It seems it’s not just the winning Olympic athletes that are grabbing the media’s spotlight these days. Politicians have been getting their time on TV, on the internet, and in the papers. If you’re Ujjal Dosanjh being interviewed by Stephen Colbert, then the attention is a good thing, even if you’re one of theoe people who doesn’t understand sarcasm (believe me, this concept is lost on some). Continue Reading…
Have you ever climbed a mountain before? I haven’t. But I have gone to one of those indoor climbing walls. The way that knobby, craggy surface made my entire body feel has kept me from returning to the sport for, oh, about four years now. I’ve thought about throwing myself onto a real rock face before, but the physical toll and tragic news like this one on Mount St. Helen’s push rock climbing further down on my bucket list. Continue Reading…
Watching the world’s top athletes push their bodies to the limit makes me ponder how little physical activity I’m getting.
I, like so many Canadians, have become a couch potato watching the 2010 Winter Olympics on TV.
The most activity I got this weekend was when I stood up to celebrate our first Gold Medal on Canadian soil. I quickly sat down after that.
Despite my deplorable lack of physical activity this weekend, I know sitting in front of the TV all weekend is the rule, not the exception for many British Columbians. If you’re getting into your later years, physical activity can be difficult, and watching TV isn’t. A nutritionist on Vancouver Island wrote an interesting article about the challenges the elderly face when it comes to preventing injury.
My parents are getting older, and they’ve changed their lifestyle to accommodate life changes like a growing lack of mobility. Preventing injury for the elderly is important considering statistics like,
“…People over 50 who have a hip fracture are dead within one year”
If you’re getting older or you know someone who is, what tips do you have for keeping the older generation safe from injury?
