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What Are You Made Of?

What Are You Made Of?

By Joshua Delgado The fluctuation of body weight is common. In a lifetime, our body weight goes up and down so many times it is almost impossible to keep track. There are even daily variations to our weight. Our weight changes every time we eat, sleep, go to the...

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OWC Results

OWC Results

On Sunday, April 7th, 2019 seven Centennial students participated in the Ontario Scholastic Challenge in North Bay, Ontario at Canadore College. The competition included participation from eight Ontario Colleges and Universities as well as...

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AWC Update – Spring Health Reset

AWC Update – Spring Health Reset

By: Joshua Delgado Spring is the perfect time for a health and wellness reset. The weather is improving and we all may want to start becoming more physically active especially outdoors. A great place to start is booking your annual physical...

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Do You Have Good Posture?

Do You Have Good Posture?

Even without a professional assessment, most people will be quick to answer that no, they do not have good posture. Why? Sometimes it is as obvious as a visual imbalance in the neck, shoulder and upper back area. Sometimes it is from symptoms of pain,...

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New Gym Equipment

New Gym Equipment

By Geoffrey Mosher Some big changes have come to the Fitness Centre at the Progress Campus AWC. We’ve remodeled the Fitness Centre to become more convenient. There is a new Fitness Zone with a number of new pieces of equipment, updated machines, and gear...

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New Year, New Me!

New Year, New Me!

By Ron Simeon Every year, people look to be better than they were the year before. One of the most common resolutions is “getting fit”. Getting fit can mean something different for everyone. Most commonly it's finally getting that summer body or losing...

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Bringing Home the Gold

Bringing Home the Gold

On Saturday October 6th, 2018 the Centennial Weightlifting Club participated at an open level competition in Oakville at the Radix Performance Centre. The event hosted over 50 athletes from over a dozen local weightlifting clubs including three...

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AWC Profile

AWC Profile

By Geoffrey Mosher How did you get started at the AWC? I work here so it’s an easy option. I started running in 2012 and I ran a lot for those two or three years and then I was starting to get a little bit bored. I had a couple of colleagues...

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Improve Your Sleep Habits

Improve Your Sleep Habits

By Joshua Delgado, Fitness Services Coordinator Lack of quality sleep is becoming more and more of an epidemic. While working with our members in the AWC it is one of the top problems we hear that prevents one from better results in the gym....

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Why College Students Should Workout

Why College Students Should Workout

The growing reality is that the college student lifestyle is often associated with poor food choices, poor sleeping habits, weight gain and increasingly with mental health issues. Lucky enough for students there is a simple, cost-effective way...

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