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Start slow. Don't forget to warm up. Treat injuries. Take frequent breaks. Pay attention to your body.
Source: HealthyOntario.com
A guide to help you make wise choices about physical activity. Choices that will improve your health, help prevent disease, and allow you to get the most out of life.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
What are the most important things to consider when planning a home gym? What key pieces of equipment should be in every home gym?
Source: HealthyOntario.com
It is usually the ACL that gets damaged. In fact, injuries to the ACL are among the most common of all sports-related knee injuries. Most ACL tears occur during activities such as basketball, football, soccer and skiing. Typically, they happen when you slow down suddenly or pivot with your foot firmly planted, or by twisting or overextending the knee.
Source: HealthyOntario.com
This magazine gives youth tips and advice on how to get started, finding activities they enjoy, activity breaks that can be done even when sitting, as well as a quiz and a crossword puzzle about physical activity facts. Also includes stories of ways other youth increased their physical activity levels. Ideal for use at home or school. 16 pages (double-sided) PDF format.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
The reasons for children's inactivity for example, the lure of the computer screen or busy family schedules - are also well-known. But as the weather warms up, we can help the children in our lives to be active by encouraging them to be playful. Next time you're with a group of children, let your imagination soar and try these variations of the traditional game of tag.
Source: HealthyOntario.com
Physical activity can improve your mental health, but getting active is not always easy... Part 2
Source: Canadian Health Network
Your New Year's resolution to get more exercise will also benefit your mental health... Part One
Source: Canadian Health Network
An exercise plateau occurs when your body becomes accustomed to your workout routineregardless of the intensity. So whether you've been jogging at 3 miles an hour for an hour or seven miles an hour for the same period of time, if you do it long enough your body will adapt to that specific exercise stimulus.
Source: HealthyOntario.com
Active living is a way of life in which physical activity is valued and integrated into daily living and leisure pursuits.
Source: Canadian Health Network
This Internet resource suggests the benefits of being active in the workplace, summarizes the research that has been done, provides some information about what works and how to get started, as well as provides a template for practitioners to use in developing a business case for active living in their own organizations.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Veterans' Affairs site with fitness tips and much more.
Source: Veterans Affairs
Carbohydrate is the primary fuel for working muscle whether that’s during a long distance run or during a series of high-power repetitions in weight lifting.
Source: HealthyOntario.com
All athletes, independent of age, need to consume adequate dietary energy to balance energy expenditure (for daily activity and for training efforts), to maintain body weight and health, and to maximize the training effects (to ensure they have enough energy for subsequent training sessions). If energy requirements are not met, loss of muscle and bone mass, increased risk of fatigue, injury and illness, and menstrual dysfunction in young women will occur.
Source: HealthyOntario.com
Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport (CAAWS) is in business to encourage girls and women to get out of the bleachers, off the sidelines, and onto the fields and rinks, into the pools, locker rooms and board rooms of Canada. Includes a direct link to Girls@play.
Source: Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity
Physical activity contributes to the health of Canadians and it plays a part in helping to contain rising health care costs
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Promotes physical activity in an aging society. Offering seniors tips on easy ways to increase their physical activity.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Use common sense about winter sports to have a safe and fun snow season
Source: Canadian Health Network
This magazine helps children learn that physical activity is fun and easier than they think, as well as activities to try out, and information about how physical activity makes both their bodies and minds feel better. Ideal for use at home or school; filled with tips and tricks, plus a quiz and a game.16 pages (double-sided) - PDF format.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
This family-friendly resource guide is filled with tips, information and ideas to help parents, caregivers and guardians help their children learn about the importance of physical activity and increase their activity levels. This Guide includes a ‘call to action' that outlines the new guidelines for boosting active time and reducing more sedentary time. 12 pages (double-sided) - PDF format.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
This family-friendly resource guide is filled with tips, information and ideas to help parents, caregivers and guardians raise healthy youth and learn about the importance of physical activity to achieve life-long health benefits. Features a progress chart, ideas for activities to do as a family plus tips for offering encouragement. Includes a ‘call to action' that outlines the new guidelines for boosting active time and reducing more sedentary time. 16 pages (double-sided) PDF format
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Resource guide that teachers can use to talk with children about the importance of being active, having fun and feeling good about themselves. Includes tips on how to motivate behavior change, ideas for fun class activities, plus stories of how other educators were able to build physical activity into their lesson plans. 8 pages (double-sided) - PDF format
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Suitable for posting on a fridge or bulletin board, this colorful chart lets kids add unique stickers featuring pictures of activities they have completed to track their progress in becoming more physically active. 1 page (single-sided) - PDF format.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Information related to this topic.
Source: Canada Health Portal
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