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Rankin Inlet woman trying out for national kettlebell team ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᑦ ᐆᒃᑐᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᓂᕐᒧᑦ

Rankin Inlet woman trying out for national kettlebell team ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᑦ ᐆᒃᑐᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᓂᕐᒧᑦ
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Lynette Didur is competing for a spot on CanadaSAӰӴýs national kettlebell team. Photo courtesy of Lynette Didur ᓕᓂᑦ ᑎᑐ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᕗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑭᕕᒃᓯᓂᖅ ᐅᕿᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᕋᓱᒃᑐᑦ.

If youSAӰӴýd have told a young Lynette Didur that sheSAӰӴýd be a fitness instructor and competing in athletic competitions, she would have laughed.

SAӰӴýI always tried to do the least as possible,SAӰӴý said the now-fitness instructor and kettlebell competitor about gym class.

But later in high school, a bodybuilding friend introduced her to fitness. She got involved in different types of dances like belly, ballroom and Zumba.

SAӰӴýEverything pretty much from the end of high school onwards was physical activity,SAӰӴý said Didur. SAӰӴýA blur of gym and fitness and just becoming a healthy-minded individual.SAӰӴý

She taught her first fitness class at 19 and said itSAӰӴýs been a great ride of learning from clients and engaging in different activities over 20-plus years.

Didur has been leading fitness classes for 10 years in Rankin Inlet, trying several activities such as kickboxing and boot camps, and now doing kettlebell.

SAӰӴýFor a non-competitive person, it was more attainable,SAӰӴý said Didur, comparing it to dance and having to hit certain numbers.

Competitive kettlebell marathons can last for 30 or 60 minutes, doing a set number of repetitions with the correct form, she said.

SAӰӴýAs a pharmacy tech, I love numbers,SAӰӴý said Didur, who originally came to Rankin Inlet in that profession and has since started a young family here.

SAӰӴýI love doing formulas in my head. I love the science behind it. Kettlebell sport, you have numbers, you have coefficients, you have to hit certain repetitions per minute. ThatSAӰӴýs all up my alley.SAӰӴý

ItSAӰӴýs like her dance world, but better.

The hardest part is the mentality, she said, and not zoning out during the long performances. Didur likes to feed on the crowdSAӰӴýs energy and smile around at competitions.

On Aug. 12 in Toronto, Didur will compete for a spot on Team Canada for Kettlebell Sport. SheSAӰӴýs doing a half-marathon and a one-arm long cycle with a 16 kg kettlebell. ItSAӰӴýs all strength and endurance training, she says, and it will be the first time she can compete in-person instead of online.

SAӰӴýTo be able to go in-person, theySAӰӴýll actually see how well you perform under pressure, see how well you perform with other people on the side of you,SAӰӴý said Didur.

SAӰӴýBecause if you do end up going to Europe to compete in the worlds, they have competitions all the time at different times so one person could be doing a five-minute, you could be doing a 10-minute and there could be a marathon beside you, and you need to be able to show that you can keep to your lane, do what you need to do, remember what youSAӰӴýre doing, work with your nerves and represent Canada the best possible way.SAӰӴý

If she makes it on the national team, she has a year from August to attend a worldSAӰӴýs competition.

Kettlebell has exploded in popularity in the last decade, she said, adding that women tend to enjoy it because itSAӰӴýs endurance-based cardio that builds strength.

As a fitness instructor, her specialty is inclusivity. SheSAӰӴýs adamant that no matter oneSAӰӴýs circumstances, whether itSAӰӴýs impairment or injury, thereSAӰӴýs a way they can work out their body positively.

SAӰӴýI canSAӰӴýt be told no,SAӰӴý she said.

Anyone can start small, after all.

SAӰӴýThere is no competition in fitness,SAӰӴý said Didur. SAӰӴýYouSAӰӴýre being the best that you can be and thereSAӰӴýs nobody else competing with you.SAӰӴý

ᐅᖃᐅᑎᒍᕕᐅᒃ ᓕᓇᑦ ᑎᑐ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓇᔭᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓚᖃᕋᓱᖃᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᐃᓚᑐᐃᓇᕋᔭᖅᑐᖅ.

SAӰӴýᐱᓇᓱᒃᐸᒃᑲᒪ ᐊᒃᓱᓗᐊᖑᖏᑦᑐᖅ,SAӰӴý ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓚᖃᕋᓱᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐅᕿᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑭᕕᒃᓯᓂᖅ.

ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᐊᑎᐊᕈᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓ, ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᕋᕐᒪ ᐱᔪᒪᓕᖅᑎᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖕᖓ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑎᒥᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᒍ. ᒧᒥᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒋᓪᓗᓂ.

SAӰӴýᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᒻᒪᕇᓇᐅᔭᕋᒪ,SAӰӴý ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑎᑐ. ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕆᐊᖅᐸᒃᖢᖓ ᐃᓱᒪᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓕᓗ.SAӰӴý

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᑎᑦᑎᒋᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ 19-ᓂᒃ ᐅᕌᒍᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᕙᓕᐊᖏᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑕᐅᕈᓘᔭᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᕌᒍᑦ 20 ᐊᓂᒍᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᖅ.

ᑎᑐ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᕌᒍᑦ 10 ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᓂ, ᐆᒃᑐᕈᓘᔭᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂ ᑐᒡᒐᐃᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᑎᑦᑎᕈᓗᔭᖅᖢᓂ , ᓐᓇ ᐅᕿᖏᑦᑐᓕᕆᓕᖅᑐᖅ.

SAӰӴýᓴᓚᖃᕋᓱᓗᐊᖅᐸᖏᓐᓇᒥ ᐊᓯᒥᓂ, ᐃᓚᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᕋᒥ,SAӰӴý ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑎᑐ., ᒧᒥᕐᓂᑎᑐ ᑕᐅᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂᐅᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᐅᓴᐅᖏᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᖢᓂ.

ᐅᕿᖏᑦᑐᓕᒋᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᓂ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᖅ ᑎᑭᑦᑐᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ, ᒪᓕᑦᑎᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᒍ ᒪᓕᒋᐊᓕᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ.

SAӰӴýᓂᐅᕕᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᖓ, ᓇᐃᓴᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᒐᒃᑯ,SAӰӴý ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑎᑐ, ᑎᑭᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᓄᑦ, ᑕᐅᑲᓃ ᓄᓇᖃᐃᓐᓇᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᖃᑕᖑᑎᖃᓕᖅᖢᓂᓗ.

ᓇᐃᓴᐅᓯᕆᓪᓗᖓ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᔭᕋ. ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᓗ. ᐅᕿᖏᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᓇᐃᓴᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ, ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᖃᖅᑐᑎᑦ, ᓇᐃᓴᐃᖏᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ. SAӰӴýᐱᔪᒪᔭᑯ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ.SAӰӴý

ᒧᒥᕐᓂᖅ ᓱᕐᓗ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᓐᓂᖅᓴᖅ.

ᐊᔪᕐᓇᓛᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ, ᐃᓱᓗᓗᐊᖏᓪᓗᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑕᐅᓂᓐᓂ. ᑎᑐ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᔭᓕᒃ ᐅᐃᒪᔮᒃᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᖓᑲᑕᕈᓘᔭᖅᖢᓂ.

ᐋᒍᓯ 12-ᒥ ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒥ, ᑎᑐ ᐃᓚᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᕐᓗᓂ ᐱᖑᐊᕆᐊᖅᑐᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐅᕿᖏᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ. ᓴᖏᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖅ ᑕᒡᕙᐅᖤᕈᓂ, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ, ᐅᖃᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᕆᓂᐊᕐᒪᔾᔪᒃ ᐱᖑᐊᕕᒡᔪᐊᖃᑕᐅᓂᖅ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᑰᖏᑦᑐᖅ.

SAӰӴýᐃᓚᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᖅᐱᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᖑᐊᖃᑎᒋᔭᕐᓂᒃ.SAӰӴý ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑎᑐ.

SAӰӴýᓱᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᐅᓯᑳᓚᕋᔭᕐᓂᕈᕕᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᐊᑭᐊᓂᙵᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᖑᐊᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᓪᓚᑦᑖᖅᐸᖕᒪᑕ ᐱᕕᒃᑐᒻᒪᕆᖕᒥᑦ ᐱᖑᖅᐸᒃᖢᑎᒃ. ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᒪᓕᑦᑎᐊᕋᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂᑦ, ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᓕᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᒍ, ᑲᓇᑕᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᒍ.SAӰӴý

ᐃᓚᐅᓂᐊᕈᓂ ᐱᖑᐊᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᕋᒍᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᓚᖃᕋᓱᒃᑐᓄᖓᐅᓂᐊᕈᓂ.

ᐅᕿᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᔭᐅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐱᖑᐊᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᐊᕐᓇᑦ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᓪᓗᓂᒡᔪᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕋᒥ.

ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᓕᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᓪᓗᖓ, ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᖃᕋᒥ. ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᒃᑲᓗᐅᕈᕕᑦ, ᐊᓐᓂᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᕿᒍᑎᒃᓴᖅᑕᖃᖅᐸᖕᒪᑦ ᑎᒥᓂ ᐊᑐᑦᑎᐊᕈᒪᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ.

SAӰӴýᐅᖃᐅᔭᐅᔪᓇᖏᑐᖓ ᐋᒃᑲᒥᒃ,; ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ.

ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ.





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