Calling all Active Offices
Show & Tell your Active Office. Does your office take measures to healthfully assist employees. Use ball chairs in the board room? Lunch time yoga? iamfitter.com is devoted to sharing stories of health, wellness, sports and product experiences. Submit your Active Office here. Need a little inspiration or tips on how to start your active ...
David Holm’s Olympic Dream
One of our old employee’s, David Holm has been putting his focus on making the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Follow him at www.runholm.ca and support a fellow Calgarian on his pursuit for the 5 rings.
Phil Earnhardt loves Fitterfirst
“These are good guys with a strong agenda towards educating their customers. They are the best supplier of balance/proprioception devices in North America.” Phil Earnhardt is a software engineer by training, writes a blog on floating bones, how your body works after being introduced to the benefits of Pilates. http://floatingbones.com/
Elite West U17 and 403 Select U15 Volleyball Competing at Provincial and National Championships
Elite West U17 and 403 Select U15 volleyball teams are traveling to compete in the Canadian National Volleyball Finals in Toronto, May 17 – 22, 2012. Elite West wrapped up Alberta Provincials with Silver medal and 403 Selects finished 10th this past weekend. Thank you to the parents and coaches that dedicate their time and ...
Crystal S. gets Fitter!
After watching my BFF lose 100 lbs. I finally decided that I needed to improve my life also. I weighted 232 lbs and at just 5’4″ that made me a size 24. Even though I was in my early 30′s I could barely walk up a flight of stairs. So in February of 2009 I ...
Phil Hart
Balance and Flexibility
To me, motion and movement have been the keys to feeling better as one grows older. The people around me are always suggesting to ‘hire somebody’ or ‘get a riding mower’ etc. , and I have insisted that that was a way I did not want to go! Walking twice a day, using a bongo ...
Amanda C.
is Fitter!
It was the winter of 2003 when I finally made the decision to start living a healthier lifestyle. It was a year after I had quit smoking and I hadn’t realized how much weight I had put on. I had always been a little overweight but quitting smoking allowed me to gain another 25lbs! It ...
Volleyball and Me
By Tynan
I’ve been through many different sports throughout my life starting with 5 years of downhill ski racing at Lake Louis and Sunshine. Then through me loosing some interest and the time commitment going through the roof for Racing i made a transition to Go Kart racing in the summer and Biathlon (skiing and shooting) in ...
Duane Kohut says keep moving
If you keep thinking you’re getting old, you will get old. You will never be as young as you are today, so stop whining and keep moving. By Duane Kohut
Deidra Hooper is Becoming an Athlete
Athlete was never a word I would have chosen to describe myself, but over the last few years, that is what I have become. My interests were always the arts – singing, acting, playing the piano – never athletics. But after having 2 kids, my weight was not where I wanted. So I joined the ...