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Apps remind users to take break continued from p.21 For the good of our health, and to prolong our lives. Who wudda thunk? Actually, lots of science sorts have thunk. Indeed, assorted studies have indicated that taking simple steps like taking the stairs instead of the elevator up to your 49th-floor office, or placing (and using) exercise equipment in front of your TV , or intermittently standing and stretching throughout the workday are a boon to good health, and a bane to things that can kill us like high cholesterol, weight gain, diabetes, heart disease and cancer. So, it's come to this. Now, there are apps that intermittently black out a computer screen to remind the user to take a break, and to make them unable to continue working for a minute or two. Just enough time to fidget. I often think of our ancestors, whose relentless physical laboring -- whose sweat and toil -- built this country up, but eventually broke them down. I think of them looking down on us, shaking their heads, and wondering when societal progression started to resemble regression. At what point did we let technology take over? When did we become a society of hapless sofa spuds? Unsettling questions that make me uneasy, and, ah, make me fidget. -- Andy Juniper can be contacted at ajjuniper@gmail.com, found on Facebook www. facebook.com, or followed on Twitter at www. twitter.com/thesportjesters. For more news, insidehalton.com/oakville-on and `Like' us on Facebook 23 | Thursday, October 1, 2015 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Celebrate Incredible. Help us recognize the junior citizens who make our communities better. Nominate someone age 6­17 for a 2015 Ontario Junior Citizen Award! Annaleise Carr, 2012 and 2014 Ontario Junior Citizen, Simcoe, ON At 14, Annaleise Carr was the youngest person ever to swim across Lake Ontario. Two years later, Annaleise swam across Lake Erie. Combined these efforts raised awareness and hundreds of thousands of dollars for Camp Trillium, a family camp for children with cancer. Her book, Annaleise Carr: How I Conquered Lake Ontario to Help Kids Battling Cancer, inspires others to take on great challenges and help their fellow citizens. Do you know someone who is involved in worthwhile community service, is contributing while living with a limitation, has performed an heroic act, demonstrates individual excellence, or is going above and beyond to help others? If so, nominate them today! Nominations are open until November 30, and nomination forms are available from this newspaper, and the Ontario Community Newspapers Association at www.ocna.org or 905-639-8720 ext. 4439. Sponsored by: Swim or Walk for Mental Health Sunday Frank Zaumner's fundraiser for mental health has come a long way since its beginnings seven years ago. The Swim or Walk for Mental Health has become a local annual tradition at the grounds of Appleby College, 540 Lakeshore Rd. W., raising tens of thousands of dollars every year for mental health programs that help Oakville residents. Organizers for this year's fundraiser, on Sunday (Oct. 4), are hoping to raise $35,000 to support the Recovery through Education for Adolescents and Children in Halton (REACH) program. The swim, held at Appleby College's indoor pool, runs from 7:30-11 a.m., while a leisurely walk will take place from 9-11:30 a.m. around the campus grounds. Families, children and pets are invited to participate in the walk. Zamuner founded the swim as a means to fundraise for local mental health programs after he overcame the challenge of experiencing and living with depression in the wake of heart surgery. For more information on this year's event or to register, visit www.swimformentalhealth.com. October 3­4 & 10­12 Scenic look lookouts, chairlift & wagon hikes, children's rides, autumn hik activities, BBQs and more Fall into Nature special offer OFF* 15% new memberships * Valid for all NEW Membership purchases between October 3­16 ONTARIO JUNIOR CITIZEN AWARDS