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I'm not just fidgeting, I'm
working off that cheeseburger
Ignorance would be bliss, if 1
didn't already know that
cheeseburger I'm about to bite
into has close to 500 calories
and if 1 continue to eat burgers
they could cause serious health
concerns when I'm older.
See that's where I'm stuck.
I've been going to the gym for the past several months, but I
haven't noticed a lot of results in my stomach area because
I'm not eating as healthy as 1 should be.
Burgers, pizza and fast food lunches have become part of
my busy day and I'm addicted.
Sure chicken, salads, fruits and vegetables might be better
for me, but when it comes to deciding between fries and a
salad sometimes my willpower is a little weak.
It would be great to be someone who doesn't realize that
eating fast food constantly can be damaging to your health,
but as it turns out I'm not.
With a family history of heart disease, I have, although I'm
only 22, begun to think about how healthy I will be when I'm
30, 40 and even 50 if I don't start watching what I eat now.
Does that mean no more burgers? No way! 1 couldn't
survive without at least one burger a month.
It just means I'll have to cut down on the amount of junky
food my body gets to digest.
But then again, I am lucky. As it turns out, people who
Jason Middleton
Middle Ground
fidget (me) are more likely
to be thinner.
In a study done by
the Mayo Clinic, people
who fidget, tap their toes,
wiggle and walk around are
more likely to be thinner.
Twenty subjects - 10 lean
and 10 obese - wore for 10 days a pair of underwear that
measured their every movement and recorded it.
The only food the subjects could eat was prepared at the
clinic and they had to eat every last scrap on their plates.
The study found that fidgety people sit two and a half hours
less than obese people. Those extra two and a half hours of
toe tapping and walking around equals burning 350 calories a
day. Over a year's time, those 350 calories could burn 17
pounds of fat.
It's a little scary when you realize that in order to work a
cheeseburger off, you would have to shovel snow for one
hour, brush your teeth for two hours and 15 minutes, bike on
a flat surface for at least 55 minutes or jog for 35 minutes.
So next time, before you order that large fry or hamburger
with extra cheese and bacon, think about how that fast food
could end up biggie sizing your stomach.
I am just wondering, how long do you think it would take to
fidget away the calories of a cheeseburger?
News
New store offering children's clothing,
antique furniture on Main Street
By Jason Middleton
Expositor Staff
Shopping for kids' clothes
in Seaforth just got a whole
lot easier this week, with the
opening of Today's Threads,
a new children's clothing
store on Main Street.
Located in the former
Classic Touch Liquidation
storefront, the children's
clothing store will share
space with Platinum Oak, an
antique furniture store.
Owned and operated by
John Ryan and Susie
Raczkevi-Ryan, Today's
Threads will offer high
quality children's clothing,
an under serviced market in
town.
Ryan said he and
Raczkevi-Ryan had shopped
out of town for children's
clothing because there was
nowhere to shop for them in
town.
"Hopefully this will help
enhance the shopping
experience for those wanting
to shop in town," she said.
Today's Threads will offer
clothing for infants all the
way up to size 18, while
Platinum Oak, run by Pete
Klaver and Yvette Wilbur,
will offer antique furniture.
"We have what we have to
start with and we'll see
where the demand is," Ryan
said. "If it seems to be more
infants and toddlers then
we'll push more in that
line."
Raczkevi-Ryan said that
she looks forward to being
involved with downtown
Seaforth.
"I'd like to be able to work
Business beat
with and develop with the
downtown," she said. "I
think that's why we chose to
be here."
Located at 90 Main St.,
Today's Threads and
Platinum Oak is open
Monday to Wednesday 9:30
a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday and
Friday 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
and Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 6
p.m.
Freeze King
under new management
Seaforth's drive-in
seasonal restaurant, the
Freeze King, is under new
management.
Judy Jansen, of
Egmondville, recently
purchased the restaurant
from John Bezaire, who also
owns Willy's Burger Stop in
Clinton.
Jansen, who also runs a
housecleaning business, said
that she has been thinking
about buying Freeze King
since September.
Jansen, who is now part-
owner of the restaurant and
manager, said that she wants
to open the seasonal
restaurant on March 24
depending on the weather.
While she plans on
keeping the Willy Burger
and renaming it the King
Burger, Jansen also wants to
add some new healthy items
to the menu like wraps.
For the past three summers
Jansen has worked at the
Freeze King and said that
many of last years
employees are returning this
Seaforth Manor
gets provincial
funds for lifts, spa
The Seaforth Manor is
receiving $81,977 in one-
time funding from the
Ministry of Health and Long -
Term Care.
Of the total. $38,182 will
be used to buy several new
lifts and $32,917 will be used
for medical equipment,
including a whirlpool spa.
As well, funding of
$10,878 will help the Manor
develop a new mentorship
program that will encourage
registered nurses into the -
long -term care field.
"These initiatives will
enhance the lives of our
residents and our staff's
ability to continue to provide
excellent resident care," says
administrator Cathie Schalk.
A new hydrosonic tub will
be used both as a therapeutic
spa experience and to assist
in the specialized care of
residents with tender skin or
wounds.
New lifts. including sit -to -
stand lifts and ceiling lifts.
will further enhance resident
independence and mobility.
says Schalk.
The lifts will be used when
transferring residents from
chairs, wheelchairs and beds.
She says she's pleased to
see the Manor's zero -lift
policy, in place since 2002 to
enhance the safety of staff
and residents, supported by
provincial funding for lifts.
"This additional funding is
greatly appreciated and will
be of benefit to the residence
for years to come." said
Schalk.
By Susan Hunderfmark
season.
She said that she "really
enjoys meeting people and
working with the young
people that work there."
Jansen hopes to bring her
friendly nature to Freeze
King, while helping to make
good food and good times.
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Orange Hall, Seaforth
527-2682
4:0o pm Worship Service
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Pastor Ron Matthews
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St. Thomas
Anglican Church
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Jarvis St. Seaforth
Fr Michael Atkins Parish Office 527-1522
Sunday, March 6
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Sunday Worship - 9:30 a.m
Friday. March 4 -. World Day of Prayer
Monday, Mar. 7 - Prayers Group 7 pm
Grower's Group - 7:30 p m.
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Bethel Bible Church
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126 Main St. Seaforth
527-0982
Sunday Worship Hour 11 am
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
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54 Goderich SSI. W
Sun., March 6, 2005
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Junior 11:00 a.m
Worship 11 a.m.
Rev. John Gould
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Catholic Church
St. James RC Church
14 Victoria Street, Seaforth
527-0142
Weekend Masses: Sat 5:15 pm
Sun. 11:00 am
St. Columban RC Church
Saturday Mass at 7:30 pm
Father Lance Magdziak
Egmondville
United Church
Sunday, March 6
10 a.m. Sunday School
11 a.m. Worship
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Rev. Henry Hubertd
Sunday, March 6 - 11:15 a.m.
Sermon - 'Responsibility'
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