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Smile

6/29/2015

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"I move because my Grade One students like me to chase them in the gym. I move because I like to dance with children and I like to polka! I move because moving makes me smile!"

- Lorraine C., 56
Edmonton, Alberta Canada
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Honour

6/26/2015

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"I...think of his [my dad's] strength and the fight he had in him to battle his MS until the very end.  This is why I support the MS Society.  This is why I raise money and participate in the walk each year.  And this is why my young daughters have started walking for MS as well; to honor the grandfather they never knew."

- Michelle T-F
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Read more about Michelle's father and his life with Multiple Sclerosis.
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 SO MUCH MORE (A Daughter's Reflection)

6/24/2015

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"But the thing is, it is about SO MUCH MORE than how your shirt fits or how you look in photos or how often you eat salad. Your weight is an indicator of your HEALTH. At 232 lbs, the extra weight my dad was carrying was affecting HIS HEALTH. Period."

- Brooke 
Speaking of not only how her dad looks in pictures but how his health and wellbeing is key to WHY he moves.
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A Son's Dream and a Father's Determination

6/22/2015

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“Dad, when I am running, it feels like my disability disappears.”

- Rick Hoyt

"Rick is my motivator. He inspires me. To me, he’s the one out there competing and I am just loaning him my arms and my legs so that he can compete. There is just something that gets into me when I am out there competing with Rick that I can’t explain it. And we are able to go faster."

"It’s just an unbelievable feeling."

- Dick Hoyt
Learn more about Team Hoyt.
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High Fives

6/19/2015

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"I believe that you make your most important gains only after you feel like quitting.  A group helps tremendously with this. Sometimes you are a producer of motivation, sometimes a consumer.  It is difficult to overstate the power of a high-five when you are struggling."

- Nathan T., 41

Read more about how Nathan moves in his community and what he loves to do in that red dress!
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Let's Make Our Day Harder

6/17/2015

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"Today I want to start a movement. A movement called let's make our day harder."

- Dr. Mike Evans
http://www.makeyourdayharder.com
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Every Step Makes Me Happy

6/15/2015

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"People ask me, "Why do you do walking meditation?" The best answer I can give is, "Because I like it." Every step makes me happy."

- Thich Nhat Hanh
in How to Walk
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Yoga is Why I Move

6/12/2015

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 "No matter where you begin, everyone can do yoga. We become stronger, more flexible, more accepting of who we are....We all need a break from the chaos that our lives have become. There is so much dis-ease in our world and many health issues are related. Yoga can help relieve that stress!"

- Jeani M., 67
Davenport, IA USA

Read more about yoga teacher, Jeani and her journey of moving here.
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Take Another Step

6/10/2015

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"But I've learned that in the struggle between my body and sprint, in the battlefield of my mind, my spirit will always win. If it can just yell loud enough, these three words - take another step. 

And more often than not, that's usually when I remember and reflect upon the other three words that change the direction of my life, and why I run so far in the first place...

You have cancer."

- Jim W.
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Why I Love to Bike

6/8/2015

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"I found that it [biking] gave me a whole expansion of my universe. Besides health and fitness, I became more aware of my community, of nature around me, and of the elevation that it gave to my body and mind.

So, yes, I move.

I pedal.

I balance.

I live."

- Chuck O.

Read more about Chuck's adventures of riding his bike to work in the era when everyone wanted to own a car!
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