After a small hiatus in blogging I’d like to tell you about
what happened about a month ago.
In April, we kicked off the 17th annual Bentall
Kennedy Fitness Month which involved 29 fitness & wellness events in 30 days
for 240 corporate employees involving all types of physical activity, eating
right, and team spirit!
The events commenced with the Bentall Centre Athletic Clubs
head to toe Health and Fitness Appraisal (HFA) which helps the participants
reveal their body’s current state of wellness regarding body composition,
musculoskeletal fitness, lifestyle habits, and vital signs. The rest of the
programming involved: a fiercely
competitive 5 week Wallyball tournament (indoor Volleyball), The Vancouver 10km
Sun Run and training camp, indoor rock climbing, a North Shore hike to Quarry
Rock, a Ski and Snow day at Mt. Seymour, Yoga, Boxing, Golf, Frisbee Golf, and
8 bootcamp style core, spin, and fitness classes.
Now that’s variety.
I’m pleased to report that 40 of our most regular
participants made a log of their physical activity during April’s fitness month
events which tallied up to 224 attendances and 881 hours of physical activity.
Yeah! That’s what I call a work/lifestyle balance.
That means on average we had about 22 hours of exercise of
per person for the week of April. Great stuff, however our overall goal is to
encourage people to get active every day for about an hour, which on average
leaves us a few hours short per person this year.
However, some far exceeded this expectation… and I’d like to
give a big congratulations to David Kwan for being out top participant and
logging 45 hours of activity and a whopping 85 points. Hooo Raaah David!
Lastly, it’s great to be involved with a company such as
Bentall Kennedy who is very conscientious about their employee’s wellness and
encourage participation in fun and engaging fitness programs like this, and
also who welcome the families to be involved as much as possible for the
fitness events.
In closing I’d like to communicate to you the message endorse
to all of our clients and that is: to
get active, eat healthy, and be regular about it. Feelin’ good is worth it. And
the best way to get feel good is to get regular exercise, stretch often, and
watch what (and how much) you eat from time to time.
Cheers
Cameron – Fitness Month Leader.
Registered Kinesiologist
Athletic Director – The Bentall Centre Athletic club
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