A few weeks ago, a woman was killed while running in the endowment lands at UBC. For the Vancouver community this was a total shock to the city. We have all read and heard about the terrible gang wars going on but now to have a murder of an innocent citizen in broad daylight is unheard of. The life of Wendy Ladner-Beaudry was brutally taken as she was running in the trails in Pacific Spirit Park. She had done this regularly for over 28years and she was seen as a strong, healthy beautiful woman who loved sport and passed on that passion to others, especially children and women with under privilege backgrounds. For instance, she had organized/persuaded a group of low income women to participate in this years Sun Run, arranging run clinics and new running shoes for them.
This tragedy has made us all aware of the importance of safety while doing physical activity outside. Firstly, it is important to be aware of your surroundings at all times. For example, if you are running in the trails with headphones have the music turned down low or even only have one earpiece in. It is important to be confident as you approach a stranger, look at them in the eye with absolute confidence and perhaps nod your head or say hello. This is a clear indication to the potential attacker that you are confident and it will deter there attack, as they will generally attack someone with a weak character or weak body. Other important things to do are to let someone know where and when you left for your workout, to not workout at night and to carry bear spray, whistle, ID and or a cell phone
For some of you this could seem to dramatic but the reality is that there are a lot of crazy and messed up people out there and it is important to be safe and prepared.
As professionals in the health and fitness industry we need to lead by example. Lead group runs, hikes or bike rides so that our customers and you are always safe.
This tragedy has made us all aware of the importance of safety while doing physical activity outside. Firstly, it is important to be aware of your surroundings at all times. For example, if you are running in the trails with headphones have the music turned down low or even only have one earpiece in. It is important to be confident as you approach a stranger, look at them in the eye with absolute confidence and perhaps nod your head or say hello. This is a clear indication to the potential attacker that you are confident and it will deter there attack, as they will generally attack someone with a weak character or weak body. Other important things to do are to let someone know where and when you left for your workout, to not workout at night and to carry bear spray, whistle, ID and or a cell phone
For some of you this could seem to dramatic but the reality is that there are a lot of crazy and messed up people out there and it is important to be safe and prepared.
As professionals in the health and fitness industry we need to lead by example. Lead group runs, hikes or bike rides so that our customers and you are always safe.
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