The day after the federal government approved the Trans Mountain Pipeline yet again, Raincoast’s Wild Salmon Program Director, Misty MacDuffee spoke with Mark Brennae on CFAX1070 to talk pipelines, whales, and how humans are implicated in the disappearance of species. …
Misty MacDuffee on CFAX 1070 talking about the approval of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Read more »
Come spend the morning on the water or in the woods! XTERRA Victoria is one of the toughest and most competitive races on the XTERRA Off Road Triathlon calendar. You can be a part of the action! If you have …
There are two ways to generate speed when running. One is to increase stride length and the other is to increase leg turnover. Leg turnover simply means the number of times your feet cycle through the running motion (or touch …
Just weeks after construction on the Steveston Jetty, dozens of young chinook and chum salmon were funnelled into our research nets in the Fraser estuary. It’s unusual to have such immediate results on a restoration project, and we were delighted. …
The Fraser River estuary is fragmented by structures that alter the flow of water Read more »
The mens’ pro field for the 2019 XTERRA Victoria is heating up. Last year’s champion and 2018 XTERRA Pan Am Tour Champion Brendan Rakita will be defending his title again last year’s runner up and former XTERRA World Champion Joshiah …
When we run we want to maintain a strong posture through the core and back so that our skeleton frame can support most of our weight. When we hinge at the waist (often due to pore core stability and strength) …
The importance of maintaining good posture when running Read more »
We live in a world where we are constantly asked to sit. What does that mean for our bodies? Everything from our blood, to our nerves, to our skin depend on us to move, and they are there to help …
Success! Since the removal of sections of the Steveston jetty in February, we have been sampling our new jetty ‘breaches’ and have consistently caught juvenile salmon moving through them! This is a huge success and was realized just weeks after …
Great news: juvenile salmon moving through habitats reconnected after 100 years Read more »
XTERRA Victoria and the XTERRA Victoria Trail Run are just around the corner. Are you Ready? Source https://humanpoweredracing.ca/2019/06/xterra-victoria-motivation/
The federal government’s decision to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline project is the wrong choice for endangered killer whales and for the climate emergency. Timeline Ecojustice, Living Oceans Society, Raincoast Conservation Foundation and the Trans Mountain pipeline project: January 2016 …
Passionate about ending sexualized and gender-based violence? We’re looking for someone to fill the Volunteer Organizer (Outreach Officer) position on the AVP team! This position is open to all UVic undergraduate students, and includes recruiting and training new volunteers for …
In his essay “On Parting with My Old Dressing Gown,” French philosopher Denis Diderot told about receiving an elegant, velvet robe as gift from a woman friend. Shortly thereafter, he notices that the new robe makes his drapes look shabby. …
We love getting acupunk gifts by snail mail! Pamela Gilmour, L.Ac., a fellow acupunk who San Fran CA sent us a copy of her snazzy, DIY, informative zine “Everything You Need To Know About Acupuncture”. It will make a GREAT …
T.N. is always an enthusiastic, curious and cheerful presence behind our front desk as he meets and greets acu-nappers coming and going from the clinic room. T.N. is currently studying acupuncture in Toronto ON. Source
This is W.H. & his beautiful mother L.M. about to head into their weekly acunap. Source
R.C. is a talented and empathetic individual who keeps our front desk organized like a well-oiled machine on Fridays 3 – 7pm :)… Source
Judith and Jeremy are father and daughter acu-nappers, one of our many pairs of family members who nap together and hold one another accountable to receiving self-care. Source
Practice is the single best way to nail down your nutritional strategy for a long endurance event. The more you practice your nutrition the more comfortable and confident you will become in the process. It is important to practice what …
To our loyal H&H clients, as many of your are aware, 2019 thus far has been a challenging year medically, physically, emotionally and spiritually for me. On Wednesday, June 12, I underwent an exploratory laparoscopy to further investigate a mass …
Hydration in events exceeding on hour or in very hot locations is very important. Hydration is similar to nutrition in that you want to consume small amounts frequently. Water is lost through sweat and respiration (breathing) and must be replaced. …
Hydration and the practice of taking in appropriate amounts of fluid during training. Read more »
I worked as a guide in the Great Bear Rainforest for 14 years before I managed to get a decent photo of a coastal wolf. I had seen plenty of wolves – even entire packs – but mostly fleeting glimpses, …
BC’s coastal wolves: elusive and worthy of protection Read more »
A week has passed and the team has had their rest week, but the memories of Victoria 70.3 have not faded. A group of Human Powered Racing athletes were racing on very familiar roads, even passing team member Jay Krieger’s …
Heart rate– If you know your maximum heart rate values or threshold values then it is easy to work backwards to determine an appropriate effort for different events or workouts. See Table 1 to identify what effort you should be …
