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L’ElliptiGo, l’original de la planète vélo

Avant même de sortir de la maison pour prendre la route sur l'ElliptiGo, la nature de la «bête» m'est apparue clairement. Casque, maillot et gants cyclistes enfilés, j'étais pourtant en short de jogging à lacer mes espadrilles de course… Définitivement, le vélo elliptique est un étonnant croisement des deux disciplines.

JEAN-SÉBASTIEN MASSICOTTE, Le Soleil, le 22 mai 2013.

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Vivez-vous en harmonie avec votre ventre ? Donnez à votre ventre l’attention qu’il mérite – Le 29 mai, c’est la Journée mondiale de la santé digestive

Un sondage effectué par Ipsos Marketing en avril dernier et réalisé en collaboration avec Danone Canada et Isabelle Huot, docteure en nutrition, nous indique que 69 % des Canadiens (et 76 % des Québécois) souffrent d'inconforts digestifs. Le 29 mai est la Journée mondiale de la santé digestive et l'occasion parfaite de sensibiliser les gens sur l'importance de prendre les mesures nécessaires pour vivre en harmonie avec leur ventre.

CNW Telbec, le 23 mai 2013.

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Fewer kids commuting by foot, bike, report finds

The latest Active Healthy Kids Canada report card on physical activity for children and youth and assigns a “D” grade for Active Transportation and notes that 62 per cent of five- to 17-year-olds use only “inactive modes” of transportation to get to and from school.

Kelly Murumets, president and CEO of ParticipACTION, says that by driving kids to school and to sports, parents are robbing their kids of an opportunity to get a little more exercise into their days. Jennifer Cowie Bonne, CEO of Active Healthy Kids Canada, says schools can help by organizing safe walk-to-school travel plans, as well as provide bike racks outside their buildings.

Angela Mulholland, CTVNews.ca , May 21, 2013

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Hockey Night in Canada’s Play On! Joins the True Sport Movement

The True Sport Movement is pleased to welcome Hockey Night in Canada’s Play On! The 2013 edition of the Hockey Night in Canada Play On! street hockey tournament marks its tenth anniversary and will officially set the Guinness record for World Largest Street Tournament.

Play On! features recreational and competitive four-on-four street hockey tournament divisions for boys, girls, men, and women of all ages and skill levels. Each tournament also includes a corporate division.Teams consist of four to seven players. Trophies and other great prizes will be awarded to the winning teams in each division.

Events will take place in twenty-one cities across Canada over a nine-week period in May and June before celebrating the National Championships in fall 2013.

The hockey festival not only promotes good sport, but it is also in support of Right To Play, a charitable organization whose mission is to use sport and play to educate and empower children and youth to overcome the effects of poverty, conflict, and disease in disadvantaged communities.

True Sport News Release, May 21, 2013

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Are Canadian parents driving kids to inactivity?

The 2013 Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card found that only 28 per cent of kids walk to school, down from 58 per cent when their parents were the same age. It also found that kids walk for an average of 11 minutes each day, and a mere five per cent of five-to-17-year-olds meet the Canadian physical activity requirements.

Kelly Murumets, president and CEO of ParticipAction, said schoolchildren can add 20 to 30 minutes of physical activity by walking or wheeling to and from school.

Reyhana Heatherington, CTV British Columbia, May 21, 2013

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