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A contingent of naval reservists from HMCS Queen Charlotte took part in the Bunny Hop Run, organized by the PEI Roadrunners Club in April. The reserve has been promoting health and fitness activities through a fitness challenge for points and prizes.
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Le NCSM Queen Charlotte<\/em> fitness challenge keeping reservists in ship shape<\/b><\/h3>\n

Par Joanie Veitch,
\n<\/b>\u00c9quipe du trident<\/p>\n

Naval reservists at HMCS <\/span>Queen Charlotte<\/span><\/i> are getting more active, with some unit members lacing up their running shoes for road races or riding fat bikes in the snow this past winter. The Naval Reserve unit is also planning a multi-day bike ride across the province in the coming months.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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HMCS Queen Charlotte members also took part in the Freeze Your Gizzard run in February. SUBMITTED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s all part of a health and fitness initiative led by the unit\u2019s administrative officer, Lt(N) Michael Bergeron, well known to many for his joggling ability \u2014 juggling while running \u2014 a talent that earned him a Guinness World Record.<\/p>\n

A natural and enthusiastic athlete, Lt(N) Bergeron began thinking about what he could do to boost health and fitness levels at <\/span>Queen Charlotte<\/span><\/i> shortly after he arrived in July 2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOn PEI, compared to every other province in Canada, we don\u2019t have PSP (Personnel Support Programs) so we don\u2019t have a gym here. When I was in Halifax I used to run a running clinic through the gym there, so when I moved here I was thinking about that…and other ideas to increase overall fitness,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Lt(N) Bergeron began a fitness challenge with participants receiving a set amount of points for different activities, like running, cycling, rowing or walking. With 25 points equalling a ballot, the more points collected, the better the chances to win a gift card in a monthly draw.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0 challenge began last January before the COVID-19 pandemic hit and provincial public health restrictions shut down all group activity in the province, including for the Naval Reserve. Lt(N) Bergeron restarted the initiative in October and said he\u2019s pleased to see an uptick in reservists getting involved.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re trying to reach those people who don\u2019t exercise regularly\u2026 the ones who do better with a challenge and when there\u2019s competition and some peer pressure. It\u2019s been good, we\u2019re seeing people getting out and being active, and they are saying they\u2019re enjoying it and feeling better,\u201d Lt(N) Bergeron said.<\/p>\n

An avid runner, Lt(N) Bergeron is on the board of the PEI Roadrunners Club and has been closely involved with planning and getting approval from Public Health to hold running events on the Island. This year the club staged their Freeze Your Gizzard run in February, with distances ranging from five kilometres to a half marathon, as well as a St. Patrick\u2019s Day run in March and Bunny Hop run over the Easter weekend.<\/p>\n

Wearing both his Naval Reserve officer hat and Roadrunner president hat, Lt(N) Bergeron organized a contingent of reservists at each of the running events, all wearing blue shirts with the HMCS<\/span> Queen Charlotte<\/span><\/i> logo and name.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s good for us, for our fitness, and it\u2019s good for recognition and outreach…to maybe recruit new members,\u201d Lt(N) Bergeron said.<\/p>\n

LCdr John MacDonald, Commanding Officer at HMCS <\/span>Queen Charlotte<\/span><\/i>, said the increase in activity has had a positive effect on the unit beyond the fitness benefit \u2014 especially this past winter, given the COVID situation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen winter hit this year, we all felt it, I think. I guess you\u2019d call it the winter blues…but getting out and getting active, it really helped. Unit members are putting forward ideas now for other activities we could do. I think we\u2019re really moving in the right direction,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has really increased morale and given the unit a greater sense of cohesion, especially during a time when people have been more isolated and have had to stay inside more due to the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking forward to the Navy Bike Ride, which is being held virtually this year from June 12 to August 29, Lt(N) Bergeron and others from the unit are planning a multi-day \u201ctip-to-tip\u201d bike ride across PEI, totalling about 270 kilometres. Ten unit members have already signed up, Lt(N) Bergeron said, and he\u2019s hoping that number will continue to grow.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a lot of distance, but it will be a fun event. People can either do the whole distance themselves or join as part of a relay team,\u201d he said.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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