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North Face Endurance Challenge Event
The North Face today announced that ultra-marathon man Dean Karnazes will join local Kansas City runners on June 25 for a Fun Run in anticipation of The North Face Endurance Challenge road event in August. 100 Most Influential People in the World On June 25, Kansas City residents are invited to join Karnazes at 10:00 [...]
The North Face today announced that ultra-marathon man Dean Karnazes will join local Kansas City runners on June 25 for a Fun Run in anticipation of The North Face Endurance Challenge road event in August. 100 Most Influential People in the World On June 25, Kansas City residents are invited to join Karnazes at 10:00 AM for a fun run starting at The North Face retail store in Country Club Plaza and stay at the Neptune Courtyard to hear about his recent LIVE! with Regis and Kelly Run Across America, in which he ran 40-50 miles a day for more than 75 consecutive days. The event will feature live music, food and festivities from 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM and Karnazes will be signing copies of his bestselling book, RUN! 26.2 Stories of Blisters and Bliss. Full Post…
Grade 4 students with more nutritional sense than Health Canada
You know how our Food Guide includes chocolate milk as a milk source see photo up above? And how that inclusion leads school boards, health organizations and health professionals to defend chocolate milk’s consumption? Full Post…
You know how our Food Guide includes chocolate milk as a milk source see photo up above? And how that inclusion leads school boards, health organizations and health professionals to defend chocolate milk’s consumption?
Happy Summer! Top 5 Summertime exercises
There’s few exercises you can do that work the body better than a good swim.Its officially the first day of summer! Yes, many ice cream shops around the state may be giving out free scoops, but Im offering free exercise advice that makes you look better than it tastes. Here are my top 5 summertime [...]
There’s few exercises you can do that work the body better than a good swim.Its officially the first day of summer! Yes, many ice cream shops around the state may be giving out free scoops, but Im offering free exercise advice that makes you look better than it tastes. Here are my top 5 summertime workouts:
Rollerblading: This fun activity increases the blood flow throughout your entire body and you can burn up to 1,000 calories after an hour of rollerblading. It also improves balance and coordination and strengthens your leg muscles.
Hiking: Its a great for cardiovascular health and speeding up the metabolism.
Shouldn’t Health Check at least check calories?
Health Check, the woefully underpowered Heart and Stroke Foundation front-of-package program that encourages Canadians to consume processed foods and meals out, should listen to their social media folksApparently Health Check has folks who are, “listening online with an ear to conversations about eating habits, food sources and preparation, and nutritional hot points such as fat [...]
Health Check, the woefully underpowered Heart and Stroke Foundation front-of-package program that encourages Canadians to consume processed foods and meals out, should listen to their social media folksApparently Health Check has folks who are,
“listening online with an ear to conversations about eating habits, food sources and preparation, and nutritional hot points such as fat and sodium”
What’d they hear?Well according to their blog post,
“Calories are the number one topic of conversation 32% followed by fibre and carbohydrates 14% each, and sodium and fat 11% each Other topics include added sugars, oils, cholesterol, and saturated and trans fats”
So let’s seeIs the nutritional determinant of health that Canadians are most concerned about online a determinant of Health Check?NopeSure, there are many things that go into an evaluation of whether a food’s a healthy choice or not, but no doubt in a country where it’s abnormal to have a healthy body weight, calories at least ought to be one of themOf course so should so many other thingsGenerally Health Checks are awarded on the basis of a product’s scores in only 3-5 different nutrient areasContrast that with Nuval, a robust front-of-package program that scores more than 30 including calories, and you might have a sense as to why I describe Health Check as woefully underpowered
