Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 13, 2005, Winnipeg, Manitoba Reporter Jen Skerritt 697-7102 Winnipeg free press wednesday april 13, 2005 Winnipeg Neighbours b7 Mike Deal / Winnipeg free press Frank Miller will lace up for a month Long walking Challenge. Windsor Park Community urged to get fit he May be 92 years old but Frank Miller in to phased by Lac ing up his runners and walking a few laps around the Neighbour Hood. I a quite Active he says. It makes a big Miller is the oldest participant in the Kin in motion walk a wheel a Thon on april 16 ? a month Long Community event aimed at getting seniors and their families in the Inkster area More Active. The Keewatin Inkster resource Council says it decided to take action because they say Many people in the Community live inactive lives. Everyone in the Community needs to be living More Active lives says Judy Mckelvey coordinator of the Keewatin Inkster Neighbour Hood resource Council. We re really hoping that this might get people out on the according to or. Michael Moffatt executive director of research for the Winnipeg regional health authority nearly half of the population of Winnipeg is inactive. He says More than one third of Winni Eggers Are considered overweight and More than 16 per cent of the City a population is considered obese. We have lots of physical inactivity he says. ? Winnipeg is marginally heavier than the Canadian Mckelvey says this is the first time the Council has initiated a month Long event to promote Community walking. Participants fill out pledge forms to log How much Money they be raised for How far they be walked and Mckelvey says they will be hand ing out prizes on May 16 for the individuals who have raised the most Money or walked the longest distance. According to Mckelvey stud ies have shown even a Small amount of physical activity can prolong and improve Quality of life and adds that the Council is hoping to Start three walking clubs this summer while seniors make up Only about nine per cent of the Inkster population she says there Are pockets of seniors in nearby communities that need to be encouraged to take on healthier lifestyles. Miller agrees and says he routinely walks up and Down stairs to stay fit. He says he always feels better after a bit of exer Cise and adds that he does to plan on slowing Down anytime soon. I be been doing this All my life he says. I a a Lucky Guy nothing has caught up with Kin in motion walk a wheel a Thon kicks off april 16, with Community walks at 10 a.m., 1 . And 3 . For More information Contact the Keewatin Inkster resource Council at 774-3085. It May not be the school of Rock but students at Island lakes Community school Are learning How to Rock out to Metallica led Zep Pelin and Aero Smith. There a no real rules to play ing says Grade 8 student Andrew Bontey. I kind of Broad ened my Andrew is one of 15 students from the Island lakes honour Gui tar program that will be jamming with nearly 200 students from Louis Riel school division at the arts and technology Centre in St. Boniface on april 20. Teacher Ric Schulz says students in the regu Lar guitar program apply to be accepted for the unique Opportunity to play in the Louis Riel Hon our guitar festival and says that its a Chance for students of All Ages to learn from one another. They Don to even know each other and All of a sudden they re jamming he says. Its a Good thing for the kids to be involved Schulz says students learn a set amount of repertoire and can play everything from heavy Metal to classical music. While students will be displaying their talents at the festival Schulz says that students weren to selected based on their musical abilities but rather their love to play. I Don to care about hitting All the right notes at the right time he says. If you like to play you can go to student Jennifer major says she was inspired to play guitar after watching her older brother play when she was younger. She says she really ended up liking the instrument and adds that she a excited to pick up a few tips from fellow students. You learn from them they learn from you she says. Some of majors Peers like Quin Richard have even been inspired to Start writing their own songs. Quin says he started off liking led Zeppelin but says learning about other older Rock bands has taught him a thing or two about music. Quin says he a in a band and is already an aspiring musician and songwriter. There a no set Way to write songs he says. Once we started you Start to appreciate other ;