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The Top 3 Fitness Trends The Grass is Greener

for 2018/2019

on the Other Side of the Airport:

Fitness trends come and go, but for the 2018-19 season, we’re Meet the New Operator of the Southport Golf Club
seeing three emerging trends. With the help of Assistant
Manager, Recreation Development, Mark Austin from Central
Plains RecPlex and Health Coach and Personal Trainer, Brian
Forsythe, we’ve compiled a list that includes some never-boring
basics alongside some trends that might surprise you. Forget the traditional challenges of water hazards and sand traps
– watch out for low flying aircraft!

Fit Tech Southport Golf Club is situated just east of the Southport Airport, although it’s not so close that you need
to worry about a helicopter landing on the fairway or have to register your golf ball’s flight plan with the air
In fitness, sport, or even just overall health, the use of technology is growing. Assistant Manager, Recreation Development, traffic control tower.
Austin points out that calorie and activity tracking apps are popular and made even more so by wearable pieces that allow
you to track vital signs and collect data easily on the go. A new operator, Smirnov Golf Management, has recently Southport Golf Club is a nine-hole course with an interesting
“With the increase in tech available people have greater access to information on nutrition,” says Austin. He also touches taken over the management of Southport Golf Club. Director layout designed for all levels of play. Also on site is a public
on the social media aspect where groups can offer added incentive, accountability, and fun in the form of a “diet bet,” or of Operations, Ben Smirnov, along with his team from driving range and licensed clubhouse featuring a fully
pool of money to help people reach their fitness goals. Winnipeg, will manage the day-to-day operations. Smirnov stocked pro-shop with club regripping and repair. They also
has an impressive resume that includes operating golf offer golf lessons and tournament packages.
Functional Fitness courses since 1984. He operated the John Blumberg Golf Smirnov’s goal is simple: provide a well-maintained facility for
Course and the Canoe Golf Club for the City of Winnipeg and the patrons of the golf course with a friendly and helpful staff.
Health Coach Forsythe describes this trend by saying, “Functional fitness uses multiple muscle groups to strengthen the the Uplands Golf and Ski Club for the City of Vaughn.
body in a way that simulates day to day activities, such as cutting the grass, shoveling snow, moving furniture or carrying When asked about his aspirations for the course, Smirnov
Smirnov’s interest in golf began at an early age. explained that they will spend the first year looking at items
groceries.”
“I grew up next door to a golf course and went to work there such as course condition and put a plan together. He also
Austin supports this by mentioning the practical lifting and cardio movements of techniques like CrossFit. when I was 13 years old,” Smirnov recalls. “[I remember] wants input from the patrons on what they would like to see
So tackle some driveway sprints, tire flips and weighted box carries—whatever replicates (albeit an amped up version) the smell of fresh cut greens and grass and the quiet early in the future.
what you do in regular life—into your individual routine. The great thing about functional fitness is you actually see a direct mornings.” His goal is to help players of all ages have the Smirnov invites anyone, from beginners to more experienced
benefit into your regular life’s activities because now you are more fit to be able to do them. same positive experience with golf. golfers, to come to the course. “With today’s time constraints
on families, a four and a half hour round of golf is sometimes
Personalized Training & Nutrition not an option. A nine-hole golf course and driving range just

“More and more people are coming to the conclusion that a healthy lifestyle diet does more than control weight gain,” You always have time for nine! minutes out of Portage La Prairie seems an ideal solution for
says Forsythe. “People are learning that certain disease conditions are either fully controlled by lifestyle, such as Type-2 patrons that can get away for 2 hours or so at any time of
diabetes, or partially controlled by lifestyle, such as certain cancers.” - Ben Smirnov day or evening.” As he simply puts it: “You always have time
for nine!”
The take away here is that paying attention to the conditions an individual may have will help inform their best nutrition
and fitness plan for maximum benefit. Whether the goal is weight loss, overall health maintenance, or managing a serious
medical condition, diet is more than ever a top-of-mind strategy employed today.
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Exercise can definitely have a way of bringing people together; it’s hard to get your maximum benefits from exercises in your at southportgolfclub.com
office and even if you do exercise at home, fitness communities tend to gather people together. These connection points are
valuable for our social health—in our older years as Forsythe points out, but this is also true at any stage of life.
In Southport, the connection point for fitness can be found at the Central Plains RecPlex. The organization serves the military
personnel stationed there, but it also serves as a gathering point for the surrounding residential community and the entire Central
Plains region.
It’s a perfect place to find a local fitness community that is open to anyone who is looking to “have fun, get fit, and be healthy!”

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