tvy r- ryj j- v first step is taking die first step y byjohncudmore staff writer oil missed the summer completely wasting away the days and nights by the pool or hiding out in the cool depths of the airconditioned recroom now someone else has the fall en leaves raked and bagged and you are still as out of shape as a marshmauowrlt wont belong before the snow flies and it accu- mulates to the point you have to shovel it or you wont be able to get out the door hmmm not a bad idea except you needto get- out now and again jfor food arid supplies to top it off another holiday season is fast approaching with ample opportunity to sloth out but the startling reality is friends are starting to mistakeyou for the mayor of pillsburytowri enoughof living large clearly its time to do something about your- self youre not as alone as you think according to canadas physical activity guide to healthy active living which suggests a staggering 63 per- cent of canadians are notactiveenough to achieve the health benefits of physical activity it is not necessary to join a health club to look after your health in fact alternativesexist in r our daily liyesalmost any activity can be positive ancl heahhy anything is sometlraig from i gardening as opposed to running a niarambn said sandy maisihe certified fitness consultant at fitness horizon health club in bradford and a personal trainer for nearly five years there areso many easy things do do to burn off calories you dont have to belong to a gym jusf talking to someone in the fitness field can be a big help a simple 30 minutes of walking m workstoward increasirig rfltffcbbhiaf calories energy levels- and stamina r i r l- relieves stress and tension arid v v helps create selfesteem confk week promote relaxed muscles dence and strengthens bones and arid mobile joints and easier muscles movement evetyday functions such as xsngth ideally a corhbina-r- tiori of activities that exercises staff photorob alary sandy maisirie certified fitness consultant at fitness horizon health club says there are rhany easy- tliiries to do to biirrioff calories activity i j nect and fire upv for instance arecent heart no matter what your fitness attack victim would hardly be upl level activity should always- be waniaramwruh preceded by proper- warrnup we always t put people the one thing people seem to v gianni colavecchia x 7 been there done that hes a lover not a fighter ccthmygod f i the shooter blurted out v the words as naturally as a person suffering a gunshot wound would shriek with pain the attractive wooden grip and stainless steel frarhe of the model617 stiiith arid wesson 22calibre firearm belied the brute with which it dis- charged its deadly ammunition7 the moriiehf it wentoff gun 5 ceased to be a coriiplex assemblage of polished partsiln the eyes oftiieskoot- i er it had becoirieanmstirumeht ol deatn the shooter by the way is mev a given theshootefs reluctance to brandish ariything- with- the power to srjuff out a life itjsnot astretch to cdri- cludefiririg a fewduridsaf the sports shooting range mjgormley was nptter- ribly enthralling perhaps one canchalkiip the reluc- tanceto my upbringing i fiithe deeprecesespf-consciqiis- nessi monis voicegentiy askedif it was really necessary to shoot- a gun for a newspaper assignment- dad syoice demandeditoikriow whyj any- reporter would become entangled m such ness kst s lsure yousay blametlie italian par ents ii well perhaps the reluctance has to do withthe way tliisscaredycat some- v times lives his lifea marys parishioner from richmond jhill once said catholics are afraid of eyerythirig and yours truly wouldconstiuite pretty solid evidence for tiiat claim f 7 dont get rue wrongwlri rhany situa tions the scaredycat has reams ofjfun without l slightest pang of con- science 1 l but shooting a gun is different sohie- how immoya jpjhltiwayne im a lover more often than he is afighter f are you going tqo put and play a jr woriiah behind a counter aslced as i pre- uncomfortable j shewould iise the word as a substitute f6fshoot r- zt 1 hearing- cowboywannabes use- the wprdsterchangeablyatmeger- tr admitfeclly theexpectation was men i withnflttias siirnas top nrirnnha