Vitality
To help Canadians achieve a healthier, more active lifestyle, the Office
of Nutrition Policy and Promotion offers a number of healthy living resources.
General Interest
Are You an Apple or a Pear?
A handout to help individuals understand fat distribution and its relationship
to health.
Boosting Self-Esteem
This resource offers suggestions on how to boost personal self-esteem
as well as the self-esteem of other.
Vital Strokes
A personal reflection activity that integrates the three components of
VITALITY: eating well, being active and feeling good about yourself.
Food for Thought
This fact sheet contains tips and suggestions on how to make healthy eating
easy and enjoyable.
Active Living - No Excuses
Defining what active living means, this document also outlines why it
is important.
What I Like About Me
To encourage positive self-image, this fact sheet supports positive messages.
More Than Just a Body
This fact sheet contains exercises to help you feel good about your body
and yourself.
The VITALITY Quiz
Intended to test your knowledge about the pleasures of healthy living.
 Canada's
Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Active Living / Handbook
This easy to read one page guide is available on its own or as part of
a handbook. The guide provides a rainbow of physical activities, outlines
how much activity should be done and how to get started and lists the
many benefits of physical activity. The handbook provides additional information.
BMI Nomogram
The Body Mass Index (BMI) is a tool used to relate body weight to health.
For more information about the BMI Zones and how to assess your weight,
refer to the BMI Nomogram.
Educators and Health Professionals
The VITALITY Approach
- A Guide for Leaders
The VITALITY Approach - A Guide for Leaders is a guide available for those
working in the health promotion field, especially in the areas of healthy
eating, active living and fitness, and healthy weights. This program guide
includes background information as well as tips and tools on the VITALITY
approach to healthy living, as well as on achieving and maintaining a
healthy weight. Materials for both leaders and participants are included.
Help on accessing alternative formats, such as PDF, MP3 and WAV files, can be obtained in the alternate format help section.
Enjoy eating well, being active and feeling good about yourself.
That's VITALITY
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