Fit to Curl
I’m writing this entry from beautiful Victoria as my team looks toward the end of the season and our final big event, the Grey Power Players Championship.
I’m putting this entry together as my team gets ready to depart for the Tim Hortons Brier. The days before the Brier are always exciting times — it’s such a great event and an incredible Canadian tradition.
At fittocurl.com, there’s a way to contact me via email. I’ve received some great messages — fans who encouraged my teammates and I during the Olympic Games, people who have
I began putting this entry together as I unpacked after the World Financial Group Continental Group and started to pull things together for the trip east
After our team won the last Capital One Grand Slam, the Swiss Chalet National, we went on a break that was longer than any we’ve had in some time.
Medicine Hat hosted a Canada Cup that was great in every way except for, well, the way that final game turned out. (Actually, even that was good for the fans. While I’ll never get used to losing, Glenn Howard made a beauty to win.)
Much of my focus when it comes to proper training for curling is about active exercise —strength training, cardio endurance training, cardio interval training, flexibility work.
Over the past two weeks, my team and I have played our two biggest events of the season so far: the Cactus Pheasant Classic in Brooks, Alberta and the Grey Power World Cup of Curling in Windsor, Ontario.
I’ve written in earlier entries about my singular focus on curling during the last few seasons. I poured everything I had into my team’s Olympic effort — the rest of my life was put on hold.
Last year at this time, I was starting the most important season of my curling career. All the preparation that my teammates and I had done was going to be tested as we sought to qualify for the Olympics and capture gold.
Whether it’s a World Curling Tour cash spiel or a fun weekender in your club, playing those first games of the new curling season can be a bit of a jolt.
As Labour Day weekend rolls by, curlers start to think about getting back on the ice again. In fact, many have already been on the ice — it seems that more and more clubs offer camps and leagues in late summer.
The Vancouver Olympics was, of course, one of the very best experiences of my life. In this month’s blog entry, I’m going to share with you some of the fitness- related things that my team and I did throughout the month we spent in Vancouver.
The summer months are my favourite time of year to train. Not only can I vary my workouts to include a lot of outdoor activities — hello Vitamin D! — but I also don’t have to worry about cutting my weekly training short because I have to get on a plane and fly to a spiel.
I imagine I’m like a lot of people who work hard at the game throughout a curling season. By the time May rolls around, I’m ready for a break.
About John Morris
Home: Chestermere, AlbertaBegan curling at age: 5
Delivery: Right
Occupation/title: Firefighter
Employer: Rockyview Fire Service
Date of Birth: Dec. 16, 1978
Place of Birth: Winnipeg, MB
Marital Status: Single
Spouse/Partner: None
Children: None
Favourite food: Uncle Ben's Wholegrain Rice
Favourite drink: Chocomilk
Celebrity dream woman: Jessica Biel
Most annoying celebrity: Prince
All-time favourite movie: Indiana Jones
Last movie he loved: Old School
Tattooed? Zero
Competed in: 1997, 1998, 1999 Junior Nationals; 1998, 1999 Junior Worlds; Six Canada Cups; Four Briers
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