful mountain setting followed by a BBQ lunch! All proceeds support Camp Chief Hector YMCA’s Strong Kids Campaign. 6th Annual Family Fun Run Sunday, June 2, 2013 Camp …
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- Tags: 10K, 1k, 5K, 6th annual, activity, alberta, Camp Chief Hector YMCA, event, exshaw, Family Fun Run, Fun Run, mountains, Run, running, special event, Strong Kids, YMCA Strong Kids
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Free All-Day Access for Everyone
On the third Sunday of each month, all YMCAs across Calgary have free all-day access for everyone! YMCA Calgary believes that everyone should have access to health and wellness. We are always striving to provide opportunities so that everyone including …
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Children are simply happier and healthier when they experience the out-of-doors.
“Research shows that nature experiences significantly reduce children’s stress. Free play in natural areas enhances children’s cognitive flexibility, problem-solving ability, creativity, self-esteem, and self-discipline.” Read the full American Camp Association article by Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving …
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- Tags: activity, benefits, Camp Chief Hector YMCA, camps, children, outdoors
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New Snowy Sports Trends
Thought you’d seen it all? Check out this article about new creations for having fun in the great outdoors during the winter months: “After nearly 50 years of living in the Rocky Mountains, I thought I knew how to enjoy the winter. …
Wanna be Smarter? Exercise More…
Writer Alexandra Sifferlin takes a look at which is more beneficial to keeping the mind healthy: Exercise or brain puzzles/games. This article on the Time Healthland website reads: “In recent years, as more research reveals the benefits of staying both …
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- Tags: activity, adult, brain, exercise, health, mind, older, senior, study
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Winter Snowflake Craft for Kids (Recycling!)
Get your kids pumped for winter with this easy and fun snowflake craft you can easily do with items found around the house. Teaches recycling too! “Winter crafts (for those of us in the Northern hemisphere) sounds good, which means snow, right? …
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- Tags: activity, child, children, craft, family, kid, kids, recycle, recycling, snowflake, time, upcycle, upcycling, winter
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Physical Activity / Sedentary Behavior Guidelines
On The Globe & Mail website, writer Dave McGinn takes a look at the issue of time spent on activity vs. time spend watching TV/video/on computer/etc. ParticipACTION has published a new set of guidelines that sets strict limits on screen …
Summer Series #6: Ultimate Frisbee
Written by Social Media Youth Volunteer: Sheriza Jiwani Start from the beginning of my Summer Series. Ultimate Frisbee uses a variety of skills from different sports. It is a non contact sport that uses the throwing and catching skills of …
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- Tags: activity, children, exercise, fitness, football, frisbee, Fun, game, games, kids, physical, sheriza jiwani, social media, sports, summer, summer series, ultimate, youth
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Kids Health May Be Determined by Friends
In an article on the Reuters newswire website, writer Genevra Pittman takes a look at a new study by Vanderbilt University in Nashville that tells the health and level of activity of children and youth may be influenced by levels of …
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