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TRIDENT, NOVEMBER 1, 2004 29Meet your PSP fitness staff: Shearwater Fitness and Sports CenterFBy Jeff LauzierFitness and Sports InstructorTHE f FILESFitness and Sports Director:Shearwater’s Fitness and SportsDirector is Kevin Delong. Kevinhas been the director of Shearwater’sfacility since 1998, and withthe company since 1997, and notonly is he a recognized and admiredindividual within our world of fitnessand sports, but he also bringsmuch experience and knowledge tothe company. Prior to working forPSP, Kevin was a PERI within themilitary for just over 20 years thusbecoming an established body tomembers of the Canadian Forces.As director at Shearwater, Kevin’smain responsibilities are the provisionof the Fitness and Sports programsand facilities. Also, he isresponsible for all related fundingand all staff required to supportour members. Kevin is continuallyworking towards ensuring thatShearwater’s Fitness and Sports programremains amongst the leader inits area and to ensure that their facilitiesare compatible with our otherMARLANT facilities.Kevin’s strengths are his continualdedication to the Military communitythrough a willingness toprovide the best possible PSP programsand the expertise that notonly he, but also his co-workers,bring to their positions as he is astrong team oriented individual.This has shown as he is an avidhockey player throughout both thewinter and the summer, and also hasexcelled in other team sports suchas basketball, broomball, fastball,soccer, volleyball, and also gymnasticsin which he was a provincialand Atlantic champion.Kevin can be reached throughemail at Delong.K@forces.gc.ca orat local 1069“We’re with you every step ofthe way.”Fitness Coordinator:Shearwater’s Fitness Coordinatoris Beth Ann Ward. Beth Ann hasbeen involved with the PSP agencyfor four years and has spent roughlya year at each of our Halifax Formationgymnasiums where sheworked as a fitness and sportsinstructor, becoming a very familiarface and symbol within PSP. BethAnn has also spent time in Bosniaon a six-month and a seven-monthtour. She is credited with designingand starting the well-known programTrain with the Trainer at boththe Stadacona and Shearwater facilities,which has and will continue tobe a successful class for all militarypersonnel. This class is aimed at gettingpeople on the right path tohealthy living and most importantlyhelping any member who did notpass his or her annual CanadianForces EXPRES test to improveupon his or her performance forfuture evaluations. Aside fromremedial and unit personal training,Beth Ann takes care of all theadministrative duties for Shearwater’smembers including organizingand scheduling CF EXPRES testing,and also conducting classes and lecturespertaining to aspects of fitness.Sports were always a big part ofBeth Ann’s life, as she was constantlyplaying basketball, soccerand volleyball while she was growingup. While at Dalhousie Universityin which she completed adegree in Biology, Beth Ann playedon the female varsity volleyballteam for Kings College. Recently,she has focused on individual sportscompetiting in half marathons, amarathon, and also triathlons. BethAnn enjoys participating and watchinga variety of sports along withchallenging herself through crosstraining indoors and outdoors at differentlevels of difficulty. Variety iswhat motivates Beth Ann to continuallytrain and also believes is a keyfactor that helps motivates participantsto participate, as she creditsher active lifestyle for the reason shebecame involved with PSP.Beth Ann can be reached throughemail at Ward.BA4@forces.gc.ca orat local 1073“The best way is alwaysthrough.”- Helen Keller‘The real glory isbeing knocked toyour knees and thencoming back. That’sreal glory. That’s theessence of it’Fitness Instructor:Shearwater’s Fitness Instructor isRay Moorehead. Ray is the newestmember of our PSP staff as he hasbeen with us for the past month,although he was a member of thePERI trade until 1997. Ray’s mainresponsibilities are to evaluate ourShearwater members’ physical fitnesslevels through conductingtheir annual CF EXPRES tests andalso maintain and continuallyimprove the fitness level andhealthy lifestyle of our members.Ray truly believes that in order to beeffective in his position, that it isvital to be compassionate, demonstrateempathy, and have a desire towork closely with the military community,as well as providing guidance,leadership, and direct supportfor all facets of fitness as this willhelp anyone achieve their goalsand encourage their enthusiasmtowards a healthy body and positiveself image.Ray is an active person in theworld of sports as he is a competitivemarathon runner and is aspiringto be one of the top level marathonrunners in the 40-49 age categoryacross North America. He is alsovery involved with ball hockey, icehockey, soccer, and track and fieldas Ray is currently an active icehockey official (Level IV) and ballhockey official, along with possessingsome experience as a coach forboth sports. Ray is very devoted tomaintaining his personal fitnesslevel through vigorous physicaltraining cycles, while increasing hisknowledge and devotion to theworld of sports.Ray can be reached through emailat Moorehead.RE@forces.gc.ca orat local 1074“The real glory is being knockedto your knees and then comingback. That’s real glory. That’s theessence of it.” - Vince LombardiWatch for the next issue of theF Files. 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