CLINICS - SickKids Winter Running Programs

Sign up is now available for the SickKids Wellness Program's Beginner Running Program and Advanced Running Program.

There are four ways to sign up:
1) by Credit Card or PayPal just click on the 'PayPal' link at the bottom of the program description and you will be re-directed to the secure PayPal website.

2) by mail just download the Application and Health Questionnaire and mail them with a cheque for $80 payable to Tony Denford to the address below:
497 Summerpark cres,
Pickering, ON. L1V 7A8
Applications must be received before Friday February 1st.

3) in person, download the Application and Health Questionnaire and bring them with you to the first class along with payment in cash or cheque. In-person applications will be taken on a first come first served basis and this class has been capped in the past so please e-mail me before the class to secure a spot. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early for the class to ensure there are no issues with the health questionnaire.

4) in person at the SickKids Health Fair on January 30th and 31st in the Garden Terrace in the Atrium at HSC. Download the Application and Health Questionnaire and bring them with you to the Health Fair along with payment in cash or cheque. In-person applications will be taken on a first come first served basis and this class has been capped in the past.

UPDATE - SickKids New Year Advanced Class Registration Closed

Registration for the SickKids January Advanced Class is now closed.

If you missed out, please e-mail us and we will notify you early of the next session.

UPDATE - SickKids New Year Beginner Program Registration Closed

Registration for the SickKids January Beginners Class is now closed.

If you missed out, please e-mail us and we will notify you early of the next session.

NEWS - Four good habits to have

We are now well into the new year and I wonder how peoples resolutions are doing? Chances are, not so good. Most peoples resolutions fail because people don't set realistic goals and make a plan to get there.

Even if you've broken those resolutions already, don't give up. You obviously wanted to achieve them so now you need to set realistic goals and work on the plan to see them realized.

If you didn't have any resolutions there are four easy habits to adopt that can add years to your life. A new study from Cambridge University concludes that if you don't smoke, eat lots of fruits and vegetables, exercise regularly and drink in moderation you will add, on average, 14 years to your life.

Next time someone tells you that they don't have time to exercise think of all the things you could do with an additional 14 years.

For more information on how to set goals, read these articles we published earlier.

Good Luck.

NEWS - Run it or Drive it?

Unfortunately it's a fact of life that sometimes people die while exercising but it usually makes the headlines so a lot of people come to the assumption that exercise is dangerous.

Here's an interesting study in the British Medical Journal that compares mortality rates for marathons with driving over the same route.

Click Here to read the article.

NEWS - Social Responsibility Scorecard

If you've ever read the Hit The Road Corporate Profile you may have noticed the following :-

"Hit The Road prides itself on being a social enterprise and as well as the financial bottom line we also focus on the social bottom line by ensuring that the communities in which we are based benefit from our presence."

Hit The Road is proud to announce our 2007 Social Responsibility Scorecard. 2007 has been an amazing year for us being our most profitable to date but more importantly our social bottom line has been more healthy than ever.

So here are our 2007 results...
Funds donated to charity through Hit The Road programs....$2,920.
Amount of litter collected from local trails..............5 bags.
Pairs of running shoes donated............................22 Pairs.
Number of volunteer hours through Hit the Road programs...210 hours.

Beyond this many Hit The Road members raise funds and volunteered on their own time for various charities.

Congratulations to everyone who took part in our programs in 2007 and we look forward to an even better year in 2008.