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The community is encouraged to attend an "In Motion" meeting being held at the Flin Flon Community Hall tomorrow at 7 p.m. Jason Mandes, a committee member for Flin Flon's "In Motion," said they want to promote the "In Motion" concept to get Manitoba more active by 10 per cent come 2010. "The focus is on physical activity based on healthy living Ð eating, and smart choices," Mandes said. The committee wants to gain interest with programs already available such as soccer, slo-pitch, and minor ball, etc. to get people aware. "We want to keep people from being couch potatoes," he said. "Creighton (In Motion) has been active for years." Mandes stated that Flin Flon has been hard at work the last few months. "You have to take the initiative to make good on your choices to live a healthy lifestyle," he added. "I'm pretty excited," Mandes said. "I have a good feeling that we'll make a difference. I hope we can bring ideas to make things interesting and making sure we have activities for people who enjoy different things." Mandes said it's very important that they get different support Ð different ideas Ð and target groups. It will make their job easier. Statistics the committee gathered from a NOR-MAN Health survey study shows that 27 per cent of NOR-MAN males are obese while the provincial average is 22 per cent. Forty-six per cent of males are overweight, which is five per cent higher than the provincial average. For females, 25 per cent in the NOR-MAN region are obese and the provincial average is 19 per cent, while 34 per cent are overweight, like the males, they are five per cent over the provincial average.5/6/06
