Introduction to Urban Poling

Curious about the walking pole workout? Urban poling (also known as Nordic walking)- think cross-country skiing without the skis- has toning, calorie-burning and posture benefits that have made it popular in Europe for decades and a new workout favourite in Canada. Just grab your poles and go—no need for a pricey spandex outfit or a fancy gym membership!

Here are 10 more reasons to try urban poling.

1. It whittles your waist—Your abs tighten each time you push off with your poles. That’s the equivalent of 1,000 abdominal contractions every kilometre or 1,800 each mile!
2. Your knees and hips will thank you—The poles let you offload weight from your hips and knees into your upper body. You can walk further, faster or even pain-free.
3. It revs up the calorie burning—Research proves it over and over again: urban poling burns up to 46% more calories than standard walking. Wow!
4. It sculpts your arms and shoulders—Urban poling uses 90 percent of your muscles—especially those underused upper body muscles. Hello short sleeves!
5. It helps balance your blood sugar—The full-body urban poling workout helps keep blood sugars in a healthy range.
6. You’ll straighten up and feel more confident—Your upper back muscles (the ones that pull your shoulders back) tighten each time you plant your poles and press down on the ergonomic handles.
7. It’s a fun social workout—Invite your friends, your parents & your kids to enjoy all the health benefits with you.
8. It’s an amazing stress buster—The smooth rhythmic action provides a distraction from everyday concerns and lifts your mood.
9. You can adjust the intensity—Urban poling is an energizing activity that can be enjoyed by people of any age and athletic ability. Just press on the ergonomic handles with more or less intensity to modify your pace.
10. It’s a great running alternative—Hit the trails or your neighbourhood sidewalks on your own or with a gang of friends. Urban poling offers the same year-round fresh-air experience as running—but without jarring and jostling your joints.

Join us at the North Campus on Mondays at 1:10 p.m. and Fridays at 11 a.m. to experience all the Urban Pole walking benefits. We will meet at the Athletics Customer Service desk and walk in the Arboretum or along the paved Humber River Trail.

The Global Citizen Digest magazine is looking for employee and student submissions for our upcoming issue: Is global citizenship for everyone?

Here are some points to consider:

1. Who can be a global citizen and how is global citizenship assigned?
2. What are the defining features of a global citizen?
3. Is a global citizen different from a local citizen or national citizen?
4. How social locations such as race, religion, wealth, gender, etc. impact one’s "right" to citizenship.

In a climate of rising xenophobia and populist-nationalism, such questions are important to consider as institutions of higher education internationalize and work toward inclusion.

We invite staff, faculty and students to reflect on this theme and consider the following questions for your submissions:

How can the field of Global Citizenship Education:

• foster solutions to current issues and attitudes around citizenship, rights, and inclusion?
• create safe spaces that cultivate understanding, unity and support during a time of fear, suspicion and ignorance?
• create conversations centered on equity during a time when dialogue is breaking down and becoming more polarized?
• address racism, misogyny, xenophobia, homophobia, Islamophobia, sexism, and transphobia?

Submissions are due Monday, June 1, 2017.

You can use a wide range of formats including, but not limited to: interviews, research articles, art work, reflection and opinion pieces.  Submissions are 1,000 words or less and all photos must be jpeg (300dpi or more). Please follow APA guidelines. For further details on magazine guidelines, please see the attachment.

To send in your submission or if you have any questions, please email plumb@centennialcollege.ca.

Please join Human Resources in welcoming Alison Coulter as our new HR Business Partner. Alison will become part of the Humber family on May 15, 2017.

Alison has over 13 years of human resources experience and has worked with diverse client groups in areas such as employee and labour relations, organizational design, job design and evaluation, recruitment and talent management including performance management. Most recently, Alison was a Human Resources Consultant for the University of Toronto and she provided the full range of human resources services to a client group within the university. She has also worked as a Human Resources Consultant for the City of Toronto providing strategic human resources expertise in the areas of employee and labour relations as well as recruitment and retention. Alison also holds a Bachelor of Commerce with a minor in Human Resources from Ryerson University.

As a HR Business Partner, Alison will support departments under the Vice President, Advancement and External Relations and the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences.  While many of you may be aware that Cathy Brown is currently supporting these departments, Cathy has advised the Human Resources department she will be retiring at the end of this year. Over the next few weeks, Cathy will be assisting Alison with her transition to the college system and then she will be moving to a position on the HRMS Team where she will provide expertise on College Collective Agreements and Human Resources practices from her 26 years in the college sector.    

The Human Resources department will be announcing the arrangements with respect to Cathy’s retirement closer to her actual retirement date. In the meantime, we would like to express our gratitude to Cathy for her willingness to assist with transition planning and our excitement in welcoming Alison to the Human Resources family.

Showcase 2017: Fearless - Registration is now open!
Register on the showcase website: humber.ca/showcase

Join us for 70+ inspiring workshops at Humber!

Looking forward to seeing your Fearless-ness, on June 8th!

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