Beat the Streets Blog

Welcome to the Beat the Streets blog, a labour of love crafted by BTS staff, consultants, guest writers, and program participants. Based in Toronto, we focus on youth development programs, charity initiatives, and empowering active and healthy youth through sports and skill-building programs. Discover insightful articles on fitness, training, health, wellness, employment empowerment, program updates and the impactful stories that shape our journey.

2020-09-21 2020-09-21

My Inspiration

There are inspirational women all around us, but the first one that comes to mind is my mother. Women who inspire other women is truly amazing, and essential to creating powerful women.

Simi Jayeoba 2020-09-18 Simi Jayeoba 2020-09-18

InspHERation

Learn about the inspiring moment that lead to my decision to wrestle.

2020-09-01 2020-09-01

My Favourite Social Media Influencers

This post will talk about social media influencers that stand out in a positive way to me.

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BTS in the Mississauga News with launch of new programme - You Grow Girl

Thank you to Mississauga News for covering the launch of You Grow Girl!

2020-08-14 2020-08-14

10 things to know before attending post-secondary. Part 1

tips for incoming Post-secondary students. Part 1

2020-07-16 2020-07-16

To my past and present coaches

thankful blog to my coaches

Tyler Barry 2020-07-14 Tyler Barry 2020-07-14

5 Things I do to get ready in the morning for a big tournament

Read this blog post to learn about my morning routine the morning before a big tournament.

2020-07-02 2020-07-02

7 things that bother wrestling athletes in the practice room

a list of things that bother wrestling athletes in the practice room

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New ParticipACTION 2020 Report Card is out!

The ParticpACTION Children' Report Card 2020 is available. We highlight some of the grades, stats and recommendations.

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The ParticipACTION Report Card is out - for Adults!

On June 17th, ParticipACTION will release it’s 2020 Report Card on children. Until then, let’s see how the Adults were graded in their very own 2019 Report Card.

2019-11-05 2019-11-05

Off Season Training

Stay active during the off season is very beneficial. Here’s why!

Arely Torales 2019-10-29 Arely Torales 2019-10-29

Best wrestling hairstyles

Are you tired of always wrestling with the same hairstyle? Well, you’ve come to the right blog. Try out a new hairstyle and lets us know how it goes on instagram.

2019-09-06 2019-09-06

It's been a blast!

A wrap-up of the great time I had working with Beat the Streets Toronto this Summer.

Simi Jayeoba 2019-09-05 Simi Jayeoba 2019-09-05

A Farewell to Something Awesome

It is truly amazing to me that I have had the opportunity to work with Beat the Streets for these past four months. In some ways, the summer has seemed long, but in other ways, I closed my eyes for a moment and it was over.