Fitness fans head to sunny Lansdowne for fundraiser
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The warm September sunshine brightened up Sunday morning’s JUMP IN’s Halftime Show at TD Place field.
Fitness enthusiasts and casual walkers alike enjoyed the vibrant celebration of health and community for the No. 1 cause of death among women.
The month-long fundraiser, supporting women’s heart health through the Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, encourages participants to engage in 30 minutes of activity daily.
The event featured sessions led by Adam Bracken of Fitness Lab, Amber Stratton of Pure Yoga, Stephen Bierbrier of Arboretum Hill Club, and Catalina Fernandez of Rise & Run Crew.
Photos by Ashley Fraser, Postmedia.
Ramona Peckham took part in Sunday’s event with good friend Jacki Lyons, who has been a patient at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Lyons’ also made note that both her son and her mother were also patients at the heart institute.Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia Participants running the hundreds of stairs at TD Place Sunday morning.Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia Amber Stratton of Pure Yoga led a warm up and a cool down for all the participants Sunday morning.Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia Nadia Lappa, a University of Ottawa Heart Institute patient took a selfie with Jump In ambassador and team captain, Olga Pekalska.Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia Jennifer Tackaberry took part in Adam Bracken of Fitness Lab’s workout Sunday morning.Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia Camille Arsenault with the Rise & Run Crew walked along with Korey Kealey and Krista Kealey.Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia Adam Bracken of the Fitness Lab had participants getting their sweat on while working out in the warm sunshine Sunday morning.Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia Nadia Lappa, who faced a traumatic health scare and was diagnosed with SCAD—a rare condition causing tears in the coronary arteries—took a moment to promote Jump In on social media while running the stairs.Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia 80% of heart disease is preventable with healthy eating and physical activity, a big part of the initiative behind Jump In.Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia Stephen Bierbrier of Arboretum Hill Club was all smiles running up and down the TD Place stands while cheering on participants Sunday morning.Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia 64-year-old Lesli Zanetti wanted to make a point that age should not stop anyone from getting out and being active.Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia Stephen Bierbrier of Arboretum Hill Club was cheering runners on from up in the stands Sunday morning.Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia JUMP IN is a nation-wide physical activity challenge in support of women’s heart health with really fun branded socks.Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia The crew from the Arboretum Hill Club posed for a photograph after the event wrapped up Sunday morning.Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia Lianne Laing, vice-president of philanthropy with the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and president of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation, addressed the group Sunday morning.Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia Vivian Luk took part in Stephen Bierbrier of Arboretum Hill Club’s workout of running the TD Place stairs Sunday morning.Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia Nadia Lappa, who faced a traumatic health scare and was diagnosed with SCAD–a rare condition causing tears in the coronary arteries–was all smiles Sunday morning during the fun, social workout.Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia Lianne Laing, vice-president of philanthropy with the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and president of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation with Lindsay Firestone, director of community engagement and development at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation.Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia Adam Bracken of Fitness Lab slowed things down during Amber Stratton’s Pure Yoga cool-down. Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia No matter each participants fitness level, there was something for everyone Sunday morning.Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia OTTAWA — The group of about 150 participants came together for a team photograph after the event wrapped up Sunday morning.Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia
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