6 new measles cases reported in Manitoba
The number of reported cases of the highly contagious disease has risen to 177 confirmed and 11 probable so far this year, according to provincial data updated every Wednesday.
The data is up to Aug. 16. The province has confirmed 10 cases so far this month.
There have been 4,638 measles cases reported in Canada so far this year, the vast majority in Ontario and Alberta.
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- CTV News
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CBC
an hour ago
- CBC
Weighted vests are all the rage in women's fitness. Do they live up to the hype?
Fitness trainer Kalli Youngstrom thinks weighted vests can be a great tool for fitting exercise into your daily routine — as long as you don't mind looking like a Navy SEAL on the school run. "It looks like a SWAT vest. It gets a lot of looks when I'm out in public," said the Montreal-based wellness coach. That bulky flak-jacket look is in part because of the many pockets for adding or removing weights from the vest, which sells from $25 to $200. Youngstrom wears one to raise her heart rate and increase the intensity when she exercises. She recommends them to her clients, in particular busy mothers who don't have time for a full workout. Strapping it on can upgrade an everyday task like walking the dog or taking the stroller to the park, she said. "It's the convenience and just adding a little bit of intensity to something that might be less of a workout otherwise," she said, adding that she uses the vests in her own workouts. The workout accessory has increased in popularity over the past year, with fitness influencers extolling a wide range of benefits from improved cardiovascular fitness to better bone density. But one researcher warns that those benefits could be oversold online. "If wearing a weighted vest gets you excited to go for a walk, then I'm all for it," said Lauren Colenso-Semple, a muscle physiology researcher. "But I just think we need to be honest about the benefits and what the data says." Claims may be misguided: expert Colenso-Semple has seen influencers referencing studies on the benefits of weighted vests, but says that those studies are sometimes too small to draw significant conclusions, or are looking at more robust exercises other than simply walking. "If you think about doing a squat or doing a lunge, then that is going to stimulate muscle growth if you do that under load," she said. "When you're walking, you're not moving through a full range of motion and contracting the muscle … it's not enough of a stimulus for muscle." She said she also sees people posting device counts of how many extra calories they burn while wearing a weighted vest, but warned that the smartwatches people use to track those calories aren't that accurate. "It can certainly make the walk feel more challenging, but … you could also just walk faster. You could also walk up a hill," she said. Colenso-Semple said she finds it frustrating to see misguided or misleading claims online, because she thinks the truth of building healthier habits is "kind of simple." "By making [the issue] overcomplicated, by trying to put a huge price tag on it, it makes it much more difficult for women to navigate." WATCH | How 'Japanese walking' became a health trend: 'Japanese walking' may be a great way to boost your health 1 month ago Tailor training to reach your goals Colenso-Semple said it's important to pause and think about your health and fitness goals. "If we want to build muscle, if we want to improve bone, if we want to lose weight, then we tailor the exercise appropriately so that we are working towards that goal," she said. She said the best thing to build muscle and to improve bone density is to incorporate weight lifting into your exercise regime. She doesn't think wearing a weighted vest for walking does any major harm — unless the wearer finds it uncomfortable or it leads to back strain — but warned that if people are expecting the same benefits from lifting weights, "then that's misguided." If you do intend to make weighted vests part of your exercise regime, Montreal trainer Youngstrom suggests people start with a vest of 5 to 10 per cent of their body weight. An adjustable one will allow people to increase the weight as they gain strength, she added.
Globe and Mail
2 hours ago
- Globe and Mail
Trump administration cuts California sexual-health program grant over transgender policies
The Trump administration on Thursday terminated a grant for a program in California intended to prevent teenage pregnancy and childhood sexually transmitted infections, saying the state refused to remove 'radical gender ideology' from its curriculum. The Personal Responsibility Education Program educates young people on abstinence and contraception to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, with particular focus on children who are homeless or living in foster care or in areas with high teen birth rates. The grant was worth US$12-million, said Andrew Gradison, an acting assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 'If you continue to push radical ideology on our children, we will not pay for it anymore,' he told Fox & Friends, saying the program included 'radical gender ideology' without providing details. Canadians with an X gender marker will now have to select male or female on Nexus travel cards after Trump order Gradison said that his department is near completing a review of every state's curriculum, adding that by early next week, nearly 40 states will be notified that they need to change their curriculum or face the same consequences. It is the latest salvo in the Trump administration's fight against transgender rights as well as the state of California, led by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom. Representatives for Newsom's office could not be immediately reached. Before the announcement, President Donald Trump said any California school district that does not adhere to his administration's transgender policies will not receive federal funding, but gave no other details. Representatives for the White House did not immediately respond to requests for detail following Trump's comment, posted to his social media platform. U.S. schools receive the vast majority of their funding through local and state sources, but do receive some money from the federal government. Trump's administration sued California in July over its policy allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls' school sports, alleging that it was a violation of federal anti-discrimination laws. In February, the Republican president signed a directive to strip federal funding from any school that allows transgender women or girls to compete in female sports.
