If fitness is a foreign word to you, perhaps you will be inspired to take action and become more familiar with what you can do to make a healthy change. Fitness is not something you work on for one hour each day. Fitness is a way of life. Good luck getting and staying fit. If you have any questions, please contact me at info@tbcpersonaltrainers.com We look forward to hearing from you.
Week One Results of our 21 Day Weight Loss Challenge!
The Results are in for Week one of our weight loss challenge we lost 26.75 pounds as a team!!! Woo hoo you guys are so amazing!
Worst Holiday Coffee Drink
Worst Holiday Coffee Drink
Starbucks Venti 2% Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha (20 ounces)
660 calories
22 g fat (15 g saturated)
95 g sugars
Between the candies and the casseroles, we already have plenty of temptations to deal with during the holidays. We certainly don't need Starbucks' surreptitious sugar overload thrown into the mix. The name implies indulgence, sure, but the fact that this cup holds more sugar than 9 Krispy Kreme doughnuts is pretty appalling. Settle for a candy cane in your coffee or find a different drink.
Drink This Instead!
Grande Skinny Cinnamon Dolce Latte (16 ounces)
130 calories
0 g fat
17 g sugars
Adult Fitness Tax Credit
Welcome to Adult Fitness Tax Credit.ca!
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Federal government would save billions with an Adult Fitness Tax Credit
The federal government would save $2.5 billion over the next 21 years by extending the benefits of the current Children’s Fitness Tax Credit program to adults, according to Dave Hardy, President of the Fitness Industry Council of Canada (FIC) following the release of an economic study on the effects of the program.
“The financial incentive offered by a federal adult fitness tax credit will encourage nearly one million more Canadians to get active and healthier,” said Hardy. “These healthier Canadians will need less health care and miss less work due to illness.”
The economic report conducted by the Centre for Spatial Economics on behalf of FIC concludes that it would take just three years for the health care cost savings resulting from a more active and healthier population to outweigh the net personal tax losses incurred by the government. The credit takes the form of a non-refundable tax credit on eligible amounts of up to $500 per person. Projecting 21 years outward, the report’s findings show the government would see cumulated health care savings of $9.1 billion and cumulated net personal tax losses of $6.6 billion.
Research consistently shows that a physically active person is more likely to have better health outcomes than a non-active person. Regular physical activity is effective in the prevention of several chronic diseases.
“With the Children's Fitness Tax Credit, the federal government already agrees that a financial incentive is an appropriate way to increase physical activity among Canadians,” said Hardy. “Extending the program to include adults is not only good for the personal health of Canadians but also the financial health of the country. We urge the government to act quickly on this important initiative.”
The report, “Economic Benefits of an Adult Fitness Tax Credit”, builds on a March 2007 poll, conducted by Pollara Inc.. When polled more than three in five Canadians supported the idea of expanding the existing federal Children’s Fitness Tax Credit to include all Canadians over the age of sixteen.
The Adult Fitness Tax Credit campaign is your chance to tell the Government of Canada all active Canadians deserve a tax credit for contributing to lowering national health care costs while maintaining an active and healthy lifestyle.
If you play a sport or belong to an association not represented on this site you think would benefit from an Adult Fitness Tax Credit, please contact info@ficdn.ca. Altenatively please visit www.ficdn.ca
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