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The Clarington/Courticc Independent. Bowmanville, Saturday, December 5, 1998 Page? LIFESTYLE TIPS Adults more active but fatter Laing, McHardy and Rohr Enter Ajax Tourney CFLRI: The Researchers in Active Liviiig One puzzling finding from the 1995 Physical Activity Monitor is that while Canadians have increased their physical activity levels to 37% from 21% since 1981. they have become fatter. According to the Monitor, conducted by the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute, 26% of Canadian adults over IS are at increased risk of developing health problems because of excess weight. The proportion of overweight Canadians increases with age and is highest among Canadians aged 45 to 64, 37% of whom arc now considered overweight. Comparisons with the 1983 and 1991 General Social Survey show a substantial increase over the past decade in the overall percentage of Canadians between 20 and 64 who arc overweight. While the increase occurred among both men and women, it has been greatest among men. Not only arc there more overweight overweight men than women (31 % versus 21%), but the percentage of men who have a healthy weight is also decreasing at a faster rate than it is among women. The proportion of men with a healthy weight has decreased steadily, from 52% in 19S5 to 38% in 1995. At the same time, the proportion of men who are overweight overweight has increased by almost 10 percentage points. In comparison, the proportion of overweight women has risen by about 7 percentage points. On the bright side, the number of underweight women has dropped to 13% from 20% during the same period. What can he done to reverse the trend toward obesity? The Institute's survey shows that the most active Canadians are the least likely to be overweight, and that those who are sedentary or active at only a low level arc the most likely to be so. About half of active Canadians arc at the recommended weight, compared with just 38% of sedentary Canadians. Participating frequently in physical physical activity also helps to maintain a healthy weight. People who arc active at least every other day, regardless of intensity or duration of activity, arc less likely to lie overweight and more likely to have a healthy weight than those who are less frequently active. These findings arc encouraging for both individuals who are currently active and those who arc less frequently active but arc contemplating increasing their participation. Just getting out and doing something at least every other day increases your chances of being at the recommended weight for your height. In adopting regular activity. expect and aim for long-term improvements in your body composition rather than a "quick fix"--a habit of physical activity will pay lifelong dividends; remember that activity sometimes sometimes improves body composition composition without showing any effect on body weight, because it increases muscle mass, which weighs more than fat mass; shift emphasis from your weight to other goals, such as enjoyable physical activity and a positive body image. More important than focusing your energies on weight is to feel well and live in a body healthy enough to enjoy life's pursuits. Stuck with a spare tire around the middle? Leave the carat home and walk. Sharinq a Healthier Future > -.pafiTiapacrmn This article is provided by the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute in collaboration with ParticipACTION. FREE TURKEYS! SAVE UP TO i i $300 on deductible of most j windshield claims plus LONJ.FRJEJLHmTMASIURKEYj Eiraa RutoGlo// 623-8451 12 Temperance Street Bowmanville Free Mobile Service Some restrictions apply. While supplies last. @JP The Laing, McHardy and Rohr Midget Toros participated participated in a tournament in Ajax on November 20, 21 and 22. On Friday, the Toros opening opening contest was against Whitby. The Toros found their early season form as they skated well and found some offence. The Toros took a l-0 lead in the first and extended it by a 4-2 margin by the end of the second period. period. Another goal by the Toros made the score 5-2 before Whitby answered with two goals in an 18 second span to close the gap to 5-4, hut the Toros held on for a 5-4 win. The Toros doing the damage were Blake Aylsworth with 2 goals, Darren Kok with 2 assists, Matt Stout I goal, Nick Smith and Chris Laton each with unassisted goals, Kyle Welsh and Jeff Ross with l assist each. Newcastle Stars Shut Out Ops The Newcastle Novice team travelled to Ops on Monday, November 23, to meet the Ops team. In the first period Newcastle opened the game with a goal by Kelly Palmatccr assisted by Andrew O'Leary. In the second second period Newcastle opened, up the lead considerably with points from Carmen Shaw with 2 goals and l assist, Nicholas Araujo with l goal and l assist, Kelly Palmatccr with l goal, Colin Kelly with l goal and Tara Watchorn with an assist. In the third period Carmen Shaw got two more goals assisted by Alex Lake and an assist by Matthew Tims. The final score was 8-0 Newcastle. A mention to the goalie for Ops, he was outstanding and managed to stop over 50 shots from the Newcastle offense. On Thursday, November 26, Newcastle played host to Manvcrs. Early in the first period, Kelly Palmatccr started started with a goal, assisted by Andrew O'Leary. Alex Lake scored twice, both times assisted by Kelly Palmatccr and once by Andrew O'Leary. Carmen Shah had two goals, one unassisted and one assisted by Nicholas Araujo. In the second period Carmen Shaw started off strong again with an unassisted unassisted goal. Kelly Palmatccr had an outstanding second period with two goals assisted by Nicholas Araujo and Andrew O'Leary. .Kelly Palmateer scored his fourth, goal, unassisted, unassisted, in the third period to end the game at 9-0. On Saturday, November 28, the team travelled to the Otonabec tournament. In the finals against Tweed for the 'A' Championship, the score was 8-l for Newcastle. The boys and girls worked hard and were congratulated for their classy play by one official official who refereed the game. Quite a compliment for 8-9 year olds. A mention must go out to Rick Palmateer and the rest of the coaching staff for setting a good example of sportsmanlike behaviour and conduct. O- h Thank You for Supporting Big Brothers of Clarington First Annual U.G.L.Y. Server Contest Big Brothers of Clarington would like to thank everyone who contributed to the success of our First Annual U.G.L.Y. Server Contest. Collectively the nine establishments were able to raise $14,384.70 for our friendship programs with the help of their generous patrons and suppliers. A special thank you to our Understanding Generous Lovable You Servers: Leslie - Bow & Fiddle Terry - Swiss Chalet Margaret - Hane's Too Paul - Eastsidc Mario's Janet - Tint's Fifth Wheel House Belinda - Silk's Cafe Sophie - Massey House Lisa - Port Darlington Marina and to the winner of the U.G.L.Y. Server Contest Michelle - King Street Bar & Grill Thank you also to the managers/owners who helped organize special events and who looked after the money each week. Martin - Bow & Fiddle George - Port Darlington Marina Kevin - Eastsidc Mario's Tracy - Silk's Cafe Tracy - Hane's Too Ashley - Swiss Chalet Kathy - Tim's Fifth Wheel Karen & Gus - Massey House Kevin - King Street Bar & Grill Big Brothers of Clarington would like to acknowledge the following restaurant owners and patrons who gave their hair to support our friendship programs: Alex Hunter Tim Powers Tom McAleese Martin Wood Thanks arc also extended to Liz Drysdalc - Hands that Heal and Bonnie - Body and Sole for donating prizes and to the local media for their promotion, Thank You Big Brothers of Clarington 0Jp O The second opponent of the tournament was the Peterborough Nationals who had beaten the Toros in their two previous meetings. The Toros continued their strong play and got good goaltending goaltending from Rob Kameka as the first period was scoreless. The Clarington boys scored twice in the second period and added another in the third to give Kameka the shutout. Jon Black, Jamie McCarthy and Ryan McKnight scored for the Toros with helpers to Matt Stout, Blake Aylsworth, Mike Harper and Kyle Welsh. The Ryder Logistic Seeks Silver Stick On Thursday evening, the Ryder Logistic "AA" Minor Bantam Toros began their quest for the Silver Stick to be played in January. They lost to arch rival Peterborough 6-0 in a game which was their poorest showing of the year. Game two had better results as they defeated Mississauga 3-2. Scoring for the Toros were Nick Boyd, Paul Garristo and Trevor Baker. Craig Sykes got the win in goal. The third game of the round robin pitted the Toros against St. Catharines. Dylan Cull had a shutout with the scoring being supplied by Ryan Smith, Mike Trotman, Paul Garristo, Chris Poison and Rob Campbell in a Toros 5-0 win. In the semi-final against Toronto East Entiers, Craig Sykes recorded a 1-0 shutout win in a game that went fourteen minutes minutes into overtime. Trevor Baker scored the winning goal and sent the Toros into the final against Mississauga. The championship championship game saw the Toros lose a hcartbreaker 3-2. Scoring the goals were Trevor Baker and Paul Garristo. Balanced scoring, aggressive defence and good goaltending made for an exciting and entertaining weekend. final score was 3-0. Markham, a league rival, was the opposition for the final round robin game which proved to be the game for first place in their division. The Toros couldn't keep up their pace from Friday and fell 5-2 to the Markham squad. As a result of their won-loss record combined with their goals for and against percentage, the Toros earned second place and would face Ajax in one semi-final. The Sunday morning match-up with Ajax was a very close, hard fought, entertaining entertaining battle which saw the Ajax squad take the lead only to have the Toros get the equalizer on four different^ occasions. Ajax lead 2-1 after ' one period, and the second period ended in a 3-3 tie. 1 Again in the third, Ajax made the score 4-3 only to have the ; Toros' Nick Smith get the tying goal with 6:25 remain- : ing. In the five minute overtime overtime period both teams had ■ chances but it was Ajax that managed to bulge the twine 1 and advance to the tournament tournament final. Scoring for the : Toros were Jeff Ross, Darren Kok, Jon Black and Nick Smith. Earning assists were ' Ryan McKnight with 3, Matt Stout with 2, and Jeff Ross. The Toros finished the tournament with a 2-2 record. 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Your Feet are "Gateways" to Your Knees, Hips and Back QUESTION: Telma, I am starting to get the idea that I should come and see you if I have flat feet and let you examine my feet. I have enjoyed three articles on flat feet. How do you mean that flat feet can cause a problem in my knees, my hips and my back? I do not quite understand understand that. Put down the newspaper newspaper and stand UP. Take your left foot, roll the arch in and keep it rolled. Now walk. Right away you'll feel a pull in your leg, either in your knee, hips or in your back. This is an example of how a flat foot affects your walk, and how your walk will, in turn, affect other areas of your body. A person person with flat feet is actually walking on his/her arches. Multiply this little demonstration demonstration by the number of steps a person will take in life, and the picture for complications from flat feet becomes very clear. Everybody rolls in on their arches when they walk, but it's only for an instant and only.to transmit the weight from our heels to our toes for "the push-off. Walking normally, the heel will strike and then we roll through the mid-foot, it flattens flattens for an instant, but then when we push off again we should be pushing pushing off with the toes. But a flat foot will cause the walker to push off the flattened arch. A strain on the knee results because the motion pulls on the knee. If left uncorrected, the muscles running from the knee to the hip are affected. Now hip pain will surface. If left uncorrected the pain will spread to the &^ymcUhej3ody^£Uy^ to compensate. Depending on the "solution" tne body tries, neck pain and headaches headaches could be just around the corner. Another possibility possibility is that a flat foot will predispose the sufferer to heel and loot problems and we talked about that in the last article. Through writing about this condition, I hope I have made my readers more aware of the dangers of leaving it untreated. We learned that children can be helped and the good news is that physiotherapy will also help adults. Where the foot is flattened flattened because the person is actually walking on their inside arch, but the arch remains in good condition, orthotics are critical to support support that arch and stop it from flattening.any further. I do, however, suggest physiotherapy as a treatment treatment before jumping into orthotics. Why? Orthotics will not correct the muscular Imbalance that has caused the flat foot. The physiotherapist physiotherapist will examine the foot, your knees and your back and will emphasize muscles that help to stabilize stabilize or correct .the flatness of the foot One of the most important sets of muscles in this case is the PELVIC, the HIP, the BACK and the ABDOMINAL muscles. 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