Profile of Christine Hennebury

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• Not just for the young
  If you're looking for exercise inspiration this year, the seniors in Lisa Sheppard's classes, who range in age from 55-82, are demonstrating that ...
• Overcoming resistance
  Tracey Brown, 24, has tried a lot of different ways to get fit but until recently she couldn’t stick with her program. “I wasn’t a huge diet ...
• Party On
  Heather Long, mother of Rhiannon, 5, and Kaylee Peddle, 1, remembers the parties of her childhood as small, home-based events with homemade ...
• Form and function
  Bad backs, painful knees and stiff shoulders are not always an inevitable consequence of aging. Aches and pains of that sort can result from ...
• WISE move
  Special to The Telegram It took four years for Donna Moore to work up the nerve to register for Women Interested in Successful Employment (WISE). ...
• Get moving!
  Summertime brings to mind visions of kids running around, climbing trees, splashing water, and generally being kids. That level of physical ...
• Table Talk
  Donna Nolan, a regional nutritionist with Eastern Health, wants parents to know that teaching a child to eat healthy means moving away from ...
• The right touch
  Lisa O'Brien began practising infant massage when she noticed that her son liked having baby lotion rubbed on after his bath. "I just kind of ...
• Get Your Kicks
  I'm not sure what I expected from Mike Foley's Lady Kickboxer class, but I did not imagine I'd be running barefoot at top speed while AC/DC ...
• Taking control
  Roger Baggs, mental health advocate and workplace mental health co-ordinator with the Canadian Mental Health Association, Newfoundland and ...
• Safe and Smiling
  Tina Chaulk, writer, and mother of Sam (4) and Ben (five months), worries about getting her kids from place to place safely. "I am very vigilant ...
• Dads with a Difference
  Chad Bishop, manager of Ultramar in Mount Pearl and father of Raevyn, 7, says the old stereotype of the father who came home from work and sat ...
• The woman beside the mother
  When Jillian Hand Humphries was pregnant with her daughter (now 18 months) she wanted a doula to support her through labour and birth, but she ...
• Kids versus vegetables
  Kids' dislike of vegetables is a favourite joke in sitcoms and children's books, and most parents nod in recognition, recalling their own ...
• Buckling down
  Dianne Coffey, homework consultant and owner/operator of Kidspiration Creative Learning, is a firm believer in the value of homework. "Homework ...
• More than numbers
  A photograph started Rod and Lorraine Hynes down the road to a combined 90-pound weight loss and a much healthier lifestyle. Rod Hynes explains, ...
• Skin Deep
  Alicia Simms-Young's first tattoo was somewhat conventional; she and her sister both got tattoos of the Chinese symbol for sisters. That was ...
• Keeping house
  Most people today have a neverending to-do list, and adding housework to it seems impossible. It leaves modern housekeepers to wonder how people ...
• Worth all the hard work
  It's not every day that you are invited to work with and learn from a leader in your field. So, needless to say, local belly dancer Andrea Kitta ...
• Back-off, Bully
  Instructors at the Mount Pearl School of Martial Arts (MPSMA) are using a carefully developed program to help bullying victims gain control over ...
• Talking Turkey
  Due to the number of warnings about potential hazards, cooking a Thanksgiving turkey can be nerve-racking for both novice and experienced cooks. ...
• Getting down to it
  Lisa Beacock, mother of Caitlin, 8, and Tyler, 6, is a strong believer in routines. xxFrom the time the children were very young, their dad ...
• Finding inner peace
  By Christine Hennebury Special to The Telegram Being an at-home mom to two small boys, a freelance writer and an active volunteer means life ...
• Going with the Pole
  Mark Crocker used to get a lot of odd looks when he first started doing urban poling, an outdoor workout that incorporates two lightweight poles. ...
• Can do Kebab and other grilled goodies
  On a Sunday evening a few years ago, Tony Bishop, a professional cook, and his wife were preparing their supper when some unexpected guests ...
• Time for Tea
  Its not what most people think of as a treat but when Andrea OBrien and her cousins were children, they clamoured for the chance to sip tea from ...
• Art, action, environment
  When you think of environmental action, artistic expression may not be the first thing that springs to mind, but Krista Koch, co-ordinator of ...
• Here comes the Sun
  Erin Piatt, a practising neo-pagan, plans to mark the summer solstice Thursday with a personal ritual. In previous years, she was often part of a ...
• Working past the pain
  A lot of people head to the gym to get fit or to lose weight, but Kim Collett goes for a different reason: to help control the pain associated ...
• Music. Giving voice to history Mount Pearl Show...
  Carl Goulding, the director of the Mount Pearl Show Choir, believes in special moments. One of his most memorable happened in 2002, when he was ...