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2018 Nominations Now Open!
Harbour Sport is proud to announce that nominations for the 2018 annual Massey University Harbour Sport Excellence Awards are open.
The awards recognise exceptional performances and contribution to sport in the North Harbour region. This is a great opportunity to showcase the outstanding sporting talent in the region. Previous winners include Andy Maloney, Lydia Ko, Shaun Johnson, Lisa Carrington, Tom Abercrombie, Tony Woodcock and Jacko Gill.
This year’s awards are being held on Friday, 16th November 2018 at The Spencer on Byron Hotel.
Nominations close on Friday, 28th September 2018 at 5pm and the finalists will be announced on Friday, 12th October 2018 on the Harbour Sport website.
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A Healthy Start for Teens from 12 to 18 years
What is Active Teens?
Teens are unique in that they respond to a distinctly different type of motivation.
To achieve the best health and fitness outcomes Active Teens provides a greater focus on personal accountability to motivate teens in ways that are specific to them.
Active Teens includes boxing, weight training and cardio sessions supervised by our Healthy Lifestyle Advisor.
It provides not only health benefits but discipline, focus and a change in attitude about nutrition and fitness.
A booklet helps teens track nutrition and exercise achievements as well as providing a space for personal reflection in the
The Active Teens programme involves parents as it is essential that the whole family is involved in food choices, transportation and vital encouragement.
Programme details
Warkworth
Where: Warkworth Fitness Centre, 25 Glenmore Drive, Warkworth
When: Exercise sessions Tuesday 3:45pm – 4:45pm
The programme runs for 10 weeks. These teens can expect to be put through their paces with a boot camp style workout each week.
Criteria
- Aged ≥ 12 – 18 years.
- Geographical boundaries: North Shore, Rodney, Waitakere and Hibiscus Coast
Note: Teens must be available to attend activity sessions on Wednesdays3:45pm –4:45pm , Warkworth Fitness Centre (Rodney) - Currently inactive (less than 5 hours per week)
- Have a stable medical/ mental condition that could benefit from
regular physical activity. - Family is ready to make changes to their lifestyle and consents to being referred
- Referrals can be by self-referral (please contact Active Teens staff directly), your general practice team (doctor or practice nurse), or any other health professional.
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