Category: Sport Manitoba

The early stages of your child’s life are some of the most important, and setting them up for success can involve something you may be unaware of: physical literacy.   What is Physical Literacy? Physically literate children are those who are encouraged and enrolled in physical activities at a young age. Living an active lifestyle…

Author Sean Grassie and sports journalist Judy Owen discuss Iconic Stories from 150 Years of Sport in Manitoba, a book that captures the rich sport heritage in our province. The book will be available for purchase later this summer.    

Keeping healthy while holed up at home can be hard, but it can also be rewarding and fun.  If you want to stay active and live a healthy lifestyle while staying home, here’s a few tips to help you meet your goals.   Fitness   Gyms were among the first facilities to shut down –…

Hey everyone! Thanks for checking out another Fit Kids blog. We hope everyone is still doing okay with the whole stay-at-home thing. In case you are getting bored of the same old activities, we’ve got some more options for you to keep you active: Apps Fitness RPG is a cool new app that turns walking…

Our Fitness Centre Manager Giulia De Leo and our two Sport Performance Specialists Jeff Wood and Neal Prokop stop by to offer advice to people who are working out at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.  

Hi! Our Fit Kids Healthy Kids team is back with some more great suggestions on how to keep you and your family active during this challenging time. Here is what we have for you this week: Games Bean Bag Body Balance is a simple game you can play at your home. All you need is…

Keeping your kids active and pre-occupied is difficult enough at the best of times, never mind during these challenging circumstances we are in right now. Our Fit Kids Healthy Kids team understands this. Therefore, we’re trying to give you as many relevant resources as we can. Here’s the latest: Games We’ve got a couple more…

During these challenging times, our Fit Kids Healthy Kids team is committed to helping keep you and your family active! With our in-person training and programming as well as our Motion Zones all currently on hold, here are some games and resources to consider during the next few days: Painter’s Tape Obstacle Course This is…

Official of the Year Nominees: Peter Manastyrsky  – Soccer Peter Manastyrsky is a National Assistant Soccer Referee. In 2019, he officiated for the Canadian Premier League. He worked Valour FC games in Winnipeg, but also travelled across Canada to officiate other matches. His top three assignments for 2019 included a Canadian championship game, an International…

World Junior Curling Champions Jacques Gauthier and Mackenzie Zacharias reflect on their recent gold medal wins in Russia, their curling idols, growing up in curling families, and their goals for the future.