Category: Fitness
John Laroda, Stittsville’s own Karate Master, offers training at Pro-Style Martial Arts
Pro-Style Martial Arts offers training with Karate Master John Laroda. Online classes are available, but John is eager to reopen the club for in-person lessons.
Plan for your summer activities with the summer eGuide
The City’s Summer eGuides are now online…Registration takes place online starting Wednesday, May 5 at 9:00 pm.
Group of 16: Ottawa councillors appeal to Premier to reopen outdoor recreation
Deans has written a letter to Premier Ford emphasizing the safe way in which golf courses, pickle ball and tennis courts can open.
Aim Fitness aims to keep older adults mobile
Seniors often live and spend lots of time alone. Since the COVID pandemic hit a year ago it really amplified this isolation, especially among the most vulnerable older adults.
Expect to see more people on bikes and put safety first
While motorists might not be used to seeing cyclists on the road, they should always keep an eye out for them. The rules of the road do apply to cyclists as well…
Brendan Devlin cycles with a purpose – childhood cancer
Brendan Devlin is a soon to be new resident of Stittsville, moving here in May with his wife. Brendan has over the course of his life been a long-time volunteer with Hospice Care Ottawa…
COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
Stay current on municipal affairs and City information affecting Stittsville with Councillor Gower’s weekly information columns. This week, the Councillor is providing an update on…
City’s spring recreation and culture eGuides now online
The Spring 2021 recreation and culture City eGuides are now online offering COVID-modified aquatics, inclusive recreation programming and virtual courses…
City Parks & Rec wants to hear public’s ideas for future plans
Six bilingual online consultation sessions are being hosted by the City to get your opinions and ideas on the first-ever combined Parks and Recreation Facilities Master Plan (PRFMP), in support of the new Official Plan (OP)…
NCAFA – changing the way we play non-contact football
(The National Capital Amateur Football Association (NCAFA) has established a non-contact Flag Football Program for both girls and boys aged 8-21. Photos: NCAFA) The National Capital Amateur Football Association (NCAFA)…
February is heart month – participate in Hunt for Hearts with Escape Manor
Did you know – just one full hour of activity over the course of a week makes a difference in your heart health; the heart beats about 2.5 billion times over the average lifetime, pushing millions of gallons of blood to every part of the body…
Is what you’re eating fueling or draining you?
It’s the middle of the day and you feel like you’re not going to make it to suppertime without another large coffee or you’re reaching for all the snacks trying to get a burst of energy to get over the midday slump…
Stittsville Mom offers free virtual yoga classes to help with pandemic woes
Julie Fournier-Elrefaie knows well what it is like to change direction in one’s life. In 2014 her husband was seriously injured in a car accident that has left him with long-term health problems…
City brings fitness, creative arts, and special interests right into your home
The City’s new Virtual Arts and Recreation Centre opens opportunities to get fit, learn a new language, recipe or instrument, or discover your talents with a brush and palette –…
City of Ottawa winter programming goes online
The City of Ottawa winter e-guides are available online November 30. Stay healthy and active this winter by registering for any of the Ottawa winter recreation and arts activities.