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Jamie Straker, Pregnancy and Postpartum Athleticism Coach and owner of JS Fitness is helping new parents stay active with their young ones by promoting wellness activities and teaching them how to run with strollers safely during the summer. Straker provides online group fitness classes for new parents who are looking
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The following is a submitted open letter, written on Friday, Apr. 9, 2021. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Kingstonist. Dear Queen’s students, Hi, it’s nice to meet you. We’re the moms of Kingston. Or, at least, we’re speaking on behalf of a bunch
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The Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington region will be moving to the Yellow-Protect level of the COVID-19 Response Framework effective Monday, Mar. 22, 2021 at 12:01 a.m., says the Province of Ontario. The region is one of eight public health regions being moved to new levels in the COVID-19 Response
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Thanks to the continued diligence of our community, KFL&A has returned to a green status level of COVID-19 cases. This has prompted Public Health to release a statement regarding trick-or-treating in the region this Halloween. The green community status level indicates that active positive cases are rare, no active outbreaks,
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Canadian Blood Services’ (CBS) Kingston clinic is currently achieving 67 per cent of their daily blood collection goal during the month of May, compared to over 95 per cent the same time last year. “We really need to attract new blood donors in the Kingston area,” said Territory Manager Debbi
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Donate and save lives! Open at 850 Gardiners Road weekly: Tuesdays 3pm-7pm, Wednesdays 1pm-7pm, Thursdays 9am-1pm, plus Saturday 1x/month. Book your appointment at www.blood.ca or call 1-888-2DONATE.
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Donate and save lives! Open at 850 Gardiners Road weekly: Tuesdays 3pm-7pm, Wednesdays 1pm-7pm, Thursdays 9am-1pm, plus Saturday 1x/month. Book your appointment at www.blood.ca or call 1-888-2DONATE.
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With cases of COVID-19 continuing to spread across the globe, local health officials are preparing for the possibility that the virus could spread further, according to Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health The local health unit said that the measures put in place to date have been effective
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Donate and save lives! Open at 850 Gardiners Road weekly: Tuesdays 3pm-7pm, Wednesdays 1pm-7pm, Thursdays 9am-1pm, plus Saturday 1x/month. Book your appointment at www.blood.ca or call 1-888-2DONATE.
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As readers who follow this column perhaps might recall from my article from back in September, I am not a fan of New Year’s resolutions. In fact, in that article I argued the position that for many people, September 1st is a more practical and reasonable time of year to
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There is a foundational principle in fitness, exercise, and training which helps guide the optimal structure and goals of all exercise prescription. This is the SAID Principle; Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands. Very simply what this means is that the capacity of our body to move, do work, and execute
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When one is new to fitness training, or returning after a significant period of time, then considering possible programs, meeting with personal trainers, or even Googling various training protocols can seem daunting – especially when one is trying to keep track of some of the key terminology. It’s not that
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