We want to share what we know, have learned (and are still learning!) about the links between keeping the body, mind and spirit fit.
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 SOULSHINE
Head Coach Chris Weissbach, December, 2011
We are of two minds, and two choices in how to deal with them.
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 Not the Same Old Workout
Coach Shawn Young, October, 2011
Bored. That was me, 8 years ago. I felt like my life was on autopilot. It wasn't going anywhere interesting.... It was time to shake things up.
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 A Different Kind of Tough
Coach Lisa Ling, October, 2011
I like to think I learned the meaning of tough a long time ago. Being literally abandoned in the streets of Seoul on the day I was born introduced me to the significance of that word early on.
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 The Young Family
April, 2011
Bronwyn, Shaun, and Huxley are a part of the WBK family. They thoughts on balance and how a day at the gym makes a healthy family.
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 Thalie Tremblay: Olympian and WBK Athlete
February, 2011
Thalie Tremblay is a two time Olympian and a WBK Athlete. She shares her thoughts on commitment and training at an elite level.
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 Brian Brennan and Denis Lauriault
April, 2010
Veteran Boxers and WBK Athletes share their views on fitness, training, and staying young at heart.
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 'Twas the Night Before Christmas at WBK Gym
Lorie H., December, 2010
"The boxers were waiting, with eagerness and vim.
The speedbags were hung on the platform with care,
In hopes that St. Chris would soon be there…"
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 Ken Guindon: Coach G
April, 2010
Coach G has been with WBK for over 10 years. He shares his views on the connection between body and mind, fitness and accomplishment.
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 Proud to be a WBK Athlete
Lorie H., June, 2010
"It is always interesting to see people’s reactions to when they first find out that I take boxing. They give me the quick once over and usually say;
“You take boxing?!”
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 Leanne Kavanaugh: Coach K
April, 2010
Coach K shares her take on how being a better student makes for being a better Coach, and how the Gym can be a source of strength in more ways than one.
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 Brent Cunningham: Coach C
April, 2010
Coach C's shares his views on how commitment in training can change how you look at everyday challenges, big and small: the rewards are more than physical.
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 Twelve Days of Christmas, WBK Style
Lorie H., December, 2009
"On the first day of Christmas
My boxing coach gave to me…
A box-a-thon with 24 rounds of joy"
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 WBK and the Way of the Warrior
Kent G., October, 2009
" If what is going on in the mind and spirit can manifest itself in the body, is it possible that we can use the body to effect a transformation in our mind and spirit thereby creating the opposite of a vicious cycle? ""
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 And you call this FUN ...?
Leanne K., February, 2009
"I bulldozed through the front door and by this time my mother had met me in the entrance with this concerned look on her face (she must have thought I had gone off the deep end). I am sure I still had pieces of sweat drenched hair stuck to the sides of my face, but I proceeded to explain the torture I had just put my body through. I was just so excited!"
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 WBK is NOT about living to train,
but training to LIVE !
Brent C., December, 2008
"Truly, I am no more immune from the beautiful and disappointing realities of life than anyone else. But for me through it all WBK has provided that one hour of sanctuary not only from the world, but a sanctuary from myself!"
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 Ottawa Gee-Gees Coach Denis Piche
December, 2008
Denis Piche shares his thoughts on Toughness and how WBK's disciplined cross training gives the Gee-Gees the edge.
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 Ottawa Gee-Gees Training at WBK: CTV Report
December, 2008
CTV is one the scene with Coach Denis Piche and the Ottawa Gee-Gees for a cross-training session at WBK.
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 WBK - It's Yoga in Disguise
Bronwyn Young, Level 2, June, 2008
"In boxing, just as in yoga, we perform combinations and postures and we breathe. And when I thought about it like that, it’s not so different..."
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 Rogers TV Checks Out WBK
October, 2007
So, what is Boxing For Better Living? Joanne Jordan's interview with Coach W and Athletes shows that it's much more than just working up a sweat.
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 WBK’s Roses are Red
Dana W. April, 2008
Poetically Licensed in the Upper Ottawa Valley & at WBK
Roses Are Red
Grass is Gettin' Greener
Get Your Ass To Class
It'll Stay A Lot Leaner!
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 WBK’s Ode to The Grinch in All of Us!
Dana W. December, 2007
Do you know why The Grinch was green and so mad?
Do you know why he hated the Whos & everythin’ glad
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 WBK’s ABsolutely Crazy!
Dana W. April, 2007
Every now and then a student will ask ‘How come we don’t do any ab training?’ What they don’t realize is that there are different methods for training the abdominals.
The irony is, boxing training with WBK works your abdominals BIG time! ...
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 Go to Heaven. Punch like Hell!
Chris W. February, 2007
An angel I was not. Some of my antics on the U or O campus included being been kicked out and barred from ALL the student residences and the school pub. More drinkin’ and fightin’ and fightin’ and drinkin’...
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 Dana’s Deep Thoughts #4
Rock Wisdom
Dana W. February, 2007
Who would’ve thought that guys n’ gals with long, shaggy hair and tattoos could be so wise? Are they rock n’ rollers or sages in disguise? The following 10 lyrics are an eclectic mix which I feel are worth pondering…
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 Dana’s Deep Thoughts #3
2007 New Year’s Resolutions
Dana W. December, 2006
…Shifting your focus inward i.e: aiming to fortify a strong mind and spirit can bring long lasting rewards and many pleasant surprises…Often when we focus inward, the external goals we sometimes struggle with fall into place…naturally and with less effort.
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 9 Years Later...
Kent G. December, 2006
I was Chris’ very first student and my first class was at Champagne Fitness Centre on a Wednesday evening at 7:00pm in mid-December 1997. Nine years later I am still at it, never having stopped and with no intentions of stopping.
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 Fighting To Be Fit
Dana W. August, 2006
...we all have aspirations and hopes for improving ourselves. So how come its so hard to do? It sounds simple. To be sure, there are no easy answers. But, I believe part of the problem lies in the messages (spoken and unspoken) that we receive.
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 "Get Your Ass to Class!"
Chris W. April, 2006
Suck it up. Grab your gym bag and GET YOUR ASS TO CLASS regardless of how unmotivated or uninspired you feel.
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 WBK and Sweat Therapy
Dana W. April, 2006
Lets face it. There's no denying that the gallery at Champagne Fitness Centre is warm. The reality is, we box in a warm environment and thus we can really work up a good ol' sweat! But rather than complain about the temperature, lets explore the benefits of exercising in the heat and address how you can avoid the pitfalls of dehydration. Read the rest of this article here...
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 Dana's Deep Thoughts #2
Dana W. April, 2006
10 thoughts to keep in mind throughout the spring
Some of these thoughts 'popped' into my mind while exercising. Other thoughts I've collected over 31 years of trying to figure things out. Here goes.
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 Why the Sweet Science is So Sweet,
Part 1:
Total Physical Fitness & Sport Performance:
What it really means to be 'All Show & All Go!'
Dana W. April, 2006
Do you know what Big Moose and Jennifer Aniston have in common? Both Big Moose and Jen 'LOOK' good, but they're not TRULY fit. Athletic trainers and coaches refer to these types as 'ALL SHOW but NO GO.'
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 Movement = Merriment
A Tip on How to Stay 'Merry' this Christmas
Dana W. December, 2005
If you want to avoid being knocked out or becoming The Grinch (who ruins everyone's Christmas, including your own), you might want to start thinking about how you plan to tackle this holiday season.
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 Dana's Deep Thoughts #1
A list of thoughts to keep in mind through-out Christmas time
Dana W. December, 2005
Some of these thoughts have been gathered from one of my favorite sources of inspiration, other thoughts are merely from 31 years of living, learning (trial and error) and common sense.
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 No Manure. No Magic.
Dana W. December, 2005
Life isn’t easy. Then again, I’m not sure that it’s supposed to be easy. If everything came easily for us, we wouldn’t be able to recognize or appreciate the good times. It takes black to know white, right? What if all the crap is really just fertilizer for future growth?
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