TELL YOUR NEW YEARS RESOLUTION TO "TAKE A HIKE"

TORONTO, Dec. 28 /CNW/ - For gym owners, the happiest time of the year is January - when holiday cheer turns to regret and many renew their pledge to finally get in shape. 

This year, we'd like to provide your readers with a better approach to their New Years resolutions…  Escaping outdoors and embracing Ontario's winter wonderlands to help shed unwanted weight or kick-start your 2011 fitness plan.

Consider that on average, outdoor activities like cross-country skiing and snowshoeing burn 20 percent more calories than the treadmill.  With that in mind, it's time to stop wasting money on under-used gym memberships or exercise equipment and get outside where the health benefits are just as good - if not better. 

We'd be pleased to coordinate an "interactive" interview in the snow with Collingwood-based holistic fitness coach, Sarah Heipel who can demonstrate and speak to the whole health (and fun!) benefits of winter activities. 

Great ideas for activities with Sarah include:

• Hitting snowshoe or cross-country ski trails at Horseshoe Valley (in Barrie) and/or Collingwood for a first-hand tutorial
• The ultimate workout with a view - snowshoeing across Ontario's longest suspension bridge overlooking the Niagara Escarpment (at Blue Mountain)
• Ideal ways to unwind post workout when you're in snow country (hot tubbing, cocoa by the fire, decadent and therapeutic spas in the area)

Sarah can speak to:

• The health benefits of working out outdoors in addition to / or instead of at the gym
• How to get the most out of your winter workout 
• Proper winter dressing, hydrating and fuelling for a winter workout
• Ways to get the entire family moving -  outdoor fitness for every age group

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For further information:

to arrange an interview or coordinate a trip to the regions mentioned above, please contact:
Lisa Raffaele | O: 416.360.6522 x351 | C: 647.896.0743 | [email protected]