Hangtime Fitness just announced they are hosting Canada’s first ever Youth Fitness Summit at York University in Toronto on May 4th and 5th and I’m so honoured to have been invited to be a speaker alongside some of the most influential Youth Fitness Professionals in the world.

I enjoy watching Dr. John Ratey speak about the many benefits of exercise and physical activity. He's someone I like to watch and listen to on a regular basis. It's still sad that with all the current research, physical activity still takes a back seat in our schools at all levels. I think it's downright shameful and something that needs to change across the board pronto!

I had the privilege of listening to Andy Higgins deliver the keynote address at the Toronto District School Board HPE Professional Development Day recently at Monarch Park in Toronto. Over four hundred Health and Physical Education teachers were in attendance. Andy is a life-time educator whose medium has been Physical Education, Counseling, and Sport. He has coached athletes who have medaled on every international stage.

This past week I had the opportunity to attend the Canadian Sport for Life (CS4L) National Summit in Gatineau, Quebec hosted by Canadian Sport for Life. This annual Summit brings together leaders who work to enhance the quality of sport and physical activity in Canada. CS4L recognizes that quality sport and physical activity offer rich benefits to Canadian society through improved health, stronger communities, higher sporting achievement, and stronger national identity. By improving sport, CS4L aims to improve the lives of all Canadians.

I would like to thank everyone who participated in my webinar "How to Include Fitness into Sport Practices" on Tuesday, January 22 in partnership with the Coaches Association of British Columbia. The feedback received was incredible.

I’m excited to be presenting a FREE webinar How to Include Fitness Training into Sport Practices in partnership with the Coaches Association of British Columbia. The webinar will take place on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 from 6 to 7 p.m. PST.