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May 1, 2007
CPR Saves 2007 Sun Run Participant
Imagine the joy of having just finished running your first 10K race, then the sudden horror of looking over your shoulder and seeing another participant collapse unconscious.
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April 3, 2007
SportMedBC Staff Update
Brendan Stabeno and Marise Okruhlica join the SportMedBC team.
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March 29, 2007
Canada Games - Athlete Nutrition in Whitehorse
This is the story of the TeamBC sport dietitian on-site at the Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse.
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March 10, 2007
Walking for Fitness: Reviewed by the Toronto Star
So, what's the status of all those resolutions you made in January? Have you gone on that diet? Started exercising? If working out was on your list and you haven't done anything yet, here is a book that may help get you motivated.
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January 28, 2007
Healing Hands: Coaches Team Up for Sports First-Aid
Quesnel Youth Soccer Association coaches take sports first-aid and taping course at QYSA, to develop the knowledge to tape like a pro and handle emergency situations with ease.
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January 15, 2007
Nordic Walking a Sun Run InTraining Option for 2007
If you frequent popular hiking, walking, or running areas, chances are you have witnessed one of the six million people in the world who are caught up in the “Nordic Walking Movement.”
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January 1, 2007
Honour Your Health (HYHC) Takes the Sun Run Challenge
Recently, SportMedBC has expanded the success of their run/walk clinics creating the Aboriginal InTraining program also known as the Honour Your Health Challenge.
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December 1, 2006
SportMed Nutrition Supports Women's Professional Tennis Tour
SportMedBC’s registered dietitian, Jennifer Gibson recently traveled to Zurich, Switzerland as part of the Sony Ericsson Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour to support the worlds top 50 female professional tennis players.
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December 1, 2006
SortMedBC Supports Whitecaps Youth
Some of BC’s best young soccer players received help from SportMedBC’s team of practitioners earlier this fall before facing off against the best in Canada and the U.S.
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October 1, 2006
Vancouver Sun Run Hearts-in-Training a Success
"The hearts-in-training program was a clear motivator for me to improve the quality of my life and to stay committed to a healthy and active lifestyle."
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July 11, 2006
Seminar Launch - Cooking with Coaches
This spring, SportMedBC’s Registered Dietitian Jennifer Gibson put on her chef’s hat and taught 16 national snowboard coaches simple and straightforward recipes for fueling young athletes while traveling for competition.
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June 30, 2006
SportMedBC Honoured by the BC Medical Association
In June SportMedBC received the BC Medical Association’s Excellence in Health Promotion citation as we celebrated the 11th year of our InTraining for the Vancouver Sun Program.
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April 29, 2006
False Creek InTraining Clinic Celebrates 10th Anniversary
False Creek InTraining Clinic Coordinator Paul Porter talks to SportMedBC about his journey to create a run/walk culture among the 90 participants in the clinic he coordinates for SportMedBC.
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April 1, 2006
SportMed Performance develops program for BC Golf Association
In March 2006, SportMedBC organized a camp for the British Columbia Golf Association’s (BCGA) Senior Women’s team.
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February 20, 2006
2010 Chief Medical Officer Builds Gold Medal Medical Team
It takes a special kind of person to lead the medical team for the Olympic Games. And when Vancouver takes centre stage in 2010, it’ll take someone with the right balance of experience and knowledge to bring home medical gold. Cue Dr. Jack Taunton.
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May 26, 2005
SportMedBC Dietitian Joins Canada Games Team
SportMedBC’s Registered Dietitian Dallas Parsons will join Team BC at the 2005 Canada Summer Games.
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February 7, 2005
SportMed Nutrition
On September 30, 2004 SportMedBC in partnership with Usana Health Sciences unveiled a major program to support Canada’s High Performance athletes
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Going For Gold - SportMed Performance Programs for Team BC
In lead up to the 2005 Canada Summer Games, Moberg-Parker worked closely with SportMedBC to ensure that the majority of BC’s promising young sailors received the best support available through the SportHealth program.
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