Cap nabs silver |

in soccer finals

Bob Mackin
News Reporter

CAPILANO Coilege’s
soccer teams settled
for silver medals at
the B.C. community
college soccer champi-
onships in Kamloops
last weekend.

The men’s Blues,
‘goached by Bob Birarda,
lost a heartbreaker 2-1 in
-sudden death overtime in
_ Saturday's final to
_ Mancouver’s ° Langara
“College: . Falcons. Capilano
College forced overtime late

~-/ in regulation time on a goal
by Jamie Dunnett.

The .team tied Trinity
Western ‘University. 0-07 in
Friday’s. semi-final but
advanced with a 4-3 result
on penalty kicks.

; The ‘Blues were third
cin league play
H ranked number Bur
nally.- Freshman ° goal-
keeper Adam Alvaro was the .
rovince’s to} netminder i in

regular season with one
shutour and a 0.40) goals
against average.

Blues® goalkceper
Giancarlo Martino and mid-
fielder Mike Tempesta were
selected for the tournament
all-star team.

The defending national
champion women's Blues
shutout Douglas College 3-
0 on Friday. Freshman mid-
fielder Cara Vialli scored
twice. Alisah McPhee had a
single.

The tables were turned
Saturday when the Blues
lost 3-0 to the host
University College Cariboo
in the women’s final.

Freshman forward Cara
Valli led the ream in the reg-
ular season with 12 goals in
eight games. She was named
to the first all-star team at
the B.C. championships and
the Canadian Colleges’
1999 All-Canadian team.
The Blues, “coached © by
Doug ‘Abercrombie, were
second in. provincial league
play and ranked fourth in

Canada.

ws Burrards.

XT?S.a problem that’s

getting 2 lot of press:

ion lately, -

icin about Osteo-

porosis:: A systemic, skeletal
iscase charactérized by low
one mass and micro-archi-
tural deterioration (break-

ility, pain, * Srormiey :
q a Breall reduced quality '

elon a diet, and in

‘management .

During _his tenure in
with . the
Burrards, Parry. was instru-
mental.in the team’s three. -

: Mann Cup national cham-. :

team “and: also ‘played:
for Vancouw r’s Kats; -

extreme cases even normal.

daily occurrences {c .. sneez-
ing) can result in fractures.

-. «Most breaks will occur to the
: - hip, back, wrist and ribs.

There are several factors
that contribute to the inci-
dence of this problem. Some
~— like family history, hor-

_monal factors and use of cer-
.tain medications, are more
difficult to resolve — while
others, such as diet, smoking
and lack of exercise we can
have a major (if not total)
influence over.

Diagnosis of osteoporosis

Wednesday, November 3, 1999 — North Shore News - 43

FREESTYLE kayaker Ken Whiting practises in the Seymour River. The 24-year-old. Ottawa native is. based in
North Vancouver. He won the worid championship two years ago. on the Ottawa River. He's going to New

Marcie Good .
Contributing Writer
AS October fades into

November and.the long
_season of West. Coast —

ag people who claims, to: like. :
the rain,- bur he’s got a. pretty

good reason. It means the:24-

Searold freestyle - kayaking
« world: champion: can, as. he’

calls it; go out and “play.”
~The. Capilano River, Lynn

Creek and the Seymour River

rell up in the winter, making
t- possible: for. him ‘to. prac

“ally go-out his: front dao: 0

train. :

“This is. prime raining ©

is made by Bone Mineral
Ee ieneee studics. Once

identified, treatment can.
“involvs' changes i in lifestyle,

modifying food intake and
yes, exercise,
Ostcoporosis is uncom-

-mon in young peopic. In
fact, maximum bone density

peaks in young adults, gradu-

~ ally, decreasing as the years.

pass.
The point is we can do
some things ta prevent the
onsct of the problem, like
quit smoking, i improve the

quality of one’s diet and start -

getting serious about physical
activity.

Whether you already have
the problem : or are more
interested in preventing it,
one of the worst things to do
is sit down and don’t move! :

The point isn’t so much
whether or not you should
exercise, rather it’s a question
of what constitutes the most

going:
- whiel
cat the Orrawa River, i is “total- 7

Zealand to compete in this year’s evert.

Seym

ground,” he said, “I can pad-
dic four or five days‘a week in
the winter. There’s nowhere
else in Canada where i it’s pos-
sible to do that.” we .
“A. native:

Vancouver but ‘spends: about

six months“every. year, travel-!

fing to conipete-and train.” . ;
~ Next week he will leave for

New Zealand to get ready:to

“of: ‘Ottawa, |
Whiting is .based ‘in. North |:

30 seconds to negotiate-a sec-

‘tien ‘of whitewater, . and . are

judged ‘on’ the variety .and
technical’ skill
manoeu ress)

compete in the world champi - su

onship, - Dec.
:he won two. years ‘ago
ly exciting.”

2 “It’s ~ definitely~.
going to. defend: the. title.

there’s ‘nowhere to go. but"
id “Bur” Pm |

down,” :
“Boing over t

effective type of physical
activity.

Exercise improves posture
and balance (reducing falis}
and has long been recog-
nized as one of the ‘most
effective weapons to fight
this disease. Weight-bearing
and resistance type disciplines
like walking, jogging and -
weight training have been.’
found more effective in man-
agement and prevention.

Interestingly, exercises
such as swimming and

cycling are not generally as
effective in improving or
maintaining bone mass.

A recent research article
published in the journal
Afedicine and Science in
Sports and Exercise has taken
these ideas in a new and
enlightening direction.

Scientists studied concen-
tric and eccentric resistance

- exercise in young women and
found that eccentric disci-

tough. :

1-5. He“ says’):
back: "to the? event, 6

a the ‘world champi
onships, competitors progres
igh: preliminary, : quart

and semi final rounds, with a

lines w were 2 for more effective
in increasing bone mass. *
Concentric'exercise.
involves muscle contraction
while the muscle is shorten-
ing, ¢.g. walking “upstairs;-
cycling, or the raising of a

_ weight while performing 2

bench press or biceps curl.“
Eccentric exercise involves

muscle contraction while the . ”

muscle is lengtheni
Examples include ning
downsnairs and the lowering
of weights during a bench
press or curl.

This commentary is not -
intimating that sports like
cycling and swimming aren't
great physical activities. They
can have a tremendous
impact on physical weliness
and overall fitness. What I .
am suggesting is that to help
prevent the onset of ostco-
porosis, activities involving
weight bearing activities in
general may be of more

of their.

, “your own specifie goals: Thi
~ of course. depends on your
“reasons for. being there in the :

ur great for  Kayal

Unlike slalom ‘kayaking, -
“. which Whiting describes as a.
marathon,” freestyle is: “fast... >:
.and furious.” Kayakers have

‘on “competitor is . elivninared

through each of four rounds.
While slalom’ kayaking has
een popular. since:the 1960s.
Olympic. event,

freestyle pang “has only

recently’: begu:

. -Accordi

{ going to review ‘some
“equipment

your |
so'as to identify. which m
be most effective 'in.achi

ing:
rst pl:

your trendy
or, God forbid

‘And just in case you think.

‘life has dealt you‘a bad hand
“and you feel like ** “you've fall

en and you can’t get up,” a
closing comment courtesy of 2.
the U.S. Navy Seals: “The
only easy day in, your life was.

yesterday!” ”

Let’s get moving people!
Shane Callins.is ap:
trainer, athletic . coach: anid”

‘marathon swimmer, He |