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Winter Sports Are Badass
Posted by Lynne R Kamm in GYM BAGS on March 1, 2010
Seriously. Has anyone taken stock of the events at the winter games versus the summer games?
Summer Games: hurdles, gymnastics, cycling, swimming, tennis, badminton, shot put…
Vancouver Changed Forever
Posted by Lynne R Kamm in GYM BAGS on March 1, 2010
Normally we Canadians are so afraid of appearing narcissistic that we apologize even for our very existence. Pride in who we are and where we are from was an infectious maple leaf fallout from the Vancouver Games. So did our pride make us arrogant? Pompous? Obnoxious? No. Our newfound confidence spurred a tiny miracle… conversation.
Right To Play
Posted by Lynne R Kamm in GYM BAGS on February 12, 2010
Attending Right to Play symposium at UBC was a humbling reminder of the profound impact sports can have in developing countries. Game play can help grow a community, offer positive mentorship, create gender equality, promote health, build confidence and is a highly effective educational tool.
Eddie the Eagle, Jamaican Bobsled, Eric the Eel
Posted by Lynne R Kamm in GYM BAGS on January 26, 2010
Who will carry on the torch at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver as being the lovable, not coached, untrained, underdog? Here are the past ‘athletes’ who won our hearts:
On the Edge_Olympic Athletes
Posted by Lynne R Kamm in GYM BAGS on January 25, 2010
If you don’t push to the limit to climb onto that podium, then someone else will… but is the cost to the athletes for those moments of fame and glory just to high?
Grunter
Posted by Lynne R Kamm in GYM BAGS on September 14, 2009
grunt (gr
nt) v. grunt·ed, grunt·ing, grunts
1. To utter a deep guttural sound, as a hog does.
Secret Nod
Posted by Lynne R Kamm in GYM BAGS on September 3, 2009
I have taken up running. And I am confused.
Someone tell me why other runners nod when you go by? Is this a runners secret bat signal? Does it mean we all meet later at the pub for poutine and Bud lime? ‘Cause that’s what I’m hoping. Or is it a weird twitch? I don’t want to suffer all this cardio just to develop a freaky twitch.
Free to Be Yoga
Posted by Lynne R Kamm in GYM BAGS on September 2, 2009
Yoga makes me violent.
I know. I just proclaimed I’m a staunch pacifist. Few things tilt me to the boiling point. Yoga being one.
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