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Get Active Your Way Every Day - For Life!

It's Easier Than You Think!

You can do it - here's why

ExerciseDid you know that 63% of Canadians - just like you - are not active enough to achieve the health benefits they need from physical activity?

Your body is designed to move and it's surprising how little time it takes to stay healthy and reduce the risk of disease if you are physically active, regularly.

Consider this: you're awake about 15-19 hours a day, but you only have to be active for ONE HOUR and that 60 minutes of activity doesn't have to be done all at once. You can add up your activities, 10 minutes at a time, to get that daily total. It's easy to take a first step and that counts as progress when you're getting started.

Add up your activities during the day in periods of at least 10 minutes each. Start slowly...and build up! If you are already doing some light activities, move up to more moderate ones. A little is good, but more is even better, if you want to achieve health benefits.

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Last Updated: 2003-10-08

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