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Springtime! What a beautiful rebirth; days are getting longer, the birds are singing louder, it is a pleasure to be back in this beautiful season that will lead us to summer. However, for sports and physical activities, it is an in-between. So what to do? You can’t trade in your cross-country skis for water skis overnight, so how can you keep yourself busy? Since there is more to life than sports, here are some suggestions.
Aha! Winters in Quebec!
Even though some appreciate the many fall colours, the warm summer sun and the rebirth of spring, but after a gray November, we can all say that a white blanket of snow over the ground does make for beautiful scenery. As for winter sports, there’s so much to choose from! In short, since we have such a long and beautiful winter, we might as well enjoy it!
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It’s September already! Summer vacations may be behind us, but this month gives so much to love as well. Soft and luminous days, highlights of yellow, red and orange… The autumn season will soon be upon us. However, there’s still time to have fun! The mosquitoes are almost gone and the temperatures are much more comfortable. So, why not stretch your summer into September?
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Summer is the perfect timing to bring our indoor activities outside! It is also a good moment to learn about new activities either made unavailable or unappealing by winter. Here are some of them:
In the era of chronic diseases (diabetes, hypertension, cancers, asthma, depression, etc.) constantly on the rise, partly linked to a sedentary way of life, a lot of people are looking for THE best medicine that will solve all their health issues.
September is the national month for arthritis. Did you know that this condition is the most prevalent in Canada and one of the highest causes for long lasting invalidity in the country? More precisely, it’s one in every five person that must deal with it, which equals to around six million Canadians. 10% of those are younger than 65 years old.
Through the year, employees and managers at Olympe thought a lot about behavior changes in businesses and now we wish to share the information that we gathered with businesses with our new conference on mental health. We take dive into different themes like how to identify stressful elements which deepens the resilience to organizational changes. This conference presents means to address behavioral changes in simple, jargon-free way inspired by theoretical models, management and psychology concepts otherwise difficult to obtain.
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Maybe you are wondering if a service of custom-training program for your teams is pertinent, or if it would benefit them at home or at work. This article should help you to see the different options!
Stephanie, a kinesiologist for Olympe was a teacher for an average of 15 group classes each week. She moved between locations on her bicycle even during winter. When she got a promotion to coordinator of a physical activity center, she had to let go of most of her group class. At that point she did not realize that it would have a negative impact on her physical condition.
Every way you can move is important for physical and mental health. The best way to improve those is by combining different types of training to avoid repetition and decrease the injury risks. Having fun while training and choosing complementary exercises are important. You could run for cardio and make one or two bodybuilding sessions at home to improve muscles health and end your week with an online yoga class for more flexibility. To ensure that your training is not random, here are two major advantages to having a plan tailored for you.
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