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Message from the Mayor 5

WHAT’S INSIDE

sleep tight Sleep is as important for health as food and physical activity

get motivated Discover five ways to help boost your motivation to exercise

mental health Tips to keep your mind strong and encourage good mental health as you age

Building resilience Resilience is what allows us to move through life’s obstacles with greater ease

get outside!

The time to unplug, turn off, stop, take a breath and get outside is now

Can I love my body?

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eating well It doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg if you know how to shop

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When we think about living a healthy lifestyle, all of us can create a list of good ideas.

I immediately think of cutting back on the sweet treats, taking walks around Mill Lake or the loop at Willband Creek, and riding my bike to City Hall. What really matters is turning those ideas into action!

Following the 5-2-1-0 Challenge from Healthy Abbotsford is probably one of the best tips I can give: • Enjoy 5 or more vegetables and fruits each day; • Power Down – no more than 2 hours of screen time a day; • Play Actively – at least 1 hour each day; • Choose Healthy – 0 sugar-sweetened beverages to eat healthy and eliminate sugar sweetened drinks; • Don’t smoke.

While those are excellent tips for our individual lives, behind the scenes, the City of Abbotsford is working to build a healthy community for today and for tomorrow as we prepare for future growth. Here are just some of the ways we are building a healthy Abbotsford:

including our trail connectivity; • Encouraging urban gardens in new developments; • Enhancing our recreation programs and facilities to meet a diversity of needs; • Planning for future parks; • Increasing our tree canopy; • Expanding our local transit; • Reducing greenhouse gases through ongoing building upgrades, developing a fuel-efficient fleet, and installing more electric vehicle charging stations; • Encouraging social connections through cultural events and improved public spaces.

And that’s just the beginning! If you would like to explore our plans and initiatives in greater detail, you can find more information on the City’s website at abbotsford. ca/plan200k and abbotsford.ca/sustain-

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SLEEP IS AS IMPORTANT FOR HEALTH AS FOOD AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LACK OF SLEEP LEADS TO

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THEY ARE NOT AS PHYSICALLY ACTIVE3 THEY EAT MORE CALORIES4 AND CRAVE SUGAR, FAT AND SALT

DROWSY DRIVERS 1. Can’t pay attention to the road as well 2. Have slower reaction times 3. Can’t make good decisions as easily7

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Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) of 0.08 is considered drunk6 1. Awake for 18 hours is like having a BAC of 0.05 2. Awake for 24 hours is like having a BAC of 0.10

Sources: 1. http://www.sleepeducation.org/docs/default-document-library/pediatric-sleep-consensus.pdf 2. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6513a1.htm 3. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091743511002878 4. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/ preview/mmwrhtml/mm6430a1.htm?s_cid=mm6430a1_w 5. https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/shpps/pdf/shpps-508-final_101315.pdf 6. https://www.cdc.gov/features/school-start-times/index.html 7. Teens and Sleep Back-to-School 2018 Insight Study (GENYOUth survey) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4824552/#R4 8. American Academy of Sleep Medicine, supported by AAP: https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/pages/American-Academy-of-Pediatrics-Supports-Childhood-Sleep-Guidelines.aspx

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• Go for a walk (outside!)

I firmly believe that walking is incredibly underrated. Walking is a primal movement, and an incredibly important one too. We move our whole body when we walk. We burn calories. Oh, and we take ourselves places!

Remember that our goal here is to MOVE, not to become Olympic So here are 5 ways to help you boost athletes. So if that means today your motivation to exercise, when you’re only going outside for a walk, that’s fantastic. You got some it’s easier to just sit on the couch. fresh air, you moved, and, if it’s sunny, you got some vitamin D. Oh • Do a shorter workout and by the way, going outside is an Sometimes it’s a mental thing – for incredible mood booster as well. some reason, we always assume our workouts need to be one hour, and • Ask yourself WHY sometimes a one-hour workout When that day comes when you sounds just dreadful! But it really don’t feel like exercising, ask yourdoesn’t have to be one hour. It can self WHY that is. Are you just be 45 minutes. 30 minutes. 15. Don’t bored with the routine? The enbe afraid of a shorter workout, be- vironment? Are you annoyed that cause a shorter workout still means you aren’t getting results? What’s you moved that day! It still means going on with you? Often, there is you did something active. Great an underlying motive to your lack job, you! of desire to work out. Finding out Sooner or later, a day will come when you won’t feel like working out. It’s inevitable. You either get bored, or you aren’t seeing the results you were hoping for, or you fall off your schedule for whatever reason.

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what that is can give you insights into what you need to change.

I went through this kind of turmoil recently, and realized two things: One, I was bored with the routines and the exercises I was doing – my solution to this was to do a class at the community centre once a week.

And two, I had experienced a shift in my definition of what it meant to be active and fit. The idea of working out so intensely to the point that I was sore almost all the time, was no longer appealing to me.

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see if you can switch your focus to something else that’s health-related.

For example, make sure you get enough sleep. (Did you know that you burn more calories sleeping than you do staying awake?) Or make sure you drink enough water.

Sometimes, having to think during a workout can cause the kind of mental strain that can be too much to handle after a full day of work.

So do something simple. Take a class, where someone else tells you what to do. Stick to the cardio machines in the gym. Do exercises that are familiar to you. Do a stretch routine or foam roll.

PS: You might be surprised that I haven’t talked about rewards in this post. You know, like rewarding yourself with something if you did your workout for 5 days this week. The reason for that is because rewards only help in the short term. If you are finding yourself consistently unmotivated to do your workouts, something else is amiss. Try to uncover what • Focus it is by asking WHY that is – you on other might discover some interesting things things.

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Keeping good mental health as we age

A healthy lifestyle, including eating nutritious foods and being active, can help you age well and protect your mental health. There are also other ways to nurture your mental well-being as you get older.

Here are some tips to keep your mind strong and encourage good mental health as you age:

enough physical activity and sleep, spending time in nature, and talking with a trusted friend.

• Spend quality time with friends and family

Connect with family and friends to keep your support system strong and active. Schedule a walk with a good friend, visit a family • Know the signs of member or plan a group hike depression and anxiety changes and reduce stress or bike ride.

Some simple ways to ease related to change. the symptoms of mild de• Use alcohol wisely pression: increase physical • Foster resiliency Rely on healthy strategies activity, talk with an under- Being resilient is about to fight stress and manage standing person, increase so- bouncing back from chal- changes in your life, rather cial contact, or do an activity lenges or hardship. Resil- than using alcohol to help you like. iency can improve your level you cope. of optimism and help fight • Plan ahead for future depression.

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Building resilience

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• Definition of Resilience: Resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress – such as family and relationship problems, serious health problems or workplace and financial stressors. It means “bouncing back” from difficult experiences (American Psychology Association).

1. Having caring and supportive relationships within and outside the family – relationships that create love and trust, provide role models and offer encouragement and • Resiliency is reassurance. ever changing People tend 2. The capacity to make realistic plans to think and take steps to carry them out. about resil3. A positive view of yourself and ience much confidence in your strengths and like we do abilities. willpower – some people have it, other people 4. Skills in communication and don’t. However, just like willpower, problem solving. resiliency is not a static trait; our level of resiliency changes. The great 5. The capacity to manage strong news is that with intentional and feelings and impulses. consistent practise, we can grow our resiliency.

There are a number of strategies that can help you improve upon each of • Factors in Resilience these factors and, with consistent There are some factors that make practise, anyone can turn a weakness some people more resilient than into a strength.

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discovery. Difficult experiences shape us. There’s an opportunity for us to look at the struggle we’ve experienced 1. Make connections. Good relationships and become aware of how it changed with close family members, friends or our life. The result may be stronger others are important. Accepting help relationships, greater sense of strength, and support from those who care about increased sense of self-worth, more you and will listen to you strengthens developed spirituality and heightened resilience. appreciation for life.

2. Avoid seeing crises as insurmountable problems. For us, this is where our connections, our support network is so important. They help us see how this crisis is something that we will make it through.

3. Accept that change is a part of living.

Focus on things that are within your control.

4. Move toward your goals. Develop some realistic goals. “What’s one thing I know I can accomplish today that helps me move in the direction I want to go?”

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9. Maintain a hopeful outlook. An optimistic outlook enables you to expect that good things will happen in your life.

Try visualizing what you want, rather than worrying about what you fear.

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Life today can be so fast-paced and technology-packed. Between work, the commute, taking care of loved ones, cooking and cleaning, watching television, connecting on social media, and more, an average of 90 per cent of time is spent indoors. A mere 50 years ago this would be virtually unheard of!

Unfortunately, all this indoor time is having a negative impact on your health and the health of your children. In fact, the term “Nature Deficit Disorder” was coined in 2005 to describe a list of behavioural and health symptoms in children that can be directly related to lack of outdoor time. The time to unplug, turn off, stop, take a breather and get outside is now.

If you are feeling resistant, need a little extra motivation or are concerned you have no time for yet another activity deemed “necessary” to maintain health, here a few reasons why you can’t afford not to get that fresh air and natural light:

• Reduces Stress You may have already experienced this – you are feeling stressed out at home or in the office, you take a quick walk and voila! You instantly feel better and more equipped to cope.

Science backs up this experience. Studies have found that after taking nature walks, people reported lower levels of stress. Taking a walk (even a short one) in a green area can put the brain in a meditative state, with results so profound they showed up on EEG (electro-

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significantly detrimental effect on your brain function and ability to perform.

It has been noted that natural sunlight helps set our body’s internal clock, and that people need to get between 30 and 60 minutes of exposure to direct sunlight for sleep patterns to encephalography) recordings. oil. However, direct exposure to the sun is improve. Getting outside is vital for reminding Adding a few trees into the mix only adds to actually the best way to absorb vitamin D. your body of its natural rhythms. the experience. These were the findings from Aim for at least 15 minutes of direct sun expoyet another study, which found that “forest sure on your skin every day when the weather • Promotes Happiness bathing” – the practice of walking through the is warmer (during the early morning or late As with stress reduction, time outside will forest – reduced levels of the stress hormone afternoon is always best to prevent burning support your mental well-being. It naturally cortisol in the blood, and decreased stress – your body’s natural way of telling you are boosts levels of serotonin, your “feel good” and anxiety. It also reduced blood pressure, getting too much). brain chemical. One study measured serotonin heart rate and fatigue and improved mood. levels in a group of 101 healthy men during • Improves Sleep each of the four seasons, and found that re• Supplies Natural Vitamin D How well you sleep has a lot to do with both gardless of the season, the level of serotonin Chances are that you are not getting sufficient your hormones and your own natural circain the brain was affected by the amount of amounts of vitamin D, largely due to spending dian rhythm. Both of these are affected by sunlight on any given day. too much time indoors. This has become so your exposure to light – natural sunlight, most People who frequently take walks in nature concerning that vitamin D deficiency has of all. If you spend too much time indoors, experience reduced symptoms of depression been labelled a pandemic! you become isolated from the source of your and enhanced mental well-being.

As a society, North Americans (and many in body’s natural rhythms, and your sleep cycle

the Western World) are deprived of sunlight, is likely to suffer.

• Provides a Natural Energy Boost and the foods consumed that naturally contain If you want to get good sleep, you have to have The next time you are feeling depleted or low vitamin D do not contain enough to satisfy properly aligned circadian rhythms. If not, on energy, resist the urge to reach for that cup even basic (let alone optimal) requirements. the varying aspects of your waking/sleeping of coffee and get outside for a few minutes.

Many assume that the best way to acquire system will be working at the wrong time.

Nature is fuel for the soul, and research sugvitamin D is through drinking milk, eating Insomnia is a common side effect of an imgests that a more effective way to get energized fish, or even taking supplements like cod liver properly timed circadian clock and can have a is to connect with nature. Being outside helps ward off feelings of exhaustion, and you may already have experienced increased energy Did you know that Abbotsford has 70 playgrounds in its parks? Or that we have when you are enjoying outdoor activities! a paved corridor that spans through the community, connecting the east and west sides of Abbotsford? This extensive Discovery Trail system is perfect for all-season activity, w Michal Ofer is a nutrition coach and diincluding walking, running, rollerblading and cycling. Explore how you can go play gestive health expert. She can be reached at outside by visiting abbotsford.ca/leisure/parks.htm. michalofer.com.

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The other day I was chatting with a group of women around the topics of body love, self-compassion and health. In hushed tones, one of them shyly asked me, “Can I love my body, and still want to lose weight?” She asked me as though it was some dirty little secret, that somehow she couldn’t desire to change her body – and still love her body. That the two ideas were somehow contradictory. And I realized that there was a need for clarification!

so (not a fan of scales, so that’s my ballpark).

So, yeah – tight shorts. So it’s time to take a good look at my choices, and reflect on what is working and what isn’t, not from a place of judgment or shame, but from an objective place of logistics, frankly. I don’t want to buy new shorts. I really like my old wardrobe. And I also don’t want to be uncomfortable in my clothing – so, it’s time to shift some of my nutrition habits. Gently. Not with extremes that would more than likely swing me into a diet mindset , but with kindness, reconnecting to my food in a more empowered way.

You can love your body and want to look good and feel comfortable in your own skin!

Self-compassion and body love means you don’t place your worth on the size of your clothing or the number on the scale. Loving your body doesn’t mean you do away with your ego (that’s impossible); it means you embrace your ego! It’s OK to want to feel comfortable in your own skin! But that feeling comfortable isn’t about matching the norms we are fed from the media or society – but from the definition you create. You decide what you feel comfortable with – and what you don’t. And then you unapologetically do whatever you need to do to make it so, not from a place of should or shame – but from a place of kindness and deep honouring of your desires, wishes and goals.

I love the work of Geneen Roth. One of the biggest take-home messages in her book “Women, Food & God” (at least for me) was “What are you hungry for?” This winter as I struggled through injury and tried to keep my spirits high, the answer to that question wasn’t always food. Sometimes I was “hungry” for the calm that comes from the serotonin rush that accompanies eating. Sometimes I was “hungry” for the rush I couldn’t get from exercise (oh, hey sugar!). Sometimes I was “hungry” for comfort – because I was sad that I was watching all my clients and friends ROCK their goals while I was sidelined. Not all the time but just sometimes – and enough of the time that some old habits crept back in. Not healthy ones that make me feel empowered, but less than healthy ones that make Allow me to explain, with a little personal me feel, well, MEH. reflection. I recently pulled out my “summer clothes” box. I tried on my old faves and was But I’m not committed to MEH. I’m coma little surprised to find that my fave shorts mitted to extraordinary. So, without shame felt a little snug. I’ve been injured, and loving or guilt, I move forward. I acknowledge the my way through this injury has involved a desire to change from an authentic place of little more indulgence than usual. healthy ego, and with self-compassion and kindness I am now in pursuit of my goals.

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Eating well on a limited income

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drinks such as chips, chocolate and pop as they are expensive and offer little nutrition. They often have too much fat, salt and sugar. Buy them for occasional treats only.

• Shop at grocery stores. Prices are higher at convenience stores, and they have less variety.

• Shop around the edge of the grocery store to find many of the basics.

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