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In the News
FEEL THE POWER FEEL FIT ADDS A NEW PARTNER AND NEW SITE!
Heart and Stroke Foundation of
Ontario Hamilton
Public Library, Red Hill Branch
HAMILTON, ON – May 5, 2008 – With support from a new partner, the Feel the Power Feel Fit Club is reaching out to more women in Hamilton. The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario is joining other partners in the community just as the program is expanding to a new site at the Red Hill Branch of the Hamilton Public Library.
Feel the Power Feel Fit Club provides women who live or work in Hamilton with free opportunities and resources to become physically active. It is funded by Healthy Living Hamilton and already supported by the City of Hamilton Public Health Services, City of Hamilton Community Services, YWCA Hamilton, Canadian Diabetes Association, and K-LiteFM.
On Wednesday, May 7, the Club is launching a new site at the Red Hill Branch of the Hamilton Public Library. As a source of inspiration for many personal pursuits, the library serves as a natural meeting place for the community. The site will allow the Club to reach women in a familiar setting and help decrease the barriers to participating in physical activity such as transportation, access, and inconvenience. Access to free programs such as the Feel the Power Club connects women with the information they need to advance their personal fitness goals. All women are invited to the Red Hill Branch, 695 Queenston Road at 7:00 – 8:00 p.m on May 7 to learn more about the Club and how regular physical activity can fit into their busy schedules.
The launch will also welcome the Heart and Stroke Foundation as a new partner. The Heart and Stroke Foundation is a volunteer-based health charity that leads in eliminating heart disease and stroke through the advancement of research, promotion of healthy living, and advocacy. The partnership with the Feel the Power Feel Fit Club is strongly linked to the HSFO mission, to promote healthy living and collaborate with community partners to eliminate heart disease and stroke. It has been widely supported in the literature that regular physical activity reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke. This partnership will promote physical activity as 47% of Hamilton residents are physically inactive.
The Feel the Power Feel Fit Club is currently offered at the Ottawa Street YWCA and the Main Hess Seniors Centre. For more information about the events or Club, please visit the Healthy Living Hamilton website at www.doitwell.ca
Media Contact:
Gail Dowling , Physical Activity Specialist
Public Health Services (905) 546-2424, ext. 7174
FEEL THE POWER FEEL FIT expanding to Main Hess Seniors Recreation Centre
HAMILTON, ON - June 11 2007 - Feel the Power Feel Fit Club is expanding. The club, which provides women who live or work in Hamilton with free opportunities and resources to become physically active, is proudly announcing its expansion to the Main Hess Community & Main Hess Seniors Centre effective Tuesday, June 18. Feel the Power Feel Fit is funded by Healthy Living Hamilton and developed by the City of Hamilton Public Health Services , YWCA Hamilton, and the Canadian Diabetes Association.
Ward 2 Councilor Bob Bratina will be in attendance to assist with the launch. All women are invited to the Main Hess Seniors Centre, 181 Jackson St, W. from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. to learn more about how to fit regular physical activity into their lifestyle. The event will also include interactive physical activity session, information about club membership, heart healthy refreshments, and door prizes.
To become a member, women complete a six-week physical activity log to record their activity. Based on “Canada’s Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Active Living”, women should be aiming to be active for a minimum of four days per week, 30 minutes a session. Women will then receive a membership package entitling them gifts, discounts, attendance to physical activity opportunities throughout the city and more. Physical Activity Logs will be available on Tuesday, June 18. For more information about the event, Club or to obtain a copy of a log, please visit the Healthy Living Hamilton website at www.doitwell.ca. Or call Louanne McClemont at 905-546-2424 ext. 2012.
Media Contact:
Louanne McClemont, (905) 546-2424, ext. 2012
Recreation Assistant (Main Hess Seniors Centre)
Recreation Outreach Worker (City Housing Hamilton)
FEEL THE POWER FEEL FIT ADDS A NEW PARTNER!
Canadian Diabetes Association!
HAMILTON , ON – February 12, 2007 – Feel the Power Feel Fit Club, funded by Healthy Living Hamilton and developed by the City of Hamilton Public Health Services and YWCA Hamilton, provides women who live or work in Hamilton with free opportunities and resources to become physically active. The Club is proudly announcing their new partnership with the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA).
The CDA works to prevent diabetes and improves the quality of life of those affected. The partnership with the Feel the Power Feel Fit Club is very timely given that in December 2006; the United Nation recognized diabetes as a global pandemic as more than two million Canadians suffer from the disease. It has been widely supported in the literature that regular physical activity reduces the risk of chronic diseases including type 2 diabetes.
On Thursday February 22nd, the Club is hosting a free Diabetes Prevention Information session. All women are invited to the YWCA Hamilton, 52 Ottawa Street North at 6:30 – 8:30 p.m to learn more about how regular physical activity and proper nutrition can prevent or control diabetes. The event will feature keynote speaker, Karin Swift, Public Programs & Service Coordinator, CDA, interactive stretching session, information about club membership, heart healthy refreshments, and door prizes.
The Feel the Power Feel Fit Club has ongoing membership. To become a member, women complete a six-week Physical Activity Log to record their activity. Based on “ Canada ’s Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Active Living”, women should be aiming to be active for a minimum of four days per week, 30 minutes a session. Women will then receive a membership package entitling them gifts, discounts, attendance to physical activity opportunities throughout the city and more. Physical Activity Logs will be available on February 22nd. For more information about the event, Club or to obtain a copy of a log, please visit the Healthy Living Hamilton website at www.doitwell.ca.
Media Contact:
Gail Dowling , Physical Activity Specialist
Public Health Services (905) 546-2424, ext. 7174
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