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  1. Shape Up workshop this Sat Dec 5th - get ready to tackle the holiday season with a healthy weight! to register go to www.peakperformance.ca
  2. Women runners with stress fractures do not have weaker bones, they have smaller and weaker calf muscles (MSSE, December, 2009).
  3. Young women who drink five sugared colas per week are 22 percent more likely to develop diabetes during pregnancy (Diabetes Care. Dec 2009)
  4. Swimming and cycling, can help to protect healthy or already-damaged knee cartilage - good news for women on wheels!
  5. Sport nutrition workshop Nov 28th cancelled - I am away. Next one is Dec 19th 1-4 pm register at www.peakperformance.ca
  6. Nov 7th Women's Only workshop will include the tests women should get done to ensure optimal peri-menopausal health www.peakperformance.ca.
  7. I froze my feet cycling 2 day - keep your tootsies warm this winter http://bit.ly/2mLCYN
  8. Week #4 with Carleton Ravens women's hockey team - success on the road with powerfuel nutrition!
  9. Energy balance/body comp workshop this Sat 9-12 in Ottawa. Check it out www.peakperformance.ca under "workshops".
  10. Week #3 and the team is almost down to the final roster - these Carlteon women hockey players have been working hard!
  11. Week #2 with the Carleton Ravens Women's Hockey team. Phew! We all need the weekend to refuel, rest up and recover, coaches inlcuded!
  12. Week #1 with Carleton Women's hockey team - the vets! The rookies come next week to join the tryouts - be well hydrated and well fueled!
  13. Ibuprofen and other NSAIDs (taken before or after exercise) delay healing of damaged muscles (British Journal of Sports Med, Aug 2009).
  14. Energy Balance/Body Composition workshop Sept 12th - get a body comp analysis done and find out how much you need to eat to lose extra fat
  15. 900 women have done the 1st ever Canadian women runners survey. Have you? Go to www.irunwomen.ca to see if you qualify to participate.
  16. MCT's are from tropical oils. MCT's do not contain essential fats and should not be used to replace healthy fats found in vegetable oils.
  17. Vitamin D is important for health & performance - are you getting enough? A simple blood vitamin D test will tell you - ask your MD today!
  18. Canadian Women Runners Survey is up to 700 women! If you run and are a woman - go to www.irunwomen.ca to do the survey too!
  19. 20 min walking lowers high BS levels in out of shape diabetics far more when done after eating dinner than before eating (JAMDA 07-09)
  20. Posting calories and nutrients on menus may help Canadians make healthier food choices http://www.dietitians.ca/news