Monsoon-like weather didn’t dampen the enthusiasm, attendance nor dollars raised at the recent Give Prostate Cancer the Boot event held during the Millarville Rodeo Aug. 4. Hosted by the Prostate Cancer Centre (PCC), the event featured up-close rodeo, a corporate…
Canada Safeway Foundation golf classic drives for charities
A rather chilly morning did not dampen the enthusiasm — nor funds raised — at the Canada Safeway Foundation 12th Annual Charity Golf Classic held July 25 at Priddis Greens Golf and Country Club. That the event raised more than $800,000…
Nutty beer night pitches in for prostate cancer centre
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Stealth Yoga
It’s called Stealth Yoga. It’s a yoga class designed for prostate cancer survivors.
The exercise helps the men regain their strength and flexibility by sneaking yoga in with resistance training.
Nicole Culos-Reed, PhD, a researcher with the University of Calgary…
‘Downward dog’ helps prostate cancer survivors
You won’t see any complicated head stand poses in the yoga class at the Calgary Prostate Cancer Centre. In fact, the men there don’t consider it a yoga class at all.
“This is more of a stretching, weight lifting and…
New U of C inspired program uses yoga to help prostate cancer survivors
A new exercise program combining strength training and yoga, to help prostate cancer survivors get back to optimum health, is seeing success in Calgary.
Lisa Daroux-Cole, Strength and Stretch program coordinator, said the exercise program is based on research from…
