Sports & Fitness
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How to strengthen your core
The core is the entire middle section of our bodies. It is vital to stabilize and balance ourselves. Strengthening the core contributes to increased flexibility and effectiveness in everyday activities. Without a strong core, we may have difficulty in daily tasks. Walking, carrying objects, crouching down and even standing all engage the core to some degree. Because we need our core in order to perform a variety of activities, it is an incredibly important muscle group that everyone should focus more on.
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Dieting, exercising and competing
Next year, Winnipegger Amanda Lee will be travelling to B.C. to compete for the championship in one of the World Bodybuilding Fitness Federation’s (WBFF) largest competitions.
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One win out of four leaves Wesmen wanting more
The Wesmen basketball teams had a tough weekend, with the men losing both games and the women pulling off one win.
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Wesmen volleyball teams split in Alberta
The Wesmen men’s and women’s volleyball teams took on two teams from the University of Alberta in Edmonton last weekend, each managing to come away with a win.
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Recruitment call changed Wesmen veteran’s future
When the phone rang in May 2007, Kaitlin Rempel had no idea that her whole life was about to change.
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Food excess versus food access
Food can be found everywhere you go. Coffee shops, cafeterias and grocery stores line the streets. Gas stations, airports, movie theatres and shopping malls all supply a variety of options to satiate our hunger. But are we really always that hungry? Do we really need that much food?
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Wesmen head to Calgary for mixed results
The Wesmen made their way to Calgary this weekend and faced the Calgary Dinos for some heated competition.
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Filipino all-stars play Duckworth Centre
International and local stars of Filipino basketball came out on Friday, Oct. 30, to play three exhibition games and scout talent for the Philippine Basketball Association.
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Veteran volleyball player pumped for new season
Third-year student Alix Krahn has always been passionate about sports. Inspired by her volleyball-loving family, she began playing the game when she was 12 years old.
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Good nutrition is a fundamental necessity that not everyone in Manitoba gets
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, 1.02 billion people around the world go hungry every day. That’s one in six people that are starving on a daily basis.
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Wesmen men finish fourth in Pembina Chrysler Invitational
The Wesmen men’s basketball team lost two hard-fought games to finish fourth at the 2009 Pembina Chrysler Invitational Oct. 23 to 24.
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Don’t take pomegranates for granted
Pomegranates are one of the most powerful natural sources of antioxidants. In comparison to other beverages believed to be high in polyphenol antioxidants, such as red wine, green tea and other fruit juices, pomegranate juice has been proven to contain 20 per cent greater antioxidant potency than any of these other beverages.
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Hooked on a feeling
Wesmen women’s basketball co-captain Jessica Stromberg is in her fifth year with the program. In her first four years, Stromberg has been to the Prairies Finals four times and the CanWest finals twice. In her final year, she hopes to make it to the National Championships.
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Avoiding the cold is easy if you prepare with proper clothing
Temperatures are dropping and although we hate to think about the freezing weather approaching, this is the time to start preparing ourselves to keep warm – before it really gets cold.
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Bisons win pre-season Duckworth Challenge
The University of Winnipeg Wesmen basketball and volleyball teams were taken for a rough ride at the 2009 Duckworth Challenge, which ran Oct. 6 and 7, losing the tournament to the University of Manitoba Bisons.
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Mental focus the emphasis for Kruschel
There’s no doubt that Carleen Kruschel has the skills to succeed and the focus to win.
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More than just the musical fruit, beans are nutritious and can be enjoyed in a number of ways
Beans are nutritional superstars. They are a versatile plant-based food high in both fibre and protein.
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No Duff
Today, watching Wesmen volleyball star Justin Duff, it’s hard to believe that in Grade 9 he was cut from his junior varsity team. The six-foot-seven middle hit a growth spurt during Grade 9 and tried out again in Grade 10.
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Skateboarding is not a crime
Hundreds of people flooded the Forks in plus-30 degree weather late last month to participate in Skate 4 Cancer, an all-day skateboarding event aimed at raising awareness about the disease.
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No sugar tonight: There’s no “turn-off” switch in our brains when it comes to swee
Conflicting advice regarding what we should and should not eat bombards us every day. Nicole Choptain, a certified holistic nutritionist (CHN) in Winnipeg, gives us the inside scoop.