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Contributing to a Healthy Community
Outdoor Exercise Now that we have “sprung forward” and the weather is getting nicer, many of us like to take our workouts to the great outdoors. Outdoor exercise has many great benefits: it adds variety and interest to your workout, …
Swim to Survive at Saddletowne YMCA!
Swim to Survive is a program designed for those afraid of water or those who don’t know how to swim but want to be safe around the water. There are 3 skills involved: learn to roll into deep water, swim 50 …
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How AEMA Keeps You Safe
Did you know the Goverment of Alberta has a department dedicated to your safety? The Alberta Emergency Management Agency (AEMA) works to inform and prepare the public should an emergency take place in your home, office, school, public or just …
Teaching Kids to Get Involved
Kudos to Canadian Living for the article entitled: How to teach your children to become involved in their community. This is something we need to care about to build strong, safe and healthy communities. Teaching kids to be aware of …
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3-Minute Drill to Home Safety
Have you seen this great website by the Government of Alberta about keeping your home and family safe from fire? It is an excellent tool for planning for such an emergency and making certain everyone knows what to do: “Unlike …
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Contributing to a Healthy Community
Weight Floor Safety Please help keep our weight floor safe for everyone by picking up your towels, free weights, water bottles and any other equipment and putting them away in the appropriate space. These items left on the floor are …
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- Tags: alberta, Calgary, centre, conditioning, crowfoot, eau claire, facilites, facility, fitness, gym, health, saddletowne, safe, safety, Shawnessy, strength, swimming pool, weights, wellness, YMCA
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Nutrition Tips: September 2012
This month we will veer into the concept of planning your food intake and knowing what foods are difficult to manage, commonly known as “trigger” foods. It’s important to have rules that are simple yet specific – if it isn’t …
Contributing to a Healthy Community
Our weight floor can be a very busy and congested area at peak times. It would be helpful to all members, staff and volunteers if we each took time to put away equipment used once completed. Towels, water bottles, free weights …
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- Tags: cleanliness, equipment, fitness, gym, hazards, health, muscle works, safe, safety, weight floor, weights, wellness, workout, YMCA
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Water Safety Tips
Written by: Grace Carmen Yuen This week is National Drowning Prevention Week in Canada. Did you know that drowning can occur in as little as one inch of water? As a former YMCA lifeguard and Water Safety Instructor, I’ve put …
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Contributing to a Healthy Community: Day Camps
Here at the YMCA, we are so fortunate to have the opportunity to host Summer Day Camps for children. It can certainly brighten up a day to watch a group of kids having a great time. Children having fun can …
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- Tags: Calgary, childhood, children, crowfoot, day camps, eau claire, gym, health, janette couch, kids, noise, procedures, saddletowne, safety, Shawnessy, summer, wellness, YMCA
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