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You're beautiful -
Good Posture is Key
Learn to Snowshoe
on Mt Seymour
Manning
Mark Retreat
for Women on X-country skies and snowshoes
Gaia Princess
Adventures
Travel royally.
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Body Ball
Workshops
coming up:
December 8-9, 2007
Winnipeg, MB
14 Primary Credits MTAM
January 26-27, 2008
Calgary, AB
14 Primary Credits MTAA
February 16-17, 2008
Vancouver, BC
14 Primary Credits CMTBC
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Gaia Adventures' Mission:
We provide leadership, direction and support to help women achieve optimum
living.
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Best
wishes to all of you for the new year.
GAIA Adventures
wishes to thank all of our clients and well-wishers
for
your support during
our 10 years in business.
It has been our pleasure
to help you achieve your
dreams and love your
life.
Catherine
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Gaia
eNewsletter December 2007
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GAIA ADVENTURES FOR WOMEN
AN INVITATION TO LOVE YOUR LIFE
Personal Training | Body Ball Workshops
| Adventures for Women | Corporate Team Building
You're Beautiful
- Good Posture is Key |
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Nothing is more enjoyable than getting
up each morning and having your body feeling strong,
limber and refreshed. Good posture may be the single
most important reason for this, and we should not take
it for granted.
What is good posture? Posture is the position in which you hold
your body upright against gravity while standing, sitting or lying
down. Good posture involves training your body to stand, walk,
sit and lie in positions where the least strain is placed on supporting
muscles and ligaments during movement or weight-bearing activities.
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Good posture
is a life-long habit worth developing. It is simple and
do-able, something that is good for you and easy to do,
at your desk, at home, or even lying in your bed. Good
posture can help in many ways, for instance: |
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Helps to keep bones and joints in
the correct alignment so that muscles are being used
properly
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Helps decrease the abnormal wearing
of joint surfaces that could result in arthritis
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Decreases the stress on the ligaments
holding the joints of the spine together
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Helps prevent the spine from
becoming fixed in abnormal positions
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Alleviates fatigue because muscles
are being used more efficiently, allowing the body
to use less energy
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Helps prevent strain or overuse
problems
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Helps prevent backache and muscular
pain
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Helps with better breathing and
well-being
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Contributes to a good appearance
and makes you feel and look better
The key to maintaining good posture is regular
stretching and core strengthening. Be sure
to include a full body stretching routine throughout
the day to help reduce muscle tension, improve circulation
and help reduce stress and fatigue.
Add core training to
your exercise routine, using body ball, pilates exercises,
isolation exercises such as the "plank" and "side
plank". You will feel better and look fabulous.
Try a personal fitness training session with us and improve your
posture and fitness.
[ More
on Personal Fitness Training... ] Call us at 604.875.0066.
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Learn
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Activity Level:
Intensity:
Date:
Duration:
Cost:
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Easy, Introduction to
Winter Hiking with
Snowshoes
3 to 5 km, 2.5 hours, 255m (895 ft)
Saturday, January 5
Half day, 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM
$60 plus GST/person
Price includes: Training and guide.
Snowshoe rentals extra.
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Snowshoe the most popular trails
of the North Shore. Learn how to fit and select your snowshoes,
how to hike efficiently, up and down the trails safely, and get
the insiders' scoop on where to go for spectacular views - a
great start of your winter training.
[ Register online using
the secure registration form ] |
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Winter
Retreat for Women:
Cross Country Ski & Snowshoe in Manning
Park |
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Activity Level:
Date:
Duration:
Cost:
Save $30 |
Moderate, Classic
Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing
Weekend, January 18 to 20
Weekend Retreat for Women
$485 + GST/person
$455 + GST/person Gaia Club and
Early Bird rate until December 20
Price includes:
Transportation, shared accommodation in 4-star Manning Park Lodge room,
healthy lunches, guiding and trail fees. Other meals and rentals extra. |
Our tour begins early Friday afternoon. [
Details... ]
Or paste this link into your browser: http://www.gaiaadventures.com/winter2008.html
[ Register online using
the secure registration form ] |
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Gaia's
Princess Adventures 2008
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* Join
a group with Marylee Stephenson, author of "The
Essential Guidebook to the Galapagos Islands" (Mountaineers
Books) - with the option of a guided tour of the Highlands
of Ecuador (haciendas, markets, villages, light
hikes) and four days in a rainforest lodge. In
April. SOLD OUT.
Please apply for the 2009 tour. |
* Hike
Zion
Canyon: Imagine
the Grand Canyon on a smaller scale and you will
begin to understand the beauty and uniqueness of
Zion Canyon in Utah. The name “Zion” means a place
of peace and refuge, a desert with massive
multi-coloured vertical cliffs and deep canyons and
spectacular, accessible wilderness, making it possible
for all fitness levels to experience it's splendours.
June 5 - 11, 2008.
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* Hike,
Zip Line, Yoga and Spa: Hike
in the alpine and Joffres Lake, Zip
Line, Yoga and experience the Spa at
the world famous Whistler with
overnights in first-class accommodations. August 2008. |
* Hike
Juan de Fuca Marine Trail, "the other
west coast trail" on southern Vancouver Island,
with overnights at Sooke Harbour House and Soul Creek
Lodge in Port Renfrew. September 2008. |
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