Tara Hunt's Classification
Tara thanked the Library Restaurant for opening for the Club on this occasion and for serving such a good lunch. The Restaurant held a big fundraiser for the Big Brothers/Big Sisters recently as well.
Tara said she would like to explain how she got here. She started by going back, 'though maybe not as far back as some', to when her sister first went to school and Tara waited for her chance. When the opportunity finally came she ran and 'hasn't stopped running since'. In her early teens she was a 5 time Georgian Bay Champion and a 7 time Ontario representative. At 16, however, she had to move away from home and she had to grow up and learn about life.
She took factory jobs to finance school and then went west to the College of the Rockies, taking mountaineering, and then to California to study Yoga. She eventually came back here and was working at the Mental Health Centre where she met her husband Ed. She also worked as the Recreation Co-ordinator at the jail for a couple of years.
She and her husband totally refurbished the building on King Street and after two years the business is going well and they have two children. They feel that our society faces a crises where personal health is concerned and that we are facing an obesity epidemic. There has been a 400% increase in the number of people identified as obese and what is now costing our economy about $7billion will, by 2027, be costing over $20 billion.
As business owners and operators we must be aware of the costs associated with health related sickness and injury. She and Ed are supporting the institution of an Adult Fitness Tax Credit which would save and estimated $1.1 billion by 2029 if implemented. Tara says we take out insurance for our homes, cottages, cars and even though they can be replaced we still do maintenance on them. Our bodies cannot be replaced, there is no insurance we can take out on them but we are failing to even maintain them.
As business owners and operators we must be aware of the costs associated with health related sickness and injury. She and Ed are supporting the institution of an Adult Fitness Tax Credit which would save and estimated $1.1 billion by 2029 if implemented. Tara says we take out insurance for our homes, cottages, cars and even though they can be replaced we still do maintenance on them. Our bodies cannot be replaced, there is no insurance we can take out on them but we are failing to even maintain them.
She and her husband totally refurbished the building on King Street and after two years the business is going well and they have two children. They feel that our society faces a crises where personal health is concerned and that we are facing an obesity epidemic. There has been a 400% increase in the number of people identified as obese and what is now costing our economy about $7billion will, by 2027, be costing over $20 billion.
As business owners and operators we must be aware of the costs associated with health related sickness and injury. She and Ed are supporting the institution of an Adult Fitness Tax Credit which would save and estimated $1.1 billion by 2029 if implemented. Tara says we take out insurance for our homes, cottages, cars and even though they can be replaced we still do maintenance on them. Our bodies cannot be replaced, there is no insurance we can take out on them but we are failing to even maintain them.
The Hunt Fitness Centre works with all types of clients - knee injuries, cholesterol reduction, diabetics etc. She challenged the Club to take the exercise challenge - the time invested will be returned in efficiency, energy, well being. The facility offers the services of personal trainers, physical trainers, a chiropractor and athletic therapists. Tara introduced Karen, who is an athletic therapist and she said she can help with the treatment and rehabilitation of an acute or chronic injury and can help people get back to their regular daily activities.
Plans for the Centre include a smoothie bar and a sports medicine position.
Tara invited all members to take a tour of the Centre with her.