Happy Boxing week!

Happy Boxing week to all and hope you didn't eat to much during Christmas. Ha!

Hope you can get outside today and everyday for a little exercise and
fresh air.

Thanks to all who have responded re the next meeting Jan. 8th.

Also mark the next meeting dates down so you can make long range plans.
Jan. 8th, Feb. 12th, Mar 18th,

and our big day: Apr. 21st !!

With 2012 soon upon us let's committ to renewed fitness goals.

Muriel will be teaching Yoga at Studio 233 twice a week Mon.

and Wed at 7:00pm starting from Jan. 16th to Feb. 15th.

Also classes are on going at Muriel's house on

Mon.and Thurs. 10:30am and Tue. 5:30pm.

Another big event coming up is Yoga, Lunch and Facial (with all natural products)
on Fri. Jan. 20th at Muriel's house.

The cost is $50.00 proceeds to the Anglican Church.

Limited numbers and it is 1/3 full already so don't delay and be disappointed.

Happy Holiday and may 2012 be everything you have planned it to be!!

Next meeting

Sunday , January 8th , 2012

Women's Wellness - Feel Fit Meeting

12 :30 pm : Brunch at Cafe 349 , Shawville , Qc

1:30 pm : Zumba Gold with Julia Clarke

Please call Muriel - 819-647-5447

or

email Muriel to reserve.

Jan. activities

Hello to All,

This is such a busy season with all the extra social events that
sometimes we get off our regular routine. My wish for you is to keep
up your fitness routine even throughout this season as we all eat more
than we should this month and need to burn of those extra calories..
Good luck to all the bracelet campaign people as you continue to work
towards your next letter.

Don't forget Yoga classes are on going at my house and Studio 322 will be
sending out their new list of activities soon.

Hope everyone can make it to our next meeting at the Cafe and then on
to Julia's Studio for Zumba on Jan. 8th. Please let me know if you are
attending or not. Time 12:30.

Please continue sending good energy to all as we fight the flu bugs
and other health related issues this month.

Also check out the stocking stuffers from our local artists at
Impressions Gallery.

I am away next week sailing the Caribbean but I''ll be going to
exercise class and using the treadmill daily.. I shall be thinking of
you all.



Fitfully Yours,
Muriel

Congratulations!!

Hello Girls,

We had a wonderful turn out Sunday for our Nov. 8th meeting. Thank you all for coming and a big thank you to Rhonda and Debra for contributing to our day. Rhonda has done a remarkable feat (lost 102 pounds and is in great shape.) Her story surely will inspire us all to work harder at staying fit. Deb did a fantastic job informing us and demonstrating the technique of race walking. Keep your ears pealed to hearing more about this activity.

We have a new member from the Luskville area, we welcome Margaret Little to our group. Margaret is a friend of Wendy's and mother of three busy children. We hope you reach your goals and have success with our program. We have 113 memberships paid for this year! We are growing!

Congratulations to all the bracelet letter winners, we now have 37 members on the campaign!

Also 5 members have joined the bracelet campaign: they are Myrna Palmer, Darlene Murphy, Marcella Hortie, Monique Donnelly and Pauline Croteau. You are joining a very special group and make the most of this incentive program to achieve your desired goal.

Members who received their letter "F" for six weeks of goal accomplishments are Shirley Cummings, Trudy Drummond, Sue Villeneuve, Shirley Kucharik, Carol Mathers, Diane Carmichael, Lucy Imbleau, Eva Griffin and PauletteLamonthe . Congratulation to you all. Now too recommit for the next 8 weeks.

Members who have received their "E" and therefore have had twelve weeks of Fitness accomplishments are Joan Derouin, Monica Dobson, Kay Ranger, Georgette Robitaille, Jean Ryan, Lise Lemaire, Marilyn Tanguay! You girls are on a winning streak for your health! Everyday research is proving that being positive and physically fit are the keys to staying healthy.

I am very pleased to hear the girls stories about how they keep going. It is much better to be fit than weigh a certain number on a scale. Being fit adds to your lifespan. (from the book "The Blue Zones")

Be mindful of what we eat our the holiday season but if you eat more than you should get out for a longer walk, ski or snow shoe than you would usually do.

Our next meeting well be Jan. 8th at the Cafe (12:30)

After the lunch we will walk to Studio by Design and enjoy Zumba with Julia. It is just a short walk away. Please let me know by Dec. 31st if you plan to attend.

Please send our healing energy to our members Brenda and Glenda.

Fitfully Yours,

Muriel

See you on Sunday!

The weather been great for outside work and I hope everyone was able to get out and enjoy getting fit in the beautiful sunshine.

Thanks to all who responded for Sunday for our day at the Norway Bay Golf course. We have two speakers lined up for the afternoon. Both are from our membership and I am excited to hear Rhonda's story of her weight loss and fitness journey. She has done remarkably well this past year!

The other speaker is a new member, Debra Powell who has been record breaking race walker. She will be explaining the tecnique of race walking and allowing us to demonstrate the skill.

Looking forward to seeing you at 12:30am. Lunch will be served shortly after your arrival.

Fitfully Yours,

Muriel

Also if you wish to attend the dog races they will be ging on sunday as well after our day.

Thank you for the night!

Hello, Everyone!

Yesterday has been an memorable one for Feel Fit as many of "Feel Fit" members attended the awards evening for West Quebecers.

Our group received recognition for all the work we do. I am so pleased!

Now our next event is on Nov. 13th at Norway Bay Golf Course, lunch is at 12:30.. Please let me know if you are attending. We have a success story from one of our members and hope to givee out letters for successful bracelet campaign.

I have to know how many are attending lunch by Nov. 6th in order to give the caterer a count.

Thanks for your response.

Also thanks to all who attended the Awards ceremony.

Fitfully Yours,

Muriel

A wonderful day of Yoga, Reiki and Yummy Asian food!

Thanks for everyone's participation, we had a wonder healthy and spiritual day at Muriel's last Friday.

Started with Muriel's yoga in the morning and a light healthy Asian lunch from Lulu. In the afternoon, we had Joy's spiritual shares and talks about Reiki.

For those who are interested in more Reiki sessions with Joy Sallans, please click Joy Sallans for her contact information.

If you are interesting in Lulu's food or catering service, welcome to check Lulu's bilingual Food Blog for recipes or click Email to Lulu. More inspiring recipes will be posted over time.

Muriel has Yoga class every Monday and Thursday at her house at 10:30am, and at Studio 322 Main St. on Wednesday at 7:oopm.

Thanks for the great day and we hope everyone had a great time. Please feel free to send us any feedback or suggestions.

West Quebecers Awards Night

Hello Everyone,

This weather has been beautiful and we certainly hope you have been outside enjoying some form of physical activity. Remember to count every tens minutes of exercise. So count all the raking you are doing and good luck to you all as you continue with your fitness goals.

ON Friday,Oct. 28th in Aylmer at The Aydelu Center, 94, rue Patrimoine at 6:30pm there will be an adwards ceremony. Three Feel Fitters are getting awards. Connie and Shirley are being recognized for their work with SKI POnTIAC. I am being awarded the Health and Social Services Volunteer of the year for my work with Feel Fit. Two feel fit members, Joan Conrod and Barb Haughton nominated me. I am delighted to receive this award as it will give Feel Fit a bit more exposure.

If you are interested in attending this event call 819-682-9602. The cost is $45.00 but I understand the food and entertainment are worth the cost. Also after 7:45 guests are allowed to entered for desert and coffee and to see the presentation of awards for a cost of $10.00.

Hope to see you sometime soon in the meantime feel fit and stay healthy.

Fitfully Yours,

Muriel

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. I know everyone is busy getting ready for company but remember to take time for yourself and go for a hike in the beautiful colored forest. Get the family to join you on your hike.

Our hike to Mount O'Brien on Wed. was wonderful with lots of beautiful colored trees and many variety of mushrooms to view.Thanks to Paula for guiding us on the trail, also thanks to Feel Fitter Deb for suggesting that area for our fall hike.

On Sunday our " Seniors: Focus on Fitness Day" was a huge success with 20 new members and 19 new bracelet participants. This makes our bracelet club total 30 members. If you wanted a bracelet and didn't get one because we ran out just keep track of your fitness activity on your calendar and bring it to our next meeting Nov. 13th.. We will have your bracelet ready for you that day.

A very big thank you to Calumet Island girls Joan Derouin, Jean Ryan, Carmin Griffith and the CWL (Martina Evans)for helping with our day. Also to Marilyn Tanguay for looking after our memberships and bracelet campaign members.

Our new Feel Fit members are Pauline Croteau, Angela Derouin, Jennings Derouin, Priscilla Derouin, Martina Evans, Eva Griffin, Pam Harper, Helen Hodgins, Lucy Imbleau, Louis Jodoin, Betty Johnson, Paulette Lamothe, Pauline Lance, Brenda Maheral, Suzanne Villeneuve, Marion Workman and Ron Workman, Adriana

Two renewed members are Glenda Potter and Elaine Finlay.

We are delighted to have the following members receive their "F" for their bracelet, which means they have committed and stuck to their goals for the past 6 weeks. Congratulations to Jean Ryan, Kay Ranger, Monica Dobson, Lise Lemaire, Carmin Griffith,Joan Derouin, Tina Michaud, Jo Anne Caldwell, Marilyn Tanguay, Lorretta Goulet, and Georgette Robitaille.

Our next meeting will be Sun at 12:30, Nov. 13th at Norway Bay Golf Course.

WE NEED A RESPONSE BY Nov. 1st.

The cost is $14.00 which includes tip and tax.

In the meantime stay positive, healthy and feel fit.

Fitfully Yours

Muriel Davies

Season's greetings!

Click above to see the animation. Enjoy~

Happy Thanksgiving!

Upcoming events

Thanks to all who responded regarding attending on Oct 2nd. We are pleased to announce we are filled to capacity and we have a waiting list. Thanks to the Island girls who have work so diligently on getting the word out. Joan, Jean and Martina and Marilyn (from Bryson). Also thanks to Monica for helping with the phone calling. All your hard work pays off.

If you are one of the bracelets girls please bring your calendar to the meeting Sunday. If you don't mind I will ask you to share what you did to earn your letter "F" If you would like to get your incentive bracelet let us know on Sunday and you can be inducted into our club. At the end of a year you should or might have all the letters for "Feel Fit!"

This will be a visible incentive for all your active hours.

I am delighted to hear from girls who have lost weight and improved their blood pressure simply and walking and loosing weight.

We are offering door prizes and some of you may have something you want to donate. Please bring it Sunday and some lucky person may win it!

I am looking forward to seeing you Sunday and if you cannot attend for some last minute change of plans, please let me or another member know so we can give your spot to a person on the waiting list.

Great things are happening so check your email to see what is happening next.

Also do not forget our hike (rain or shine ) on Wed. Oct 5th to Mount O'Brien. We are car pooling from here and plan to leave at 9:00am. Paula A. is our guide and she suggested we leave loonies or toonies for the continued work on the trail.

Fitfully Yours,

Muriel

Free Event on Oct 2nd

Free Event Sponsor by ```Feel Fit`` with assistance from New Horizon`s Canada

Where: Chez Kim Calumet Island

When: Oct 2nd. 10:00-11:00 social hour

11:00-12:00 brunch

12:00-1:00 speaker Dr. Isabelle Gagnon and other gues

Successful bracelet incentive members will be awarded their `F`s`

You too can become a bracelet member.

Please contact me if you plan to attend.

Thanks to those who have already responded.

We need to know numbers for the restaurant.

Men and non members are most welcome.

We also are pleased to welcome Eleanor, a keen yoga practioner and organic gardener, to our group.

Good luck in your meditation and remember there is energy in group thought. So at 9:00 every evening take a moment to collect your thoughts and send out good positive ennergy.

Walk of Hope to Feel Fit

September has arrived. Like we always said, set up your fitness goal and make it happen. September is the perfect weather to walk outside while it's cool but still nice.
This month, our fitness movement could create some extra value for the Ovarian Cancer fighters of Canada on Sep. 11th, 2011.

You can either register online to walk in Ottawa or organize a mini walk.  Here is the video link for you to get some more ideas about the Walk.

For more information, click WALK OF HOPE to visit the website.

Pink on!

A group of Feel Fitters are going to meet tomorrow at the Shawville Fair flower display inside the arena at 3:00pm. If you wish to join us for a walk about the fair and maybe some refreshments just wear something pink and meet us there.

It will be great fun to see us gathered and showing others what a stong group we are. We do not have a booth this year at the fair but we could spread our fitness message with others when they see us in pink.

See you at the fair!

Muriel

Riverkeeper

Great River Project

On the 4^th of July 2011 Ottawa Riverkeeper launched the great River Project, an ambitious and interactive journey to document the state of the Ottawa River and share the ecology and rich cultural heritage of this magnificent river with a wide audience.

Ottawa Riverkeeper Meredith Brown has been paddling the river with an expert team of photographers, naturalists, historians, scientists and a motivated group of students. Those taking part in Trip 4 of the journey arrives in Bristol on Wednesday, September 7^th. There will be a public engagement at Pine Lodge from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 pm to have the opportunity to speak with Meredith and share stories and/or concerns about the Ottawa River.

News of this week

Thanks to all who came to Quyon for our Feel Fit meeting in the basement of the United Church. The bracelet campaign has now started. 10 members are now setting their next six week goal in order to earn their "F" on Oct. 2nd.

The Taste of the Pontiac was a good experience unfortunately it rained buckets and our yoga and table were closed. Thanks to member Sandi for all her organizing work with "Action Pontiac" .

On Oct. 2nd we are having another large "FEEL FIT" event in Calumet Island at Chez Kim's. The event starts at 10:00am with coffee and fruit and music by Larry Evans .A free brunch will be served at 11:00am. At 12:00 we will have Dr. Isabelle Gagon speak on our physical limitations and returning to exercise after injury.

If you wish to attend let me know and I will reserve a ticket for you.

If you know of any interested people in yoga I am starting fall classes in Sept.

Mon.&Thurs. 10:30am

Tues. @5:30 (Intermediate)

Wed. @7:00 at Studio 322 Main Street Shawville.

Also on Fri., Oct. 14th Joy, Lulu and myself are teaming up to give a day of Relaxation & Rejuvenation at my house in Shawville

10:30am Gentle Yoga

12:00 pm Lunch

1:00pm,. an Introduction to Reiki

Cost: $50.00 Space is limited! Please call or email to preregister

Hoping you are enjoying this cooler weather it makes breathing easier for me.

Fitfully Yours,

Muriel

Feel Fit in Quyon!

Hello All,

Another beautiful day for us to keep moving and trying to feel fit!

Thanks to those who have already respnded re Aug. 21st. Please let me know if you are attending. We meet at 12:30 at the United Church basement in Quyon. Our meeting will be a short one as we hope everyone can take in the evnet `Taste of the Pontica!` Bring your own lunch for our meeting.

Hope to hear from you soon!

Fit Fully Yours,

Muriel

P.S. if anyone needs a projector and screen for a wedding or family event we would lend ours out to feel fit members.

Also remember we are starting our bracelet incentive award this Sunday.

One Way to Feel Fit!

Move More and FEEL FIT with the Walking Group in Wakefield!

How it works:

“10,000 Steps Challenge”

When you walk 10,000 steps in a day, please send Irene* an e-mail of the date and the numbers of steps you walked. Then you will be officially in the '10,000 Steps Club list' !!

You will be recognized at the next public DBD Wellness Session (tentative date: Tuesday, Sept. 6).

Everyone is welcome to join the Walking Group.

We meet at the Wakefield Information Booth (across from Wakefield Express) at 7:00am on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays. Just show up and walk at your own pace and admire nature, especially the beauty of the Hendrick Park trail.

Love to have you join us, it is a fun way to start your day!!

DBD Wellness:

Dream Believe Do Wellness is a new program to help you take charge and be responsible for your health and wellness based on Eating Healthy, Moving More and Laughing Often. The program provides education, communication and motivation as you learn to Dream, Believe and DO healthy activities daily to build and maintain a healthy mind, body and spirit lifestyle.

DBD Wellness Class:

Tuesdays we swim at 8:30am and it is followed by a DBD Wellness Class focusing on “Eating Healthy” based on the Canada Food Guide.

E-mail if you would like to attend. It's free.

*Irene Richardson, DBD Wellness Communicator : irene@birconsulting.ca

FEEL FIT Incentive Award program!

Hello Girls,

This has been a beautiful summer and as our thoughts turn towards fall we are pleased to announce the FEEL FIT Incentive Award program!

We have a bracelet and our logo and letters all waiting for you!!!.

Here is the criteria:

Attend the Aug 21st meeting in Quyon at the United Church on Main St at 12:30.

The initial bracelet will be for sale at a very reduced cost!. (thanks to the New Horizon grant) $5.00 for the logo and bracelet. This is an introductory offer so don't wait, get in on this great opportunity.

At the next meeting we will be awarding the first letter "F" to all who come to the Oct. 2nd meeting which will be in Calumet Island and bring their calendar all filled in and goals realized. Be prepared to talk about your success.

If you can not make it to the meeting, email and prove your goal was achieved.

Bracelets will be for sale at each meeting but our first group to begin will be at the Aug. 21st meeting. if you are steady and diligent with your goals you will complete your bracelet in one years time. The bracelet will have all the letters F E E L F I T.

The BRACELET CLUB will be a highly regarded group within our organization. It will be a visable measure of your success to others as well as yourself.

Goal setting sessions are available from highly skilled members of our group. Ask me for more info.

Hope you are remaining active and staying FIT!

Fitfully Yours,

Muriel

For the Aug. 21 meeting at 12:30 please email and let me know of you are attending. We plan to take in "Taste of The Pontiac" so we will not be having a lunch catered. Bring your own sandwich or salad.

We will have a table and I will be giving yoga demos at various times through out the afternoon. If you would like to be at the table to talk to people and let them know what we do, please let me know. The event is from 1-4pm.

Also if you want to participate in the yoga bring your mat &/or beach towel.

It's August now!

While the summer is still around, we should set up and challenge more of our fitness goals outdoor. Don't forget several months later, it'll be winter again. Enjoy the heat, lawn mowing, gardening, walking in the bush...and join us for the upcoming events and activities!

At our Aug. 21st meeting we are planning to go to Quyon to host our meeting .

We have been offered the United Church basement for our meeting space. The Taste of the Pontiac is taking place and we would like to support their endeavour by attending. We plan to have a table at the event. If you like to attend, please let Muriel know.

For more information, you may click Action Pontiac to see the details.

Meanwhile, many events are taking place and I will mention a few:

Monday: Ladies Night Golf @ Pine Lodge with Connie & Shirley cost $12.00 @ 6:00pm

Wednesday: Paddling @ Haughton's Bay with Barb. 6:00-8:00 pm cost Free (bring your own snacks and drinks) call 819-64-3778 for more info.

Mon.&Thurs. am Yoga with Muriel 10:30 cost $5.00 call 819-647-5447 for more info

Everyday walking and biking on the PPJ cost Free! Wonderful trail please use it.

Art Auction Aug. 20th at Coronation Hall to support Ski Pontiac.

Dinner $30.00.. call Connie for tickets or Coronation Hall.

We truly hope you are using your goal setting calendar and are working on your goals. We always feel more successful after we complete a goal that has been written down. It gives more satisfaction to see the results.

Hopefully you are feeling fit and healthy and are remaining positive and encouraging others to do the same.

Another Great Sunday we had!

Hello Everyone,

We had a wonderful day on Sunday at the RA Hall in Otter Lake.

Thanks to all who attended. A big thank you to Dr Wendy Ryan who gave a valuable introspective workshop on 8 Dimensions of Wellness. Also thanks to Connie who did the Feel Fit presentation.

Carol and Marilyn worked the door and kept track of our attendance. We have a wonderful team and France translated my words of welcome. I am truly blessed to have such good positive gals to work with. Lulu took pictures and helped with technical support.

We had about 90 in attendance and by the very positive evaluation summaries everyone found the day helpful and informative.

In the near future we will be putting the FEEL FIT incentive criteria on the web page . Please check the page and feel free to add your blog to the page.

We are pleased to have a new member from Otter Lake, Jean Vadneau who also happens to be the Queen Bea of the Red Hat Society. We hope to hear more from that group and to have more members.

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Feel Fit is probably the most important group you will ever join. Nothing is more important than our health and the more proactive we are the better our chances of living well.

Simply associating with like minded people who keep physically active is very positive.

Check the video on Youtube

Enjoy Summer

Are you all enjoying this wonderful heat spell?

Just remember how we miss summer this January.

Thanks to 33 of you who signed up to go on Sunday. We are very pleased with the response, we have 120 attending in all.. It will be an inspiring day with Dr Wendy Ryan speaking on different dimensions of Wellness.

Our incentive program is going to unvailed soon and we are very excited about it. The grant money is certainly helping. We'll be letting you know more about it soon.

Our next meeting is on Aug. 21st and we will post the further information shortly.

We also send healimg energy to our members Glenda and Brenda!

Welcome to the team!

Fitfully and warmly Yours,

Muriel

Our new group in Wakefield!!

Congratulations to Irene Richardson of Wakefield on being the first to have a Feel Fiit group of her own.

We are so pleased and we know her group will do very well under her guidance.

We look forward to sharing more about the new group in the near future.

In the meantime keep healthy and continue with your goals.

Looking forward to seeing many of you in Otter Lake on July 24th.

Warm welcome for our new members!

We are very pleased to welcome two new members to "Feel Fit":

Debra from Norway Bay

Claudia from Kitchener Ont.

They have just joined and we wish them success in their goals.

Remember if you set a goal make sure it is doable.

Check out the SMART goal setting suggestions in the women's wellness mission.

It is very motivating to know you have a whole team of people cheering for you as you accomplish your goals.

You are never alone lots of people are willing to give you support. Good luck to both of you.

We still have ticket s for July 24th. Be sure to let me know asap if you are coming.

Otter Lake on Jul. 24th

Hello Everyone,

Just a quick reminder about our event in Otter Lake on July 24th. We have music and line dancing and a guest speaker on fitness and nutrition. Lunch is being catered by the Cafe. We still have lots of tickets and husbands are most welcome. Just let me know by the 19th and I will give you tickets.

If you are car pooling to the event you can get gas money if you bring 4 or more. Betty Russell from Sand Bay is willing to drive a group. Let me know if you need a ride.

Also if you wish to set up a table to advertise your business let me know. It is free if you are a Feel Fit member.

For those of you who didn't know we are cancelling the 10th at Barb Haughton's. Barb is offering her boats to us any Wed. evening between 6-8. Bring your own snacks and drinks.

Hope you are being active this beautiful afternoon.

Fitfully Yours,

Muriel

Line dancing in Coronation Hall

Every Wednesday we are having line dancing in Coronation Hall.

Here are some pictures of the dancing group last week. Share with everyone...

Happy Canada Day!!

Hello and happy Canada Day to all fellow "Feel Fitters!"

The weather is beautiful and it is great to get outside and walk, golf, paddle or bike. I know many of you are meeting your goals and this is very exciting.

Two gals who I am in awe of are Colleen Stanley Berry who ran a marathon in May and w|endy Ryan who walked 125km on the Camino Trail in Spain..Both of you deserve our respect . Bravo to both of you!

I would like to say a big thank you to Susie for her line dancoing lessons. She is not continuing this summer. Maybe if we get enough she'll start back up again in the fall.

Also remember if you have not already responded let me know if you are coming on July 24th to Otter Lake.

Lunch will be at 12:30 and speakers and entertainment afterwards.

You are welcome to bring husband sif you let me know in advance. I will be giving out tickets for the event.

Golf Monday evening at Pine Lodge was wonderful. Remember it starts at 6:00 and you pay $12.00.

Best ball so you don't have to be a pro. Thanks to Connie and Shirley for organizing Ladies niight.

We are in the process of getting our logo and leters Feel Fit made into jewelry. So keep listening and reading to hear how you can earn your bracelet and letters. I am very excited about tihis and feel it will keep many of us on track with our goals.

Hope to see you soon. Also I am teaching Yoga in the garden for the month of July. Drop in for a class just call 819-647-5447 for class times.

Fitfully Yours,

Muriel