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Diary of a Weightlifter - Weightlifting and Travel
By Thorin Gault
am happy to say that I rare to find one with the occasions where I was
I will soon be leaving the specialized equipment the ‘weird guy,’ doing
country for the first time required for a full Olympic dumbbell snatches and jerks
since March of 2020, for weightlifting session. in a commercial gym while
vacation to Mexico. Many gyms do not have improvising the best I could.
an Olympic-sized bar, let
While I am excited for the The explosion of ‘CrossFit’
trip, it has brought up the alone bumper plates and style gyms has certainly
difficulties travel creates platforms that you can drop made it easier to find a gym
when it comes to training. them on. recently, and my hope is that
Deconditioning happens Pre-covid, my family I will be able to find one in
very quickly in strength frequented the Dominican Puerto Vallarta that I can
sports and having to take 2 Republic for vacations. For access on this trip.
weeks off from training is whatever reason, most resort If I can’t, I will use it as
definitely not something I gyms there have at least an an opportunity to shake
want. Olympic bar and plates, it up and work on some
which in my experience is
While pretty much every weaknesses between trips to
resort and hotel have some rare in other places. the beach and cocktails with
sort of fitness center, it is As a result, I have many little umbrellas in them.
South Branch Garage presents
“Game On” in South Glengarry
Meet our Athletes
Exilia Tardif
Grade: Kindergarten
School: L’École élémentaire Catholique de l’Ange-Gardien
South Glengarry’s athlete for December is 5-year-old Exilia
Tardiff. Although just starting out with school and sports, this
spunky gal has a lot to say about athletics. “I like to play soccer,
go skating, do gymnastics, and I like to do highland dancing and
tap dancing too!” she exclaims.
As young as Exilia is, she is already aware of the benefits of
participating in sports. “You should play sports because they get
you stronger,” she explains about why kids should play sports.
What Exilia likes most about playing sports is running and
learning new skills. She loves exercises like jumping jacks and
she enjoys learning from different coaches. She explains that sometimes sports can be hard, like
when you have to kick the ball in soccer.
One sporting event that Exilia would like to try is the Sportsball program run out of the
Alexandria Dome. “My sister Poppy goes to Sportsball, and she gets to try all sports with a
ball. It looks so fun!” she explains.
Like many young kids, Exilia enjoys making up games and playing them with others. “I love
playing Uppy with my cousins. Uppy is the game where you keep the balloon in the air, and it
can’t hit the ground.”
Perhaps Exilia is headed for a future in volleyball?
When asked about other things she likes, Exilia emphatically shared that she likes school
because she loves learning, especially learning about numbers. “My favourite number is 100,”
she states.
When she grows up, Exilia hopes to be a singer and a teacher.
