“Our wrestling program has a rich tradition of winning and that's a result of our commitment and team-first approach.”
After talking with the Newtonbrook Secondary School‘s Wrestling coach, we were left with four words that perfectly describe the wrestling program at this Toronto based high school: commitment, hard-work, talent and family.
Since November 2009, the Newtonbrook Wrestling Team has been practicing for three hours a day, three times a week and is considered the measuring stick for all other wrestling programs in the city.
After this year’s Toronto City Championship it looks as if this will continue.
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If you're an active runner, than you probably know the story of Roger Bannister and the four-minute-mile, but the truth is, it never gets old.
It’s the type of story that legends are made of, the type of story that is only heard of in fairytales and the type of story that lead a little known athlete from Middlesex, born in 1929, to become knighted by Queen Elizabeth and cemented as not only an English hero and but an exercise legend.
Throughout history there are endless stories of individuals overcoming what was believed to be ‘impossible’ to only break through and acheive something that not only is remarkable, but eventually becomes routine due to the power of
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Name: Carolyn Fauteux
Purpose: To educate people on the keys to nutrition, fitness and beauty
Goal: Bring awareness to her blog Baring Brilliance
This week’s ExerciseToronto.Com athlete of the week, Carolyn Fauteux, is an individual whose passion for health has allowed her to be successful in athletics at all levels and serves as the guiding light for her professional career today.
Fauteux, 24, is a regular contributor to health websites and blogs all over the world and has recently introduced her own blog,
Baring Brilliance, which is a platform to k
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"We want to rectify last year’s OFSAA loss, and that begins by bringing our best to the Toronto championship games.”
For the second straight year the Martingrove Collegiate Institute (MCI) Senior Boys Basketball team has won the Toronto District School Board’s West Region title with a win over George Harvey Collegiate Institute, 75 - 59.
Expectations for this year’s season were placed at a high level after the senior boy’s basketball team reached OFSAA last year only to fall short to eventual champions, St. Matthews Secondary School, in the provincial championship semi-finals.
Coach Shawn Gray credit
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Name: Lacey O'Sullivan
Team: Ryerson Rams Basketball
Program: Sociology, Year 5
This week’s ExerciseToronto.Com athlete of the week, Lacey O’Sullivan, is one of those rare talents that possesses a natural athletic ability and a passion for her game that demands results.
A starting guard for the Ryerson Rams Basketball team, the OUA’s second place team, O’Sullivan is known for her poise when carrying the basketball and her strong defensive skills without it.
Her combination of offensive and defensive skill is integral to the success of the team explains Rams head
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Toronto's Yoga Studios Look to Bring Positive Energy Back to the Community
Down Ward Dog... Happy Baby Pose... Warrior...
Yoga has become one of the hottest fitness crazes of the last ten years, stretching and strengthening the muscles, all while developing positive energy to use throughout daily life. Building on the concept of creating positive energy through each practice, yoga studios have started to translate this energy, giving back to the community with the introduction of karma classes.
There are a number of yoga studios throughout the city now offering karma classes, including
Moksha Yoga Uptown, who introduced the karma class almost
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“It is not a stretch at all to believe that everyone and anyone can uniquely make a powerful difference in this world in his or her community.”
Andrew Okashimo, 1/20/2010
This week’s ExerciseToronto.Com athlete of the week is an athlete with a purpose. Since finding a cause he is passionate about, Andrew Okashimo hit the street’s running – literally - to make a difference.
Lacing up his cross-trainers and possessing a goal to raise awareness for the Toronto Sick Kids Foundation, Andrew Okashimo, is running 10 km, six times a week for six months. “Ultimately, my goal is to encourage others, bring awareness (to The Sick Kids
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