Vancouver parks and pools may soon see unisex washrooms.
The model of separate men’s and ladies’ rooms doesn’t suit many in the transgender and gender-variant communities, so park board commissioner Trevor Loke has floated the idea of changing washroom configurations, signage and some pool programming to suit this community and others.
Loke, who is the parks board liaison with ...
Posted by David Hutchinson
on May 15, 2013
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who did a high-intensity aquatic workout for six months increased their strength and suffered fewer falls, in a new study that suggests bone- and muscle-building resistance can be achieved with the right kinds of water exercises.
"What we did was to test the model for muscle training in the gyms and put it inside the pools," said lead author Linda Moreira, a researcher ...
Posted by David Hutchinson
on April 12, 2013
Here is something that may help get you through the wet and grey winter in the West End of Vancouver! I was on Twitter the yesterday and the West End Community Centre www.twitter.com/WestEndCC who I follow released the Winter 2011 Recreation Guide and I have decided to share this with you below, this should help you fill your winter with classes, events, indoor sports and more. I ...
Posted by Adam Knight
on December 1, 2010