Junior : Oct 12 - Ninja (Day) Camp!

Look out for Snakes on the Road!

Thanks to all the Parents and Junior skiers for a great third full week of practice. Happy to see that everyone is having fun and learning many of the new strength exercises💪

Also glad that we had such a nice day on Saturday for Roller Skiing and that we found some wildlife out there!

You all also did an excellent job keeping socially distant before, during, and after practice. We will need to maintain this up for the foreseeable future, so keep up the good habits👍

Wednesday – Running and MORE Strength Training

We will build upon the exercises we learned last week, as well as continuing to add in some new ones.

Meet at the Palace at 5:15PM so that we can get running right at 5:30PM. We still have a good amount of daylight, so the practice will run right until 7:00PM.

It is the fifth week of Hardwood’s Wednesday Night Cross Series, so we will look to cheer on some of our favourite cyclists while they are working hard on the Cross Course.

After some cheering, we will be doing a run to a different part of Hardwood to find a few more good spots to stop for bodyweight exercises😁

Our goal is to run approx. 4km and complete FIVE groups of exercises. Within each group, there will be one lower body, one core/arms, and one shoulder exercise. Each time we stop, we will do four (4) sets and then keep running to a new spot!

These exercises will get you fit for ski season, and that will help you move fast which is FUN!

We will wrap-up the practice with a rousing game of Soccer Baseball!⚽⚾

Be sure to bring good trail running shoes (and tall socks) as well as be sure to watch the forecast for the evening and dress accordingly.

Saturday – Ninja (Day) Camp

We will be looking to hold our Annual Ninja Camp this Saturday. Typically this is a full weekend of activities for the kids with an outdoor sleep-over, but no such luck this year😢

The draft schedule for the Saturday is below and we will send out a dedicated email on Thursday with some of the final particulars:

9:15AM - Drop-Off at Hardwood

9:30AM - Morning Session at Hardwood of Pole Hiking and Games

12:00PM - Parents to Shuttle Kids about 10min from Hardwood to our House

12:30PM - Outdoor Lunch (Bring your Own)

1:00PM - Afternoon Session in the Parks and Forests surrounding our House

3:30PM - Snack (Package Snacks Provided)

4:00PM - More Outdoors Time!

5:30PM - Outdoor Dinner (Chili, Buns, and Salad - Provided) around the Fire

7:00PM - Looking for Ninja's in the Forest in the DARK!!!

9:00PM - Pick-up at our House

The BIG IF for Saturday is the weather as it is projected to be COLD and DAMP - see the link at the bottom (note the potential for FLURRIES ❆❆❆in the forecast). Next weekend, for what that's worth right now, does seem to have better weather projected. The last thing we want to do is get the kids completely wet, cold, and have the day be no fun at all.

We'll make the final call on Thursday and hope that all families are okay being flexible on this for the time being

As for the rest of your week, here are some suggestions for other activities should you need them:

Be active every day, get enough sleep and be sure to always eat healthy

Running – Try for 20-30min. Start easy, but find some hills if you can!

Cycling – Try for 45-60min, either on-road or off-road

Fun at Recess – Play Basketball, Touch Football, Grounders, or just about anything that has you moving and jumping

Strength Training – Try some of the exercised HERE that we do at practice on your own. These can all be done either inside or outside and I would encourage everyone to try to do one additional Run/Strength session each week. Perhaps each Monday combine them with a run in your local park or forest!